OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast PlayStation 2
  • Publisher: Sega
  • Release Date: Apr 25, 2006
  • Also On: PC, PSP
User Score
8.7 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 11 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11

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  1. LandonA.
    May 8, 2006
    10
    Another unpayable arcade racer from sega.
  2. JohnnyD.
    Apr 22, 2006
    10
    the most beutiful and fun racing game evar mate. no boring realism here just fun racing, lots of drifting to. i think its bettar thn grand turismo and burnout.
  3. JimmyP.
    Aug 8, 2007
    6
    Repetitive, annonying sounds and completely unrealistic. The only reason it gets a 6 is because I, as a Ferrari F1 fan, like the cars incorporated. On the other hand, how can a Ferrari Enzo, a car that weighs over 2 tons when passing 186mph be a drift king?
  4. CaptainWhoops
    Sep 5, 2011
    10
    Quite simply the finest arcade driving experience on a home console whether it's on Xbox or PS2. Sumo Digital have done an amazing job of squeezing this much fun and frolics into platforms that were (roughly) 5 to 7 years old by the time this was released. It's not just a pick-up-and-play-arcade-racer, this is a game that implores you to love it and spend time with it collecting "OutRun Miles" to spend in the Showroom on music, cars or reversing the stages.

    It may be "old" now but do your gaming soul a favour and buy both the PS2 and PSP versions, any missions you can't quite complete at home just copy across and do it on the go. The number of times a Man In A Suit has sat next to me on the commute home and obviously seethed with jealousy at not being able to swing the back-end of a Ferrari left and right through an S-bend.

    Talking about the mechanics of OutRun 2006 may be like striping a beautiful women down to her bones, it's not really necessary to see what it's made of but comment must be made on drifting. It's essential that any game which includes missions such as "Avoid the Meteors" or "Drive Through Blue" or "Cut The Lines" gets this right. It not only gets this right by providing you with the tools to do it but also by making it pure joy.

    The music isn't something that can just be defined as "Good" or "Bad", there's the original OutRun themes, remixed themes and new tracks from OutRun 2. Most music needs unlocking but just refer to the "OutRun Miles" comment.

    It's a love letter to video games and it's simply amazing and it's tragic to think we'll probably never see the likes of it again. Here's a simple test, if you select "Night Flight" as your track of choice and whilst drifting around a sun-soaked stretch of road and you don't feel your spirit soar then walk on by, this isn't the game for you.

    For the rest of us this is simply amazing.    … Expand
  5. PhiloDandy
    Aug 21, 2012
    6
    this one is a traditional arcade racer and it lacks of deepness! i was really bored by this game. it looks good, its polished, but under the surface there is nothing really interesting here

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Metascore
81 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 42 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 35 out of 42
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 42
  3. Negative: 0 out of 42
  1. games(TM)
    80
    It’s unabashedly repetitive, cartoony and not as pretty as many would like, but it’s still the most beautiful journey yet. [Mar 2006, p.96]
  2. Official Playstation 2 Magazine UK
    80
    A handsome looking and crazily addictive arcade racer remake that's only limited by its overly faithful take on the '80's original. [Mar 2006, p.82]
  3. PSM2 Magazine UK
    89
    Fast, beautiful and perfectly playable. Embrace its simplicity and lose yourself in the ride of your life. Don't expect ANY realism though. [Apr 2006, p.56]
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