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Publisher : SEGA
Developer : Psuedo Interactive
Release Date : 11/19/2006
Rating : Teen (Violence)
2.5 of 5
Genre(s) : Racing
Category : Road Rage
# of players : 1-5
Review by 4thletter
Full Auto 2: Battlelines is okay. It’s neither great nor terrible.
It’s just kind of there. To be quite honest, I think I like the
racing more than I do the car combat.
The racing is fun, if a bit floaty. I’ve hit a wall or obstacle and
spun in a complete 360 in mid-air more than once. Otherwise,
the action comes fast and furious. Attaining high speeds nets
you a cool, but not distracting, motion blur. That sensation is a
temporary one, however, since you’ll most likely go careening
off into a wall or gas truck post haste. The trick is to find a nice
mix between all-out speed and careful driving. Judicious use of
the handbrake on your turns can make what would’ve been a skid
into a gas truck into a smooth turn around a sharp bend. Getting
across the finish line isn’t quite as simple as good driving, though.
You’re going to have to manage car combat while you push
150mph. You have primary and secondary weapons at your beck
and call, each with their own special characteristics. Shotguns
deliver a lot of power at short range, while machineguns give you
tons of low-strength shots in a short period of time. You aim with
the right analog stick, and I think that that is where my biggest
problem lies with this game.
The aiming is clunky and awkward. You have to take your thumb
off the fire button in order to aim the crosshairs, which is
generally a bad idea. There is some good news, though: you don’t
really have to aim very much at all in this game. You can leave
your crosshairs set at the default and do a perfectly good job of
smashing up the competition. Sure, aiming may come in handy for
certain specific environmental destruction traps, or if someone
is just off to your left or right, but if they’re that far over, they
can’t hit you anyway. Better to just tap L1 and boost away from
them period.
The rewind feature makes it onto the PlayStation 3 intact, and
it is quite useful. You can easily turn the tide of a battle by
rewinding to a point a second or two before your death and
making a slight course adjustment or firing your weapon. It’s a
cool little feature, and one that I hope sticks around.
Overall, though, Full Auto 2 is a competent, but fun, racer and
a so-so car combat title. Seeing cars and buildings explode is
always fun, but putting it into a genuine race atmosphere seems
like an odd mix. Even the destruction derby-style minigame falls
flat. Actually getting a bead on an enemy is a pain and a half. The
game’s physics engine is much more suited to actual racing than
car combat. It’s a decent game if you’re thirsty for something
on your PS3, just don’t come in expecting the second coming of
Twisted Metal.
Rating : 3 of 5
2nd opinion by Roger Danish • Alternate Rating : 2 of 5
Full Auto 2 plays like a poor man’s version of Burnout with the inclusion of guns and the played-out
rewind mechanic. Hold out for the real thing.
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