4x4 EVO 2

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5.7

Mixed or average reviews- based on 6 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 6
  3. Negative: 3 out of 6
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  1. HeavyWeapons364
    Dec 9, 2020
    7
    I bought this game pretty recently for a good nostalgia trip, as I played this game when I was younger on Gamecube. Desperate to play it, I bought an Xbox copy instead, thinking it wouldn’t be much different. And it’s really not from what I can remember, everything that should be there is, well, there. I dunno if it’s considered cheating or not since I played it on Xbox 360 and not theI bought this game pretty recently for a good nostalgia trip, as I played this game when I was younger on Gamecube. Desperate to play it, I bought an Xbox copy instead, thinking it wouldn’t be much different. And it’s really not from what I can remember, everything that should be there is, well, there. I dunno if it’s considered cheating or not since I played it on Xbox 360 and not the original Xbox, but if it is, take this review with a grain of salt. I think that game is pretty solid is most aspects, the graphics are tight, the controls are responsive, the customization is INSANE, the car options are also INSANE, especially considering it had name brand vehicles from Chevrolet, GMC, Toyota... pretty much every well-known vehicle company aside from Ford. The game’s career mode is where you can buy and build your dream vehicle, adding roll cages, extra lights, bullbars, all sorts of aftermarket parts. The mission mode is also pretty amazing and is what I suggest you start out with first when going to play career mode, as the lag is barely noticeable, the controls are pretty responsive, and you get a big open map to search for your objective. It may take quite a while to figure everything out, but the soundtrack can help out in a lack of patience. But, again, despite this, it does tend to get tedious every now and then, but that’s what other modes are for to replenish your patience, that being the racing mode. Now this mode is a bit... not so good. The lag gets cranked way the heck up, the AI is annoying and seem to have a slight rubber-banding mechanic, vehicle collisions are a bit broken, and turning can be random due to the intense amount of lag. Because of all this it makes it dang near impossible to actually win a race, and because of it I actually have not won one single race by the time I’m writing this review. There is also no restart mechanic, so if you make a major screw-up (i.e. hit one of the checkpoint flags which you can actually do and the AI can also do pretty frequently) and you know you’re gonna lose, you’re better off just finishing the race if you’re on a final lap considering you still are going to have to go through two loading screens and a results screen. So, if you have the patience for it, I recommend sticking to missions first and racing later, since it also pays out a lot of money too. This isn’t to say the racing isn’t awful, the tracks are actually pretty good, with environment AI, shortcuts, and plenty of huge jumps. The tracks vary from a nice little race around a farmyard, to Area 51 and a nuclear waste site! Now because of this, I say you stick with time trials if you can’t stand the AI and lag that the AI causes. One more thing I think should be mentioned is the time it takes to save on 360. I dunno if it takes this long to save on the original Xbox, but it takes around 5 minutes just to save a game. I want to throw that out there since the first time I tried to save and it took that long I thought the game crashed, only to find out it saved just before I shut off my console. So, um, don’t do that. The game is most likely not broken, it just takes that long to save for some strange reason. Now, for my final verdict. Because of all this, as far as the Xbox version goes, I do recommend you play this game! But then again, I seriously suggest you stay below a budget that is around 20 dollars. Hope this review helped a few, and have fun playing 4x4 Evo 2!… Expand

Awards & Rankings

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#31 Best Xbox Game of 2001
17
#17 Most Discussed Xbox Game of 2001

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Metascore
59

Mixed or average reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 15
  3. Negative: 6 out of 15
  1. Xbox Nation Magazine
    40
    We’ve simply seen this game too many times on too many systems to really be psyched anymore. [Jan 2002, p.96]
  2. GameZone
    85
    Hardcore gamers will love the high difficulty of the opponents, while casual gamers will be amazed at how many vehicles there are.
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  3. Gamezilla!
    75
    This is a game for the die-hard off-roader. There is more to planning and buying vehicles and parts than there is to racing at times.
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