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Sep 17, 2007 · Juiced 2: HIN evolves the current street racing scene, letting players experience the culture of the real-life HIN tour, the nation's largest lifestyle custom car show in an intense racing experience. Featuring track and drift racing at real-world locations around the globe, next-gen AI and vehicle customization, Juiced 2: HIN brings street racing to life, allowing players to test their skills ...
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By Chris Roper
Updated: May 13, 2012 10:44 pm
Posted: Sep 21, 2007 1:35 am
While it's common practice in the music industry for a band to have a self-titled album, it's not too often that you'll find something similar in the gaming world. But here we have Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights from Juice Games, the sequel to the original 2005 release of Juiced. The follow-up sees a large number of changes in the series' overall design - the calendar-driven event sequence is gone, you no longer have to pay to repair damage after a race nor pony up a race fee to enter an event. It's a sleeker experience to be sure, but it's still far from perfect.
You'll immediately notice issues with the game's control system. There are two distinct driving mechanics - racing and drifting. Neither is perfect, and they almost feel like polar opposites. The racing controls are overly touchy, where if you tap the stick to the side your vehicle will veer quickly in that direction. When you enter a drift event, however, you'll feel like you're in a completely different vehicle. In order to help you get your car sideways, the game makes you feel like you're sliding around on ice. It's actually difficult to keep your car straight, which is important in the Drift Obliterator events where you need to actually cross the finish line first.
While both mechanics act predictably and you can quickly get used to them, that doesn't mean that they're good. But at the same time, they do work and don't really ever get in the way of your driving. While that may sound confusing, just know that there's no mistaking Juiced 2's controls for those of Burnout, Gran Turismo or Forza.
Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights has its share of strengths and weaknesses. The track design is generally pretty good and the layout of the Career mode is nice. However, some aspects of the car customization are poor and the controls could have used more tuning. If you love customizing cars and racing them, you'll find some things to like here. But cert...
Sep 25, 2007 · Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights has its share of strengths and weaknesses. The layout of the Career mode is nice, and there's lots to do. However, some aspects of the car customization are poor, and ...
Oct 25, 2007 · Juiced 2 is a really impressive looking racer. The 3D work is well done, the cars are realistic looking, and the tracks are detailed and varied enough that it gives the game that international ...
Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights is a racing video game. The PlayStation 2, Xbox 360 and Nintendo DS versions were released in September, the PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 3 versions in October, and the Microsoft Windows version in November 2007. It is the sequel to the 2005 game Juiced. It was developed by Juice Games and published by THQ ...
Sep 19, 2007 · There's no shortage of race types to compete in - both online and off - and the first game's big selling point,an eye-popping amount of car customisation options, has been upped to a staggering ...
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Sep 26, 2007 · Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights Review ... Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights is the follow-up to that unmemorable game, and this sequel is equally forgettable. It offers up yet another arcade-heavy street ...
