2 Fast 2 Furious (video game)

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2 Fast 2 Furious
Developer(s)
Publisher(s)
SeriesThe Fast and the Furious
Platform(s)Mobile phone
ReleaseDecember 11, 2004
Genre(s)Racing
Mode(s)Single player

2 Fast 2 Furious is a racing video game developed by and published by for mobile phones based on the film of the same name.[1] It is the sequel to The Fast and the Furious and second game in the racing game series based on The Fast and the Furious franchise.

Gameplay[]

The game utilizes a pseudo-3D engine with the player controlling the car from a third person perspective. The controls were designed to be simple, and integrate smoothly to any mobile button interface. Players can steer, accelerate, brake and use nitro while racing. The objective of the game is to win all twelve races in order and accrue the most amount of money. The player's car is damaged when it collides with other cars, if it takes too much damage the player will have to abandon the race. Players can earn in-game money by winning race, this money is then used to purchase car upgrades in order to compete in more challenging races.[2]


2 Fast 2 Furious was one of the earliest mobile games to take advantage of wireless internet, allowing players to connect to a wireless network and share highscores with other players. Players could also download a 'ghost' of another player, to compete against offline.

The game also features the likeness of popular characters from The Fast and the Furious franchise, for example American rapper and actor Christopher Brian Bridges, known professionally as Ludacris.

Background[]

A game based on the franchise for PlayStation 2 and Xbox was developed by Genki, the developer of the game Tokyo Xtreme Racer, and published by Universal, but it was never released. The release was scheduled for November 2003 under the name The Fast and the Furious.[3] It was shown at E3 2003. No further information about the game was released after that.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ IGN staff (October 26, 2004). "2 Fast 2 Furious Mobile". IGN. Retrieved May 20, 2012.
  2. ^ pm, IGN CarsUpdated: 20 May 2012 5:01 amPosted: 26 Oct 2004 10:04, 2 Fast 2 Furious Mobile - IGN, retrieved 2021-11-22
  3. ^ "The Fast and the Furious [Canceled] - Overview". AllGame. Archived from the original on November 14, 2014. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
  4. ^ IGN staff (May 15, 2003). "E3 2003: Fast and Furious Hands-on". IGN. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
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