![]() ![]() The 11 November 2004 news article reported that the game would also feature the legendary English car AC Cobra produced by AC Cars from 1961 to 1967. ![]() ![]() the player changing the car's appearance). The news article on TeamXbox website, dated 6 October 2004, aside from gameplay footage, mentioned that World Racing 2 would use an upgraded game engine from the prequel, with better shadows and lighting, as well as new mud and dust effects and mentioned that the cars would be more elaborate, with more customisation options (i.e. These depicted Volkswagen car races against a backdrop of three-dimensional natural scenery. The first screenshots of the game appeared in early October 2004. However, some brands were cut from the final game due to licensing issues. More details later emerged: it was revealed that World Racing 2 would also feature cars from Volkswagen subsidiaries Audi, Bentley, Lamborghini, Škoda and Seat. Initially, the game was planned to focus on Volkswagen vehicles, similar to the first instalment, Mercedes-Benz World Racing, which focused on Mercedes-Benz cars. Later and improved versions of the engine have been used in all subsequent developments by Synetic. A particle system is responsible for rendering water spray and road dust. The technology also supports weather effects, dynamic shadows that change depending on lighting, shader water with waves and light refraction, and reflections on vehicles. One of the distinguishing characteristics of this technology is that it works well with large open spaces. World Racing 2 uses a game engine called the 3D Landscape Engine, developed in-house by Synetic. It is possible to play with a steering wheel. The car, depending on the platform, is controlled via a keyboard or a gamepad. ![]() The game features over forty car models, including Alfa Romeo, Volkswagen, Skoda, AC Cars, Mercedes-Benz, Rinspeed and Wiesmann. Countries of interest include Italy, Egypt and the USA (Miami and Hawaii). There are more than a hundred racing tracks in the game. The player has to complete 'championships' - stages with a certain number of tracks, which the game is divided into, and unlock previously inaccessible tracks and cars. World Racing 2's gameplay is fairly typical of arcade driving sims and is in many ways similar to the first game, Mercedes-Benz World Racing, as well as games such as Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed. The Champion Edition will employ quality of life fixes and the removal of licensed cars, vinyls and rims. The game is scheduled to be re-released on Steam on 8 December 2022 under the subtitle "Champion Edition". Unlike Mercedes-Benz World Racing, the game was not released for Nintendo GameCube. It is the sequel to Mercedes-Benz World Racing from 2003. It was released in North America in 2006. It was released for Windows, PlayStation 2 and Xbox.
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