If Acclaim is already planning a sequel for next year, here's hoping that the design process starts with making the Contest Mode more playable. Definitely rent XG2 first before buying. If you can live with the problems, then the wealth of tracks and modes could make it a recommended buy for you. Schneider I'm forced to agree with Peer on this one. Extreme-G 2 has quite a bit going for it.
Tracks are detailed, long and in abundance.
The selection of vehicles is commendable. The game puts just about every lighting effect known to man to use, as well as animated backgrounds and the like. And to top everything off, Extreme-G 2 is one fast racing game. That, coupled with the game's sometimes confusing sense of speed, results in a racing experience that can be annoying if not downright impossible. Probe really had quite a few great ideas for this one.