2Fast 2Furious

Reviewed on: 07/02/05
Reviewed with: Sony Ericsson K700i
Developed by Digital Bridges

The Fast and The Furious mobile game did pretty well in the popularity department. I guess it is a no brainer then that Digital Bridges (DBi) decided to come up with a sequel. Now DBi could have went the lazy route and added new cars and new tracks to the already successful engine of the The Fast and The Furious game, but in 2Fast 2Furious, DBi went all out and introduced a brand new spankin’ engine to power those street racing urges within you.

If you thought the original overhead perspective was really cool, wait till you see the chase-car perspective that this sequel is sporting. As a result of the new camera angle, everything seems to be bigger and faster than before. Instead of Vin Diesel (as in the original game) lending you a helping hand as you start the game, Ludacris is given the reins to help break in a newbie street racer that is you. A lot of time and effort went into the production value of this game and it really shows. 2Fast 2Furious looks and feels like a high budget mobile game and as you continue to play the game you’ll appreciate it more and more.

As a street racing game, 2Fast 2Furious looks and sounds good. Everything from the trees, the road, and the cars look well done. The colors are just crisp and the car animations are pretty smooth. I especially enjoyed the intro music that pipes out of my phone’s speaker. It fits the theme of illegal street racing to a but the sound effects aren’t really in the same class as the music, but they'll do. When you’re having a lot of fun, the weak tire screeches don’t seem to have too much of an impact in your gaming experience.

The gameplay in 2Fast 2Furious is exactly the same as the original. You race a set of tracks in order to accumulate money. The money can then go into either unlocking new race tracks or into purchasing some nifty upgrades for you car. A quick tip is to purchase the Nitro upgrade as soon as you can. Like in the original game, Nitro boosting is the best way to win the early races as easily as possible. Once you find yourself having a hard time beating your opponents despite the assistance of the Nitro boost, you’ll need to start looking into further upgrades for your car. There are 12 tracks to accomplish within the game and each track has its certain quirks that can throw a monkey wrench in you dreams of street racing glory if you’re not careful. Tracks which have been unlocked can be raced again and again in order to race more money for your campaign and to help you sharpen your racing skills. The selection of car upgrades are enough to maintain your interest although a part of me wish that they’ve included a lot more specials and more car gadgets to upgrade to. Oh well, maybe the third iteration of the franchise will deliver the mecca of street racing customization.

You can have a total of four saved characters for the 2Fast 2Furious game as opposed to the three save slots you had in the original. The menu is easy to navigate and it is a cinch to figure out what each and every option is all about. The biggest complaint I have about the game is the atrocious loading time it takes to start the game initially. Wow! It took all of 30 to 45 seconds to boot up the main menu. After the long loading time, everything else went pretty smooth and the loading time for further sequences in the game is comparable to most of the loading time within other mobile games.

You get a lot of quality for that hard earned money you’ll be spending in order to download this baby. Overall, I’d say that once again DBi has solidified its claim of being the best in bringing movie licenses to spectacular life in our mobile phones.