![]() As long as you’re not hoping for the next Forza beater and enjoy no-frills local multiplayer racing, you’ll have some fun with this one despite its shortcomings. Unlimited does support a 4-player split screen option though, which is great for local multiplayer and something that “bigger” racing titles don’t often offer unless you stick to the kart racing genre. This also shows in the technical area, with a frame rate that isn’t always steady (though not to the point where it’s an issue) and a general lack of visual polish that keeps it from looking quite at home on a console like the PS5. The game evokes memories of older racing games with its generic locations, which are a reminder that Unlimited 2 is a smaller production. The track layouts and backdrops haven’t been noticeably upgraded from the Switch version though, so over the course of those 200 events you’ll see a lot of the same generic scenery pop up as you work your way through the story and gain access to shinier and faster cars. There’s a story mode that’s a bit reminiscent of the Fast & Furious movies with its talk of “family”, but when you consider there are over 200 events to compete in, you’re not going to run out of content any time soon. ![]() The career mode is excellent though, and offers a wealth of content – the version released for next gen consoles is the Ultimate Edition which includes all of the post-launch content as well, but the career was already lengthy to begin with. Here, a floaty driving model that doesn’t feel responsive enough in corners and results in over the top drifting doesn’t feel like Ridge Racer – it feels like a mobile take on the arcade racing genre. We noticed this on the Switch, but felt it was a lot more justified there on account of the it being a less powerful system that wouldn’t be able to deliver Need for Speed/Forza-like experiences. Unfortunately, the game doesn’t really stretch its legs with the horsepower that’s available to it here, and still hasn’t shaken its mobile roots in a few ways either. In a year without a Need for Speed title and with Forza being an Xbox/PC-exclusive, that made us eagerly await this new version of Unlimited 2 for PlayStation. Unlimited 2 was developed by Eden Games, which in the past was responsible for Test Drive Unlimited – a blue print for many of today’s most successful racing gaming, including the much-lauded Forza Horizon 5. ![]() Dubbed the Ultimate Edition, we took it for a test drive on a PlayStation 5. When we reviewed Unlimited 2 for the Nintendo Switch, we couldn’t help thinking that the Switch was perhaps a little underpowered for a racing game of this type, so we were excited to see that a version for more powerful consoles was in the works as well. Here’s another look at Unlimited 2, Serious Sam 4 and Puzzling Places. Three titles that we’ve reviewed in the past have recently resurfaced on other consoles.
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