OutRun 2

OutRun 2 (stylized as OutRun2) is a racing game produced by Sega for the arcades in 2003. Although it is the first "official" sequel to OutRun, it's the fourth installment in the OutRun series. The game was ported to the Xbox by Sumo Digital in 2004.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) A variety of Ferraris for players to drive.
 * 2) 15 courses to drive on.
 * 3) Fun but challenging gameplay.
 * 4) Players can drift around turns to go around them but they also must know when it's best to use it and balance the throttle and steering to maintain the drift.
 * 5) Three modes available to play:
 * 6) OutRun mode; clear five of the 15 stages, selecting the next course via forks in the road while crossing checkpoints to get extra time. Alongside with that, the game has multiple endings, which depend on what paths you took. Easy paths will take you higher, which could lead you in finishing in one of the Bad Endings (with Ending A being the Worst one), while Hard paths take you lower and into one of the Good Endings (Ending F being the Best).
 * 7) Heart Attack Mode; This is basically the OutRun Mode except with a twist; While driving to the end of the stage, you must fulfill requests from your female passenger as you drive. These include avoiding other cars, driving through marked lanes, drifting around corners, and more. You're graded on how well you follow the directions, getting more hearts when performing well, in addition to how fast you clear a stage.
 * 8) Time Attack Mode; Self-explanatory. You race a ghost car over a pre-selected course and try to get the fastest time possible.
 * 9) Beautiful graphics.
 * 10) Great music.
 * 11) The Xbox version is an arcade perfect port which not only preserves the gameplay and visuals of the arcade original but also adds new content such as extra cars, extra music tracks, two additional modes (OutRun Challenge and OutRun Xbox Live), courses from The Scud and Daytona USA 2, and even the original OutRun game.

Reception
The game was met with positive reviews and was followed by a sequel, OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast.