Need For Speed Shift and Forza Motorsport 3 In Car at Road America

An in car comparison between NFS Shift and Forza Motorsport 3. The XBOX 360 wheel was used for Forza, and the Logitcech Driving Force GT was used during the acquisition of NFS Shift footage. Test video for AutoSimSport Magazine, Volume 5, Issue 3, November 2009. NFS Shift is on the left, Forza is on the right.

The PS3 version of Need for Speed Shift was used during the creation of this video.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• autosimsport
• Forza
• Motorsport
• Need
• for
• Speed
• Shift
• racing
• simulators
• PS3
• XBOX
• 360

[dpace07]

when playing forza3 what did you use:

xbox 360 steering?

logitech g25/g27?

xbox 360 controller?

[RVSimmerman]

I used the XBOX 360 wheel, but now use the Fanatec Porsche 911 Wheel.

[9800GtGameplay]

great vid mate ;)

[RVSimmerman]

Thank you, 9800GtGameplay, much appreciated.

[soulademics]

i have both NFS SHift and Forza 3 for the 360. Both gams are awsome,but NFS Shift just sounds sooooooooooooo SICK!!!!!! thats the big diffrence with me,i like the frame rate on both,its just the sound dffrence is totally a big diffrence. Awsom racing games tho,there the only 2 that i play.

[RVSimmerman]

I would have to agree, Shift is definitely up there in sound quality, the thing shakes the house!!

[Aleksander304]

Here are the true facts that probably everyone agree with:

Shift has much more and better FX like that shaking effect when you reach higher speeds, but Forza 3 has much more cars and tracks and also has a little bit different feel when you drive different cars.NFS Shift doesn't reach those REAL simulation standards.

Both are great games - if you want more realistic simulation with lots of cars buy Forza 3, but if you want to enjoy the graphics and especially the effects - buy Shift... (:

[sakosam]

NFS:S is such a good game, no other racing game actually implemented the effect racing has on the driver; your body is thrown around, and you will be concious of the danger and intense speeds. in comparison look how smooth and non realistic forza's driving is compared to nfs:s. shift is without a doubt is a better racer, but forza has so much more content, if the two were combined oh my I would have the perfect racing game.

[aldrum420]

i only hear nfss sound cus is too sick,,,,thats true it has less content but for me the gameplay is pure adrenaline. for simulation i will go for gt5

[kayele]

I have to say I was supremely impressed by SHIFT. and I used to bash the NFS franchise.....

[sidewindermelon]

yes shift looks more realistic in cockpit but ive owned both games ... still own forza ... but forza is more realistic were it matters ... in the cars performance .. in shift having about 30 different cars that act no were near the same is impressive but forza has 450+ cars ( dlc included ) that feel completely different to each other ... plus it has the more powerfull graphics engine out of them both and more tracks ... FORZA 3 WINS

[mfxfgr]

Actually, this comparison should be make again because with Patch 1.2, some people have make some physic mod which can make NFSS much more realistic, one of them call SHARP MOD 3.1, which I strongly suggestion all of you buy a NFSS PC copy and download 1.2 patch also that mod, and have a try, you may found a lot of difference in realism from the X360 or PS3 version~

[mfxfgr]

The true is SHIFT win can Forza 3 in realism only in PC version, because there are sharp mod or GT mod which can make the physic of the game much much more realistic~ Search and Download now, for those XB360 or PS3 drivers, buy a PC copy and install one of the mod (I prefer G27+Sharp Mod1.6) You may found a lot of difference in physic and gameplay~

[TheMrBrandy]

how come my need for speed shif pc didnt work :(

and demo.... sum1 tell me wats rong