
Speed Demons 2 is an arcade highway racing game featuring explosive action, breakneck speeds, and very intense TRAFFIC. With a pulse-pounding soundtrack, unique side-scrolling perspectives, and TONS of varied modes, vehicles, and races, Speed Demons 2 is a thrilling blend of speed and chaos.
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Speed Demons 2 is an arcade highway racing game with a unique perspective, intense action, and a surprising amount of variety. You take to the roads as one of the Demons, a chaotic highway-racing gang, or as an Enforcer, vigilantes determined to stop the Demons at any cost. Whether you want to weave through rush hour, race past your rivals, escape from Enforcers, or go on a traffic-ramming rampage, Speed Demons 2 is the game for you.
SPEED AND STYLE, SIDE-SCROLLING EDITION
Speed Demons 2 gives you a unique view of the action, thanks its chase-camera perspectives. With 3 camera angles (straight-down, high-angle chase, and low-angle chase), you'll be racing from a different point of view. Because of this fairly unique perspective--and a generous amount of additional effects--the game's sense of speed is especially intense. To make the action more intuitive, the controls are focused on movement, not steering. You'll have gas, brake, and turbo (or ability) buttons, and you move the analog stick (or mouse) up and down to control your vehicle's direction.
Speed Demons 2's visuals are colorful, customizable, and highly-optimized. While the physics run at 120hz at all times, the visuals look great at either 60hz or 120hz, especially when played on a high-resolution monitor. The game features finely-tuned custom motion blur and tilt shift full-screen effects, but both are completely optional. The vehicles and road hazards are cel-shaded, but the outlines can be disabled if you prefer a simpler style. Regardless of which settings you use, Speed Demons 2 action remains stylish and smooth.
MODES AND VEHICLES AND RACES!
It's easy to jump in and enjoy a quick high-speed session of Speed Demons 2. But don't expect to "race" through the game, as there a lot of content and gameplay variety to explore. Featuring 10 gameplay modes, 67 unique vehicles, 383 races, and a 3-star scoring system, Speed Demons 2 gives you plenty of reasons to keep racing and keep coming back. The modes in the game:
RACE: Race against the same (or similar) vehicles as yours to reach the finish line first.
CHECKPOINT: Race against the clock to reach 5 checkpoints before you run out of time.
ESCAPE: Reach the finish line without being destroyed by Enforcers.
PURSUIT: (Enforcer) Destroy 10-18 specific Demons within a set time limit.
TAKEDOWN: (Enforcer) Destroy as many Demon vehicles as you can in a set time.
RAMPAGE: Destroy as many vehicles (of any type) as you can in a set time.
RALLY: Pass as many Demons as you can in a set time.
SLALOM: Race to the side of slalom markers and reach the finish line as fast as possible.
SCRATCHLESS: Reach the finish line with as few scratches as possible.
RUSH HOUR: Pass as many traffic vehicles as you can before reaching the finish line.
Each race can be attempted (and completed) in 2-3 minutes, and there are nearly 300 races spread across various chapters. Main chapters feature 5 or more new vehicles each, while bonus chapters provide more challenging races centered around specific themes or modes. Progression is fairly forgiving, meaning only around half of the races need to be completed to progress through the game.
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Languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese +1 more
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Hours played at review time, across 27 reviews with recorded playtime.
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[h3] Indisputably the best side-scrolling highway racing game ever! [/h3] I am beyond excited the full game is finally out! I played the demo immensely and couldn't get enough of it; 50 hours to be exact. In SD2, you'll experience adrenaline-fueled fun, edge-of-your-seat thrills, explosive action, and high-octane excitement! There is not a single thing in this game that I don't like. It's absolutely perfect in my opinion. And I love the 3-star system as it enables replayability. The AI in this game is probably the best that I've seen. It's a perfect balance of not being too easy nor too hard. The AI will make mistakes just as a human player would. Most of the modes are pretty easy in my opinion, but every person has a different skillset, so some people might find the game harder than others. By no means am I saying I'm capable of getting 3-stars in every race. So far, I have just two races with 2 stars, while all the rest are 3 stars. It's pretty awesome that every mode is different as in each of them will have different race modifiers. The race modifiers surely bring more fun into the game! Avoiding traffic is imperative in this game (in most modes). If you slam into the back of a larger vehicle or multiple vehicles, you could potentially come to a standstill. The traffic can certainly be irritating and overwhelming at times, but try to not let it bother you too much. You just gotta push yourself to get better...and keep trying! I love challenging games. This game will definitely test your response time at breakneck speed. Despite some cutbacks, SD2 still has a astonishing amount of content for such an inexpensive price! This game is a steal! Initially, it was said there would be 70+ vehicles and 500 races, but now it's 67 vehicles and 383 races. Perhaps the other races will come later. Edit: The dev did say it's possible for more races to come later, but no guarantee. Last, but not least, this game has a banger soundtrack! Demo review below... https://steamcommunity.com/id/daredevil_314/recommended/3778150/
the fun game for short sessions on a steam deck
Love the visual, every frame could be a wallpaper. Love the soundtrack, fits the gameplay perfectly. Love the challenges, tough but incredibly satisfying. (Don't be afraid to hit the brake, especially during escape missions)
Very fun and exhilarating. No highway racer like it. Never played the first game which was on Apple mobile, but I've seen videos and this is definitely an improvement. At 100+ missions with hours of gameplay. Visuals are simple, but are quite stunning actually. Missions are repetitive, but are shaken up with different cars that have their own handling mechanics. I wish the game was advertised better though so more people knew about it. I can tell a lot of love was put into this game.
I love visceral, chaotic racing games, and this PERFECTLY fits the bill.
I wouldn't normally review so early into playing a game but after the full demo and the first 2 chapters of the full game I'm fairly confident the rest of this game will retain the quality it has had so far plus I know how important early reviews are during a launch window for a small game like this. It's like Subway Surfers for car enjoyers. Very simple and yet very addicting. Highly recommend for any people who enjoy those intense focus games like One Finger Death Punch or Super Hexagon or any other of those games where you just kinda enter a trance of pure focus in order to react to all the stimuli as quickly as required. Also somewhat recommended for arcadey racing game enjoyers, but know it's gonna be a bit intense compared to the average racing game lmao
[h2]ゲームデザインは秀逸だがレベルデザインがそれを台無しにしている[/h2] シンプルかつスピード感が存分に伝わる操作感とステージによってユニークなギミックを備えるバリエーションはとても良かった。 グラフィックやBGMがそれらを更に盛り上げるスパイスにもなっていて初見の手触りは非常に良い体験だったものの、より突き詰めた攻略を意識し出すとこのゲームのデザイン(および細部の作り)に対する欠陥が無視できなくなり、結果的にbadの判定。 先にこのゲームの特徴的な部分は以下の通り ●[b] 同じステージでも毎回変化するコース [/b] →道路のカーブや幅、分離帯の置かれ方等が都度変わる ●[b]道路にひしめくNPC車両 [/b] →コース上にはライバル車両以外にも多くのモブ的なNPC車両(小さな車からトラック、バスといった大型まで)が走っている これらの要素だけで言えば同じステージでも毎回コース取りが変わるし、前を塞ぐNPC車両の隙間を華麗に縫って駆け抜け、プレイヤーがいない場所でもNPC同士が干渉しあってクラッシュが起きるというまるで対人のような不確定要素。 ――というゲーム性を生み出して実際初見でざっくり遊んでる分にはその通りの体験を楽しめる。 ただし☆3(1ステージの最大報酬)獲得を意識するとそれらが ・コース内容がランダムなのでルート取りを突き詰められない ・NPCによる不確定要素が多く防げない事故が多い というストレス要素として際立ってしまう。 特に本作のベースルールの1つである「レース」では、 ・すでに先行しているライバル車両を最後尾から順に追い抜いて1位を目指す ・上位を走っているライバル車両に追いつくのはコース終盤になるよう調整されている ・ライバル車両の速度は簡単に追い抜けないようになっている という仕様と悪い方向で噛み合っておりストレスの最大値を生み出してしまっている。 「レース」で☆を取るには相当スムーズに走り抜ける必要があるが、少しでも引っかかるとほぼ間に合わないほど猶予がない。 このゲームに成長要素の類は一切ないので「今はまだクリアできるステータスではないのかも」というわけでもない。 そこにランダムな要素として例えば ・[b]分離帯によって狭くなった道を埋めるようにNPC車両の群れが前方にスポーンする[/b] ・[b]ふいにNPCが左右に動いたり減速するなどしたことで隙間を通過しようとしたプレイヤーにぶつかる[/b] ・[b]前方で急にNPC同士が衝突し、傾いたバスなどの大型車両がプレイヤーの前方を塞ぐ壁となる[/b] というアクシデントに見舞われて一瞬でも加速を失うようなことがあればプレイヤーはリトライし、「次はそういった不運が起きませんように」と祈りながら再走することになる。 マリオカートでいうなら1位はすでに1周目を走り終えようとしてるくらいのレースをスタート地点から走り出し、途中一度もアイテムの妨害を受けなければ1位になるれるようにしましたというような難易度。 他にもスタック脱出用のコマンドありきとした物理演算挙動が回避困難なクラッシュに巻き込まれたプレイヤーに最悪のコンボを与えたり、一部ステージ専用のユニークなギミックがこのゲームの欠陥を余計に際立たせてしまっている等このゲームに対する評価が反転した場所はいくつかあるが、一応述べておくとクリア報酬の☆は集めることで次のステージを開放するためのものであり、これは割とステージを飛ばしても要求数を満たせる程度には数に全体数に余裕がある(少なくとも自分が確認したチャプター3までは) なので「レース」の攻略が困難であってもそれ以外で☆を回収できれば問題ないし、別に星の獲得状況がまばらでも気にしないという人であれば本レビューのマイナス要素を無視して買っても十分問題ないだろう(冒頭で述べたようにゲームデザイン自体はとても良い) ただし買ったゲームはきっちり攻略したいという性分の人には「少なくともこのゲームの難易度と真面目に向き合うの疲れるだけなので精々デモ版を触ってあとはよさげなアップデートが入るまで様子見した方がいい」と伝えておきたい。(特にチャプター3のMAVERICKによるレースは最悪だ。開発者は恐らくデバッグ用のデータでうっかりテストしたに違いない)
WE WANT SPEED DEMONS 3!!!!!
A Tier game
As someone who grew up playing community levels in LittleBigPlanet this kind of game really scratches a specific itch for me. Its simple. Its satisfying. Its fun.
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