World Racing 2
World Racing 2 is a video game. It was developed by Synetic and published by TDK. It was released for Windows, PlayStation 2 and Xbox. It was released in North America in 2006. It is a racing game and the sequel to the 2003 Mercedes-Benz World Racing game. Unlike Mercedes-Benz World Racing, the game is not released for Nintendo GameCube.
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| Developer(s) | Synetic |
| Publisher(s) | TDK Mediactive |
| Designer(s) | Synetic |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 2, Windows, Xbox |
| Release | 2006 |
| Genre(s) | Racing |
Reception
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The game was given mixed to negative reviews according to Metacritic.
Xbox
The Xbox version was given GameSpot and IGN scores. Those websites were negative.
GameSpot's reviewer Aaron Thomas said "World Racing 2 makes a couple of key improvements on its predecessor, but it's still a substandard effort." Thomas praised the game for the impressive car damage, tracks and race models, and many improvements. Criticism included improvements not being fun, gameplay, menus, prestation, and sounds.
IGN's reviewer Douglass C. Perry said "Synetic has a basic grounding in good car physics and better-than-average artificial intelligence, which gives World Racing 2 an underlying level of quality. Unfortunately, its poor presentation, rough course design and horrific car designs add to the game's poor sense of balance and fairness." Perry liked the improvements and also the 480p resolution, but criticized the gameplay, and music. The replay system received mixed comments.
Other reviews include Official Xbox Magazine (5/10) and the UK edition (5.3/10).
Windows
Aaron Thomas also reviewed the PC version for GameSpot. He said "World Racing 2 makes a couple of key improvements on its predecessor, but it's still a substandard effort." Thomas praised the game for the impressive car damage, tracks and race models, and many improvements. He states that the PC has online play and better graphics than the Xbox version that bring the score higher. He also criticized improvements not being fun, gameplay, menus, presentation, and sounds.
Other reviews include PC Gamer (6.8/10).
PlayStation 2
PlayStation version includes PlayStation 2 Mag (5/10) and Total Video Games (7/10).
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