Ride 2
SCORE: 80
I appreciate Square Enix giving Family Friendly Gaming a digital
downloadable version of Ride 2 on the Playstation 4 (also a ton of bonus
content). This game clocks in at a hefty thirty-three gigs. It took
quite a few hours to download this game. Thankfully Family Friendly
Gaming has the bandwidth to download such a massively large game. Quite
a few other games at the PS4 had to be deleted to make room for it.
Families will be pleased to hear there is a physical copy version of
Ride 2.
The loading screens in Ride 2 are long. Which matches what has happened
with a lot of modern video games. The modes in Ride 2 are World Tour,
Quick Modes, My Bikes, My Rider, My Team, Challenges, Online, Options,
and Add-Ons. World Tour contains Season Events, Invitational Events,
Championships, Team vs Team, and World Ranking. The Quick modes in Ride
2 are Quick Race, Time Trial, and Split Screen. Two local players can
enjoy Ride 2 at the same time.
Ride 2 is very kind to players. It starts us out at the easiest
difficulty setting. Maybe that has something to do with my skills and
how I did in the trial race. The music is nice in Ride 2. I like how it
is subdued compared to the motorcycle engine sounds. Expect a learning
curve when you start to play Ride 2. This racing game shows you when and
where to brake. After a few races I got the feel of Ride 2.
There is a feature in Ride 2 that I love. What is this feature? It is
the rewind button. We have infinite rewinds for quite a bit. Make a
mistake and hit the L1 button. This will let you rewind. Once you get
out of the rewind it is in a slow motion for a few seconds so
corrections can be made. This is absolutely brilliant, and improves upon
the Forza Horizon franchise rewind.
Some of the graphics in Ride 2 are fabulous, like the bikes, tracks, and
backgrounds. The facial features of My Rider is not as great. The
animations in Ride 2 are great. Crashing and watching your rider bounce
around - not as great. There are a lot of circuits to race in Ride 2.
There are also a lot of bikes. Both of those things are pretty great.
Expect to see brand name motorcycles in Ride 2. Another great thing. I
ran out of not great things okay?
I noticed some interesting penalties in Ride 2. I got a penalty for
going on the grass. I was not cutting, I went to wide on the turn. Isn't
going that wide punishment enough? I could knock other racers off their
bikes and cause them all kinds of harm for no penalty. Call me crazy,
but crashing another rider seems penalty worthy. I am just saying if you
know what I mean.
Ultimately I like Ride 2. I like it better than Ride. Everything about
Ride 2 feels better to me. If you would like to learn a motorcycle
racing game then Ride 2 is for you. Ride 2 has its parts of difficulty.
It also has some great entry level stuff in it. I loved playing local
multiplayer with the split screen. I hope this franchise continues in
the future. It would great if Ride 3 added an open world area like the
Forza Horizon franchise.
- Frank
Graphics: 80%
Sound: 80%
Replay/Extras: 90%
Gameplay: 75%
Family Friendly Factor: 75%
System: PC/Xbox One/Playstation 4(tested)
Publisher: Square Enix
Developer: Milestone
Rating: ‘E’ - Everyone SIX and OLDER ONLY
Company provided product
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