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4x4 Evolution 2
Critic Score
Metascore: 59 Metascore out of 100
User Score  
6.2 out of 10
based on 15 reviews
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Explore, rescue, and compete through 3 new career modes. Pick a base truck to compete in a series of off-road races and win fast cash to deck out your truck with a an inventory of over 90 real-world parts to increase your power. Experience over 32 expansive, outdoor courses. Trek into unpredictable, jaw-dropping environments and diverse mission-based adventures ranging from locating a downed plane in the Grand Canyon to the discovery of a lost Mayan city in a Central American jungle. [Gathering of Developers]

PUBLISHER: Gathering of Developers
DEVELOPER: Terminal Reality
GENRE(S): Racing, Driving
PLAYERS: 1
ESRB RATING: E (Everyone)
RELEASE DATE: November 15, 2001

What The Critics Said

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

85
GameZone
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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80
Hot Games
The only way to make the game any more fun is to through in the options that would make any four-wheeler drool, and the game has plenty of that.
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75
Game Informer
Although the vehicle models are still the best in the biz, I was expecting more from an Xbox game. [Nov 2001, p.121]
75
Gamezilla!
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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74
Xbox Exclusive
It's an average game that could have had endless possibilities, but ends up trundling along at second place over the finish line!
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71
IGN
A fun foray into the world of 4x4 racing...But the AI does have problems and seeing that the majority of the game is centered on competing with computer opponents, I would consider how long I would play the game before dropping it for something else.
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63
GamerWeb Xbox
I could hardly play this game for 5 minutes without getting bored; there is just no "fun factor."
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60
GameShark
It's a standard hold-down-the-gas-and-steer racer, with nary a drop of strategy or driving savvy. It's boredom in a can... er, CD.
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55
Official Xbox Magazine
An evolution?/ Not with the low-res textures/ From Playstation 2. [Review Haiku - Feb 2002, p.80]
48
GameSpot
It's disappointing to see a franchise that had so much promise fall flat, but 4x4 EVO 2's poor track design, uninspired graphics, and shallow racing keep it from reaching the status of its predecessors.
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43
Electronic Gaming Monthly
Evolution 2 has all the right ingredients to be fun – it just doesn’t put them together well. [Dec 2001, p.250]
42
Team Xbox
It feels like it was rushed. The game suffers in the graphics and presentation departments and the sound doesn't help its case either.
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40
Next Generation Magazine
Mostly, 4x4 Evo 2 is just bland. [Dec 2001, p.96]
40
Xbox Nation Magazine
We’ve simply seen this game too many times on too many systems to really be psyched anymore. [Jan 2002, p.96]
25
Game Revolution
The graphics are old, NPC riders aren't very fun to race against, the maps are dumb and the camera's a joke.
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What Our Users Said

Vote Now! The average user rating for this game is 6.2 (out of 10) based on 5 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

JUAN G. gave it a10:
Is the best 4x4 game that y play because it has many trucks and suv's.

Billy Bob gave it a 0:
Horrible controling. It's like playing on ice.

Jake A. gave it an 8:
Needs more offroad content. Mud pits and rock climbs would make this a 10 in my book.

Robert R. gave it a 3:
Boring, just wait until wreckless.

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