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OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast (2006)

Duration: 40:45

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*Unfortunately, I forgot to record the sound, so I've overlaid this video with Outrun 2 tracks. Additionally, at 37:33 - 37:35 mark, there's a small hitch due to some emulator lag. Annoying, but I wanted to keep this run just because it's my best performance, easily.

00:00 Route A (05'20''45)
06:31 Route B (05'20''20)
12:49 Route C (05'21''70)
19:27 Route D (05'19''35)
25:51 Route E (05'12''10)
32:08 Arrange Mode (07'25''51)

A great remake of the original Outrun.

There's some changes here that are good and bad, though.

Negatives; I think the game is easier. I can't really figure out why, but my guess is that they grant you more time to complete the course as my times were longer than in the Sega Ages Outrun version on the Switch and even more than in Cannonball. This is my main complaint. It's certainly not a dealbreaker, however. There's also the possible that I've just played way too much Outrun over the years, so my opinion of the difficulty may be skewed. I'm not going to knock off any points due to that.

Neutral; I think the larger vehicle sizes will make this version of the game harder for some. You can zip through some smaller spaces in the original but you will almost definitely clip vehicles when you race in this version. It's a bit more RNG for that reason but it didn't bother me much.

Positives; I think the biggest change, however, is the addition of Arrange mode. This mode legitimately rules. It is definitely the reason to play the PS2 version. It's now 7 stages long, though they converge. You have new courses like the Canyon and Vegas which are awesome, and you have to race against a rival per stage, and they stack. The tension of accidentally slowing down can cause a rival to speed up past you and even knock you off course. It's a very good mode. You have to play really, really well. I've read some people also didn't like the remixed music? They're good remixes. They don't touch the originals or the Switch version's music, but I enjoyed them.

I think this version of Outrun is worth playing. I beat it in 5 hours with the base settings (I played on Normal; I can't figure out the difference between Easy, Normal and Hard, but I think it's like the original's dip switch which just adds more vehicles). I cleared every original race, and the Arrange mode while beating all seven rivals.

Definitely recommending this one. I do think the original game is just superior in nearly every way. If this game did not have Arrange mode, I would see no reason to come back, but the Arrange mode is worth returning for.

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