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Genre Awards

Best Driving Game

Video games and racing practically go hand-in-hand. After all, games let you hop in a hot car and take off at ludicrous speeds, not to mention performing maneuvers that would surely kill you (or at least scare the bejebus out of you) in real life. It's that sort of wish fulfillment that is the very source from which great video games are made. Always a tightly contested race, this year's crop of driving-game nominees saw a few familiar faces, as well as a couple of entries that might have zoomed under your radar.

Nominees

Readers' Choice Voting

Voting Results

Forza Motorsport 2 (X360)
(54%)
 
28,024
DiRT (X360/PS3/PC)
(24%)
 
12,590
Project Gotham Racing 4 (X360)
(14%)
 
7,173
TrackMania United (PC)
(5%)
 
2,503
RACE 07 - The WTCC Game (PC)
(3%)
 
1,699

Forza Motorsport 2

Publisher: Microsoft Game StudiosDeveloper: Microsoft Game Studios
Forza Motorsport 2

From the all-new world famous Nurburgring Nordschleife and Sebring tracks to the spectator-lined streets of New York City in the New York Circuit, race on meticulously designed tracks with an incredible sense of speed and realism. Forza Motorsport 2 features over 60 tracks carved out of 18 environments, including 13 real-world licensed circuits such as Road America, Silverstone, Tsukuba, and Laguna Seca. Four new real-world licensed circuits further expand the world of Forza Motorsport 2. Collect, upgrade, and tune hundreds of cars. From sport compacts to purpose-built race cars, collect more than 300 cars from over 50 of the world's leading manufacturers including Ferrari, Porsche, Nissan, VW, GM, and Lamborghini. Take your car to the garage and install alternative engines, suspension kits, bolt-on superchargers, brakes, rims, racing slicks, and more. Dial in advanced suspension settings, tire pressure, and gear ratios. Forza Motorsport 2 allows you to own the cars that will own the competition. Create and share your masterpiece with the world. Express your inner artist in the paint and upgrade shops with near endless visual personalization. Customize the shape of your car by combining different licensed rims, performance parts, and aftermarket body kits. Create your own unique paint scheme using millions of paint and decal options. Take in-game pictures of your creation in the Forza Motorsport 2 photo mode. Take your personalized car onto Xbox Live for some intense online wheel-to-wheel racing. Earn in-game credits and even complete single player career objectives while racing over Xbox Live. Watch the best racers from around the world complete on Forza Motorsport 2 TV.

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