Audiosurf 2

 PC
Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. Riot Pixels
    Aug 17, 2015
    71
    In the music industry, there is a thing called ‘second album syndrome’. Dylan Fitterer could not avoid it, too. He removed all the obvious thorns of the original Audiosurf, but added just a handful of new things, like integration with Steam Workshop and SoundCloud, new color schemes and a new gameplay mode. It’s not enough to entice me to switch from the original game to the sequel.

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User Score
7.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 46 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 46
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 46
  3. Negative: 5 out of 46
  1. Taylord99
    Aug 12, 2018
    7
    A simple and amusing little game that will entertain you for a little bit, but is ultimately not worth $14.99
  2. LT_Gruber
    Feb 2, 2023
    10
    Fun little game with a ton of new features.

    Audiosurf 2 is an improved version of the first game with some new shiny visuals, many more    Fun little game with a ton of new features.

    Audiosurf 2 is an improved version of the first game with some new shiny visuals, many more modes to play and a built in track list.

    I really liked this second Audiosurf game. It just offers so much more than its predecessor. Although the game is mostly the same as the first game, there are some unique new modes. Some are all right, others are great.

    You now got a dude on a long board, riding the waves of music, making super jumps at certain peaks, you got a obstacle course mode in which certain nodes are walls that you need to slide under or jump over and, of course, all the classic modes from the first game. It offers a lot of new variation, although I mainly sticked with the classic modes.

    In terms of graphics, the environment and light effects in the background look stunning. It really adds depth to the tracks you are surfing and the nice solid black in them let the colors pop out. Your little ship also received a small upgrade. The blocks are now oval balls instead of the rectangular blocks from the first game. Although fine, I preferred the use of rectangles over the round shapes.

    Instead of grey blocks, that you need to banish to the bottom of your que to make them disappear, you now need to avoid distortion spikes that do not have a lasting effect on your playing grid. It is a nice upgrade from the first game and looks a lot easier. However, your punishment for riding over them is a screeching sound in your headset that screws up the song for a moment, something that you want to avoid obviously.

    The sound effects are a little overwhelming, one of the reasons I (and I think many others) turned them off immediately so you could focus on the music that you are surfing.

    Speaking of the music, off course you can still add your own tracks, like the first game, but Audiosurf 2 features a big build in track list with a lot of unique artist and tracks that I did not know before. When I tried them, I immediately fell in love with _Ensnare_ and its tracks and a lot of other gems that I discovered this way. It is just surprising to discover how many great build in music tracks this game provides right from the start.

    Although I really like the new music Audiosurf 2 comes with, I still hoped that there could be some way or integration with Spotify in the future or in Audiosurf 3. It would make life so much easier.

    Audiosurf 2 is just a great game and the best “music surfing” one, in a series of many. It is simple but effective and in this installment, it just offers so much more than the first game, especially with the low price in mind.

    I would definitely recommend this game.    … Full Review »
  3. deadbank
    Mar 4, 2019
    7
    Basically just a really good music visualizer that also happens to be interactive.
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