Outrun 2006

Neon · Post by **Neon** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 7:11 am

http://www.sega.com/gamesite/outrun2006/en/

Outrun 2 is a damned fun game...is this an improvement?

I bought an Xbox live sub about a year ago but never activated it, wonder if it'll work still

oxtsu · Post by **oxtsu** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 11:10 am

Outrun 2 SP? 15 new courses, more cars, new music, gameplay tweaks (slipstreaming, faster wake-up)

PepsimanVsJoe · Post by **PepsimanVsJoe** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 4:19 pm

I got the PS2 version yesterday and played a couple races.

One thing I noticed is that it's a lot less punishing than Outrun 2. Smacking into cars slows you down a little but will not instantly you break you. Also clipping walls will knock your speed down but I have yet to seriously crash which is interesting since I made some pretty wild mistakes.

There's serious room for improvement however I think. Sega may have made the game a bit easier to "finish" but getting good times is going to be a lot more difficult(and interesting) with the implementation of slipstream.

And for anyone that has seen the Marukaba(sp?) videos those show neigh-perfect run-throughs of SP.(In some of those races I didn't even see the speedometer dip a km/h below max speed).

However next chance I get I'm turning in the PS2 version for the XB version. Mainly because I'm used to the controls(PS2 analog is way too touchy for racers) and the PS2 version has some annoyances that bug me.(For one the game takes up 1.4 megs on a memory card).

Also from what I've read the Single-player mission modes are less infuriating.(Some of the later races in Outrun 2 were 30 minutes long and susceptible to lousy rubberband AI which could kill near-perfect runs).

visuatrox · Post by **visuatrox** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 5:16 pm

I have not played Outrun 2, only 2006. But considering there is a whole new set of courses in 2006 I think that is a pretty valid reason to get the game

. When I first got the game I lost a whole nights sleep, awesome stuff best thing since Ridge Racer 4

dai jou bu · Post by **dai jou bu** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 9:01 pm

I think the game is out in the US already.

I should probably get the game sometime, if I can find the AV cables for my Xbox. I'd really love it if Sumo fixed the annoying load times that plagued Outrun 2, since that was the only real thing that held the game back from being great.

PsikyoPshumpPshooterP · Thu Apr 27, 2006 9:34 pm

i cant find thexbox version anywhere

tekneekz · Post by **tekneekz** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 10:55 pm

yea i just bought this game yesterday also for the ps2 and man is it a dam blast. ive played my friends outrun 2 on the xbox and that made me pick this gameup. i just went online seems pretty empty like 40-50 of us on. had a race with two others lag free in the bay area course. my online name is TekNeekz on outrun 2006 c2c for the ps2 if u find me try to join my game as u cant communicate whatsoever on the ps2...

PepsimanVsJoe · Post by **PepsimanVsJoe** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 11:22 pm

Well this is the PS2 version afterall but the load times really aren't much better than Outrun 2. However for the singleplayer mode they've added a mileage counter.

Basically the miles you get ingame can be turned in to buy unlockables like new cars/tracks/songs/etc. So even if you quit a mission after screwing up terribly you still get the miles you traversed.

it290 · Post by **it290** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 11:27 pm

How are the gfx compared to the xbox version?

dai jou bu · Post by **dai jou bu** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 11:58 pm

it290 wrote:How are the gfx compared to the xbox version?

The Xbox is the game's native hardware, so it technically should be the same as the arcade version.

it290 · Post by **it290** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 12:42 am

I mean on the PS2 game.

PepsimanVsJoe · Post by **PepsimanVsJoe** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 3:11 am

Well surprisingly the game looks decent and runs at a smooth 60 FPS most of the time. I've noticed under certain conditions the framerate will crap all over the place however. Image quality isn't the greatest either(rather "jaggy" I would say compared to the Xbox version).

tekneekz · Post by **tekneekz** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 4:00 am

well having played outrun 2 for the xbox (not c2c) and owning this latest c2c for the ps2. outrun 2 looked smoother and sharper, the ps2 version is pretty sharp and crisp also, would make a world of difference if i had some component cables

dai jou bu · Post by **dai jou bu** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 1:18 pm

it290 wrote:I mean on the PS2 game.

My brain wasn't working at the time I posted that reply. Sorry about that.

PepsimanVsJoe wrote:Well surprisingly the game looks decent and runs at a smooth 60 FPS most of the time. I've noticed under certain conditions the framerate will crap all over the place however. Image quality isn't the greatest either(rather "jaggy" I would say compared to the Xbox version).

That pretty much sums it up from what I've heard from other people. UK resistance has a feature on it comparing all of the versions (except PC).

it290 · Post by **it290** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 2:29 pm

The PC version got delayed again, didn't it? That would probably be the one to get, I suppose.

Post by **Shatterhand** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 2:38 pm

Last time I checked, Outrun coast to coast PC was scheduled to 6th may.

PC Engine Fan X! · Post by **PC Engine Fan X!** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 3:02 pm

PsikyoPshumpPshooterP wrote:i cant find thexbox version anywhere

You might want to check out Circuit City as they do sell the older XBox game titles such as Outrun 2 for $39.99.

Good Luck finding a copy...

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

Damocles · Post by **Damocles** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 3:43 pm

PC Engine Fan X! wrote:
PsikyoPshumpPshooterP wrote:i cant find thexbox version anywhere
You might want to check out Circuit City as they do sell the older XBox game titles such as Outrun 2 for $39.99.

Good Luck finding a copy...

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

40 bucks!!!! WTF??? New they were 20 bucks.....now they're 9......at EB.....

PsikyoPshumpPshooterP · Fri Apr 28, 2006 3:50 pm

PC Engine Fan X! wrote:
PsikyoPshumpPshooterP wrote:i cant find thexbox version anywhere
You might want to check out Circuit City as they do sell the older XBox game titles such as Outrun 2 for $39.99.

Good Luck finding a copy...

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

Not OutRun2..OutRun Coast to Coast..I cant find C2C anywhere..does tehXbox version even exist???

theevilfunkster · Post by **theevilfunkster** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 4:04 pm

The Xbox version has custom soundtracks.

Moogs · Post by **Moogs** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 8:00 pm

Playing OutRun with custom soundtracks is just... wrong. You're almost defeating the purpose.

Anyway, the Xbox version of OutRun 2006 is available, it's just nobody is stocking it. Amazon.com is shipping it thru J&R Electronics, which is odd considering they usually sell video games thru Toys 'R Us.

Every store I've walked into has the PS2 and PSP versions, though. I got my local GameStop's last PSP copy today. I still want it for Xbox.

dai jou bu · Post by **dai jou bu** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 1:57 am

I think the big stirrup with Congress' new bills under development has something to do with the Xbox version not being distributed over in the US yet. Just a hunch though.

PepsimanVsJoe · Post by **PepsimanVsJoe** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 6:49 am

I'd take Custom soundtracks personally.

Unlike the rest of the world I don't find the soundtrack to Outrun to be very interesting.

My choices instead would be:
Initial D, Daytona USA, Daytona 2001(only good thing about that remake), Touring Car, Sega Rally 2, eh I dunno.

Heart Attack mode is better than ever. I love it when the girlfriend requests that you smash into cars.

Damocles · Post by **Damocles** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 6:18 pm

I still havn't figured out why traffic goes 150+ miles an hour. Just doesn't do it for me...though I love the rest of Outrun2

tekneekz · Post by **tekneekz** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 2:11 am

u can buy the pal version of c2c for the xbox since its region free its the exact same thing as the us release of xbox. u can order the ntsc us version from ncsx, local game stores like eb and gamestop dont carry the xbox version.

GateofThunderforceIII · Sun Apr 30, 2006 2:40 am

Looking for a US Xbox copy? Check out your Fry's if you're lucky enough to have one nearby. Just got my second copy today and am loving this game. Even though Sumo Digital did most of the work, Sega barely redeemed themselves for the HUGE disappointment that is Panzer Dragoon Sega Ages for publishing this baby.

dai jou bu · Post by **dai jou bu** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 6:19 am

Damocles wrote:I still havn't figured out why traffic goes 150+ miles an hour. Just doesn't do it for me...though I love the rest of Outrun2

You're not supposed to try to comprehend it. I mean, there's even a House of the Dead game where you attack with a keyboard instead of a light gun.

Moogs · Post by **Moogs** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 5:46 pm

dai jou bu wrote:
Damocles wrote:I still havn't figured out why traffic goes 150+ miles an hour. Just doesn't do it for me...though I love the rest of Outrun2
You're not supposed to try to comprehend it. I mean, there's even a House of the Dead game where you attack with a keyboard instead of a light gun.

Also, the time of day and weather changes in the blink of an eye while mountains just suddenly appear. It's OutRun. It's not supposed to make sense, it's just supposed to be fun.

theevilfunkster · Post by **theevilfunkster** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 7:04 pm

They've also added some cool stuf in the sky between the stages like birds, hot air balloons and if you're really good you'll get a Panzer Dragoon or Afterburner flyover.

GateofThunderforceIII · Sun Apr 30, 2006 8:20 pm

So what's the difference between 2006 and SP? I have Outrun 2 and the Japanese version, unfortunately, my modded XBox has been kaput for the last 2 or 3 years and never played it. Are SP's new tracks 2006's, then? Thanks! One of the best racers of this generation, by the way.

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