Tokyo Xtreme Racer 2

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Tokyo Xtreme Racer 2
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North American Dreamcast cover art
Developer(s) Genki
Publisher(s)
Series Shutokō Battle series
Platform(s) Dreamcast
Release
  • JP: June 22, 2000
  • NA: September 26, 2000 [1]
  • EU: January 19, 2001 [2]
Genre(s) Driving
Mode(s) Single-player

Tokyo Xtreme Racer 2, known as Shutokō Battle 2 (首都高バトル 2, Shutokō Batoru 2) in Japan and Tokyo Highway Challenge 2 in Europe, is the sequel to Tokyo Xtreme Racer , which is also on the Sega Dreamcast. Tokyo Xtreme Racer 2 has been enhanced with better sound quality and graphics over its predecessor. The game managed to produce two more sequels. It is the last game in the series that was produced for Sega Dreamcast. Though some of the game's mechanics were implemented into Daytona USA 2001 .

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Reception

The game received "generally favorable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. [3] Jeff Lundrigan of NextGen said in his review of the game that the Tokyo Xtreme Racer series "has its adherents, and while we can clearly understand the attraction, for the most part we can't quite share it." [14] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 34 out of 40. [7] GamePro said that the game "improves on the original, but not enough to make this an engaging racer. Kids, don't try this at home." [15] [lower-alpha 3]

Sequels

Notes

  1. ↑ Three critics of Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the game each a score of 8.5/10, 8/10, and 7.5/10.
  2. ↑ In GameFan 's early viewpoint of the game, three critics gave it each a score of 87, 86, and 92.
  3. ↑ GamePro gave the game 4/5 for graphics, 2/5 for sound, 3.5/5 for control, and 2.5/5 for fun factor.

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References

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