Sega added plenty of fan service too: the horizon and sideline details morph when you change levels, and the voice that yells out “Checkpoint!“ sounds nearly identical. The cool radio announcer and roaring of the crowd from OutRunners is now gone. In the audio department, the three classic OutRun tunes return, again remixed, plus four new songs – “Risky Ride”, “Shiny World”, “Night Flight” and “Life Was a Bore” – that are actually pretty good.
There are three different girls to sit next to you, depending on which mode you’re playing. The five different goofy endings make an appearance too, depending on which course you take, just like old times. It’s also the only game to make a rundown industrial complex look gorgeous. Each of the real-world locations look stunning, as you drive past the Eiffel Tower at night, speed along the pyramids of Egypt, blaze through the flower gardens of Holland, and along the classic beachfront just like the original title. There’s also a linked “Multiplayer Mode“ for linked cabinets like in OutRunners.īreathtaking stages, a silky smooth 3D engine, and the stars of the game: the shiny, expensive Ferraris. “Heart Attack Mode“ lets you show off your driving skills to the lady in the front seat by performing different tricks and tasks, while “Time Attack Mode“ is self explanatory. “OutRun Mode“ is the standard arcade mode, as you race through five out of 15 possible stages. Mastering this ability is the key to getting the best times, and it’s a lot of fun to pull off.
While at a high speed, by turning the wheel and tapping the brake, you’ll activate a drift, which allows you to take rough corners with ease. The biggest addition is the new drift technique. But the real surprise is Ferrari finally licensing their brand to Sega, so in this version there are eight classic sports cars from the Italian manufacturer, which all look fantastic and drive like a dream. Sega offered three different cabinets for OutRun 2, the “Twin“ cabinet being the most popular for linked racing. The Sega Chihiro board is the new platform, and it includes a 733MHz Intel Pentium III and nVidia graphics processor, approximately the same as the Xbox, which in turn makes for an excellent home conversion.
OutRun 2 looks and sounds so good, yet in spite of the vastly upgraded graphics it’s unbelievable how close to its roots it feels. Nearly 10 years after the release of OutRunners, Sega released OutRun 2, a marvel of a game.
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