Akeldama
11-01-2005, 04:34 AM
Mercedes Benz World Racing was one of the most interesting racing games on Xbox. Its vast open areas with mulitple routes made exploring such a joy, even before you got involved in the racing. Now the sequel is here, but has it built on the original to create an ever better game?
The most obvious change for World Racing 2 is the dropping of Mercedes Benz from the title. This change reflects the broadening of the car selection in the game, though the bulk of the game still centres around cars from the home of the Silver Arrows. However this time around you'll get to drive cars from the VW and Audi stable and more.
The car selection is hardly noteworthy in a Gran Turismo or Forza Motorsport sense, but there's enough variety in there that the major car types - GT, sports, convertible, 4x4 etc. are covered. So while not a comprehensive list, you should at least be able to drive any of your favourite car types, if not manufacturers. And World Racing features Caterham's, which is always welcome.
You can read Boomtown's verdict on Synetic's new Xbox racer right here (http://xbox.boomtown.net/en_uk/articles/art.view.php?id=9605).
The most obvious change for World Racing 2 is the dropping of Mercedes Benz from the title. This change reflects the broadening of the car selection in the game, though the bulk of the game still centres around cars from the home of the Silver Arrows. However this time around you'll get to drive cars from the VW and Audi stable and more.
The car selection is hardly noteworthy in a Gran Turismo or Forza Motorsport sense, but there's enough variety in there that the major car types - GT, sports, convertible, 4x4 etc. are covered. So while not a comprehensive list, you should at least be able to drive any of your favourite car types, if not manufacturers. And World Racing features Caterham's, which is always welcome.
You can read Boomtown's verdict on Synetic's new Xbox racer right here (http://xbox.boomtown.net/en_uk/articles/art.view.php?id=9605).