- Publisher: Rockstar Games
- Release Date: Oct 30, 2001
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Smuggler's Run 2 makes Smuggler's Run look like a tech demo. It's Angel Studios' best game so far.
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Official U.S. Playstation MagazineIt is really freaking hard. Holy hell. [Jan 2002, p.136]
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A great action game – much better than the original.
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They did a great job of setting the timer on some missions to the point where you will either succeed by a few seconds or lose by a few seconds.
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It's a fun, wild romp-style action-racing game that's better than last year's version, it's just the concept itself is a little shallow.
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For those who’ve got time and money to burn, running contraband across the imaginary border is a lot more entertaining--and much safer--than trying to sneak a pair of scissors through airport security.
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I guess the biggest problem is that SMUGGLER’S RUN 2 is point-to-point racing.
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A faster, sexier, more engaging, and more enjoyable game...essentially a better-looking and more fun version of the original.
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Next Generation MagazineA safe, but extremely fun sequel. [Jan 2002, p.82]
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The game still continues to have a great sense of speed and the thrill for being chased.
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It’s a looker that has enough length and new additions to justify a purchase but it misses out from being a top tier game since it’s gameplay is somewhat repetitive.
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Play MagazineThe game's engine, which seemed a marvel when the PS2 launched, still comes off as exceptional. [Feb 2002, p.61]
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Smuggling drugs isn’t much fun when it involves swallowing condoms to sneak cocaine across the border, but it’s a blast when you drive all-terrain vehicles full of contraband right through police barricades.
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A fun, solid game that's worth picking up...My one complaint is that the game only has two environments to drive through. As I said, they're huge, but the original had three, and the absence of one is noticeable.
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Games RadarThe trouble is, the learning curve's more of a spike, so with no real variation in the gameplay, and an extremely rigid mission-structure, every few missions you'll get hopelessly, tooth-gnashingly stuck.
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Game InformerIt's still a blast to recklessly hurtle over the countryside, avoiding psychotic police and enemy factions. However, after a few hours you'll grow tired of the simple gameplay dynamic. [Dec 2001, p.94]
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Fans of the original will enjoy the game, but there is the danger that this Hostile Territory will seem more like Familiar Territory.
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Electronic Gaming MonthlyMusic aside, SR2 made all the right tweaks to the original formula. [Jan 2002, p.220]
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Like its predecessor, won't go down in history as any kind of a classic, but it does offer enough thrills and spills to keep most players interested through to the end.
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The game does offer much more than the previous game did however there is nothing especially new, which we would expect.
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Essentially, it’s the original Smuggler’s Run, but with video clips included.
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Some of the time limits are so tight, and one tiny mistake is all it may take to send you back to the beginning, gnashing your teeth in frustration.
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Although it makes some effort to disguise the fact that it's just a textured mesh over which you constantly travel from A to B for no good reason, the game never truly manages to convince.
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When taken into consideration against Rockstar Games’ other major holiday release, "Grand Theft Auto 3," though, the repetitive nature of Smuggler’s Run 2 almost makes it not worth mentioning.
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The game seems to have no structure to it whatsoever, and that’s before you begin to question why the hell you’re delivering unknown packages in the first place.
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It’s a shame when a good-looking game gets ruined by the fact that it’s not any fun to play.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 9 out of 13
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Mixed: 1 out of 13
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Negative: 3 out of 13
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Jan 4, 2023
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JamxxC.Dec 20, 2003Really good game, but sometimes some moments are a little bit "cheap". that aside, i would say this is one of the best off-road games ever made!
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[Anonymous]Oct 11, 2002Simply amazing!