This feature has also found its way into Redline, and, in fact, has been expanded upon. Now, you can waste your competitors during a race, too. Unfortunately, with unlimited ammo and a declassified Naval Air Warfare Center targeting system called EOT--for "Eyes On Target"--at your disposal, your aerial opponents don't really stand a sporting chance.
Although mildly diverting and definitely amusing, this combat feature is in no way the equal of the dogfighting you'll find in any of the real WWII combat sims on today's market.
One carryover that didn't fare as well is the game's eight-person LAN and Internet multiplayer component. The matchmaking utility featured in last year's version has been dropped altogether, thus leaving multiplayer fans with some rather unappealing connectivity options. A niche product like Redline isn't likely to set a lot of sales records, so locating an online opponent through peer-to-peer IP address swapping is a tenuous exercise at best.
The somewhat gimmicky air combat mode makes a return, and this time you can even turn the guns on while racing. And finally, we would be remiss if we didn't mention the game's colossal loading times.
Unbelievably, when you're playing a given course for the first time in a given session, you must endure at least a full minute or more of inactivity while the game makes the transition from menu interface to gameplay screen.
This delay is trimmed to a substantially more acceptable time frame if you're returning to a course you've already accessed during the same session, but that initial holdup is frightfully protracted and perhaps even longer than it was in the original product.
If you own a copy of last year's game, then you already possess the guts of this year's follow-up. True, Redline: Xtreme Air Racing 2 has a few extra locales tossed in and features scores of new planes to fly, but it also sports the same tired power plant and discouraging foibles that kept the original from scoring highly with the PC flying crowd. Should Victory Simulations ever get around to building Xtreme Air Racing 3, here's hoping the company can justify a complete engine overhaul and some new paint.
Though the racing action remains infectious in the interim, the game as a whole is sorely in need of some shop time. Upvote Leave Blank. About the Author. Gord Goble. More GameSpot Reviews. Load Comments 0. Average Rating 12 Rating s 4. Developed by: Victory Simulations. Published by: Encore Software, Inc. Genre s : Simulation Flight. Teen Violence. Buy on. Critic Reviews. Score distribution:.
Positive: 1 out of 5. Mixed: 4 out of 5. Negative: 0 out of 5. The combat style was a neat addition, as was the ability to customize many aspects of your plane including the looks, but overall the sim style of gameplay just made the actual racing piece feel a little too slow.
All this publication's reviews Read full review. Gamer's Hell. Does a very good job of representing the sport that inspired the game. PC Gamer. Little more than a two-year-old repackaging job that fixes little and adds even less.
All this publication's reviews. Though developer Victory Simulations has kick-started things somewhat by adding a flock of new planes and courses--and a none-too-challenging combat mode--Redline: Xtreme Racing 2 otherwise looks the same, feels the same, and sports the same annoying quirks as its precursor. Worth Playing. I'm willing to forgive quite a bit for a budget title as long as there is some redeeming quality to the gameplay. Redline: Xtreme Air Racing 2 is a simulation, sports, racing and arcade game developed by Victory Simulations.
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