Microsoft’s Forza Horizon 5 is an ode to road-tripping

Music turned up, eye on the road and drive away. Left to vagaries of the pandemic, we all want to get away from it all with a holiday of a lifetime and Microsoft’s Forza Horizon 5 is here to offer just that. It’s not only the best open-world racing game you can buy, the Xbox/Microsoft Windows release makes you feel alive once rubber meets the road in Mexico.

The much-awaited follow-up to 2018’s Forza Horizon 4 moves away from the uniformity of Britain. This time the map is as diverse as the scenic beauty of Mexico. It’s a tapestry of colourful locations, complete with ancient temples, jungles, coastal lines, charmingly colourful cities….