Street Rod 2
| Street Rod 2 | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | P.Z.Karen Co. Development Group Logical Design Works |
| Publisher(s) | California Dreams |
| Platform(s) | Amiga, DOS |
| Release date(s) | 1991 |
| Genre(s) | Racing |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
| Distribution | Floppy disk |
Street Rod 2 is a sequel to Street Rod developed by P.Z.Karen Co. Development Group and Logical Design Works, based on an original concept by Magic Partners and published by California Dreams for Amiga and DOS. Street Rod 2 exclusively featured American Muscle Cars, specifically those from GM, Ford, and Chrysler. In December 2012 MK Consultancy from the Netherlands acquired copyright ownership of Street Rod 2.
Changes
- The game is set in the summer of 1969, beginning on June 14, the first day of summer vacation. (Street Rod was set in 1963).
- A largely different set of cars is available, most of them dating from the 1960s.
- The differential, muffler and exhaust manifold can be replaced.
- The engine is shown in the engine bay and tuning takes place on the same screen.
- Car stickers are unavailable.
- Races are arranged outside of "Burgers Bungalow" instead of "Bob's Drive-In".
- There are two road tracks: Mulholland Drive, largely based on the Road race of Street Rod, and a completely new track, the Aqueduct, which resembles the aqueduct in the movie Grease.
- A car crash can result from hitting rocks, drains, barriers and bridge supports at any speed, or from passing through roadworks on the Mulholland Drive track at speeds greater than 50 mph. Travelling too far up a sloped wall on the aqueduct track at high speed results in the car flipping over.
- The King drives a 1969 Shelby GT500, with a supercharger that for Ford cars is unavailable as an upgrade within the game.
- Every Wednesday night the player can compete in a drag competition called "Grudge Night". For a small entrance fee, the player is required to set a "breakout time" down the drag strip, after which the player must defeat all opponents without running faster than their breakout time.
Cars
From newspaper can be purchased:
* 1951 Ford Victoria * 1963 Ford Falcon * 1966 Ford Galaxie * 1965 Ford Mustang * 1964 Ford Fairlane * 1968 Ford Torino * 1969 Shelby GT500 * 1960 Mercury Monterey * 1967 Mercury Cougar * 1961 Ford T-Bird * 1963 Corvette V8 * 1967 Chevrolet Camaro * 1968 Corvette * 1968 Chevrolet Chevelle * 1969 Pontiac Firebird * 1966 Pontiac G.T.O. * 1966 Oldsmobile 4-4-2.EB * 1958 Plymouth Belvedere * 1962 Plymouth Fury * 1961 Chrysler Imperial * 1966 Dodge Charger
Sequels
- Street Rod 3 is an unfinished, unofficial sequel to the series. It is being developed for Windows and Linux with the aim of recreating a game similar to Street Rod 2. It aims to add more cars and parts and also to transition the series from 2D to 3D graphics. The latest alpha release, version 0.4.4.1, is available under the GNU General Public License.