Forza Horizon 2 (2014) (XBox One) (Playground Games)
0I generally don't care about driving games, but there's a particular niche of exploration-oriented escapism simulators involving cars which I just can't resist. The brilliant Burnout Paradise is of course number one on that rather short list, but the much less mechanically sound Test Drive Unlimited manage to scratch the same itch (even though I haven't actually *played* much of the latter). Forza Motorsport is far too simulation-focused for my taste, but its spin-off series Forza Horizon feels like the fancy trust fund child resulting from an Ibiza-powered fling between TDU and BP. Racing down the streets of Nice in a Ferrari while listening to licensed music from cool bands like Chrvches and Little Dragon is about as escapistic as video games get, and the convenient rewind feature ensures that even terrible drivers like me can get in first place...