Vigilante 8: 2nd Offense (known as Vigilante 8 2nd Battle in Japan

Japan

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) is a vehicular combat video game released for the PlayStation, Dreamcast and the Nintendo 64

Nintendo 64

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 on December 1, 1999. It is the sequel to Vigilante 8

Vigilante 8

Vigilante 8 is a vehicular combat video game released on June 4, 1998 for the PlayStation, Nintendo 64, and Game Boy Color. It is a spinoff of the PC game Interstate '76, and features several concepts carried over from that title.Vigilante 8 was developed with a team of only five people Vigilante...

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Synopsis

The story of Vigilante 8: 2nd Offense centers on the international meddlings of an oil conglomerate from the future known as OMAR (Oil Monopoly Alliance Regime).

After finding an electronic armband in a service station bathroom, former Vigilante Slick Clyde rose to be controlled by OMAR. Working up through the ranks of command he soon came to be the CEO of OMAR itself and made a complete monopoly on all oil trades with the sole exception of the United States.

With the help of his student and hitman, Obake, he steals the technology to allow him to travel through time. Taking with him Obake and his cybernetic assassin, Dallas 13, he makes the jump back to 1970s to cripple the United States and bring OMAR to total domination.

Appearing in 1970s, the three vehicles encounter Convoy, the former leader of the Vigilantes. Upon seeing him, the three cars open fire.

Gameplay

The purpose of the game is to control a vehicle and eliminate all other vehicles in the arena with the use of weapons and upgrades. The player can choose to play through a story mode, Quest Mode, or play with an assorted number of bots, players choice, in Arcade mode. Second Offense introduced the Salvage points system, which allows the player to upgrade their vehicle by collecting "Salvage Points" from destroyed opponents. As well as introducing a driveline conversion system where the vehicles wheels could be switched for hover pods, hydro floaters or snowmobile tracks and skis