It’s hard to imagine any of those players booting up, downloading this game, and not sticking around to see those first 10 minutes through to the end. Forza Horizon 5 launched on Xbox Game Pass, after all, a service with 18 million subscribers as of January, and a reported 23 million in April. It was also the largest launch day for an Xbox Game Studios title, and reached three times the number of peak concurrent players as Forza Horizon 4’s launch.
One day after Forza Horizon 5’s official release, Xbox boss Phil Spencer announced that more than 4.5 million players had already played the game across Windows PC, Xbox consoles, and cloud gaming. I needed more cars with which to see more of this world as soon as possible. By the time I crossed the finish line and stumbled, dazed, into the meat of the game, with its cavalcade of activities, checklists, and challenges, I was hooked. For a solid eight out of 10 minutes, my pedal was smooching the floor.
There’s a button prompt for the Rewind ability (possibly because I had smashed into a palm tree after my eyes rolled back into my head), and it tells you how to change your perspective (the first-person cameras are not welcome in my household), but by and large, Forza Horizon 5 understands that you’re mainly just here to haul ass. What’s more, it does all of this without actually saying all that much.
Like a street performer doing something so wild you can’t help but stop, stare, and drool, the first 10 minutes of Playground Games’ open-world racing title require your attention. Such is the power of Forza Horizon 5’s intro. But then I’m whipping down a desert highway in the middle of a sandstorm guided by magical glowing arrows into the warm embrace of Hermes himself. Kick-Ass 2 opens in theaters nationwide August 13, 2013.I don’t normally care about cars. This score is a sonic blast - and the perfect compliment to this rip-roaring, big-screen sequel to the original cult smash Kick-Ass. Acclaimed composers Henry Jackman (This Is the End, Wreck It Ralph, X-Men: First Class, Kick-Ass) and Matthew Margeson (Transformers Prime, Skyline, Burning Palms) back the highly-anticipated return of the unconventional heroic duo Kick-Ass and Hit Girl with a full-throttle, super-charged action score as they face-off once more against the vengeful-minded Red Mist. Presenting the original motion picture score to the all-new feature film Kick-Ass 2, starring Chloe Grace Moretz, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Jim Carrey, directed by Jeff Wadlow. Matthew Margeson, Various Artists - Kick-Ass 2 (Original Soundtrack) (CD NEW)ġ6.