Final Lap 2

is a sequel to Final Lap (released by Namco in 1990); it runs on Namco System 2 hardware, and much like the original title (and Four Trax), it allows up to eight players to play simultaneously when four two-player sit-down cabinets are connected together, but this one features four different tracks which are set in the game's home country of Japan (the Suzuka Circuit from the original), Italy, Monaco, and the United States (which resembles the Test track that was featured in Pole Position II). For a second time, the players must take control of either the Williams, McLaren, March or Lotus cars, which have been redesigned, in a Formula One race on one of the four tracks - and in the single-player mode, the player's score shall again be based upon how far his car travels until the timer runs out or he completes four laps of the chosen circuit, and hitting another car or a billboard will again not cause a player car to explode like it did in the two Pole Position games, but it can still send it (or the other car) spinning off the track, costing valuable time. In the multiplayer mode, up to eight players can again race simultaneously; this shall again allow for better lap times, as the plain green CPU-controlled cars (which have also been redesigned) shall appear less frequently. The United States track is the easiest of the four, and is recommended for the novice players - and once a player has mastered it, he is ready to move on to the Monaco track, then the Italy one (which are of medium and medium-hard difficulties). However, the Japan track is the most difficult one, given that it is the Suzuka Circuit from the original game and it is therefore only recommended for the expert players or the players who had managed to master it in the original. Final Lap 2 was released in Japan in August 1990, and in America in 1991.

External links

Final Lap 2 at the Arcade History database
Final Lap 2 at system16.com

Category:1990 video games
Category:Arcade games
Category:Arcade-only games
Category:Namco arcade games
Category:Racing video games
Category:Racing video games set in the United States
Category:Sports video games set in Italy
Category:Video game sequels
Category:Video games set in Japan
Category:Formula One video games
Category:Video games developed in Japan
Category:Video games scored by Shinji Hosoe

Category:Video games set in Monaco
Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games