Question about XBox Outrun 2

evil_ash_xero · Post by **evil_ash_xero** » Sun Dec 14, 2008 10:31 am

I have had Outrun 2 for PS2 for a couple of years now, and now that I have a 360, I was wondering if the Xbox version is much better?

Is it worth the upgrade?

s/m

Strider77 · Post by **Strider77** » Sun Dec 14, 2008 10:51 am

yes it looks better, it's just about arcade perfect. but it doesn't run perfect on the 360.

evil_ash_xero · Post by **evil_ash_xero** » Sun Dec 14, 2008 11:00 am

I went to the Xbox site, and they said that there was both 2 and 2006 on it, and they both played.

Which one were you referring to, and what hiccups does it have?

s/m

antares · Post by **antares** » Sun Dec 14, 2008 12:07 pm

The jp PS2 version (Outrun 2 SP) came out about half a year later than the pal and us versions and is afaik also arcade perfect.

D · Post by D » Sun Dec 14, 2008 12:44 pm

antares wrote:The jp PS2 version (Outrun 2 SP) came out about half a year later than the pal and us versions and is afaik also arcade perfect.

I have O2SP and it does look super duper. I never played the EU/US ps2 ones or the xbox ones though so I really cannot compare.
Are you saying that O2SP on the ps2 looks better than coast2coast on the ps2. I hate that O2SP has no attract mode. lame. but it's awesomenevertheless, it comes with a free ost disc as well

szycag · Post by **szycag** » Sun Dec 14, 2008 1:25 pm

Outrun 2 under BC on my 360 drops a ton of frames on every other course during the game, also some sound issues, i've gotten tire screech noises looping throughout even when i turn off sound afterwards in the menu, only way to get it to go away was restarting. The unlockable original arcade game doesn't work at all. I'd wait and see what "Outrun Online Arcade" is.

antares · Post by **antares** » Sun Dec 14, 2008 1:29 pm

D wrote:I have O2SP and it does look super duper. I never played the EU/US ps2 ones or the xbox ones though so I really cannot compare.
Are you saying that O2SP on the ps2 looks better than coast2coast on the ps2. I hate that O2SP has no attract mode. lame. but it's awesomenevertheless, it comes with a free ost disc as well

Yeah, as I said coast to coast was released sooner and suffered from heavy drops in the framerate. O2SP runs smooth at a constant framerate.

SuperPang · Post by **SuperPang** » Sun Dec 14, 2008 1:43 pm

Neither are arcade perfect. Sumo made cuts in texture resolution to the xbox version but its essentialy a Chihiro with half the RAM so still a great port, and 480p. The 3D modelling in the PS2 backgrounds looks noticeably worse a theres a bit of slowdown in all but the JPN SP release IIRC.

PC version of 2006 is actually the best with a decent graphics card, 1080p screen and wheel but for simplicity, original xbox hardware.

Lordstar · Post by **Lordstar** » Sun Dec 14, 2008 4:10 pm

i hear there will be a version it for 360. Any truth in that?

Limbrooke · Post by **Limbrooke** » Sun Dec 14, 2008 4:14 pm

I like the US 2006 C2C as it suited my PS2 needs quite nicely. I barely noticed or minded the frame loss at times (heck, I love Dreamcast Sega Rally 2) but it was disapointing that there was something missing.

OutRun 2 on Xbox is not the same and yes it's a minor issue but Scud Race/Super GT courses are only found on the Xbox and I think it's icing on the cake for having the faster/nicer looking verison despite being older than C2C. Of course running on more native/powerful hardware as already discussed helps this out.

Interesting points about OR2SP, I'll have to check that out finally.

neorichieb1971 · Post by **neorichieb1971** » Sun Dec 14, 2008 4:44 pm

Excellent, definitely picking up Outrun on JP PS2 now.

I can only find special tours edition on PS2 NTSC/J

jonny5 · Post by **jonny5** » Sun Dec 14, 2008 4:57 pm

i play these on my xbox in bed

they are fun....and give me something other than watching movies to do with the xbox......i basically just use it as a media center in the bedroom.....

best arcade style racing games ive played in years

Battlesmurf · Post by **Battlesmurf** » Sun Dec 14, 2008 7:28 pm

jonny5 wrote:i play these on my xbox in bed

they are fun....and give me something other than watching movies to do with the xbox......i basically just use it as a media center in the bedroom.....

best arcade style racing games ive played in years

seconded. I think these are some of the racing games that I've played more than any other in recent memory (i.e. the last 5 or so years).

Strider77 · Post by **Strider77** » Sun Dec 14, 2008 9:47 pm

Neither are arcade perfect. Sumo made cuts in texture resolution to the xbox version but its essentialy a Chihiro with half the RAM so still a great port, and 480p.

this is not true. the arcade version looks like this also.

SP/coast to coast has grainy textures compared to Outrun 2. This is true when comparing the arcade versions also... the internet masses bitched and moaned about the texture crap without ever playing the arcade version on a 480p monitor. I have played it in the arcade with a 480p screen, in fact I worked at the same arcade that had it for awhile and I was sure to end that debate for myself b/c I wanted to know myself.

D · Post by D » Mon Dec 15, 2008 9:42 am

neorichieb1971 wrote:Excellent, definitely picking up Outrun on JP PS2 now. I can only find special tours edition on PS2 NTSC/J

There is only one Outrun2 on ps2 ntsc-j and that is special tours: outrun2SP. coast 2 coast or outrun2 never came out in Japan for the ps2.

neorichieb1971 · Post by **neorichieb1971** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 7:52 pm

Well it don't matter because I just read its coming to Xbox live and PSN in early 2009 with online racing.

evil_ash_xero · Post by **evil_ash_xero** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 9:22 pm

neorichieb1971 wrote:Well it don't matter because I just read its coming to Xbox live and PSN in early 2009 with online racing.

I just checked that out.

Is this supposed to be a remix of 2?

s/m

neorichieb1971 · Post by **neorichieb1971** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 9:28 pm

Yeah, its pieces of all the different iterations with upgraded graphics. It should look better than the arcade.

evil_ash_xero · Post by **evil_ash_xero** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 9:33 pm

Awesome.

Maybe now we'll get Afterburner Climax. Doubt it though.

s/m

D · Post by D » Fri Dec 19, 2008 9:42 am

Where are links for this news? I totally missed it!

Bootaaay · Post by **Bootaaay** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 10:42 am

D wrote: Where are links for this news? I totally missed it!

Gamersyde have the info, images and trailer;

http://www.gamersyde.com/news_7414_en.html

1up · Post by **1up** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 12:35 pm

awesome news.

Outrun 2 with HD gfx and 6 player online play

this is a day 1 purchase for me

D · Post by D » Fri Dec 19, 2008 1:15 pm

1up wrote:awesome news. Outrun 2 with HD gfx and 6 player online play this is a day 1 purchase for me

Indeed a no brainer. Sumo just dropped the excellent gti club and I have alot of faith in them. If I were an investor I would buy stock NOW.

neorichieb1971 · Post by **neorichieb1971** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 4:49 pm

I wouldn't invest in a company that only translates games. Maybe if they had the balls to do something original that worked, I might.

neorichieb1971 · Post by **neorichieb1971** » Sat Jan 24, 2009 12:16 pm

Outrun online will only go to north america on the Xbox 360. It is NOT coming to the USA on the PSN.

Europe is still getting it though. Maybe the Ferrari license is with someone else in NA. Possibly System 3 who brought Ferrari challenge something or other on the PS3.

MX7 · Post by **MX7** » Sat Jan 24, 2009 12:54 pm

I've played the arcade version extensively, and I have no problems with the PS2 PAL version at all. Sure, it can get a bit choppy at times, but it's not nearly enough to hamper the playing at home experience. Playing it outside an arcade is bad enough already, so a few dropped framerates really aren't going to spoil anything.

KBZ · Post by **KBZ** » Sat Jan 24, 2009 7:03 pm

my fav racer since sega rally.

however I wont be bothering with any new version of the game. I had the pc port, and was a bit upset to see all the servers go down so soon. Even when they brought the game to steam, they stripped out all the online features.

Still an awesome game though.

jonny5 · Post by **jonny5** » Sat Jan 24, 2009 7:28 pm

ok....get outrun 2006 coast 2 coast for PC

im running it at 720p on the 50"

....and im only using the onboard nvidia 8200 GPU on my mobo

it has outrun 2sp on it........and graphically it crushes the ps2 and xbox versions

check it out

LaserGun · Post by **LaserGun** » Sat Jan 24, 2009 7:52 pm

jonny5 wrote:im running it at 720p on the 50" ....and im only using the onboard nvidia 8200 GPU on my mobo

I'm going to have to ask you for pics of this sir