Forza Horizon 6: The best racing game in the best setting
Forza Horizon 6 is set in Japan, focusing on the country's rich street racing and drifting culture. The game features a massive open-world sandbox with a variety of racing styles and a career-driven narrative.
Why it matters
It highlights the evolution of the popular racing franchise and its integration of cultural motifs into interactive entertainment.
Japan is not just a major car manufacturing nation, it has contributed much to motoring pop culture. From street racing, which features illegal street races across the motorways of Tokyo in souped-up cars, to drifting, a form of racing born out of illegal mountain road races, known as touge, that involve breaking traction into a controlled corner.
The article is a straightforward preview of a video game with no political or social agenda.
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