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| Lego Racers 2 |
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| Developer(s) |
Attention To Detail |
| Publisher(s) |
Lego
Software
Taito
(Japanese version) |
| Platform(s) |
Microsoft Windows, Game Boy
Advance, PlayStation 2, CD-ROM |
| Release
date(s) |
NA September 21, 2001
EU
October 21, 2001
JP
August 8, 2002
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| Genre(s) |
Racing game |
| Mode(s) |
Single Player, two player
simultaneously |
| Rating(s) |
ESRB Everyone |
| Media |
CD-ROM, DVD, Game Boy Advance Cartridge |
| Input methods |
Mouse, Keyboard, Joystick |
Lego Racers 2 is the sequel to the first Lego racing game entitled Lego Racers, released for the PC, PlayStation 2 and
Game Boy
Advance in 2001.
In this game, the player has more freedom, as well as more
characters to race and talk to. There are five large worlds,
starting with the hometown, Sandy Bay. The player then moves along
to Dino Island, Mars, Arctic, and finally Xalax, the racing planet,
by winning 4 races in Sandy Bay, and then collecting gold bricks to
advance to the other realms to win their 5 races. There the player
challenges Rocket Racer again in a large stadium. After Rocket
Racer is defeated, he will happily hand over the title of the
greatest racer in the galaxy. Returning characters are Rocket
Racer, Sam Sanister (named Baron Von Barron in the first game) and
Johnny Thunder.
Levels
There are five levels, or worlds, in Lego Racers 2,
each based on a particular theme. In addition to racing cars in the
Racers product line, each
theme is based on an actual series Lego sets, and includes parts of
those sets.
- Sandy Bay: Based on Lego Town sets. It is an
island that has a town, construction site, and several beaches as
well as a mountain in the center. This world also has portals to
the other Lego worlds in it; if you are in the Arctic world and are
going to the Mars World, you must go back to Sandy Bay and into the
Mars portal. Sandy Bay has four bosses that you have to race before
going to any of the other Lego worlds. They are the construction
worker, the postman, the fireman, and the policeman (in that
order). The races are: Dig-A-Brick, Special Delivery, Hot Stuff and
Bobby's Beat. Golden bricks can be found at the beach, at the top
of the mountain, and on a ledge by the west beach.
- Dino Island: The next Lego world you visit is
based on the Lego Adventurers sets. It is also an
island featuring two rivers, a plateau with a volcano, a jungle, a
tribal village, ancient ruins, and a few beaches. It constantly
rains here. There are Lego dinosaurs running about which can't hurt
you (although they can push you, a setback during races) and always
run the same path. The boss for this world is Sam Sinister, who has
a fast car. He has an engine super upgrade in the form of a turbo
boosted engine. The races are: Tribal Trouble, Dino Dodgems,
Cretaceous Canyon, The Lost Race World and Sam Sanisters Slammer.
Other racers are Pippen Reed (also in the first) Sir Cuningham, and
Cassiopeia (a martian). Golden bricks can be found by the platue,
the mountain, and the serpents mouth.
- Mars: The third Lego world is based on the Lego Life on Mars sets.
It is a series of valleys in between tall cliff-like mountains. It
features a martian mine, martian base, abandoned martian base,
crashed space shuttle (which you arrive in according to the
mini-movie), and two caves as well as two lava rivers. If you get
enough speed in free roam mode, you can get on top of the
mountains, but you will respawn if you get too close to the edge of
the platform. The boss is Rigel, a martian who races in a mech (a
bi-ped robot large enough to sit in) and is not affected by weapons
of any kind, although he cannot ramp up speed by running down
hills. He has a shield super upgrade in the form of a shield
generator. Other racers are Pippen Reed, Cunningham, and
Cassiopeia. Golden bricks can be found in the maze, the waterfall
(also a shortcut), and Rigel's tribute. Shortcut: the
waterfall.
- Arctic: Based on the Arctic sets. It is again an island, with a
mountain that you may go inside of, a beached tanker, an ice maze,
an iced over lake with several large holes in it, and several
bases. It constantly snows here. The boss is the Berg, an ice
monster that runs instead of drives. The Berg can turn on a dime
and makes icicles sprout from wherever he walks. Although they
cannot hurt you, they slow you down tremendously. He has a grip
super upgrade in the form of tires. Other racers are Pippen Reed,
Cunningham, and Cassiopeia. Golden bricks can be found in the
plane, the doctor's office, and the trapped boat. Shortcut: the
Berg's cave.
- Xalax: The characters could be purchased from
the "Lego Racers" line, but the world does not resemble any
particular sets. The world is a dome full of cheering fans and
features a volcano in the middle of a lava lake, a jump, a loop,
and a tunnel which you may drive upside-down in. Xalax is unique in
that for each race the landscape changes. The boss of this world is
Rocket Racer, who has a very fast car and all of the upgrades given
to the racer. Other racers are the Ramas named Lightor, Warrior,
Loopin, Gears, Surfer,Shredder,Scratch,Spiky. Golden bricks can be
found near the tunnel, near the mountain, by the loop, and by a
Rampage. Shortcut: go around the loop instead of on it.
Upgrades
Upgrades for your car may be obtained by winning mini games.
Each mini game is accessible by driving through a vortex while
exploring the Lego worlds. There are two mini games per world, one
on an easy level and one on a difficult level.
There are three categories of upgrades available: Grip, which
improves how well your car turns and how much your car slides;
Power, which controls how fast your car goes and how much climbing
power your car has; and Shield, which controls how much damage your
car can take before disappearing.
Powerups
Powerups are various types of weapons that can be used while
racing. You obtain a powerup by driving over a white, spinning,
glowing Lego brick. A counter appears that cycles through all of
the powerups; the one it lands on is the one you get. You may press
the "fire" button to stop the counter if you see one that you want.
It takes a quick hand, however. Otherwise, the counter will
automatically give you a bonus based on your position in the race.
Persons in last place will receive the best powerups. Unlike Lego
Racers 1, there are no power-enhancing bricks for your powerup.
- Weapons powerups make Lego bricks fly off the receiver's cars.
Lose all the bricks and you will be forced to continue on foot, in
Lego minifigure form. You have to walk to the nearest pit stop to
get your car back.
- The Stealth powerup makes your car invisible to other racers,
and you may bump into other racers to obtain the powerup they have.
Also, it prevents the Tracking Missile powerup from hitting you. It
lasts for around six seconds. Symbol: The gray ninja
- The Drill powerup fires a drill missile in front of your car.
The drill behaves like a torpedo, and explodes on impact,
eliminating around 50% of the opponents bricks. You can also ride
on the drill by holding down the fire button. However, if you ride
on it for too long, it will detonate, causing damage to your car.
Symbol: A drill
- The Disk powerup fires a flying disc in front of your car. The
disc will bounce off any object it hits, except cars, in which case
it explodes. You can get another powerup while this powerup is on.
It is very powerful, like the drill it eliminates around half of
the bricks on your opponents car, but is very hard to use. If you
press the look back button you can fire the disc backwards; which
can be useful if you are being chased by a Missile, as the Disk can
destroy the Missile. Symbol: A disk with blades.
- The Missile powerup fires a heat-seeking missile that you may
lock on to any racer. The same with the disc, you can pick up
another powerup when this one is on. Occasionally it will explode
(by hitting something) before it reaches target. You can also
select the target using next target & previous target buttons.
It easier to cause damage with than the drill or disc, but it does
less damage - around a third of bricks. Symbol: A dog
- The Explosion powerup creates a bubble of expanding energy
around your car. When the energy expands to a certain point, it
explodes, harming every racer in the vicinity of the bubble except
for you. You can charge the shot by holding down the fire button
(note that if you keep charging and don't drop it as follows, it
WILL damage your own vehicle.) If the fire button is held and then
released, the bubble will fall behind the car and explode as
described above. If a car runs into a dropped bubble, it will
suffer more damage than normal. Damage is variable with this
powerup, dependent on how deep you drive into the bubble. Symbol:
Storm cloud
- The Whirlwind powerup creates a stationary whirlwind that
causes cars to veer away from it. If you hold down the fire button
the whirlwind stays attached to your car. If you keep it attached,
you will suffer minor damage. You won't be able to pick up any
powerups while this is on. It lasts for around six seconds. Symbol:
A twister
- The Destructabrick powerup creates a force that first turns the
screen yellow for half a second, and then takes 3 layers of bricks
off every single car (except for yours) for six seconds. It is very
rare, and is the most powerful powerup in the game. Symbol: Flying
Lego bricks
Other
Lego Racers 2 also includes "cars" that aren't
specifically cars such as trucks, cars with tank-like treads, hover
cars, and snow vehicles with skis, as well as a "sail" snow vehicle
that you cannot build with the displayed pieces.
Lego Racers 2 also has, like in the original, a car and
characters designer. Lego Racers 2 has more bricks but
fewer characters to make and edit. However, while in theory this
means that more individual racer possibilities exist, the number of
"widely used" parts is much lower, and only a few possibilities
that exist are commonly used. This also follows over to cars.
Additionally, you cannot change your player at any time during
adventure (story) mode, further limiting options. You can change
your car, however it can only be changed for each of the worlds
once.
See also
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