OutRun 2 Comes Home

[Geen]

I just played the OXM demo for this last night. I was trying to keep an open mind despite how often I heard Mzo tell me Outrun 2 sucked, but, well, he was right. The game does suck. Maybe I just haven't figured out the controls correctly, but, drifting seems to do nothing but hurt your speed most the time, the course designs are boring, the sense of speed is rarely there... It's just a very bland racer, especially when compared to the likes of Burnout 3. I do like all the Xbox Live features that they have planned for the final release, but that's not enough to save this game by a long shot.

On a side note, I actually enjoyed SNK vs Capcom: Chaos. It's no Third Strike, but I do think it's on par or maybe even better than Capcom vs SNK 2... even if they did screw up Chun Li's spinning bird kick...

[Frogacuda]

drifting seems to do nothing but hurt your speed most the time

Drifting makes you not hit the walls.

the sense of speed is rarely there...

What?

I need to play this demo. It doesn't sound anything like my experience with the arcade version.

[Geen]

Drifting makes you not hit the walls.

So does turning. :-P There was only one or two times in the demo that drifting was worth a damn and that was for these two big circle turns. Rest of the demo? Useless.

[Frogacuda]

So does turning. :-P There was only one or two times in the demo that drifting was worth a damn and that was for these two big circle turns. Rest of the demo? Useless.

Then it's not like the arcade version. Drifiting is a neccessity in the real deal. Maybe, like many demos, it's locked on a super-easy difficulty.

[JefmcC]

Then it's not like the arcade version. Drifiting is a neccessity in the real deal. Maybe, like many demos, it's locked on a super-easy difficulty.

It is but it isn't. You are forced to take the easy route and it only goes for 3 sections of the course. Then it ends. You can adjust the difficulty of the traffic though.

I liked the demo. Feels a lot like the original Out Run to me. That means it's just a very shallow arcade racer with simple controls and chill out gameplay. It's not supposed to be Burnout 3, or GT4, or Gotham.

It's Out Run with butta smooth 3D graphics.

[SonofdonCD]

That's the thing with this game. It's not gonna have a widespread appeal.

This game was fan service, period. AM2 knew not to rock the boat and dramatically change the gameplay, lest they get cursed by all the fans hotly anticipating the game. Yet in all honesty, what can they change and still call the game "Outrun"? Not much. This game is in some ways limited by its legacy. And that's fine, if you enjoyed the original and/or know what you're getting: a racing game that's nothing like Burnout/PGR/GT, etc.

For what it is, it's a great game. If you look for or expect more, then you won't like this game, period.

Now you see why Sega doesn't remake so many of their games: they're damned if they do, damned if they don't.

[hanzo]

Just got the pal version. Not bad, fun and quick racer. Sense of speed is there, and it gives u a quick fix. Drifting is done by breaking and accelerating. Wait for a price drop.
How do u enter the scud race levels?

[DHG Otaku]

still worth it period, just for those Daytona 2 and Super GT levels...where else we gonna get 'em at home?

[Captain Canuck]

It is but it isn't. You are forced to take the easy route and it only goes for 3 sections of the course. Then it ends. You can adjust the difficulty of the traffic though.

I liked the demo. Feels a lot like the original Out Run to me. That means it's just a very shallow arcade racer with simple controls and chill out gameplay. It's not supposed to be Burnout 3, or GT4, or Gotham.

It's Out Run with butta smooth 3D graphics.

The original outrun is a twitch racing game. Like beam rider and some of those old school games where you just dodge stuff till it gets really hard and cant dodge anymore. Simply for cruising and the high score. It doesn mean its shallow though. I love those types of games and they really should come back. Its kinda hard to explain but its jsut really deep in a fun and nerve wracking way. Kinda like the original Donkey Kong where all you did was climb ladders and jumped whatever Donkey Kong threw at Mario. Or Nights where you just fly around and do tricks. Brilliant games that can be described by a few play mechanics. Yet are set up so well it doesnt matter. I would never call these types of games shallow though.

The 8-player online mode should be really worth the price of admission if the mode is anything like Outrunners, Daytona, or Indy 500.

[gameoverDude]

I just played the OXM demo for this last night. I was trying to keep an open mind despite how often I heard Mzo tell me Outrun 2 sucked, but, well, he was right. The game does suck. Maybe I just haven't figured out the controls correctly, but, drifting seems to do nothing but hurt your speed most the time, the course designs are boring, the sense of speed is rarely there... It's just a very bland racer, especially when compared to the likes of Burnout 3. I do like all the Xbox Live features that they have planned for the final release, but that's not enough to save this game by a long shot.

On a side note, I actually enjoyed SNK vs Capcom: Chaos. It's no Third Strike, but I do think it's on par or maybe even better than Capcom vs SNK 2... even if they did screw up Chun Li's spinning bird kick...

The sense of speed is not really there? Either you should try backing off on the Red Bull, or I'm going to be looking at a lousy port a few weeks down the road. Out Run 2's arcade version is definitely fast, and the video I've seen of the Xbox one looks no different.

I don't look for a GT4 or Gotham when I'm in the market for a racer- the closest I've gone to that would be Battle Gear 3, itself clearly an arcade game. This one'll suit me fine.