This is easily one of the most fun games of its type since the original Destruction Derby, and while it s by no means perfect, you ll have a hard time finding a better game like this. Spinning your opponent around will still get you more points than simply tagging him, but ram yourself into a crowd of enemy cars and you ll get some massive chain reaction points just due to the collisions. The textures and car models have also been upgraded, though nobody s ever going to mistake these cars for those in F355 Challenge. The handling of the cars themselves has already become a polarizing issue around the Hotgames office you re either going to love it or hate it. Keep in mind this is an arcade game in an exaggerated, almost Midway-esque style you re not going to get realistic physics modeling to say the least.
Cars feel extremely light and bounce around like ping-pong balls.
In the end, you ve got to look at this title for what it is. Go into it with the right expectations, and you ll have a blast. Tokyo Xtreme Racer 2 2. Sega Rally 2 3. Crazy Taxi 2 4.