ATV Offroad Fury 2
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''ATV Offroad Fury 2'' is a
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developed by
Rainbow Studios Rainbow Studios is an American video game developer based in Phoenix, Arizona, best known for developing offroad racing games, such as '' Motocross Madness'' and the '' MX vs. ATV'' series. It was established by Earl Jarred in 1986 under the n ...
and published by
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for the
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. It is a sequel to ''
ATV Offroad Fury ''ATV Offroad Fury'' is a 2001 racing video game developed by Rainbow Studios and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2. A sequel, '' ATV Offroad Fury 2'', was released in 2002. Gameplay The player may choose between ...
'', and is the first in the series to support
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, using both broadband and
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connection. It was released on November 12, 2002 in North America and on October 3, 2003 in Europe by THQ. The game was succeeded by ''
ATV Offroad Fury 3 ''ATV Offroad Fury 3'' is a racing video game developed by Climax Racing and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2. It was released on November 2, 2004 in North America and on February 10, 2006 in Europe by SouthPeak In ...
'' in 2004.


Gameplay

Expanding from its predecessor, ''ATV Offroad Fury 2'' features more ATVs (including Ravage Talons), along with more vehicles, mini-games, championships, and others. The ATVs do not suffer damage, but their occupants are vulnerable to dismounts from ATVs, if the vehicle lands poorly or another racer lands on the player. Also, after riding for an extended period of time, the ATVs will become dirty. They can be cleaned by resetting or driving into the water, but if the player stays in the deep water for more than 5 seconds, they are teleported out of the water. If the player drives out of bounds, they will dismount from their ATV and fly through the air. The game also features new point-earning tricks, as well as championships where players can earn profile points for each race completed. Completing championships will unlock a new event such as Freestyle events, which objective the players must complete within the time limit. The game also offers
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s. ''ATV Offroad Fury 2'' is also the first installment in the series to offer online play, which allows players to challenge other players over an online network (including a set of Lobbies), connected via i-Link,
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(LAN) or other network connections. The range of stunts featured in ''ATV Offroad Fury 2'' are typically activated by tapping a combination of buttons while the player's ATV is in the air, to activate stunt-based combo moves. Each set of tricks also require a different amount of time to perform.


Reception

''ATV Offroad Fury 2'' received "generally favorable" reviews, according to
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.
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gave the game 9 out of 10, praising the gameplay, but criticizing the soundtrack.
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gave the game 7 out of 10, noting the lack of changes from the previous game. ''ATV Offroad Fury 2'' received a nomination for " Console Racing Game of the Year" at the AIAS'
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, but lost to '' Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2''.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Atv Offroad Fury 2 2002 video games ATV Offroad Fury Multiplayer and single-player video games MX vs. ATV PlayStation 2 games PlayStation 2-only games Racing video games Rainbow Studios games Sony Interactive Entertainment games Video games developed in the United States