SPORTS/FITNESS F1 2O12 Development Team Codemasters Birmingham/Codemasters Racing Once again Codemasters creates a game that perfectly simulates the sport of Formula 1 racing, including new real-life innovations. FIFA 13 Development Team EA Canada/EA The consummate year-on-year performer, improving and innovating again to create the best FIFA game to date. FORZA HORIZON Development Team Playground Games/Turn 10 Studios/Microsoft Studios It’s hard not to love the new open world Forza. Building the game around a festival of driving was a great idea and knits the otherwise disparate elements together nicely. NEW STAR SOCCER Simon Read New Star Games/New Star Games One-touch controls make this perfect for on-the-move gaming. With just the right balance between football game and management sim, New Star Soccer is very impressive. NIKE+ KINECT TRAINING Development Team Sumo Digital Ltd/Microsoft Studios This makes great use of Kinect to bring fitness training into the home, tracking limb movements beautifully to make sure the exercises are optimised. TRIALS EVOLUTION Antti llvessup, Kim Lahti RedLynx/Microsoft Studios With its delicate controls and a wonderful multiplayer, this improves on Trials HD and showcases just how to design a simple yet modern connected game.
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