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So what exactly is a Forza anyways? After an exhaustive Google search it turns out to mean either "Force" or "Go" or "Power". I think all are appropriate in some way, but Power is probably the closest as in: Power Motorsport 2. Whatever the translation may be, I think that Forza must actually translate to "Awesome" or "Bitchin'" - time for Google to update their Italian-to-English dictionary.

I had a chance to pickup the game last night. After a mad dash search running to my local Target, Gamestop, and Circuit City - all of whom were sold out - I was able to find it at Toys 'R Us. Plus, the clerk was awesome giving me the bonus Nissan Fairlady Z prebook add-on even though I didn't actually prebook it. Not that I really wanted the car, but free stuff is always good.

Ok, on to the game impressions. So far so good. My first ride purchased is a 2003 MINI Cooper S (no British Racing Green as a factory paint option ... weird). I spent over an hour changing the color and trying to add rally racing stripes on the 'bonnet' as they say. The amount of car customization with the provided decals is fantastic. I was able to take a vinyl decal that was a quarter-circle and rotate and skew it into almost identical racing stripes. Good stuff indeed.

I did some races in the proving ground and was able to win pretty easily with the assist lines turned on for braking. I was able to move up to level 6 in about 30 minutes, so that was nice. I think it helps that I dumped some money into upgrades while keeping my car in the C-class on the PI (Power Index?).

Overall: Highly recommended. Take a look at the Cooper S below, and admire those custom bonnet stripes.