Outrun 2006: Coast to Coast (PC)

not worth £2. I had bought this from a carboot for £2 hoping to play a classic outrun game just like the ones in the arcades but i was dissapointed. I found that the gameplay has changed from being a fun arcade drift everywhere racer but instead i got a cheap feeling low budget game. and the worst thing about this game is that it wasnt low budget. I found that the game wasnt graphicly pleasing in any way. The controls arent what you call easy to use. -- Gameplay -- Controls are hard to get used to and cars do not handle well, not even for the drift everywhere style of the game. I found that the gamemodes where uninviting and not realy that ...  Read the complete review

The Outrun series has been around since the 1980's when the first 2D Outrun game was released in the arcades. Following this it was released on multiple platforms from the Sega Master System to the Mega Drive. Outrun 2006 is a new and updated version, an update from Outrun 2. There isn't much difference between Outrun 2 and Coast 2 Coast, just updated courses, extra effects and a few special effects. The game engine and graphics still remain very similar. Walking into Trocadero arcades in Central London, the Outrun arcade machine appears to be one of the most popular to play. On a Saturday afternoon one would have to wait half an hour to play on ...  Read the complete review

Ahhhhh. Outrun. Eater of 50p pieces and shatterer of youthful dreams. There I was, thinking I was the next Nigel Mansell or Alain Prost. Turns out, I was more like Jacques Villeneuve Snr. When I heard that Outrun was being updated for the PC, it's quite possible I wet myself with excitement. Despite this, I waited over two years before buying it (and believe me, it's not comfortable sitting in wet pants for that long!). There were two reasons for this: firstly, cynical old me thought it would be a rubbish cash-in; secondly, I'm a cheapskate, so didn't want to pay full price for it. Eventually, I bought a second hand copy for 99p and pausing only ...  Read the complete review