Does Juiced Hold Up 18 Years Later?

During the big street racing boom of the mid 2000s, Juiced would be one of the few to take the betting scene into high gear with the constant shift of car ownership between player and AI. But does the game as whole still holds up?
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[@CyanRooper]

This game had quite a few ideas that I wish newer racing games would use: things like automatically applying the decals of companies whose parts you just applied to your car, the crew system where you had to gain the respect of rival crews to challenge them, form your own crews and even host your own races in your own territory to earn money and respect from rival crews. This is one of those older racing games that definitely deserves a remake or a remaster with a bigger car list, improved handling model, more event types and more songs added to the soundtrack.

[@Victor_2000s]

Sadly Juice games ended in 2008-2009 after the fail of Juiced 2 and THG bankrupt in 2013 are the causes that makes impossible to create a remaster or remake.

[@KyleBennett-q3w]

I wish they would make a remaster but I doubt it. Still though, this game holds up perfectly atleast in my eyes.

[@itsDrx]

Huge emphasis on "improved handling model" I always loved this game but could never finish it because at a certain point you can only drive RWD and this game's RWD handling is abysmal

[@MaveRick01]

Yes, juiced was a great game. There were a few flaws, like you could stick to a wall and lose all your speed, but the game was ruthless and I enjoyed it very much

[@Jesus_PK]

Fr, RWD cars felt impossible to control in this game. Seeing the Viper still gives me PTSD of all the spins.

[@B4RC0D3_YT]

You're right. I really get used to the FWD and AWD cars so that I can get a huge chance to win including show offs.

[@Jesus_PK]

Totally, I remember abusing the Clio for showoff events since it felt butter smooth. Especially for the boomerangs.@@B4RC0D3_YT

[@Victor_2000s]

Toyota Supra with 370+ HP do the same.

[@conspiracy1914]

we had to let go of throttle. if you floored at a corner its always a full spin

[@Bakedea87]

Seems realistic, vipers specifically the original models were known to be notorious for spinning out on turns. Lol

[@kenjamago3977]

This game is a pure epythome of "Win Big or Go Home" The game pretty much encourage you to take a big risk for facing an opponents and win a big prices or go home and wins nothing in return. Gotta love for the game that had a tons of "High Stakes, High Reward" stuffs in it And one more thing for the betting mechanics on this game. You can for a fact, instead of participating a race you could just spectate the race & bet on a certain opponents to win even more bigger Cash on betting an opponents that had a higher odds against them. But lets just hope that the driver that had a highest odds against them are the highly skilled ones complete with a better cars to booth

[@AloneRacecar]

Oh yeah I remember the Juiced game. I’ve always enjoyed the vibe that this game had with the simple but effective customization to the soundtrack. Oh, and I shouldn’t forget the opening title scene when you start up the game! Sure it wasn’t perfect, and after you play the campaign mode for awhile you have gotten through the full circle. But it is still a blast to play whenever I do get the chance!

[@thaessence9461]

Something about the loop and hook of the game, you were satisfied enough to keep pushing your wealth and car collection as well as simply earning more respect from the other crews. Tryna get more races and opportunities. It just worked. (Todd Howard pun not intended but welcomed)

[@sighaight6049]

Love this game and a tip for anyone who wants to play; Put the use steering wheel option on(this helps a ton), if you using a keyboard I suggest putting the steering sensitivity down by 3 or 4 and the feedback by 1 or 2. For controller use the controller fix and put the all the sensitivity and feedback down,don't ask how but it works and you won't spin out as much

[@saibiren7833]

I 100% this game a month or two ago, and I found it even more fun than when I was a child. It doesn't have the best gameplay loop, the most cars, the best tracks, or the best physics. But every race feels important. Every race has stakes. You WILL blow all your money on a new car for a new class, then immediately lose it on a pinkslip. It's part of the charm. Every race feels engaging not only because of the betting, but because of the driving itself. Black Box NFS's have easy to pick up physics that are super satisfying when mastered. But Juiced will chew you up and spit you out if you make a mistake, sometimes even in unfair ways. If you press the gas pedal slightly too early in turn exit on a RWD car you will spin out. If you slightly graze the wall you will lose all your speed. If you make contact with another car you will lose control. Not even gonna mention the dirt at the sides of some tracks. Even if you are a great driver with a good car and a big lead, a single mistake is guaranteed to put you behind your rival. Every race, in every track, on every car, against any rival, for any stakes demands 100% of your focus in every single second if you don't want to lose. Thats why every race feels like a huge win. I feel like the handling model is perfect for class 5 races and lower. When you get to the truly fast cars like class 3 Skylines some tracks (like Jack's or Melody's) become truly hard. And those are the "easy" AWD cars. Using a 99 Mustang or a Camaro in Omega Tau's turf is actual hell, especially if you play on keyboard like me. Even with all of its many faults, I LOVE Juiced.

[@thaessence9461]

Nailed it 100% it demanded your focus. Pretty much every race I'd be gripping that sweaty controller tight not taking my eyes off the track. Love it

[@stephenraider2105]

Maan, i miss those old days....

[@jonathanhendra3944]

As long as they can fix the cr*ppy handling it's all go. RWD was prone to oversteer by the single tap of the steering button, FWD can even oversteer and AWD was so overpowered. If you had a Skyline GT-R R34, 3000GT, both Imprezas, both Lancer Evolutions and the Eclipse GSX in-game, you're 99% unbeatable.

[@C1-Runner]

I do like the pink slip and the crew aspects of this, not much games nowadays incorporate mechanics like this any more. It gives the game a little bit of flavour overall and there's an actual risk of losing your car. I love games like this, I would really like a modern day sequel of this to be honest. Great video Dove, always interesting to learn more about games I don't know much about.

[@Nomorehero07]

One of the most underrated racing games out there. *Sigh* those were really the good times.

[@handle7675]

I was 12 years old at the time, had chingys full albums installed to the xbox. chingy and juiced are now printed in my mind together.

[@sck_lowfire]

dang this was my favorite when i was little. the dealership progression and event calendar systems were fresh too. with everything available right away like in forza or gt, i feel like im not as into it

[@richardmenfolk5183]

the handling can be improved a little by toggling steering wheel option, i dont remember how exactly it's called but it helped me a lot

[@babalahjr4740]

There were some games that were actually ahead of their time. This is an example

[@Adalwolf17]

Loved Juiced, great game. Sad it didnt get the love it deserved.

[@jmbeatsbbx]

I absolutely loved the fact that the cars were challenging to drive but at the same time their behavior was somehow predictable. After driving for a while you knew exactly when which car will spin and how to avoid it which added a tad bit of adrenaline during difficult pink slip races. It was a pure essence of this game for me.

[@KyleBennett-q3w]

Im a bit of a nerd when it comes to old xbox racing games. Juiced i still play like it came out yesterday. Gives me a certain feel of nostalgia. Nothing has ever touched that hype and nothing ever will

[@akmalwashere6838]

Juiced is my favourite childhood game and I'm still playing it

[@Tunda2]

I have this game in my ps2 right now! The career system is Goated and needs to be replicated and expanded on

[@draburatsumeaburatsume3618]

This game made my childhood (with many NFS and GT ) i buy it 4 times (2 on pc 2 on ps2) and played him with pleasure every time :) he isn't easy (steering is terrible ) but it's satisfying of winnig race and cars from rivals . The game had good choice of car , many brands, good modifications . For me it's just a good time game.

[@splatpro957]

I genuinely like juiced more than nfs most wanted 05

[@WizardGota]

This is by far my favourite street racing game, actually i would put it level with Underground 2 imo because it has got so much gameplay and unique mechanics! Absolutely great video, but there are two things that are worth mentioning somehow; first one is about Show-off so there are like 8 different combo moves besides the good amount of basic moves which work really well; second one is about nitro color so you can change your nitro color by installing different neons (for example pink neon = pink nitro) and if you dont like to put neons on you can easily remove them, just install the color for your nitro, exit the garage, enter again and uninstall neons (it saved the nitro color).

[@SJ-su1ki]

For a game that was very limited and late for its time, it was a pretty damn decent game. Physics were pretty good (IMO) but it did have a LOT of snap oversteer with damn near any RWD. BUT, we had solid customization, a GREAT list of cars, gambling, and also the option to have your crew members to run races. Whatever it lacked that the competitors had, it kinda made up for it in its own way.

[@BrianTheUnique]

Juiced was more in-depth than you think

[@Dziugenonas]

This game had am amazing sountrack

[@ivnzR]

I miss this game so bad. The very first Juiced was a blast. The respect system was great. You could let your team members do races for you. The betting system was great too. Customization was pretty close to NFS, which I also liked. Also the races where you just had to pull stunts like J turns, boomerangs and 360 spins and so on.. This game was just different. And it was good. Nostalgia comes up, just thinking about it. Good times.

[@KingKnuckles1]

Nice Video. I push the Sub immediately. Juiced was a lot of fun. There where Pink-Slip Races in Midnight Club Los Angeles. 👍 There you could come Back with another Car to win Back the ones you lost.

[@jeckek9936]

No other street racing game could get me amped up like that intro and its soundtrack, Way Out West - Killa This and Tokyo Xtreme racer zero are the "Dark Souls" (I know, over used trope) of the racing genre.

[@blocksurf]

Amazing soundtrack. Jonny L - Hurt You So is 10/10

[@williammalamas8367]

I remember waking up to go to school only to be hyped until i get back home to play this. P.S. You could win infitine pink slip races if you went on Drag races with the viper as long as the oppoment didn`t have the same viper as you. They either had a corvetter, or a viper with less Hp or the same viper as yours (fully tuned).

[@foulz554]

Juiced 1 was the game that brought me into liking cars, id honestly pay hundreds of euros to be able to play it again

[@RiC3R69]

Juiced Eliminator is Also Good Try that Too

[@demon-x3250]

I played juiced eliminator which is essentially juiced 1 but on the psp and i also played juiced 2 and it got me thinking, am i like the only one who prefers juiced 2's handling than the first? I tend to see a lot of people prefer the first game's handling and it makes me wonder what the heck am i not experiencing. Like i cant push rear wheel drive cars effectively on higher tiers without spinning out by accident and i only use the viper on drag races or tracks with more high speed sections than corners. Although i still managed to complete the game but i never been consistent unless im driving awd or fwd cars. In juiced 2, apart from the wonky jump physics at times, i could drive consistently in that game which made me prefer that game's handling. Handling aside though, i will say both games still had equal levels of entertainment imo and i definitely remember liking that girl in juiced eliminator who drives cars painted black and that i bet on her every chance i get just to see her cutscenes.

[@vycanismelodis]

yeah! i really enjoy 2's handling

[@RacerDrag]

To answer your last line,That Caitlin From 200 Club is the woman who drives faster cars unless the game says to drive the same car as the others.

[@demon-x3250]

@@RacerDrag yep thats her, though its funny how contrast her outfit is compared to the color of the cars she drives.

[@RacerDrag]

@@demon-x3250 yep

[@FOXeye95]

the physics are not weird, they are quite good actually

[@Victor_2000s]

Actually are weird, especially the handling during turns.

[@tariktenia2418]

Physics better than juice 2 imo🤷🏾‍♂️

[@MeTaLHeaD1313]

I was ranked #3 in the world on Xbox. I wish the website didn't get jacked up to where you couldn't see any of my tracks records. One of my best memories of my childhood was this game!

[@solidghost4525]

Does it hold up?! It’s the best racing game ever made.

[@mistr799]

Proper presentation. +1 subscriber

[@memorydefekt]

actually didn't know this game has a sequel

[@SardonischerDean]

One of my favourite racing games, and I've never been a big fan of racing games

[@christycullen2355]

I loved juiced. Was one of the first games i bought with my own money. There were a lot of really cool features in it, such as the whole team aspect of it. It was surprisingly difficult from what i remember. Edit. I'd love to see a play through of this

[@super_slav91]

I have both the acclaim version and the THQ, not much had changed, menu, intro video, an extra camera angle , the acclaim version was completely finished and playable. Don't see a years worth of work.

[@IvanSensei88]

Gameplay-wise, this game was miles better than Underground 1&2, Most Wanted and Carbon. No BS rubberbanding, if you play on Hard, and the AI has a better car than you do, they WILL smoke you without caring. It actually has car damage to encourage you to drive properly and not wallgrind.. wallgrinding slows your car down to a halt, discouraging scrubby driving even more.. ramming is also discouraged in career, as you lose respect for doing it - and even in Arcade mode, "rubbing" your front end on other cars will cause Nitrous leaks - all these things promote CLEAN, SKILLFUL racing rather than driving around like a scrub, using opponents as brake cushions and wallriding instead of properly braking and taking good lines into the corners, PLUS cars feel VERY different from each other, unlike in those nfs titles where all cars feel almost the same.

[@AzzyJijie]

Still remember this game. We all play LAN server and whoever are banned to use Viper😂 fastest car but too slippery.

[@BrianTheUnique]

I like how difficult it was Wins without the viper were earned

[@conspiracy1914]

i love the physics on this game.

[@user-smalltownboyy]

Agrree wiz u. 18 years ago i played nfs underground. But later, when i discover Juiced, I never play Underground, bcz nfs feeling so softly, so bad than i can't playing anymore. Acclaim did realy intresting game with realistic physics. More of that I played xbox acclaim version first time 5 days ago and this is absolutely amazing

[@sayno2lolzisback]

Largely forgotten and was a flash in the pan, but for unfortunately good reasons. I thought the handling was ridiculous and too unforgiving.

[@rodsk8dude731]

That thumbnail Skyline has so much shit slapped onto it I didn't even notice it was actually a Subaru.

[@Kangiru_Noah]

You have to try the earlier versions of juiced on the ps2,would be interesting because this is a whole different experience

[@subway8322]

That was a such amazing game , I love it better than the need for speeds

[@krtony8859]

One of my first games ever man

[@TallTapper]

this is the part where the juice becomes d also i gave in and bought forza motorsport 4, even managed to redeem two codes (except the American Muscle Pack) you can even see the new xbox 360 logo compared to the normal label, it's greener shame i dont have an acc to download the other ones as i missed the active days of the game, really wanted that 787b from the american le mans pack

[@Nightmareof94]

Juiced and nfsu2 were my childhood

[@Novadude]

wish i could play this again lol

[@slicqidden5891]

juiced like my favorite game! any other car in any other game never came close to the viper!

[@Victor_2000s]

A lot of high perfomance cars are better than the Dodge Viper GTS.

[@gabybosskingofspeed]

Have you tried juiced eliminator for the psp?It says it's a enhanced port to juiced 1 with 7 new cars.I played and it has slightly better handling. Might be worth a try.

[@DoVe_7]

I haven't but I might look into that 👍

[@Victor_2000s]

Better handling? No, i started to meet Juiced by this game first months ago, the handling physics still is awful and the dumb A.I sometimes hit you car during a sharp turn, making you very angry.

[@gabybosskingofspeed]

@Victor_2000s it's slightly better but not by a lot,just a bit but I haven't played with controller(Pc player with worst keyboard mapping),I played on psp/psvita and it was good playing. In arcade mode the old ford mustang challenge was a pain to get it passed and that was the only time it was hard compared to the PC version that I played before,eliminator is slightly better.

[@Victor_2000s]

@@gabybosskingofspeed Doens't have any handling different, since Eliminator its a literally port of the first game. On both games the RWD cara are a pain to steering.

[@GRIMEYtheFATMAN]

Juiced 1 ProTip: avoid lowering your car, ESPECIALLY RWD! This won't eliminate issues with the handling, but it helps, IMMENSELY...

[@Dssfox]

juiced was more inclined toward mechanical tuning compared to nfs

[@catsexe6932]

I need to play this game too

[@dameister9869]

Muscle cars were surprisingly decent to manoeuver especially the '69 Mustang. The NSX was fast and decent too alongside the Viper and the Corvette, but the Supra was a complete disaster. Its handling is so broken and so slow against 4wd cars.

[@Journey_to_who_knows]

It would have been great if Carbon learned from this in the crew system. Sadly that was flaccid.

[@RacerDrag]

I had more fun in Juiced Eliminator than NFS 1 & 2

[@Oualouidji]

I remember there was a betting system in Shox: Extreme Rally to purchase rally cars. To get new cars in this game, you had the choice of paying it (except they're very expensive) or challenging the CPU in a race (after paying a bet). It's not easy! Regarding Juiced, it's an alright game, but I really hate the betting system. I like the fact you can win cars like this, but it backfires at you too easily. Like, just a few hours after getting into the game, you hate to lose after an opponent with no clear idea on how he will perform against you. And the gameplay doesn't help, I think there's too much grip, it's less enjoyable than NFS Underground imo.

[@milfordh.mercado2787]

Wait, you played shox too i was hoping to find another gamer who remembers this one, as that's my first rally game ( ok not exactly the first time that i played with rally/ off road game as there few times i played such titles as off roader, sega rally 2, super off roader baja, top gear rally 1 and 2 are names you probably not know of) let's just say for me shox really put hurt on my ego by think it's easy when truthfully not the case 😅😅.

[@Oualouidji]

@@milfordh.mercado2787 We are a few to know about Shox 💀

[@ROCKEROTM]

I LOVE THIS GAME. The only issue with it is that the game is waaaaaaaay too easy.

[@mooauto2388]

Excuse me 😂 did we play the same game you're probably talking about juiced 2 there's nothing easy in juiced career mode

[@ROCKEROTM]

@@mooauto2388 yeah, am talking about Juiced 1. Its pretty easy to get money, a good car and win! At least in my opinion lol

[@MidnightApex-ml6jc]

​@@ROCKEROTMrivals can be driving the same car that you do

[@giovanni7628]

bruh i remember playing this game as a kid and i didnt know how to go backwards, so any time i got stuck to a wall i had to reset my pc. I never found the solution and I i hated the game for that xD

[@thaessence9461]

The car handling definitely did take a bit to get used to but I believe it was beacuse it was more realistic! you could feel the cars weight! It really changed your perspective from the stereotypical fast paced racers. It challenged you. You actually had to brake around corners and plan strategically each straight and corner. It made you think. I dont know how but juiced 1 has aged FAR better then juiced 2.

[@DustinJackson-w8r]

Where can I go to install this game? I've been trying and searching but haven't found much.

[@jonatanrobledo9812]

*clears throat* *smacks lips* YES *proceeds to watch the video*

[@timothyacowin9761]

Ost is incredible

[@etherfrommichael]

Играю в эту игру и сейчас, если у кого есть желание поиграть по сети в неё, можете смело писать мне!

[@Aroneeneethedriver]

ahhh juiced

[@hil1893]

Yes

[@Ashenlaad]

where can i download this game, i tried and it says virtual memory required, the fixes on yt don`t work

[@jeckek9936]

type Juiced game Abandonware in google.

[@sapphireeniigma-8027]

When RWDs were a nightmare to drive

[@kemalylmaz4458]

i ınstall game but ı cant see ınstall menu menu ıs open but ı dont see help me pls u use w10 64bit

[@MonkeyRage]

I would say the city more like Rio than L.A in my oppinion

[@Theodorenoise.]

Hi there dove

[@pp3k3jamail]

💥💥I had used to have juiced and i had SRS but I didn't like those two games as much as Need for Speed underground series and Most Wanted or midnight club, they were okay but I didn't keep juiced or SRS for long

[@mooauto2388]

Better than nfs unbound that's for sure

[@p0werfu11]

The career was too sandbox-ish for its own good and the fact that you can play it however you want is still weird to think about. Personalized rivals is always a great feature. Too bad there was no connection between different territories, locked roads felt a bit boring. FYI there's also an Acclaim build from 2004 that could've become something better than final product.

[@KnheOG]

Do live for speed

[@andrehooker3229]

The way you pronounce ( juice ) had me thinking you were saying ( Jews ) my English intellect is processing 😭

[@flame_101]

The caption even mistook it as Jews not Juiced

[@andrehooker3229]

@@flame_101 damn that sucks 😞

[@B4RC0D3_YT]

Me in 2018: Juiced is terrible. It really wanted me to rage quit every time. Me in 2021: Hold my beer.

[@faydulaksono]

THIs or juiced 2 better?

[@realmustangboy6437]

Bobby is the cousin, we still need to figure out uncle Bob who could be the Lambo driver

[@Otherfabbros]

NO. The depiction of Street racing culture is amazing The editor is nice The Driving is surprisingly good But the A.I. is garbage! People complaing about the shitty A.I. in Underground 2 but they never experience the real shit that was this game's A.I.

[@Victor_2000s]

I agree, you can rage easily due of the A.I hitting you car during the crappy sharp turns of the track.

[@MidnightApex-ml6jc]

Yes it does

[@MDCVTR44]

its an ok game but ill still take nfs underground 2 tbh

[@ELEKTROSKANSEN]

Oh I member. I played it for 5 minutes and uninstalled it. Terrible physics. NFS or FlatOut were so much better. And the color palette of this game, ugh. It looks like a box of neon crayons. Awful time capsule of mid 00's fascination with Fast and Furious.

[@MidnightApex-ml6jc]

Wrong

[@orest395]

Too bad the handling was bad

[@MidnightApex-ml6jc]

Only with the RWD cars

[@orest395]

I remember my skyline spung out as soon as I touched the turn joystick

[@pravnav]

Looks so dated holy shit 💀

[@MidnightApex-ml6jc]

It's a 2000's game, don't expect it to look like GTA 5.

[@Victor_2000s]

Its a 2005 game, you expected what? The graphics are outdated, but not the mechanics.

[@Fxrt1]

juiced has a one of the best soundtack in racing games

[@RacerDrag]

Eliminator

[@AdolfGOhomE]

Why this video so short?!

[@UndercoverBoy833YT]

so you wanted him to make longer videos to bore the viewers or make their viewers interesting with short but yet informative video essays?

[@aretard7995]

oh hi dove