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Forza Horizon 2: Storm Island gameplay with racing wheel

Now you can really feel the rough terrain and unforgiving conditions in your arms...
David Caballero Editor-in-Chief Spain 18 December 2014

Storm Island expansion for Forza Horizon 2 just launched, so we quickly put ourselves behind a Thrustmaster TX Ferrari 458 Italia Edition racing wheel and took a ride around the new roads. We of course captured those first minutes in the following gameplay clips for your viewing pleasure:

Storm Island free roam fun

Right after our arrival we drive around freely on Isola della Tempesta, the new extreme weather/terrain DLC map for the open world racer on Xbox One. Even if today was just a bit windy and misty, we truly felt the unforgiving terrain in hands via Force Feedback.

Storm Island Rampage Event 1

Forza Horizon 2 Storm Island expansion gets really extreme with its very first event. Risky jumps, slippery mud, heavy rain and wind, deep darkness, annoying obstacles and rough road (along with a rather inconvenient tree) makes it difficult (and fun!) for us to en route to a podium finish with our wild, new Ford Ranger.

As a bonus clip, this is the launch trailer for the just-launched DLC content:

Editor-in-Chief Spain David Caballero was editor-in-chief of Gamereactor Spain, writing for the site from 2011. He covered video games alongside film, tech and wider culture, and interviewed developers at events across Europe.
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