OutRun 2

Xbox console exclusive

OutRun 2, usually stylized as OutRun2, is a 2003 racing game released by Sega for the arcades. Although this is the first "official" sequel to Out Run, it is the fourth title in the OutRun series.

Released: 1 December 2003
Platforms: Arcade Xbox Xbox System Link
Genres: Arcade Racing
Developers: Sega AM2
Publishers: Microsoft Game Studios Sega
Modes: Multiplayer Single-player
Perspective: Third person
Themes: Action

About

OutRun 2 (アウトラン2) is a 2003 racing game developed by Sega AM2 for arcades. It was the first OutRun game since OutRunners (1993), and the fourth arcade game. As with previous games, the player uses a Ferrari sports car in various races and challenges.

OutRun 2 was released for the Sega Chihiro arcade hardware, and was ported to the Xbox home console in 2004. It received generally favorable reviews. Updated versions, subtitled SP and SP/DX, were released. It was followed by OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast, which retained most of its predecessor's content alongside new features.

Keywords

cars
arcade racers
licensed cars

Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

OutRun 2 maintains the race format from the 1986 original, in which the player is behind the steering wheel of a Ferrari sports car with a friend in the passenger seat through 5 of 15 stages. As before, the player can choose their course and the soundtrack. OutRun 2 has 3D graphics and a local networked multiplayer system.

Sega licensed seven Ferrari vehicles for OutRun 2, including the Testarossa from the original game.

Development

Developing the game precipitated some changes for its developers, Sega AM2, who had historically written their games using Unix systems. Writing for an Xbox-based system meant they had to adapt to the Microsoft Windows kernel.

Reception

The Xbox version received "favorable" reviews, according to the review aggregator website Metacritic. The Guardian gave the Xbox port four out of five and described it as "an utterly beguiling game worthy of its legendary name".

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

Platform	Released	Regions
Arcade	1 December 2003	Japan · Europe 13 December 2003 · North America 18 December 2003
Xbox	1 October 2004	Europe · Australia 15 October 2004 · North America 25 October 2004 · Japan 25 January 2005