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Postal strikes are bad, but today quite frankly I can see an upside to it for my copy of Forza 3 arrived from GAME three days early!

So far I’ve given it a forty minute run and it’s looking pretty good so far. Forza 3 is the Xbox 360 title that has actually asked me to install the main guts of the game; this is normally an optional feature for those of us who despise the jet engine sound of the 360’s DVD drive. Fortunately for me it was a painless procedure even though I have read elsewhere that others have compared their installation experience to the worst PC game install they’ve ever sat through. Bear in mind though, I didn’t install the downloadable tracks and cars in which a single-use code is included in the box.

The first race was a bit of a breeze, but I expected it to be as it was the sole track from the demo. As I ran through each of the circuits in my little Ford Zetec (the faster cars are unlocked as you progress) I racked up quite a few Gs in achievements. I also noticed that a lot of the tracks that I’ve covered so far were the same but had varying routes, which was pretty nice. The only track I recognise so far (not all of them are fictional) is the Circuit de Catalunya, or for those of you who watch F1 – the Spanish GP!

I haven’t quite played with all of the features, but then again today I was just focused on the single player racing side of things. Over the next few days will be checking out the online mode and will be desecrating a car with the livery editor thingo.

Also something else to note… when the game is loading I can feel my life slipping away from me, it takes too damn long! O_o

I liked the demo. Catalunya. Boo, what a dull track ^_^

How does the rewind mode work with the game?

The rewind mode works pretty well though it does give me the slight feeling that I’m cheating when in a full race. It’s good when it comes to time trial because it saves you having to do another lap before starting over.

In races it has been useful when I’ve found myself overshooting the corner into the gravel just as I’ve completed an overtaking move.

I assume it’s not useable when on Live? That would be… messed up.

I haven’t tried racing on Live yet. I doubt rewind would be available – but it would be funny! No race would ever end because someone would keep rewinding until they won.

Exactly what I was thinking… cheats galore!
Good to hear it’s slightly easier to earn the G’s as well. I’m not exactly a novice at #2 (level 40, over 3m credits) and still only 255 G’s :s