MegaRace 2

MegaRace 2
Developer(s) Cryo Interactive
Publisher(s) Mindscape
Series MegaRace
Platform(s) MS-DOS
Release date(s)
  • NA: August 31, 1996

MegaRace 2 is a racing/fighting game (vehicular combat) developed by Cryo Interactive in 1996, released on August 31 of that year for the PC. It was published by Mindscape and is the first sequel of the original MegaRace, which was later followed by MegaRace 3.

This game also features host, Lance Boyle, played by Christian Erickson; this time joined by his beautiful but ditzy female assistant, Lucinda (a.k.a. Lorraine, Melissa, Linda, Connie, Mindy, Candy, Cindy, Saundra, Suzanne, Charlene, and a whole slew of other names), played by Alice Evans. In this installment of the futuristic racing series, you are once again the "enforcer" and you are once again attempting to win a series of races against computer opponents, by finishing in first place, or destroying their cars, automatically disqualifying them.

Additions to this game are vast, especially concerning ways to destroy your opponents' vehicles, and ways they will destroy yours. Race tracks are more detailed and often more challenging. The cars are now also rendered in 3D.

Microïds, owners of the Cryo brand, made the game available on GOG.com on April 30, 2009 alongside the first MegaRace. It also received a version for OS X on June 18, 2013 via GOG.com.

Reboot

On April 15, 2014 it was announced conversions of the entire MegaRace Trilogy were being made for mobile and tablet devices along with a reboot of the franchise on PCs, game consoles, mobile, and tablet devices by ZOOM Platform and Jordan Freeman Group. Industry veteran, Bernie Stolar, is the Chairman of ZOOM and Jordan Freeman Group and was quoted in the press release.[1]

On June 18, 2014 a teaser video featuring Christian Erickson as "Lance Boyle" appeared on YouTube.[2][3]

On June 28, 2014, a second teaser video featuring Christian Erickson as "Lance Boyle" appeared on YouTube, this time advertising a Summer Sale to promote the franchise's reboot and trilogy re-releases.[4]

On December 5, 2014, a third teaser video featuring Christian Erickson as "Lance Boyle" appeared on YouTube, this video was described as "A Conversation With Christian Erickson", it started off as a traditional cast interview of the actor and then morphed into a "Lance Boyle" character interview.[5]

On May 8, 2015, ZOOM Platform and the Jordan Freeman Group unveiled their first footage from the MegaRace Reboot, they presented showroom views of the "re-construction" of the MARIA car from the original MegaRace.[6]

On May 15, 2015, ZOOM Platform and the Jordan Freeman Group unveiled showroom and in-action views of the "re-construction" of the OUZBEL car, as well as screenshots of the TOKYO track with the OUZBEL car on the Twitch show, GatorBox. The reveal was recorded and eventually posted to YouTube on May 19, 2015.[7]

A brand new re-recording of the NEWSAN theme music from the original MegaRace recorded by ZOOM Platform and the Jordan Freeman Group was also unveiled on the Twitch show, GatorBox, and used as the introduction music for the reveal on May 15, 2015.[8]

On November 13, 2015, ZOOM Platform and the Jordan Freeman Group revealed that Stéphane Picq, original musical composer for MegaRace 1, had joined the MegaRace Reboot Team and would be composing the soundtrack with other team members, including Jordan Freeman and Max Petrosky, along with some special guests.[9] The news had actually broken on the previous day, November 12, 2015, via the MegaRace Reboot's official Facebook page.[10]

References

  1. ↑ http://venturebeat.com/2014/04/17/mobile-game-startup-zoom-debuts-with-the-familiar-face-of-bernie-stolar-as-its-chairman/
  2. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTutDTBSXxI&feature=share
  3. ↑ http://venturebeat.com/2014/06/18/megarace-returns-with-fmv-lance/
  4. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKKHG24Wm40
  5. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jry6Le7OWY
  6. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/MegaraceReboot
  7. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMOHVUblc_4
  8. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMOHVUblc_4
  9. ↑ http://lightningreleases.com/stephane-picq-officially-joins-megarace-reboot-team/
  10. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/MegaraceReboot
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