I picked up a copy of Rallisport Challenge 2 and I haven’t been disappointed… Having never played the original Rallisport I didn’t know what to expect. The game is full of options to get a lot of replay value out of it. Here are some of the highlights: Career Mode (Progress through a series of challenges to unlock new cars and tracks) Full Xbox Live Support (Race on-line against up to 16 people) Tunable car settings (tire selection, gear ratio, suspension, etc) Graphically Rallisport 2 is fantastic. For those of you with High Definition televisions I highly recommend this title. Yes, it’s only 480P with 16x9 support – but playing this game on a large television with 480P is impressive. The car models are excellent – the damage that appears on your vehicle after clipping a tree, guard rail, etc is very realistic. The particle effects are also cool – waterfalls look real pouring over a cliff, your car kicks up dirt as it spins around the track. The track visuals are also excellent – there is a wide variety of tracks in the game from ice racing on a closed track to mountain ascents and rally courses across Australia. They all look impressive – my personal favorites are the mountain ascent/descent courses as the danger of sliding off the track and over a cliff add a certain amount of anxiety to the race. Weather effects are also well implemented – from a clear day to light snow and heavy rain – they all are done well. When your complete the race your able to replay the race and perform the standard camera angle changes, rewind/fast forward, etc – you can also save replays for later viewing. In the audio department – Rallisport Challenge 2 offers Dolby Digital 5.1 support and it’s well implemented. The music variety is enough to not be too repetitive. The audio does a good job changing up based on your environment – your engine sounds different going through a tunnel than out in the open. I haven’t play a ton of Xbox Live matches yet but based on what I have seen it’s well implemented. You can host a race and select from a multitude of options – number of players, track selection, etc. In my experience – I didn’t see noticeable lag on-line that would detract from the fun. In terms of difficulty – I completed the Pro career mode without much of a problem. I would recommend this game to anyone who wants to pick up a title and play – it’s not frustratingly difficult. Seem people have commented that it seems too easy (especially career mode) but it’s so much fun it didn’t bother me. I highly recommend this title if you are into racing. I do not consider myself a hard core racing fanatic and Rallisport Challenge 2 has been an addicting title from the moment I first tried it out. It has tons of gameplay options to keep you busy in single player career mode and Xbox Live support for on-line play. Most importantly – this game is just a blast to play. Could it be more difficult – probably? But with so many gameplay options available there is enough here to keep you occupied for a long time.
Introduction; Digital Illusions have outdone themselves this time,thanks to them,every proud Xbox owners can enjoy this exhilrating rally arcade experience. Rallisport Challenge 2 has improved quite a bit in comp... Read Full Review
Rallisport Challenge 2 is the best racing game for xbox or any other console. Onto the game. The game has two main modes single player and multiplayer the multiplayer can have up to sixteen players at once via sy... Read Full Review
