Mark Starkey, the owner of Heart of Gaming, is a long-time employee in the arcade industry. It’s frenetic close-quarters stuff, with frequent hair-raising crashes and tyre-scorching escapes. You select from three circuits, start at the back of the pack, then zoom through up to 40 other vehicles, attempting to finish the race before the timer runs out. The set-up is familiar to anyone who’s ever popped a coin in an arcade machine with a steering wheel welded to the front. Originally, Daytona USA 2 was planned to be released on Sega's Dreamcast system according to game magazines, however plans for this fell through and Daytona USA 2001 took its place, serving both as a remake to the original game and implementing some aspects of Daytona USA 2 in the process.Still chugging along in arcades the length and breadth of the land. There are no direct home ports of Battle on the Edge and Power Edition. Finishing a race in the top 3 in any course allows the player to view an 'ending' and see the game credits.Īn addition to the game was the 'slingshot', corresponding to advanced NASCAR drafting techniques. By request, an arcade operator could put the game on Grand Prix or Endurance mode to increase the number of laps in a game.

It is recommended, however, that the player has had mastery of the course beforehand. Like the original game, mirrored versions of the tracks can also be played by holding down the Start button when selecting the course. The 'time lap' mode also returns, and is accessed in the same manner – by holding down start at the transmission select screen.

Just like before, the game has three courses – a Beginner course with 8 laps with a distance of 1 mile (1.6 km), an Advanced course with 4 laps with a distance of 2.5 miles (4 km), and a long Expert course with 2 laps with a distance of 5 miles (8 km). A notable change from the original is the ability to select a car and corresponding driver, each with varying capabilities for varying levels of player experience. The majority of Daytona USA 2 cabinets were released as deluxe models (with far fewer Twin Cabinets), which could be linked together for up to sixteen players. The game featured vastly superior graphics, utilizing the Sega Model 3 hardware. 5 /5Daytona USA 2: Battle on the Edge is an arcade racing game released by Sega in 1998 as a follow-up to the extremely successful Daytona USA.

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