Spy Hunter 2

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For the sequel to the 1983 original, see Spy Hunter II

Spy Hunter 2

Developer(s)	Angel Studios
Publisher(s)	Midway Games
Platform(s)	PS2, Xbox, GameCube, PC
Release date	^NA November 20, 2003 ^PAL March 5, 2004
Genre(s)	Vehicular combat
Mode(s)	Single-player, Multiplayer
Input methods	wheel; shifter; pedal

Spy Hunter 2 is a video game published by Midway in 2003 for the PS2, Xbox, GameCube, and PC platforms. This game is the sequel to the 2001 remake of the 1983 game Spy Hunter. The soundtrack features the song "Dark Carnival" recorded by Vanessa Carlton. Despite the name, this game is not a remake of the sequel to the original Spy Hunter game and follows a completly different storyline.

[edit] Theme song

The theme song of this game, Dark Carnival by Vanessa Carlton, is a reworked version of "Carnival", a track on her unreleased debut album, Rinse. Carlton said the song is "kind of electronica-esque by design", adding that she had "always wanted to write about espionage."^[1] It introduced an entire new sound for Carlton that was much darker than her previous work.^{[original research?]} MTV News described the song, which is about a mysterious femme fatale, as "[an] edgy and brooding ballad" that "gets even more eerie when a sparse, plinky bridge reminiscent of the Halloween theme arises."^[2]

The lyrics of "Carnival" and "Dark Carnival" are different; for example, "Don't you run from the show, Cause I just want you to know that I love anyway, And I will not let you go" was altered to "When you get your bloody dose In the still of the night It is there you'll feel it most In this dark carnival Where the end is close." "Dark Carnival" was not included on Carlton's second album, Harmonium (2004).