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Forza Motorsport 3
Forza 3 is easily the best simulator on consoles and is a simulation game that racing fans around the world can welcome with open arms. I mean everyon... Read More
Other Forza Motorsport 3 pages:Forza Motorsport 3 achievements
Forza Motorsport 3 achievement guide
Burnout Paradise
Criterion Games are back with another installment of the Burnout series, and it is certainly the best title yet. With gorgeous graphics and many new f... Read More
Other Burnout Paradise pages:Burnout Paradise achievements
Burnout Paradise achievement guide
Race Driver: GRID
This is the premium driving title out on the 360 at the moment, and a must own for any fans of the racing genre. When buying a car in real life, it is... Read More
Other Race Driver: GRID pages:Race Driver: GRID achievements
Race Driver: GRID achievement guide
Forza Horizon 5
Forza Horizon 5 is like a greatest hits compilation of the entire Forza Horizon series. From the opening seconds when you're dropped from a cargo plan... Read More
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Forza Horizon 5 achievement guide
Forza Motorsport 4
Forza Motorsport 4 is undoubtedly Turn 10’s greatest Forza title yet and the Xbox 360’s most impressive simulation racer. ... Read More
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Forza Motorsport 4 achievement guide
Forza Horizon
A breath of fresh air for the series and one that should appeal to fans old and new, Forza Horizon may have toned down on the realism but the open wor... Read More
Other Forza Horizon pages:Forza Motorsport 2
The best driving game available on the Xbox 360, but with enough flaws to show that there’s still room for improvement, which is what the competition ... Read More
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Forza Motorsport 2 achievement guide
Forza Horizon 4
Building upon everything that has continued to mark out the Forza Horizon series as something special and unique its own right - beyond being Forza Mo... Read More
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Forza Horizon 4 achievement guide
Dirt Rally
The DiRT game that rally fans have been craving, DiRT Rally is a triumphant return to form that every self-respecting video game racing aficionado nee... Read More
Other Dirt Rally pages:EA Sports F1 24
Here I was thinking Codemasters couldn't possibly top F1 23, and then the studio goes ahead and drops this little beauty. EA Sports F1 24 is stuffed t... Read More
Other EA Sports F1 24 pages:Forza Horizon 3
Forza Horizon 3 is another stellar open world racing game that has a plethora of things to see and do. Some of it can get somewhat repetitive during p... Read More
Other Forza Horizon 3 pages:Forza Horizon 3 achievements
Forza Horizon 3 achievement guide
Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled
If you already hold the original CTR in high regard, then you'll see Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled for what it is – a gorgeous and lovingl... Read More
Other Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled pages:Burnout Revenge
Burnout Revenge was the last of the Burnout series to focus on crashing, with Burnout Paradise much more a strictly racing game. Buy the game. If you ... Read More
Other Burnout Revenge pages:Burnout Revenge achievements
Burnout Revenge achievement guide
Forza Motorsport 7
Another great Forza Motorsport title that doesn't push the boat out too much, Forza Motorsport 7 remains insanely enjoyable and stupidly addictive... Read More
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Forza Motorsport 7 achievement guide
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
After countless sacrilegious efforts in the Need For Speed franchise, Criterion has finally done the label some justice by bringing the heart back to ... Read More
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Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit achievement guide
Colin McRae: DiRT 2
A definite step up from the original in more ways than one. Immersive racing, jaw-dropping visuals, an extensive career and a vastly improved online m... Read More
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Colin McRae: DiRT 2 achievement guide
DiRT Showdown
Codemasters has delivered once again with DiRT Showdown. It's another superlative racer, even if it is a little one note. Unapologetically brash, bold... Read More
Other DiRT Showdown pages:art of rally
Art of Rally is an unbridled joy, its Career Mode and free roam options, in particular, providing hours of rally driving nirvana in an appealing packa... Read More
Other art of rally pages:Project CARS 2
Project CARS 2 is a great sequel to a strong but flawed first instalment. This time around, the flaws are far fewer, the racing is first class, and th... Read More
Other Project CARS 2 pages:GRID Legends
While DIRT 5 and F1 2021 remain Codemasters' best racing games to date, GRID Legends runs a very close second, with an enjoyably daft Story mode, abso... Read More
Other GRID Legends pages:Need for Speed Unbound
A startling return to form for EA's flagship racing franchise, Need for Speed Unbound offers an enjoyable open-world, with challenging yet gratifying ... Read More
Other Need for Speed Unbound pages:Forza Horizon 2
Forza Horizon 2 is another impressive racer from Playground Games. That said, while the original Horizon nailed the single-player and lacked on the mu... Read More
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Forza Horizon 2 achievement guide
Shift 2: Unleashed
Shift 2 is a better game than its forebear, although it's still perhaps a bit of an acquired taste. Visually, it's an improvement and the handling and... Read More
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Shift 2: Unleashed achievement guide
Forza Motorsport 6
Simply a better game than Forza 5 and with a lot more content to boot, Forza Motorsport 6 is an endlessly playable racer that deserves a spot in your ... Read More
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Forza Motorsport 6 achievement guide
Split/Second
Split/Second is a total blast and keeps up the pace for race after race. The only problem is that the novelty eventually wears off and the whole thing... Read More
Other Split/Second pages:Test Drive Unlimited 2
Eden Games has successfully built upon the solid foundations laid by the first TDU for Test Drive Unlimited 2, creating a genuinely inviting and grati... Read More
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Test Drive Unlimited 2 achievement guide
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
A brilliant sequel that compares favourably to Mario Kart in the mascot racer stakes, Sonic & All-Stars Racing: Transformed might be hard as nails, bu... Read More
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Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed achievement guide
The Crew Motorfest
One part MotorStorm, one part Forza Horizon, The Crew Motorfest is a hugely accomplished open world racing game that brings across the best of The Cre... Read More
Other The Crew Motorfest pages:WRC 9 FIA World Rally Championship
KT Racing has excelled itself with this one. WRC 9 is the French studio's best rallying effort to date, with a superb Career Mode, licensed cars a... Read More
Other WRC 9 FIA World Rally Championship pages:Need for Speed Hot Pursuit Remastered
There's a reason EA singled out Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit for the remaster treatment – it's still great. Throw in all the DLC, all of ... Read More
Other Need for Speed Hot Pursuit Remastered pages:Test Drive Unlimited
The sometimes flaky handling stops the game from being a classic, but it’s certainly one of the more enjoyable driving games around. The integration o... Read More
Other Test Drive Unlimited pages:Test Drive Unlimited achievements
Test Drive Unlimited achievement guide
The racing heritage on Xbox consoles has actually been at the forefront of Xbox's success, especially in recent years. Back in 2003 it was Project Gotham Racing that was setting the standard, but these days, thanks to Forza Motorsport and Forza Horizon, Microsoft still seems to be at the top of its game. Alongside Microsoft's many successes though, we’ve seen a slew of different sub-genres sprout from the ashes, from rally and simulation, to arcade and kart-style games. We've even seen dedicated racing studios rise to meet the challenge. In fact, Codemasters (now owned by EA) effectively became the first racing-centric video game publisher thanks to the success of its GRID, DiRT and F1 racing franchises. These days, the racing genre is fiercely competitive. Here’s the best of the best racing games on Xbox.