Like clockwork, the Forza Horizon series by Playground Games has become the interim sandbox excursion between the major Forza Motorsport entries by Turn 10 Studios, giving Forza fans a reprieve from the more serious and technical side of racing.

Gorgeous Australian setting; Forza Blueprints; 4-player co-op campaign; High production value and familiar Forza features; Revised skill perks; Drivatar Lineup and Wheelspins

AI convoys and Drivatar spawns like crashing into you; World can feel skin-deep; Tags

Solid and definitely has an audience. There could be some hard-to-ignore faults, but the experience is fun.

I was hoping for a fun gaming experience in the, Forza Horizon 3 racing world. But what I found instead of fun was frustration. This game consistently crashes, the frame rate drops and lags, opponents will respawn in different parts of the track during a race, turn 10 is banning its players for no...

Open world games are all the rage this generation, especially now that online multiplayer is at a stage where it can be integrated seamlessly. Forza Horizon 2 did a great job of creating a massive ope

Car handling fit for all players; Massive open world; packed with content; Create your own race events; Stunning visuals

Multiplayer balancing issues; Long initial load time

There's something rather novel about playing a racing game as a woman. We don't mean in real-life. We're talking about the virtual representation of ourselves that's sitting behind the wheels of the over 350 cars available in Forza Horizon 3 .

From huge, recognisable set-pieces like Apostles Beach to small touches like the red- and yellow-topped bins out the front of stilted houses, Forza Horizon 3 nails its Australian setting.

In all honesty, PC gamers have really taken the back seat when it comes to racing games. Sure, Project CARS debuted last year, but there has never been "that" racing game, that has managed to stand out of the crowd.