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OutRun 2

System(s): Sega Chihiro

Publisher: Sega

Developer: Sega-AM2, Sega Mechatro (cabinet)

Supporting companies: Compozila

Licensor: Ferrari

Genre: Driving

Number of players: 1-2

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	2003-12-01	¥?	?
US	2003-12-18	$?	?
UK	2003	£?	?

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OutRun 2 (アウトラン2) is a Sega Chihiro arcade driving game developed by Sega-AM2 and manufactured by Sega. First released to Japanese and United States arcades in December 2003, it was a critical and commercial success, and to date is the only numbered sequel in the company's popular OutRun series. Sega Logistics Service announced it would end service on the machines on March 31, 2017.^[1]^[2]

Gameplay

Gameplay is similar to the original OutRun, but with a number of new mechanics; Ridge Racer-style drifting and slipstreaming is the most obvious. A variety of Ferraris were introduced (courtesy of an official Ferrari license), a new set of 15 European-themed routes to drive through were developed, and the classic OutRun music was revisited and joined by new songs. A new "Heart Attack" mode was added where you have to fulfill various small challenges as you drive.

Cars

The original version of OutRun 2 features eight Ferraris. The cars are split into four "classes" with different values for acceleration, handling and top speed.

	F50
	F50 (1995-1997)
	Dino 246GTS
	Dino 246GTS (1969-1974)
	Testarossa
	The Testarossa (1984-1991) is the car used in the original Out Run (without permission from Ferrari) and stands as one of the more common and popular Ferraris in this game.
	Enzo Ferrari
	The Enzo Ferrari (2002-2004) is the newest model of Ferrari to in OutRun 2.
	360 Spider
	360 Spider (2001-2005)
	GTS/4 Daytona
	GTS/4 Daytona or 365 GTS/4 (1971-1973)
	288 GTO
	288 GTO (1984-1985)
	F40
	The F40 (1987-1992) is the car that found its way into Turbo OutRun, Battle OutRun and OutRun Europa (all without permission), with a GTE version appearing in Scud Race.

Course layout

Stage Number					Goal name
1	2	3	4	5	Goal name
				Tulip Garden	A
			Cloudy Highland
		Castle Wall		Metropolis	B
	Deep Lake		Industrial Complex
Palm Beach		Coniferous Forest		Ancient Ruins	C
	Alpine		Snow Mountain
		Desert		Imperial Avenue	D
			Ghost Forest
				Cape Way	E

Versions

OutRun 2 was initially released for Sega Chihiro arcade hardware in December of 2003. Sporting 15 European tracks and 8 selectable vehicles, it features a manual style of finishing drifts that would only make an an appearance here.

Later the next year, OutRun 2 SP would be released an an update to the original, adding a new set of 15 American tracks and increasing the vehicle count to 10. The cabinet’s physical controls also received an update, as did an update to its exterior; models are often dressed in a distinctive yellow paint. SP also became the de-facto standard for future releases of the game, and also saw a DX cabinet model.

A home port developed by Sumo Digital was published for the Xbox in late 2004. Built upon the original 2003 game, it includes additions such as a mission mode, additional cars (for a total of 10), additional tracks from other Sega AM2 racing games, and even the ability to play the original OutRun. Originally unpublished in Japan, it would later see a 2005 release there with minor bugixes and track updates.

A second home port would be released in 2006, OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast, this time built upon OutRun 2 SP. It expands the vehicle count to 15, includes additional modes and altered missions, and is the most fully-featured of all the game’s home versions. Released for the Xbox, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, and Windows PCs, it was also originally unpublished in Japan until early 2007 where it saw an additional PlayStation 2 release titled OutRun 2 SP. This version sports force feedback for certain steering wheel peripherals and removes compatibility with the PlayStation Portable.

In late 2006, OutRun 2 SP cabinets would see a re-release on Sega Lindbergh arcade hardware, along with a pair of new deluxe cabinet designs: motion cabinets built to appear like exotic Ferrari supercars. Coming in a two cabinet model, the DX, and a four cabinet model, the SDX, these cabinets featured two steering wheels per car for cooperative steering, and cameras embedded in the dashboards connected to a monitor atop the cabinet to display a live feed of the current leader.

The game would see its final release in 2009 with OutRun Online Arcade for Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network. A stripped-down but high-definition port of OutRun 2 SP, it is no longer available for purchase.

Production credits

Director: Makoto Osaki
Game Director: Daichi Katagiri
Art Director: Yasuo Kawagoshi
Sound Director: Tatsutoshi Narita
Main Programmer: Takuji Masuda
Programmer: Takeshi Iwasaki, Susumu Morii, Masato Shimoyama, Kazunori Nishisaka
Chief Designer: Yukitoshi Katsuyama
Designer: Shigetaka Kyoya, Toshiya Inoue, Shinya Inoue, Erika Aihara, Yoshihiko Suzuki, Eisuke Abe, Rie Murai, Hitoshi Wakimoto
Character Designer: Iceman, Miyuki Noda
Assistant Director & Planner: Shin Ishikawa
Sound: Keisuke Tsukahara, Fumio Itoh, Yasuhiro Takagi, Naoyuki Machida, Shinichi Goto, Tomoya Koga
Public Relations: Naonori Watanabe, Hidekuni Ohta, Taku Kihara, Masayuki Kato, Nozomi Watanabe
Special Thanks: Mami Abe, Ryutaro Hayakawa, Masayuki Itoh, Takashi Kato, All of SEGA-AM2 and SEGA Staff, , Compozila, Mechatro, Hardware R&D, and All People Concerned With This Title...
Producer: Yu Suzuki
Created by: Sega-AM2
Presented by: Sega

Original Game ©Sega ©SEGA-AM2/SEGA, 2003

Source:

In-game credits

Motion Designer, Staging, Motion Leader: Shigemi Ohmori^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]
Jingle Composer: Sachio Ogawa^[7]

Source:

Uncredited

Digital manuals

US manual (standard)
US manual (mini deluxe)
US wiring diagram (mini deluxe)
US manual (twin)
US wiring diagram (twin)
UK manual (upright)
UK manual (twin)

Magazine articles

Main article: OutRun 2/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

US press release

Photo gallery

Cabinet (standard)
Cabinet (twin)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Hyper (AU)

85

^[8]

	85
Based on 1 review

OutRun 2

Chihiro, Rev A

Disc

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

?

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

GD-ROM (World)

?

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

2003-09-09

Page

External links

Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): Arcade (archive)
Official website on Sega-am2.co.jp (archive)
Am.sega.jp (archive)
Developer Interview Creators Note #26: Director Makoto Osaki (archive)

References

OutRun 2
	Main page \| Magazine articles Prototypes: 2003-09-09

OutRun series of games
	OutRun (1986) \| Turbo OutRun (1989) \| OutRunners (1992) \| OutRun 2 (2003) \| OutRun 2 SP (2004) \| OutRun 2 SP SDX (2006)
	OutRun (1987) \| OutRun 3D (1988) \| Battle OutRun (1989) \| OutRun Europa (1991)
	OutRun (1987) \| Turbo OutRun (1989) \| OutRun Europa (1991) \| OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast (2006)
	OutRun (1988)
	Turbo OutRun (1989)
	OutRun (1989) \| OutRun F-1 (19xx)
	OutRun (1991) \| Turbo OutRun (1992) \| OutRun 2019 (1993) \| OutRunners (1994) \| Arcade Legends OutRun 2019 (200x)
	OutRun (1991) \| OutRun Europa (1992)
	Sega Ages OutRun (1996)
	OutRun (2001)
	Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 13: OutRun (2004) \| OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast (2006) \| OutRun 2 SP (2007)
	OutRun 2 (2004) \| OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast (2006)
	OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast (2006)
	OutRun Online Arcade (2009)
	3D OutRun (2014)
	Sega Ages OutRun (2018)
OutRun-related media
	OutRun (1992) \| Virtua Racing & OutRunners (1993) \| Yu Suzuki Produce OutRun (1997) \| Sega Presents OutRun 2: Music Through the Ages (2004) \| OutRun 2 Sound Tracks (2004) \| OutRun 2 Sound Tracks: Side B (2005) \| OutRun Sound Tracks: Complement (2007) \| OutRun 20th Anniversary Box (2007) \| OutRun (2016) \| Sega Ages OutRun: Music Collection (2019)
	OutRun (1987) \| OutRun (1988) \| Super Monaco GP / Turbo OutRun (1989) \| Out Run/Turbo Out Run Strategy Movie ＆ S.S.T. Band Live+1 (2007)

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[:File:Hyper_AU_126.pdf_p82-8] Hyper, "April 2004" (AU; 2004-03-03), page 82

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+{{stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (アウトラン2) is a [[Sega Chihiro]] arcade driving game developed by [[Sega-AM2]] and manufactured by [[Sega]]. First released to Japanese and United States arcades in December 2003, it was a critical and commercial success, and to date is the only numbered sequel in the company's popular ''[[OutRun]]'' series. [[Sega Logistics Service]] announced it would end service on the machines on March 31, 2017.{{fileref|SegaProductsTerminationAnnouncement 2016-11 JP.pdf}}{{fileref|SegaProductsTerminationAnnouncement 2016-12.pdf}}
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+| screenshot=
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+| title=Dino 246GTS
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+| screenshot=
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+| title=Enzo Ferrari
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+| title=360 Spider
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+| screenshot=
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+| screenshot=
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+| screenshot=
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+| title=F40
-| image=
+| screenshot=
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+}}
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-==History==
+==Versions==
-===Sequels and re-releases===
+''OutRun 2'' was initially released for [[Sega Chihiro]] arcade hardware in December of 2003. Sporting 15 European tracks and 8 selectable vehicles, it features a manual style of finishing drifts that would only make an an appearance here.
-''OutRun 2'' has yet to be followed by a new game, but there have been a number of updated versions and ports.
-''[[OutRun 2 SP]]'' is the major arcade update. This version features an entirely new set of routes focused around American locales, the ability to play all 15 routes in each set in a row, two new Ferraris to drive, and ''Turbo OutRun''-esque rivals to overtake. Additionally, physics have been changed to be a bit more forgiving, and the original ''Out Run'' and ''Turbo OutRun'' music has been added.
-[[OutRun 2 (Xbox)|''OutRun 2'' for the Xbox]], despite the name, is a port of ''2 SP'' with even more additions: a "Mission" mode, a further two new cars, online play, brand new arranges of the main ''Out Run'' songs by [[Richard Jacques]] plus various versions of the new ''OutRun 2'' songs, and two new sets of driving routes based on ''Scud Race'' and ''[[Daytona USA 2: Power Edition]]'' (not available in any other version of the game). A direct port of the original ''Out Run'' is also unlockable.
+Later the next year, ''[[OutRun 2 SP]]'' would be released an an update to the original, adding a new set of 15 American tracks and increasing the vehicle count to 10. The cabinet’s physical controls also received an update, as did an update to its exterior; models are often dressed in a distinctive yellow paint. SP also became the de-facto standard for future releases of the game, and also saw a DX cabinet model.
-''[[OutRun 2 SP SDX]]'' is a port of ''2 SP'' to stronger hardware and uses a higher resolution. It's also a very impressive cabinet!
+A home port developed by [[Sumo Digital]] was published for the Xbox in late 2004. Built upon the original 2003 game, it includes additions such as a mission mode, additional cars (for a total of 10), additional tracks from other [[Sega AM2]] racing games, and even the ability to play the original ''[[OutRun]]''. Originally unpublished in Japan, it would later see a 2005 release there with minor bugixes and track updates.
-''[[OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast]]'' is yet another "better" port of ''2 SP'': the two cars from the Xbox version plus three new ones, a ''Coast 2 Coast'' mode based loosely on the old Mission mode (i.e. without its... stranger... missions) as well as on Heart Attack mode, and all the new music from the Xbox version plus yet more new arranges of the original ''OutRun'' tunes ''plus'' two new songs.
+A second home port would be released in 2006, ''[[OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast]]'', this time built upon ''OutRun 2 SP''. It expands the vehicle count to 15, includes additional modes and altered missions, and is the most fully-featured of all the game’s home versions. Released for the [[Xbox]], [[PlayStation 2]], [[PlayStation Portable]], and [[Windows PC]]s, it was also originally unpublished in Japan until early 2007 where it saw an additional PlayStation 2 release titled ''OutRun 2 SP''. This version sports force feedback for certain steering wheel peripherals and removes compatibility with the PlayStation Portable.
-''OutRun 2 SP'' for the PlayStation 2 is the only port released in Japan, and it's also a Japan exclusive. It is simply the PS2 version of OutRun 2006 with various refinements, and yet another set of arranges of the original ''Out Run'' music plus yet another new song.
+In late 2006, ''OutRun 2 SP'' cabinets would see a re-release on [[Sega Lindbergh]] arcade hardware, along with a pair of new deluxe cabinet designs: motion cabinets built to appear like exotic [[wikipedia:Ferrari|Ferrari]] supercars. Coming in a two cabinet model, the DX, and a four cabinet model, the SDX, these cabinets featured two steering wheels per car for cooperative steering, and cameras embedded in the dashboards connected to a monitor atop the cabinet to display a live feed of the current leader.
-''[[OutRun Online Arcade]]'' is a no-frills download-only port of ''OutRun 2 SP'' (though it has online play), and has since been delisted.
+The game would see its final release in 2009 with ''[[OutRun Online Arcade]]'' for [[Xbox Live Arcade]] and [[PlayStation Network]]. A stripped-down but high-definition port of ''OutRun 2 SP'', it is no longer available for purchase.
-It should be noted that there is no port of the original ''OutRun 2'' (particularly its physics).
 ==Production credits==
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 *'''Character Designer:''' [[Iceman]], [[Miyuki Noda]]
 *'''Assistant Director & Planner:''' [[Shin Ishikawa]]
-*'''Sound:''' [[Keisuke Tsukahara]], [[Fumio Ito|Fumio Itoh]], [[Yasuhiro Takagi]], [[Naoyuki Machida]], [[Shinichi Goto]], [[Tomoya Koga]]
+*'''Sound:''' [[Keisuke Tsukahara (composer)|Keisuke Tsukahara]], [[Fumio Ito|Fumio Itoh]], [[Yasuhiro Takagi]], [[Naoyuki Machida]], [[Shinichi Goto]], [[Tomoya Koga]]
-*'''Public Relations:''' Naonori Watanabe, Hidekuni Ohta, [[Taku Kihara]], Masayuki Kato, Nozomi Watanabe
+*'''Public Relations:''' [[Naonori Watanabe]], Hidekuni Ohta, [[Taku Kihara]], Masayuki Kato, [[Nozomi Watanabe]]
 *'''Special Thanks:''' [[Mami Abe]], [[Ryutaro Hayakawa]], [[Masayuki Ito|Masayuki Itoh]], [[Takashi Kato]], All of SEGA-AM2 and SEGA Staff, , [[Compozila]], [[Mechatro]], Hardware R&D, and All People Concerned With This Title...
 *'''Producer:''' [[Yu Suzuki]]
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+{{creditstable|
-==Magazine articles==
+*'''Motion Designer, Staging, Motion Leader:''' [[Shigemi Ohmori]]{{ref|https://archive.ph/GOkxP}}{{ref|https://archive.li/XTDih}}{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20220313040804/https://twitter.com/ashizuka16bit/status/1502858755733864448}}{{ref|https://archive.ph/CTVgM}}
-{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Magazine articles}}
+*'''Jingle Composer:''' [[Sachio Ogawa]]{{ref|https://media.vgm.io/albums/47/5474/5474-1287923522.jpg}}
+| console=CHIHIRO
+| source=Uncredited
+}}
 ==Digital manuals==
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 OutRun2 Chihiro UK Manual Twin.pdf|UK manual (twin)
 </gallery>
+==Magazine articles==
+{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Magazine articles}}
 ==Promotional material==
 <gallery>
 PressRelease 2005-07-25 OutRun2.pdf|US press release
+</gallery>
+==Photo gallery==
+<gallery>
+OutRun2 Chihiro Cabinet Standard.jpg|Cabinet (standard)
+OutRun2 Chihiro Cabinet Twin.jpg|Cabinet (twin)
 </gallery>
 ==Physical scans==
+{{ratings|CHIHIRO}}
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 | type=upright
 | console=Chihiro
-| region=US
+| region=Rev A
-| disc=
-}}{{ScanArcade
-| type=upright
-| console=Chihiro
-| region=JP
 | disc=OutRun2 Chihiro Disc.jpg
-}}{{ScanArcade
-| type=upright
-| console=Chihiro
-| region=UK
-| disc=
 }}
+==Technical information==
+===ROM dump status===
+{{romtable|
+{{rom|CHIHIRO|sha1=|md5=|crc32=|size=|date=|source=GD-ROM (World)|comments=|quality=}}
+{{rom|CHIHIRO|sha1=|md5=|crc32=|size=|date=2003-09-09|source=|comments=|quality=|prototype=yes}}
+}}
+==External links==
+* Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): [http://sega.jp/arcade/outrun2/ Arcade] (archive)
+* Official website on [https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.sega-am2.co.jp/outrun2/ Sega-am2.co.jp] (archive)
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20040406102414/http://www.am.sega.jp/utop/closeup/outrun2_01.html Am.sega.jp] (archive)
+* Developer Interview [https://web.archive.org/web/20040406102414/http://sega.jp/community/creators/vol_26/1.html Creators Note #26: Director Makoto Osaki] (archive)
 ==References==
 <references/>
+{{OutRun2Omni}}
 {{OutRun}}