If you thought Forza 2 was a hardcore racing sim, you"d be wrong. Sim expert Walter Hurdle explains why in GWN.com"s latest feature:

"Every review I"ve read on Forza 2 has included at least one reference to the "S" word, if not an outright proclamation that Microsoft"s second iteration of its answer to Sony"s equally arcade GT4 is a legitimate racing simulation. Well, I"m here to tell you that despite a valiant effort, Forza 2 falls short of the mark for true sim-goodness, because the game commits too many of the seven deadly sins of arcade racing.

Here"s how the sim-gods pass judgment on every virtual racing title."