Retro Replay Review

Gameplay

The first thing that works is the whiplash between the cars. One moment you are eyeing the 2011 Aston Martin #009 AMR One or the 2011 Mercedes-Benz #35 Black Falcon SLS AMG GT3; the next, the pack has you considering a 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Convertible. That spread gives the add-on a stronger hook than a simple collection of near-identical modern performance cars.

The best additions are the ones that broaden the kinds of machines you want to spend time with. The 1995 BMW M5, 1972 Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL 6.3, 1997 Volvo 850 R, and 2011 Maserati Quattroporte Sport GT S bring four-door attitude into a roster that could easily have leaned only on exotic racers. Meanwhile, the 1985 Mazda RX-7 GSL-SE and 2012 Scion tC add more approachable coupe choices.

That variety is also the pack’s limitation: it is worth buying for curiosity and attachment to the cars, not because every entry chases the same fantasy. If the AMR One and SLS AMG GT3 are your main draw, the older road cars may feel like side dishes. If you like building a garage with odd contrasts, though, this is an unusually well-balanced batch.

Graphics

The lineup has plenty of visual contrast before a wheel turns: the long, open Cadillac convertible sits at the opposite end of the spectrum from the low-slung AMR One and race-prepped SLS AMG GT3. The boxier Volvo 850 R, imposing Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL 6.3, and sleek Jaguar XKR-S keep the garage from becoming a parade of similar silhouettes.

Story

Story here comes from the garage rather than a scripted plot. The pack traces a loose automotive journey from the 1959 Eldorado through 1970s and 1980s cult favorites to early-2010s racing hardware, and that timeline gives the selection a satisfying sense of movement.

The most fun thread is the collision of prestige and practicality. An Aston Martin prototype, Maserati sport sedan, Jaguar XKR-S, and Mercedes GT3 racer bring the glamour, while the Scion tC and Volvo 850 R keep the collection from feeling precious.

There is also a welcome bit of mischief in pairing famous performance names with vehicles that are less obvious poster material. The Cadillac and big Mercedes sedan are the choices that make you pause, because they turn a standard sports-car purchase into a more personal garage curation.

Overall Experience

This is a good car pack because it has taste. It does not merely stack supercars: it mixes a prototype, GT3 racer, muscle-luxury cruisers, sports sedans, Japanese coupes, and a Swedish wagon-shaped performance favorite. That is a better reason to add cars than raw quantity alone.

The roster is strongest when you value variety over a single theme. The Jaguar XKR-S and Maserati Quattroporte Sport GT S offer modern road-going flair, while the BMW M5 and Volvo 850 R give the collection a welcome everyday-performance edge. Each car name suggests a distinct reason to be interested, rather than another tiny variation on the same machine.

If you already collect Forza Motorsport 4’s downloadable garages, this is an easy recommendation; the spread of eras and body styles makes it feel less disposable than many narrowly focused packs. It also pairs naturally with the earlier March Pirelli Car Pack if you want to keep expanding the same Forza Motorsport 4 collection. Buy it for the Cadillac-to-GT3 contrast, and you will likely find more to like than the headline racers alone.

Retro Replay Score

7.3/10