Is Ford Racing 2 (Xbox/PS2) Underrated? - IMPLANTgames

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In today’s video I dive in and take a look to see if Ford Racing 2 really is as average as it’s reputation suggests. Enjoy!

[@HUNdebLeonidasX]

I got this game from a cereal

[@jmcosta317]

me too hhahah

[@mutseNN]

yep

[@enzocirodiaz5087]

Me too!! But mine was Ford Racing 3 for PC

[@Zippy_Zolton]

dude i wanna see this cereal

[@skyhighrex4208]

lmao same

[@gamernaut8864]

Ford Racing 2 and 3 are underrated racing games. I even like Ford Street Racing and Ford Off-Road Racing as well. They get right to the racing fun rather than force you to grind all along from the bottom to the top.

[@implantgames]

"Grind" is a good word there.

[@eb1247]

Don't forget bouncing off of walls was fun too

[@faydulaksono]

which is best from ford racing series?

[@gamernaut8864]

​@@faydulaksono Ford Racing 3 is likely the best but Ford Racing 2 is very similar.

[@RCmaniac667]

I liked 2/3 much much more compared to Street racing and off-road racing. Just replayed the whole series recently

[@zaxlorax7605]

Part of my childhood. I'll always love this game. The offroading is lovely.

[@implantgames]

I'm amazed at how many people played this one as a kid :)

[@larsdragerl]

I got this from a box of cereal as a kid and i really loved it :) What you say about the offroad races as critic was for me a huge bonus, while having very challenging races for a kid with no idea of racelines those offroad races allowed for fun and crashes and huge jumps and lava and helicopters flying over you. It was probably my favourite game until Need for Speed Most Wanted and GTA San Andreas rolled along.

[@implantgames]

I'm surprised at how many people got this from Cereal haha :D

[@j.t.8848]

I just played this game for the first time recently and it is a pretty damn good game. The main thing I can say for this game is it is well made and has solid driving. The stock car racing I enjoy in particular. It's not Burnout or Gran Turismo but for 20 bucks this game was a heck of a deal when it came out. Any kid who had this game at the time surely wasn't entirely disappointed.

[@implantgames]

Yeah, a really a polished budget game indeed!

[@Patrick76496]

I've played this game a lot when I was a kid and I really liked it. Same thing goes for Ford Racing 3. It's quite ridiculous but both of them have better physics than NFS2015. Nice review btw, it's sad that these games are forgotten.

[@implantgames]

I suspect they won't be forgotten forever. Were a few short years away from Xbox Hidden Gems videos...

[@Patrick76496]

I hope so :) Sure, it's not as good as the FM1 or Gran Turismo, but this is what I had back then because of not having a console.

[@jc1424]

"It's not deep, nor especially challenging." Load of crap.

[@LAZY-RUBY]

Game Mazazine scoring systems were a mess. What the hell does a 4.9 imply? Is it an iota more terrible than a 5.2? Or even a straight 5? Why bother with the decimals? Just use solid numbers!

[@implantgames]

Game scoring is still a mess haha :)

[@Zippy_Zolton]

the FR series deserves way more attention and i will never stop my passion for the games, especially 2 and 3

[@papapalpatine5735]

The Indigo Concept, GT-90, and the SVT Cobra R ❤❤ I love FR2 and FR3

[@fulgenzio89]

In 2004 I found this game in the Cheerios!! Best day of my life.

[@implantgames]

Nice! Was it the PC version or a console version?

[@Zippy_Zolton]

@@projectdvan4568 I'm able to run the game on Windows 10 without any modification

[@LAZY-RUBY]

I feel like with every game now-a-days being some huge event by a triple-A developer that there's no longer a place for middling games like this. There's nothing wrong with a game that's shallow but fun.

[@bruasGT]

Ford Racing was a pretty decent game. A nice change from the other car games out at the time. Decent controls. Similar to the Gotham Project Racing games. 7 out of 10.

[@Alanzice]

FR2 is such an average game, but i remeber to play like crazy with friends in a weekend. Simple and dumb arcade fun. Good stuff. I request more unknown and obscure racing games like Auto Modellista, Enthusia and etc! Cheers.

[@eb1247]

I'm 99% on Ford Racing 2, and 100% on Ford Racing 3 😭😭😭 two of my favorite racing games of all time!!

[@wullapwullap6270]

Yes it is massively underrated

[@nathanstroud2223]

I would've given such a biased review of this game just because it's nostalgic for me. This was the first ever game I had for PS2.

[@DK1105-k3c]

The Ford Racing series are a lot of fun. The driving isn't arcade or simulation. On first instinct I want to say they are floaty in a good way but smooth might be a better description. Ford Bold Moves Street Racing is my favorite of the bunch. Really solid hidden gem that if you see a thrift store or for cheap somewhere grab it.

[@implantgames]

Awesome, I'll keep an eye out for it!

[@Zippy_Zolton]

imo Street Racing and Off Road aren't as strong as 2 and 3 but i still love them all except FR1 lol

[@natedunn51]

I'm amazed that your videos only have a few thousand views, when I first started watching I though you had 10s to 100s of thousand views per video.

[@implantgames]

You are too kind :)

[@shawklan27]

Is it bad that I found the cars to look cute in this game?

[@implantgames]

It's allowed.

[@ZadakLeader]

FR 2 and TIR are epic racing games that can't really be topped in that time. Sorry.

[@implantgames]

I forgive you.

[@thezeon5]

Can somebody please tell me, if this game (the 3rd one is well) is working well for Xbox 360! Please!

[@Zippy_Zolton]

I don't have any Xbox consoles so I can't tell you how good the backwards compatibility would be though i wouldn't expect anything great because of how obscure the game is :/

[@akumajobelmont]

I love, love that you cover stuff like this. I have Ford Racing 3, and it's a hell of a lot of fun... I think I need to pick this one up too! :)

[@implantgames]

Glad to hear it! As you've noted a few times, there are a ton of forgotten 6th gen games out there. Someday they'll be hidden gems haha ;)

[@HybridAngelZero]

I know I've said this before, but I adore these in-depth looks at some of the XBOX's less well known titles. They're not only wonderfully watchable, but for someone who only had a GameCube and PS2 for that era (got an original XBOX for Christmas 2008. Yes, I asked for it specifically, not the 360 xD) learning about this charming system's library is a ton of fun.

[@implantgames]

I'm glad to hear it, and feel free to keep reminding me :D It keeps me going!

[@krajendramamta]

Do this with the flat out series.

[@NTRFGHTR]

Now these days this would be considered a simulation but this is one of the first games I played with the second being the Spider Man Movie Video Game I loved all of them This was truly a classic I don't give a shit what Xbox's rates it or what their opinion is this is was a challenging game but it made you feel good to unlock the cars and the different races and what not I went up against my buddies when I was little and had 3 controls for my PS2 and we would be going nuts and OH DEAR GOD THE SOUNDTRACK that's what made it the best you have to have amazing music to add to a amazing game

[@dougk7883]

I’ve been playing this game since I was about 6 and I really enjoy it the only thing I’d is and ford ranger considering the fact there’s an off-road section of the game I think it would’ve made a great addition also I do own an 2005 ford ranger edge and it’s proven to me that it could’ve made the cut.

[@jaymzx2587]

Wow this actually looks like a great racing game! Will give it a go once I'm able to find it somewhere for a bargain 👍🏻 Love the vid, really in depth stuff.

[@implantgames]

Glad you enjoyed the video :) And yeah, really solid games! On a side note, I'm glad KZbin supports 60 frames per second, because that goes a long way, especially for a game like this.

[@jaymzx2587]

implantgames absolutely, the footage looks great. Speaking of 60fps, looking forward to your DOAX review 😉 would be a great Christmas present haha

[@Leedleleedle101]

you gave me another good reason to dislike ign.

[@RandomCarGuy17]

It's nice to finally see an in-depth review of a Ford Racing game from someone. I've tried this game myself when I was a kid at a friend's house and I liked it enough to want to get my own copy. I loved the variation of challenges brought to the game along with the diverse selection of Ford cars being a Ford fan myself. If you haven't yet, I recommend doing a review of the 3rd game. It brings in a few new courses along with more car variety including a few European and Australian Ford models.

[@implantgames]

I do have Ford Racing 3 along with Ford Bold Moves Street Racing. Total Immersion Racing was also developed by Razerworks, but feels like a step behind the Ford games.

[@RandomCarGuy17]

Total Immersion Racing? Hmm, I never heard of that game before, but I'll look it up.

[@KhakiCap]

Ford Racing 2 was my very first proper game I knew and recieved (from pack of cereals). Previous games I knew were shareware/freeware games on a disc. I had it on PC and I never knew about background animations in games back then. So when I saw a plane taking off in the desert, spinning fans in the tunnels or part of the bridge rocking back and forth, i was extremely surprised that I saw this minor detail (because I was a little kid). The racing was really fun to me and the sense of progression was new to me (again, because of those shareware/freeware games i had). It was a really great game of my childhood. I miss PC version and i'm glad I bought PS2 version later as an adult.

[@calwynsamuel3794]

Man I completed ford racing 2 in hard and easy mode , and I felt one of the most challenging races in my life , like racing line , driving skills took me 5 tries each and seconds out was ok but if u miss one time bubble , that's it , u lose . Apart from the racing types , the physics in ford gt's big rear wheels don't really follow physics XD. The larger the wheel , the more grip it should have on the road . But anyways Razorworks did an amazing job of creating a driving simulator kind of game and I loved it . Ford racing 3 had physics much better than 2 though . But completing FR 3 in hard mode takes u forever . And I'm 18 , I still play FR 2 and 3 : )

[@bytemaniak8328]

Fun fact about Ford Racing 2: The funk music used in it was also used in Starsky and Hutch, another driving game which came in cereal boxes.

[@michaelhinton6239]

I got ford mustang legends live for PS2, it's a decent game, I've also owned ford racing 2 and 3 back in the day, I actually miss having both, they were fun to play, imma try ford street racing and ford off-road eventually, love ford

[@mclarenf1gtr99]

If you think this game is too easy, then you aren't playing with assists off and hard difficulty. Time Attack, Races, Racing line and Elimination are quite challenging, though Elimination on Off-Road is particularly difficult and requires more than one try.

[@borgri5871]

you forgot to mention that the game is on pc

[@hundschraube]

got it running on win 10 great fun

[@shaldurprime7154]

i had ford racing 3 ages ago, it was pretty much my first console gaming experience, and as such i had a very poor grasp of video games in general, (recites drawn out anecdote about squandering the opportunity to properly use an Xbox and N64 game collection before they got sold) the racing games were the only ones i could play with any level of competence, but even then the only way i got my kicks was by setting up 2 player elimination without a second player and watching them explode

[@krajendramamta]

Try out ford racing 3 and check if it is under rated or to me it is more arcade,

[@Jorge.Painkiller]

This game is part of my childhood and I still play it from time to time, but in real life an SVT Cobra would smoke a Lightning and a Thunderbird lol

[@calwynsamuel3794]

I had played FR 2 and 3 in my 4 gb RAM pc , but it still ran in 30 to 60 fps . It is really a budget game though XD .

[@Lucarivyle]

Actually, if it is too easy, you can set the difficulty to hard, making it much harder in most races, especially standard races and such.

[@keifcuadras9742]

Does anybody know anything about the super mustang thats supposedly unlocked somehow?

[@sizzurpmp3]

Great review man! Are you open to any suggestions of game reviews?

[@implantgames]

I always appreciate when people suggest games to check out :) I just can't guarantee I'll get to it :(

[@Johnnyynf]

oh wow I've only played the Ford Racing 3 and I'll say it improves a lot from the 2nd one

[@luchogonzealaise3717]

This is actually the most decent game I ever got in a cereals box, with a very satisfying lifetime. Would have I bought it on purpose ? Probably not but it deserves more than being a CD offered in a cereals box.

[@JoaderR]

It was on a cereal box?! I bought it for PS2 for about 5 bucks...

[@luchogonzealaise3717]

@@JoaderR In France yes, probably not else where

[@codenamenhx3718]

@@luchogonzealaise3717 In Portugal too

[@gt362gamer]

@@codenamenhx3718 In Spain too.

[@JohnDoe-fi9li]

Nice little game, the soundtrack feels really nostalgic. Played it when my kid bro swapped some PS2 games with one of his friends of middle school. Ended up playing it more than him tho. My guess for the poor scoring it seem to have gotten was that the average game rag reviewer wasn't good at all with racing games... as their veredicts sound almost generic. And their "bad at games" fame, haha. I remember something like this from a certain mag from the early 00s that would describe JRPGs and the such in lush detail and good light (regardless of their quality) and give mediocre scores to racing, FPS and other action oriented titles.

[@THENAMEISQUICKMAN]

I'm very good at racing, but... nah, this game is just pretty "okay". I used the whole scale instead of just the upper half so I'd give it around a 5 or 6 out of ten.

[@quinlan5667]

This game is my childhood

[@trievoluzione8868]

you should do a video about squadra corse alfa romeo or corvette evolution gt both are great games but underrated

[@StigMug]

Great game series for racing fans and Ford fanatics like myself. Not many games feature the GT90. I think need for speed 2 is the only other racing game that does.

[@implantgames]

I believe I first learned about the GT90 from Project Gotham Racing 3, if memory serves me correct. Such a cool car!

[@StigMug]

Cool. I must get PGR3 next!

[@RandomCarGuy17]

Late reply, buuut I just wanted to let you know that Gran Turismo 2 also has the GT90.

[@StigMug]

RandomCarGuy17 thanks!

[@trievoluzione8868]

toca 2 has also the gt90

[@JusticeVerm]

Nice game.

[@youtubecreators789]

FR2 is basiclly an american version of gran turismo

[@SubidubidubiDu1]

It was a pretty good driving game, great graphics for its time, (we're talking about 2003 bro), great soundtrack and awesome classic and new licensed Ford cars, driving was realistic, you really had to be a pro driver, the cars didnt have the GTA 5 handling. I loved playing it both alone and with my friends

[@asrr62]

yes its a good game. good gameplay and art, nice variety.

[@emeraldmillenia8719]

What do you think of ford racing 3? I absolutely loved playing both ford racing 2 and ford racing 3 because both were the best at their own way. I also felt that is underrated too. Both games are fun but ford racing 3 is more casual I think.

[@michaelcallahan7717]

One of my favorite childhood games!

[@austinpost5487]

Looking back now I can see how average the game really was. But when I was a kid, I thought this was the best game in the world. I still love it.

[@implantgames]

It is a lovable game!

[@javierduran1390]

Although love real life tracks, I always enjoy creative original tracks that picture beautiful landscapes

[@blakedmc1989RaveHD]

i still have tha game on XBOX Original! i still love it 2 death! it helped me with alot of other racing games as well! good review! it is very underrated even graphically in today's standards! :)

[@TheOverlordOfProcrastination]

Still looks great after all these years.

[@dekunutfromsmash4283]

In the DS its terrible

[@Zippy_Zolton]

yeah i've seen the DS version, it's pretty shit but have you seen the GBA version

[@agustinhoj6347]

which is better? this or ford racing 3?

[@kovacsbence5521]

i think both games are great but fr3 has more, harder and longer challenges with a really good new system in graphics and sounds but i still love fr2 a bit better than fr3 because fr2 wad my childhood game. Still playing it for 9 years now!

[@Zippy_Zolton]

if you can only get one of the two get 3, it's way better overall 2 is still really great and they're both the best entries in the series

[@MrAngusboy]

The challenge factor is hard. Almost impossible on every course

[@brucellosis9887]

What version of this game are showing here? I ask because I just got the game on PS2 today and it looks like garbage.

[@implantgames]

This is the Xbox version. Does the PS2 version really look that much worse?

[@brucellosis9887]

implantgames yeah it looks terrible. I'm currently using just RCA cables but I doubt component cables will make it look as good as what you're showing here. I'm getting an original Xbox for Christmas so I might have to keep my eyes peeled for this title to add to the collection.

[@implantgames]

Ah, well that's a shame! Congrats on the Xbox, the original Xbox is a pretty rad system. A large portion of the library supports 480p, and there are a surprising amount of widescreen games as well.

[@feyt8009]

What's your TV friend? The PS2 version looks perfectly fine....

[@adk4986]

The game that got me into racing games

[@Malick-ix9io]

I loved this game!

[@purpledoge4466]

I honestly i liked,was a fun game and challenging on Hard mode

[@antonio-gt]

Short Answer: YES

[@Kazuto_Wildcat]

My favourite game as child 😍

[@jacobware1912]

I love this game but never got on with the pgr series

[@Johnmildelacruz]

Can I play this on my Xbox one x?

[@blakedmc1989RaveHD]

not sure

[@davidroudebush6947]

I like it

[@Pigu.]

Art.

[@theextreme7134]

Burnout 3 it is not. :-)

[@implantgames]

Haha, no not at all!

[@lilpeeper5682]

Yes it is I love the game

[@eddieru]

i decided to go on a nostalgia trip and look up this game since i used to play it so much and not only do i feel like i’m 6 again i found anew channel to enjoy nice video man

[@theextreme7134]

It's like watching paint dry.