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Yu Suzuki's five finest moments (Feature)

Apr 6, 2009

Today is a sad day for Sega fans, as news breaks that 50-year-old creative genius Yu Suzuki has stepped down from his post as R&D Creative Officer at Sega, taking up a much-diminished role as R&D manager at the AM Plus division.

So, as a tribute to one of the greatest visionaries the industry has seen (or is ever likely to see), and as a history lesson for anyone too young to remember, here are five of Yu Suzuki's greatest moments ...

OutRun 2 (Review)

Sep 30, 2004

Driving games, as a genre, may be as oversubscribed as the clichZ goes, but they're becoming harder and harder to pin down. Into just what kind of pigeonhole does Burnout 3's turbo orgy of destruction fit? Third/firstperson risk-based action combat racer? Interactive snuff porn for metallurgists? There's no longer any pigeonhole, bar the one it's carved for itself. Modern driving games carry personality beyond genre, possibly thanks to the need to stand out from the crowd. And so it is to ...

OutRun 2 (Feature)

Jul 23, 2004

Drifting. If there's one thing that OutRun 2 has got, it's drifting. While arcade-style car-'em-ups like the Ridge Racer series have always placed a premium on oversteering, nothing even begins to compare to the hugely exaggerated degree of powersliding available in the Xbox version of OutRun 2: you can barely turn a corner without finding yourself locked into a 15-second drift. It's a feature that was readily apparent in the coin-op version - which hit arcades earlier this year - but, based on ...

OutRun 2 (Feature)

May 26, 2004

We are apprehensive. We've travelled 190 miles repeatedly asking ourselves 'why?' but it's now, during the short trip between Sheffield train station and Sumo Digital, the developer given the task of converting OutRun 2 to Xbox, that the anxiety is really mounting. (Traditionally, thirdparty translations of major coin-ops often prove bitter disappointments, let's not forget.) Eyes furiously scanning the moving scenery, any element, however absurdly tenuous, that potentially vindicates Sega's ...

Confirmed at last: OutRun 2 Xbox-bound this year (News)

Apr 30, 2004

As expected, Sega have confirmed that they will be releasing a console version of OutRun 2 - and it'll be an Xbox exclusive. The coin-op conversion will make its debut at E3, which takes place from 12-14 May, and will be released towards the end of the year.The game - the sequel to 1986's seminal arcade racer - is currently being ported by Sumo Digital Ltd (which has its roots in Actua Soccer coders Gremlin Interactive) and will feature a number of 'enhanced' modes. These will include Xbox ...

Unlock All Missions (Cheat)

Jan 23, 2006