Raging Thunder 2 Review
Price: $4.99
Version Reviewed: 1.0.2
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Unless I’m driving a cart capable of shooting turtle shells, sporting a moustache Tom Selleck would envy, I was never a big fan of the racing genre. While I do enjoy the “rush” some of these games provide, I find the over-abundance of games currently offered in the genre and the over-kill of accessories/tuning options an intimidating “turn-off.”
Fortunately, for people like me, Polarbit developed/created Raging Thunder 2, an arcade racer follow-up to its predecessor, Raging Thunder. According to my research staff, i.e. me reviewing app store/website reviews, Raging Thunder was a “like-it-or-love-it” success, lacking many features present/available in its current predecessor, such as true multiplayer, a variety of different levels/tracks and vehicles/vehicle accessory options, etc.
Pixelbite Games/Polarbit’s updated sequel to their original is a self-appraised effort, showing Polarbit took its lumps, regrouped and responded with a quality successor: It had the technology to build Raging Thunder better, stronger, faster…
According to the developer, Raging Thunder 2 contains several updated/improved features:
- Stunning, console quality 3D graphics
- Internet and local cross-platform multiplayer racing
- Fast paced, intense game play
- Accessible and intuitive controls
- 5 different single player game modes
The game’s music track and sound effects are both quality and well-developed. The sounds of the game’s racing elements, such as crashes, tire screeches,
boosts, etc. integrate nicely with the sound track. Players also have the option to turn music/effects off.
Raging Thunder 2’s control scheme is the only aspect of the game that bothered me, but not enough to influence its “fun factor.” Controls are accelerometer-based and there are no alternative control options, i.e. touch. Players are offered several ways to customize game play controls to their liking, however, such as the option to adjust tilt-sensitivity, brake power, auto-gas and auto-boost, etc.
Raging Thunder 2’s game play is smooth and vigorous. Its furious sense of speed/motion is well-balanced and “turbo” boosts provide players with a perfect level of control that is neither overwhelming nor uncontrollable. It nicely incorporates the furious, high speed game play of an arcade racer with those quality tenets found within successful “kart racer” titles. That said, Raging Thunder 2 is not an “easy” game and certain tracks can prove difficult to beat.
In all, Raging Thunder 2 is a solid, polished arcade racer that’s fun to play and worth its price. Despite its flaws, it’s a strong, viable contender, in a competitive genre, which offers a variety of different game modes and features that will have its players returning over and again. If you love arcade racers, Raging Thunder 2 is one of the best available for the iPhone/iPod Touch platform.