Thread: Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights

In any other year a PC racing-lite enthusiast would be reading this review and being subjected to a list of reasons as to why the latest Need For Speed is far better. But that's now been thrown high up in the air what with ProStreet being an ill-conceived dog egg of a game. Surging into pole position then, in this almighty 'probably better played on console tbh' stand off, is Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights.
his is a curious amalgam of every console racer under the sun: with the pimped performance cars and jiggling ladies of a Need for Speed, the drifts of Ridge Racer, the focus on nitro and rival freak outs of a Burnout, and the real world locations (or at least strategic Big Ben placement) of a Project Gotham.

And it's a competent game too - handling is of the 'simple, but hard to master' variety, tracks are well-designed and the difficulty level well pitched. So, Juiced 2 is a right little magpie of a game, picking out bits from other racers it fancies, but while the basic racing ticks the required boxes, little that it pinches works as well as it should. And the AI isn't too hot either.

What's more Hot Import Nights holds itself in the same manner of a drunken dad at a wedding disco jiving to 'that Umbrella song they play on the radio'. It gets the sexy ladies on the loading screens right (not exactly tricky that one) - but whose idea was it to have you driving round London listening to Voodoo People by The Prodigy? An electro-punk classic it may be, but Juiced 2's target audience were barely born when that song was out.

The game's stab at originality comes with a DNA system that keeps tabs on how you race so a carbon copy of your racing brain can be put into a friend's career mode - but it fails to realise that everyone plays this game in the same way: go fast, take corners well, don't crash.

Juiced 2 is an insecure game unsure of who wants to play it, but that's not to say it isn't fun. The races are challenging, hectic, and occasionally exhilarating, while the modding has enough flashy company logos to bamboozle the layman into believing it authentic. Beyond the go-faster stripes, though, there's little sense of ownership as such. So instead of putting forward this year's NFS as an alternative, just get last year's.

So, Anybody have played it yet? I am gonna buy it 2moro.

hey installed it......but it doesnt run.........gimme the requirements sayem

Originally Posted by ornithologist_

hey installed it......but it doesnt run.........gimme the requirements sayem

.: MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS :.

Windows XP (Service Pack 2) / Windows Vista
Processor type : Intel Pentium 4 3.0 Ghz / AMD Althon 64 3800+
512 MB (1 GB recommended) RAM and a 256 MB DirectX 9.0 compatible card such as nVIDIA
GeForce 7600 or ATI Radeon X1600.

I have played it on my PS 2, vaalo lage ni, rasta beshi smooth money hoise.

Get into the drift with Juiced 2: HIN—the only place where superstar DJs, smokin' hot models and totally tuned cars come into close contact. Juice up your ride with complete customization and boost your NOS power as you draft, drift, slide, spook and fight for your rightful place on the racing line. Fast-paced, adrenaline-fuelled, pick-up-and-play action lets you enjoy the pure rush of powersliding your way around the globe. Wow the crowd, keep tabs on your opponents and take the crown as the rightful king of drift!
Lap up the atmosphere of the real tuning scene, complete with lights, DJs, music and, of course, girls.
Get your car sideways for as long as possible to rack up the big scores—controlling a car has never been more rewarding.
Earn your boost: Powerslide through the corners to get a nitrous refill.
Enjoy amazing modding and tuning options—resize wheels, fit scissor doors—almost limitless graphics options: Decals, paint layers, sticker layers and interiors.
Are you cool or wild? Develop your unique Driver DNA and let your friends download it. Download your friend’s DNA and have them join your crew.
Raise the stakes, raise the pressure and raise the respect. On-track betting features up to 1000 other players all cheering and booing to jangle the competition’s nerves.
Play for Pinks: Stake your prize ride on a race or a drift competition to win your opponent’s pride and joy.
Hire, fire and manage your own crew.
Spook your opponents and force them to crash.
Take on real-life crews and star drivers from the tuning scene.
Play a full career mode online.
Race and collect the hottest rides—Imports, Exotics, European, Old Muscle and New Muscle all feature with hundreds of real tuning parts and tens of thousands of combinations. Buy and sell them on-line.
Take the party to the World’s most famous landmarks—race around the Eiffel Tower, Big Ben, San Francisco, Tokyo, the Sydney Opera House and Rome’s Coliseum.

Review seems very cool..... Today was friday so couldn't buy it today. Hoping for 2moro to play it.

hmmm realyy............have to playyyy

Hey Guys, I am playing this Juiced 2, and its really great. At least lot more better than Pro Street. Awesome menu animation. Racing game lovers, play this game. Trust me, u will like it.

Btw, Juiced2 is designed for multicore systems, and will run best on systems with 2 or more cores. Running a dual or quad core processor is one of the best ways to improve its performance.

hey what resolution are you playing it with ??

& 8600GT te kon res best for this game :?:

My resolution is 1280*1024.

Depends on your monitor. If it is 15 or 17 inch, 1024*768 is perfect. For 19 inch, it is 1280*1024.

does it goes smooth enough in 1280*1024 :?:

Ya, its quite smooth when i turn off the PCF & CSAA options in the config.

You will find the following NVIDIA specific options selectable via Juiced2Config:
CSAA - CSAA produces antialiased images that rival the quality of 8x or 16x MSAA (MultiSample Anti-Aliasing), while introducing only a minimal performance hit over standard (typically 4x) MSAA. Seleting this option switches CSAA functionality on for selected anti-aliasing quality levels.

PCF - Percentage-closer filtering (PCF), hardware assisted shadow mapping, for smoother, higher performance, projected shadows.

eta tumi high definition a khelte paro ki juss 8600GT'r karone, naki tmr Quad core ase ai jonne :?: :?

Seems the game is HOT

I think, the answer is both.

Juiced 2 ta aj kinlam 1 er cheye onnek valo but Tire Traction Still 1 er moto e & Wall e dhakka khaile car mone hoy pingpong ball
Sayem vai tumi juiced performance or quality diye khelo?Graphix option kemon korle best hobe?

Ami ai settings a khelli:

Antialiasing quality level highest koto ache :?:

Upto Level 8.

level 8 diye khelle ki game slow hoye jay..??

Frame rate kisu com a jai.