4x4 EVO 2
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| Developer(s) | Terminal Reality |
| Publisher(s) | Gathering of Developers |
| Platform(s) | Xbox, GameCube, Windows, Macintosh |
| Release date | October 30, 2001 (Win) November 2, 2001 (Mac) November 14, 2001 (Xbox) September 9, 2002 (GCN), November 11, 2003 (PS2) |
| Genre(s) | Racing |
| Mode(s) | Single player and multiplayer |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: Everyone (E) |
| Media | DVD, CD-ROM |
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[edit] General Overview
4x4 EVO 2 is a video game developed by Terminal Reality for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, Windows and Macintosh platforms. It is the sequel to 4x4 EVO and features more trucks, and more racing tracks than the original game. It was one of the few PlayStation 2 titles to be relesed on CD-ROM, unlike most other PS2 titles that were released on DVD-ROM.
4x4 EVO 2 is a racing game in which the general point of the gameplay is to cross the finish line before all of the other vehicles. The courses are primarily in extreme environments such as deserts, canyons, and other off-road locales. Players are allowed to customize their vehicle to their liking with a variety of engine, suspension, wheels, tires, and other aftermarket parts and modifications.
[edit] Evo 2 Made Free
In late 2007, Terminal Reality's contract with the car manufacturers who's vehicles were used in the game expired. Thus making it illegal for them to sell the game. That made it so that the only way for 4x4 Evolution 2 to legally be gotten un-used was by downloading the game from somewhere for free. The only catch was that the stock licensed vehicles could not be with it. So, TRI gave KC Vale exclusive rights to host the game on his website for free. To obtain the free version of the game, which is stripped of the vehicles and includes several user-made vehicles, go to vales.com/evo2, register for an account, and then follow the links on the front page to the free download link.
[edit] Vehicles
There are a total of 112 selectable trucks and SUVs ranging from compact to full size from the following manufacturers.
Ford was pulled from the game after licensing issues (present in the original 4x4 Evolution). Ford is said to have wanted too much for the use of their vehicles. There is a user-made pack available that includes these vehicles converted from 4x4 Evolution. Even though the game was released in 2001 for PC and Mac, There are still new people starting to try out Truck Making and Track Making. Trucks in Multiplayer: If you downloaded a modded truck that another player does not have, they will see the vehicle that is on top of their POD.INI list.
[edit] Tracks/Terrains
Team RCG (Really Crazy Gamers) have some of the most well known tracks for this game made by some of their members. RTMAC (Road To Max Air's Cabin, or Return To Max Air's Cabin) is probably the most well known track made by a player by the name of [RCG] Max Air. There are several ways to download tracks. The widely used way is by downloading them from a website. The more less used ways are by downloading ingame via direct link (e.g. http://site.com/track.pod) The two types of tracks are .POD and .LTE.
[edit] Multi-player
4x4 EVO 2 is well known for its multiplayer feature on the PC and Mac, which allows players to race against other competitors online. The game has a very large multiplayer community, and it continues to grow, even though the game is considered "outdated" compared to some of the new games available. The main chatroom is moderated by operators. If you have the modified game .EXE made by the user REALfreaky, you will have access to online features that TRI did not have time to fix before the game was released. Those features include, and are not limited to
- Ability to search for tracks on a website
- Ability to browse tracks on a website
- Ability to connect to user-made servers
[edit] Terms
POD- A pod file is a file like an uncompressed zip file, but it has special coding. POD.INI- A list that contains the POD files that are mounted.
