Rad Racer II

Three years after Rad Racer, Rad Racer 2 was released by Square in 1990. The challenge of full speed racing on city streets in a powerful sports car were back and with improved graphics and music. It is time once again to hit the road trying to outlast the courses and the traffic.

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Rad Racer 2

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Let's talk Rad Racer 2! Rad Racer 2 was released three years after the first Rad Racer by Square (which is now Square-Enix). Rad Racer 2 offered up the same style principles of its predecessor. However, an interesting new touch is the ability to make a rocket start. Generate enough power from a standstill to build up a rocket start. Then when the buildup is complete, take off and have a beast run off the line. Rad Racer 2 has some improved graphics and some smoother game play. You even could listen to music without having to turn it on or off during the course of the race.

From a YouTube comment, I read the game's music was composed by Nobou Uematsu- the same person who made music for the Final Fantasy series.

Vehicles.

Unlike in the first Rad Racer, you have only one vehicle- your Ferrari-looking sports car. When starting up your car, you can execute a powerful turbo start.

Locations.

Eight more locations await you when you take on the challenge of "Rad Racer 2." Unlike the first Rad Racer, Rad Racer 2 seems firmly concentrated on mostly driving on roads in the United States. The dashboard display will let you know what turns are coming up. Though the races are point-to-point, there are "lap" times strangely. You must clear each checkpoint to have your time extended. You can coast your way to checkpoints if time expires and if you are within range of a checkpoint. If you fail to complete the course, the game is over.

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Rad Racer 2: Final Thoughts

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Rad Racer 2 offers up a different experience from the first game, but not too much different. It is still great fun to play. Something I forgot to mention in my Rad Racer 1 review is that the Rad Racer games are only one player. It will be disappointing if you were wanting to have some two-player racing or anything like that. Even still, the experience with Rad Racer 2 is still fairly good. The level of challenge is fairly decent for any gamer. If you just want a basic racing game that still doesn't require you to have finesse or skill, "Rad Racer 2" has you covered.

Video Preview.

This video gives you a look at Rad Racer 2. Take a look at this video to see the game I have talked about all post long:


^ Rad Racer II - NES Gameplay


Look Rad Racer 2 up on eBay or someplace if you want to buy this game.





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