GAME OF THE MONTH: FORZA MOTORSPORT

WHEN IS A GAME NOT A GAME? THIS MIGHT sound like the sort of riddle you'd find in a Christmas cracker with a paper crown and tiny screwdriver set, but the answer in the new Forza Motorsport's case is when it's a 'platform'.

- Mike Channell

If you're going to wring maximum enjoyment out of this rebooted version of Xbox's storied sim series, it's better not to think of it as a game at all.

Instead Forza Motorsport is a platform for racing a vast simulation toolkit that offers near endless combinations of cars, circuits, regulations and conditions to be applied either online or offline.