
Mexico’s seasons might not be as clearly defined as the UK, and so no longer cycle round every week, but Forza Horizon 5’s weather effects are still excellent, with localised storms that you can drive away from and even Mad Max style dust clouds.


This time round it’s the turn of Mexico, with the game’s open world including deserts, forests, volcanoes, beaches, cities, Mayan temples, and everything in-between.įorza Horizon 5 is still a cross-gen game, so it’s not able to leverage the full power of the Xbox Series X/S, but it looks fantastic, with a seemingly infinite draw distance, an impressive new lighting system, and the various biomes all rendered in stunning detail. The basic premise of Forza Horizon 5 has been the same since the beginning and while the concept of attending an almost countrywide driving festival has become more extravagant, and less believable, with each iteration it means each game also functions as a kind of virtual tourism, with previous entries taking place in fictionalised versions of the US, France/Italy, Australia, and the UK.
