Jet Moto 2

by Playstation

Product Features

• 3-D Racing Like Never Before! Extreme all-terrain racing on 10 treacherous new tracks.

Product Details

• ASIN: B00000I1BV
• Item Weight: 5 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: 1997
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,981 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Editorial Review

Jet Moto 2 suffers from many of the same problems as the first Jet Moto. While it is basically just a racing game with an aerial twist, overall playability suffers due to the difficulty of turning at high speeds. As before, different racers ride on aerial jet bikes. Each character has a corporate sponsorship and a different set of advantages and disadvantages. However, no character is easy to master. In addition, you must come in first in each race to advance beyond the first three races. This is plenty difficult, and the muddy graphics don't help much. While the courses add interesting elements such as water, lava, and other obstacles, the proper pathway is often unclear due to poor graphics or badly designed levels.

Overall, this is a fun racing game for the hard-core racing fan, but those who really want to fly are better off with something that offers clearer graphics. Another problem stems from the fact that if you knock another racer off his or her cycle, but the cycle goes forward, then the recent victim of your assault starts where his or her cycle stops. This location is usually in front of you. So it's actually better not to hit them at all. The lack of replays in this version is helpful, and Jet Moto fans will appreciate the upgrade. Still, for a really stellar racing game, look elsewhere. --Allen Stewart

Pros:

• No boring replays
• Better graphics than the first Jet Moto
• A real challenge to win
• Fun tricks possible

Cons:

• Jet bike is too hard to control
• View is awkward and at times confusing
• Unclear levels--where's the finish line?

Product Description

THIS IS FOR THE SONY PLAYSTATION CD-ROM VIDEO GAME VERSION. Now we have the sequel, and it's not at all nice, either. The immediate attraction to Jet Moto 2 lies in the variety of tracks offered. The original stuck mostly to a safe compilation of sand, sea, and snow-based courses, which is fine, but didn't give much room for creativity. And while its follow-up does feature its fair share of deserts and mountainsides, it does so with extreme and creative touches: A remote desert location leads up the side of a lava-spewing volcano, and the lava really does hurt. The level Aftershock takes you from a wreckage-filled ocean into the remains of a toxic, quake-ridden Los Angeles. And Rollercide leads you along the tracks of a demented carnival's roller coaster. By far the most insane of this berserk cocktail is Nebulous, the demonically difficult finale that guides you through the heavens and into... well, you'll see. These bizarre levels take the Jet Moto series yet another step away from the traditional racer and are rescued from the threat of "gimmickiness" by the perverse and detailed humor that SingleTrac so deftly displayed in its awesome Twisted Metal series.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Better than #1, August 14, 1999

By A Customer

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Jet Moto 2 (Video Game)

Jet Moto is a race game that determines how good a game wiz you are. It tests your racing skills 2 the MAX.In order 2 progress to advanced levels you have to have good eye and hand coordination and be able to respond quickly. So if you like a challenge this a game you should get.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars High jumps, hard courses, uneven racers, March 19, 2002

By 

Jeff Johnson "Jeff Johnson" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Jet Moto 2 (Video Game)

This is a futuristic dirt bike game, where rather than riding dirt bikes, you ride a jet-powered motorcycle. The game starts out being fun racing along exotic 3D courses like a jungle island, an earthquake rattled Los Angeles that has fallen into the sea, a cold mountain passageway and so on. When the player advances past the first few races the game stops being fun and starts getting unnecessarily and frustratingly difficult, because rather than having track borders (like walls) where the racer cannot go past a certain point, the courses further in the game take away those walls so you literally fall off the track. It is also unclear where the finish line is, sometimes you must do a lap around a circular track, and other times you must do a U turn then go back through the track. Then reappear on the track, far behind the other racers. The game is full of jumps, ridiculously high jumps, and while you are in the air you can do flips and tricks. Not any advanced tricks like from Tony Hawk. There are several racers, however the racers are so uneven that you can pick a certain racer and win constantly.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mind Boggling Game/Concentration, September 28, 1999

By A Customer

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:2.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Jet Moto 2 (Video Game)

This game invovles a lot of concentration and with time one can developed a unique sense of style to play this game. The roller coaster track makes you feel like you are actually on the roller coaster. It seems much easier to play the game using analog control. With the corners being so sharp you will need that edge. I think the game is great for any ages...