1996 · Namco · Racing · Sports

Alpine Racer 2

A checkpoint-style racing game, featuring realistic physics, unique controls and an unusual genre for a racing game. It features three separate courses and your choice of speed or gate racing. There is a cool replay feature for finishing in first place.

Released: 1996
Platforms: Arcade
Genres: Racing Sports
Developers: Namco
Publishers: Namco
Series: Alpine Racer
Modes: Multiplayer Single-player
Perspective: Third person
Country: Japan
Entry: #2 in Alpine Racer

About

Alpine Racer 2 is a 1996 alpine skiing video game developed and published by Namco for arcades. It is the sequel to Alpine Racer. Unlike the original, two cabinets can be linked together so that players can race against each other.

Keywords

skiing
namco system 22

Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Reception

In Japan, Game Machine listed Alpine Racer 2 on their February 15, 1997 issue as being the sixth most-popular dedicated arcade game at the time. A reviewer for Next Generation remarked that the ability to choose from three different characters adds depth to the gameplay, the new courses are larger and more beautiful than those of the original Alpine Racer, and the added multiplayer capability greatly increases the fun of the game. However, he said the actual skiing and opponent AI are unchanged from the first game, and "in the final analysis there aren't enough improvements to carry Alpine Racer 2 now that the novelty of the original has worn off". He gave it three out of five stars.