Parents' Guide to Forza Horizon 3 (PEGI 3) HD

In collaboration with the Games Rating Authority, here’s our parent’s guide to FORZA HORIZON 3 1. UK Rating In the UK and Europe, PEGI rates Forza Horizon 3 as PEGI 3, suitable for all persons. http://www.pegi.info/en/index/global_id/505/?searchString=forza+horizon+3 The Games Rating Authority clarifies their PEGI details by saying that ‘Forza Horizon 3 combines exotic real-world cars, a realistic open-world driving experience, and the exciting atmosphere of the fictitious Horizon Festival’, and that the game raises no issues. http://gamesratingauthority.org/pegi/search_aci.html 2. Genre Forza Horizon 3 is a racing game set in an Australian-themed open world including beach towns, city scapes and the Outback. Explore the open world driving a variety of cars, competing in races and other driving activities to gain fans and open up the map. As well as a wide range of single player activities the game has 12 player online racing and 4 player online co-op as well as a world populated by ‘drivatars’, non-player opponents that base their behaviour on that of real life players. The Australian environment has been realistically recreated in the game, with skies based on HDR captures of the real Australian sky, a 24 hour day/night cycle and a dynamic weather system. 3. Similar Games Forza Horizon 3 is the third in the series of open world racing games, itself a spin-off from the main Forza series, and while it appears super realistic it contains some of the bright spirit of classic arcade racers like Out Run. 4. Story Forza Horizon 3 casts the player as director of the Horizon Festival, organising races and recruiting racers as well as building your own racing career, winning races and performing stunts to increase your popularity and gain fans. The game avoids a heavy narrative and character arc, with bright, simple player characters and limited interactions outside races. 5. Developer Playground Games developed the previous Horizon titles and boasts veterans of Project Gotham Racing, Burnout and Need for Speed games. Turn 10, developers of the core Forza series, also contributed to the game. 6. Format Forza Horizon 3 is available for XBox One and PC through Microsoft’s ‘Play Anywhere’ scheme that provides digital downloads for both formats. The game costs around £50 or $60 for the standard edition, with more expensive editions available including downloadable content. DLC packs can also be purchased separately. On XBox One a XBox Live Gold subscription is required for online play. Users of the XBox One S with a compatible TV will be able to play Forza Horizon 3 with High Dynamic Range, providing greater depth of colour than conventional HD. 7. Duration and Difficulty The main story of Forza Horizon 3 can take around 17 hours to complete, dependant on ability, rising to a massive 80-plus hours to find every secret and complete every corner of the game. Multiplayer options should provide even more hours of play for those who dig d