Dreamcast

Vigilante 8: 2nd Offense

Was I satisfied? In a way yes; in a way, no. The only aspect that really was disappointing is the dropout and the control. But it's car combat baby. It's GREAT!

Vigilante 8 est une grosse bouffée d’air frais et une belle partie de plaisir, qui vous tient la grappe pour un joli bout de temps. Le jeu est très variés, prenant et possède un esprit qui lui est propre… Des graphismes mieux inspirés n’auraient pas été un luxe.

Vigilante 8: Second Offense is so close to becoming a must have Dreamcast title. If the game controls had been fine tuned a little more this game would have been so much more enjoyable. Anyone who liked the original title will still find so much to like about this game.

The console cousin to Activision's Interstate 76 line, the Vigilante 8 series, focuses on a group of good people who drive cars tricked out with weapons and fight against a group of bad people who drive cars tricked out with weapons. That's almost all the plot description you need, save for that the setting is the 1970s, and the game recycles the only things anyone would ever want to salvage from that era: muscle cars, funk music, Afros, and fat sideburns.

What the heck happened here? I really enjoyed the first Vigilante 8 (Playstation), and this edition has some excellent graphics and original battle locations. So why can't I control my freakin' car?!? Neither the digital nor analog controls can prevent you from severely over-steering your vehicle, and that really stinks. And what's up with the collision detection?