OutRun2 Xbox
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79 out of 100

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8.8 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 14 Ratings

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  • Summary: OutRun2 offers arcade racing in a variety of gameplay modes: arcade, mission, live, drifting, and heart attack. In arcade mode, you can race against the clock from Palm Beach to one of five destinations. You can also unlock hidden items in mission mode, drift around corners in drift mode, and charm your passenger with your driving techniques in heart attack mode. OutRun2 also features support for Xbox Live, allowing you to race against up to eight people.… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 38 out of 51
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 51
  3. Negative: 1 out of 51
  1. Operation Sports
    100
    The game is a throw-back to old arcade racers, and it doesn't miss a beat. This game will last you as long as you want it to last.
  2. GameZone
    85
    While gamers looking for serious meticulously realistic racing will probably be disappointed with the physics in the game, those looking for a fast smooth arcade racing game should have a great time.
  3. TotalGames.net
    74
    In many ways OutRun 2 is undone on Xbox Live by the mere fact that the core gameplay wasn't designed for competitive racing.
  4. Gamezilla!
    45
    But the problem is it’s a port of a very dated arcade game. The graphics are cartoony, the sound effects are more for nostalgia than any other sort of enjoyment and the game mechanics are infantile. There are a total of two buttons you use for the game.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 10
  3. Negative: 1 out of 10
  1. RonaldK.
    10
    this game is how all arcade racers should be. and with all the cool unlockable's you keep playing this exelent game.
  2. SteKar
    8
    Great fun game. Finally a pure arcade racer that brings back the fun og the 80s. Simlation racers are nice, but pure fun arcade racers are what's missing in today's games. Powersliding is extremely rewarding and fun to do. You can drift for a long time while passing traffic and other cats. Project Gotham 2 has fun powerslides and so does Rallysport 2; but OutRun 2 offers the same drift feeling that in SegaRally 2. Sega has the best powerslide engine, great feel, really. One complaint: way too hard to beat the opponents in the rival race.… Expand
  3. BlueFalcon
    6
    Personally, I don't see the appeal of this game. It decent fun, but really there are about 10 other xbox racers that are far superior. In particular, the graphics are late ps1, to early dreamcast level.… Expand
  4. CiaranG.
    4
    Did not interest me in the slightest. Graphics are not good. Gameplay is boring and frustrating and there's no depth to the game whatsoever. You just slide around corners unrealistically from level to level with a poor range of cars and tracks. I'd recommend that you don't buy this game.… Expand

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