So with all the hype comes great scrutiny and we here at Loot Ninja are no different, we take Forza, flip up it’s hood and poke around until satisfied.

Presentation and Graphics: The game supports 720p graphics, which looked very crisp on a high definition display. The game runs at 60 fps, which is impressive, but unfortunately does suffer from some jaggies like the demo. (but this can be overlooked when you look at the beautiful backgrounds) The presentation of the game is terrific and the car editor functions are outstanding. You can fully customize any car in the game from aerodynamics to engine to pure paint job. I also like that your current car is displayed in the main menus as you choose races. Forza 2 does great as far as presentation goes. 4.5 of 5

Sound and Music: The music in Forza is decent, but I typically just mute the soundtrack, plug in my iPod and turn up the FX sounds. Nothing beats a nice engine rev in 5.1 surround sound with a little bit of Jay Z going in the background. You can actually here the fans cheer as you rev by them. 4 of 5

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This past weekend I had the chance to visit two of the coolest technological based stores in NYC, Nintendoworld and the Apple Store.

Nintendoworld is a great store in Rockefeller Center based solely on the Nintendo world, showcasing all of their technology from the DS to their brand spanking new Wii. They have set up wireless download stations for DS demos and stations for you to try out games on the Wii, DS and Gamecube. Aside from the games and game stations there are also very cool displays to show some of the older generations of NES systems through the years, its almost an NES museum, it even has an original Gameboy that was damaged in Iraq and still works. They also have some great gamer shirts, plush toys and figures for you to check out.

Aside from that I also got a chance to check out the Apple iPod store on Fifth Avenue. This thing is impressive from the outside, it has an all glass exterior with a glass elevator that takes you below ground to check out all the latest in iPod and Apple goodies. The store is huge and jam packed with people scooping up iPod accessories and units. If your in NYC I highly recommend checking out both.

www.Nintendoworld.com
www.apple.com/retail/fifthavenue/gallery/