Forza ( ; for "strength") is a series of for consoles, , and devices published by . The series seeks to emulate the performance and handling characteristics of many real-life production, modified and racing cars.
The franchise is primarily divided into two ongoing titles; the original Forza Motorsport series developed by American developer , which focuses on primarily professional-style track racing events and series around a variety of both real and fictional tracks, and the Forza Horizon series mainly developed by British developer , which revolves around a fictional racing and music festival called the "Horizon Festival" and features environments set in fictional representations of real world areas in which players may freely roam and participate in racing events. Until 2019, each installment of the franchise series have alternated on a biennial basis; the Motorsport entries were released in odd-numbered years, while the Horizon entries were released in even-numbered years. This pattern was altered due to the absence of a new Motorsport game in 2019. Forza is seen as the primary rival of on the systems.
- Forza Motorsport was released in 2005 and is the first installment in the Forza Motorsport series, a series that has continued on current systems, the , the and the .
- It was the only title in the series to be released on the original . It is playable on the Xbox 360 via backwards compatibility on the newer platform.
- t features 231 cars and multiple real-world and fictional racecourses. It also featured online multiplayer via .
- Forza Motorsport 2 is the first sequel to Forza Motorsport and the first Xbox 360 title in the series. The was developed alongside Forza Motorsport 2 and is designed to work with the game
