Gamble online on the outcome of races
An unprecedented amount of detail has gone into the look and design of the cars on offer and both the exteriors and interiors are exact replicas of their real-life counter-parts. With the addition of a number of Super cars I was extremely keen to know whether online play will result in gamers choosing one of these cars above the others due to they're ridiculously high performance (remember driving against 7 other Dodge Vipers in Juiced?). Well, I'm relieved to be informed that the designers were aware of this problem in the original and will now ensure that approximately 20 of the high performance cars can be modified to offer a similar performance online. For example, if we fiddle around with the tuning of a Toyota Supra we'll be able to compete with the Pagani Zonda!
Interestingly, we will also be able to view the history of a car both offline and online. Each car builds up this history as it competes in races, has money spent on it or whenever it changes hands. This comprehensive history carries over whenever you sell a car online or whenever you lose it in a pink slip race.
Pink slip races are just one of the modes that will be making a return, so in Juiced 2 we'll once again be able to bet our cars on the outcome of a race. It's a huge risk to gamble your car, especially if you've spent thousands on creating the perfect look and performance, but it fits in perfectly with the street racing culture, not to mention the added pressure of losing your vehicle to an AI or online opponent. We can look forward to some tense and probably dirty pink slip races as we battle tooth and nail to keep hold of our pride and joy.
Click for larger imageJuiced 2 will accommodate most of the standard game modes from the original. So, it's a predicted return to circuit racing, drift racing, challenges, plus the aforementioned pink slip races. For those who our familiar with the game, you may be disappointed to hear that sprint races will be ditched as Juice have preferred to concentrate and perfect the dynamics of circuit and drift racing. Gambling will also play a huge part in the game and through making a wager with your opponent pre-race you can win and lose huge sums of money which can then be spent on modifications and the purchase of high powered cars. However, (now this really made me sit up and take notice), during online play we will be able to spectate and bet on races that we're not competing in. Furthermore, spectator mode will allow for up to 1000 players to watch and gamble on any one race (up to two-thirds into any race) and, check this out; the players racing in the game will be able to see how many people are watching them and how much money is riding on their success. This feature will no doubt land a considerable amount of pressure on the racers as well as increasing the level of excitement for those gamers being watched.
