MegaRace 2 is a racing

Racing game

A racing video game is a genre of video games, either in the first-person or third-person perspective, in which the player partakes in a racing competition with any type of land, air, or sea vehicles. They may be based on anything from real-world racing leagues to entirely fantastical settings...

/fighting game

Fighting game

Fighting game is a video game genre where the player controls an on-screen character and engages in close combat with an opponent. These characters tend to be of equal power and fight matches consisting of several rounds, which take place in an arena. Players must master techniques such as...

 (vehicular combat) developed by Cryo Interactive

Cryo Interactive

Cryo Interactive Entertainment is a French video game development and publishing company founded in 1992, but existing unofficially since 1989 as a developer group under the name Cryo...

 in 1996

1996 in video gaming

-Notable releases:*January 29 — Duke Nukem 3D, successor to the simple side-scrolling originals, and a genre-redefining title for first person shooters....

, released on August 31 of that year for the PC

Personal computer

A personal computer is any general-purpose computer whose size, capabilities, and original sales price make it useful for individuals, and which is intended to be operated directly by an end-user with no intervening computer operator...

. It was published by Mindscape and is the first sequel of the original MegaRace

MegaRace

MegaRace is a video game created by Cryo Interactive, released in 1994. It features pre-rendered 3-D graphics and over twenty minutes of full motion video of fictional game show host, Lance Boyle. It was released for MS-DOS on March 28, 1994, for the Sega Mega-CD/Sega CD on July 30, 1994 and for...

, which was later followed by MegaRace 3

MegaRace 3

MegaRace 3 is a racing\fighting game developed by Cryo Interactive in 2001, released for the PC and Sony PlayStation 2. It is the sequel of MegaRace and MegaRace 2....

.

This game also features host, Lance Boyle, played by Christian Erickson

Christian Erickson

Christian Erickson is an American actor and voice actor currently living in Paris, France. He is known for his role as General Kormarov in the film adaption of Hitman, and his most popular role is that of Lance Boyle, the TV presenter in the MegaRace video games series.-Films:* Fun with Dick and...

. In this installment of the futuristic racing series, you are once again the "enforcer" and you are once again attempting to win a series of races against computer opponents, by finishing in first place, or destroying their cars, automatically disqualifying them.

Additions to this game are vast, especially concerning ways to destroy your opponents' vehicle

Vehicle

A vehicle is a device that is designed or used to transport people or cargo. Most often vehicles are manufactured, such as bicycles, cars, motorcycles, trains, ships, boats, and aircraft....

s, and ways they will destroy yours. Race tracks are more detailed and often more challenging. The cars are also now rendered in 3D.

Microïds

Microïds

Microïds is a French software brand belonging to Anuman Interactive that publishes and develops video games. In recent years the company's collection of brands and game licenses has grown since being a part of MC2 France...

, owners of the Cryo brand, made the game available on Good Old Games in 2009.

External links

• MegaRace 2 at MobyGames
• MegaRace 2 at GameSpot.com