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Smuggler's Run 2

December 08, 2023

Smuggler's Run 2: Hostile Territory or simply Smuggler's Run 2 is a video game released for the PlayStation 2 in 2001. It is a sequel to the 2000 game Smuggler's Run. Like the first game the player is a smuggler trying to deliver illegal cargo to destinations within 3 large maps in the game using several different types of vehicles to make deliveries in a given amount of time. A GameCube version was released in 2002 titled Smuggler's Run: Warzones.

Smuggler's Run 2: Hostile Territory
Developer(s)Angel Studios
Publisher(s)Rockstar Games
Producer(s)Glen Hernandez
Designer(s)Wing S. Cho
Programmer(s)Charles T. Eubanks
Artist(s)David McGrath
Writer(s)Dan Houser
Navid Khonsari
Robert Bacon
Platform(s)PlayStation 2, GameCube
ReleasePlayStation 2
  • NA: October 30, 2001
  • PAL: November 2, 2001
GameCube
  • NA: August 7, 2002
  • PAL: October 18, 2002
Genre(s)Racing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

The game was originally supposed to take place in Afghanistan but following the attacks on the World Trade Center and the subsequent invasion of Afghanistan, the developers changed the Afghanistan levels to the deserts of Georgia/Russia instead.[1]

As in the first one, the police can drive the same cars but with much greater max speeds, the ability to go faster, slower and turn in midair to land on the player off jumps, extreme acceleration, and they can easily outnumber the player. Along with very inflexible time limits, this often leaves no room for mistakes.

Gameplay edit

Similar to the original game, the overall objective in most missions is to deliver illegal contraband from a pick-up to a drop-off spot in a given amount of time. The player would also have to avoid the local army and border patrol during these missions. Now, players also have to follow vehicles without being seen, destroy enemy vehicles, and evade police after all other objectives are finished. The player is given a number of vehicles to choose from.

Plot edit

The game takes place in three locations with the player working for a small smuggling company named Exotic Imports (EI or EXO for short). The story focuses on the activities and objectives given by The Colonel to EI. It starts in Russia, where the player finds out who they are working for and the basics of the game. Then, after being told to leave immediately from the area by Shodi (The main client) to Vietnam, Exotic Imports then learns of the CIA being involved after the Russians track 2 kg of Weapons Grade Plutonium. This takes you back to Russia, where Frank (Your Boss) asks the Colonel what is happening with the "nukes" and involvement from the CIA. Frank, only caring for money, agrees to continue smuggling nuclear devices. However, the rest of EI decide not to, and try to stop a missile which would cause WWIII. This reveals the Colonel's intentions, and Frank escapes with all the passwords, showing his plans. EI stop Frank, and then it shows the player flying off in a helicopter with a cheque for $100,501,000.

Reception edit

Both Hostile Territory and Warzones received "generally favorable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[2][3] Jim Preston of NextGen called the former "A small improvement over the original that also smartly retains all the fun."[18]

The D-Pad Destroyer of GamePro said of Hostile Territory, "If you were a fan of the original, you'll probably love Smuggler's Run 2. It's less a sequel and more like what the original should have been. If you couldn't be bothered with Smuggler's Run, this version doesn't really add too much---just leave it in the dirt and go on to the next pick-up."[23][b] Much later, Four-Eyed Dragon said, "Despite its questionable ethical objectives, Warzones is simply a frantic driver that has you racing from one point to another while trying to avoid the local law."[24][c]

The latter was nominated for the "Best Driving Game on GameCube" award at GameSpot's Best and Worst of 2002 Awards, which went to NASCAR: Dirt to Daytona.[25]

Notes edit

  1. ^ In Electronic Gaming Monthly's review of the PlayStation 2 version, one critic gave it 8.5/10, and the rest gave it each a score of 7/10.
  2. ^ GamePro gave the PlayStation 2 version 4/5 for graphics, 3/5 for sound, and two 3.5/5 scores for control and fun factor.
  3. ^ GamePro gave the GameCube version three 4.5/5 scores for graphics, control, and fun factor, and 4/5 for sound.

References edit

  1. ^ a b Perry, Douglass C. (October 31, 2001). "Smuggler's Run 2: Hostile Territory". IGN. Ziff Davis. from the original on September 28, 2022. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Smuggler's Run: Warzones". Metacritic. Fandom. from the original on October 30, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Smuggler's Run 2: Hostile Territory". Metacritic. Fandom. from the original on October 30, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  4. ^ Thompson, Jon. . AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  5. ^ EGM staff (September 2002). "Smuggler's Run: Warzones". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 158. Ziff Davis. p. 162.
  6. ^ Hager, Dean; Mollohan, Gary; Dudlak, Jonathan (January 2002). "Smuggler's Run 2: Hostile Territory" (PDF). Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 150. Ziff Davis. p. 220. (PDF) from the original on April 10, 2023. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  7. ^ Steinberg, Scott (November 12, 2001). . The Electric Playground. Greedy Productions Ltd. Archived from the original on March 8, 2003. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  8. ^ Bramwell, Tom (November 11, 2001). "Smuggler's Run 2: Hostile Territory". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. from the original on December 5, 2001. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  9. ^ Helgeson, Matt (September 2002). . Game Informer. No. 113. FuncoLand. p. 84. Archived from the original on January 30, 2008. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  10. ^ "Smuggler's Run 2: Hostile Territory". Game Informer. No. 104. FuncoLand. December 2001. p. 94.
  11. ^ Sanders, Shawn (November 2001). "Smuggler's Run 2: Hostile Territory Review". GameRevolution. CraveOnline. from the original on October 1, 2015. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
  12. ^ Davis, Ryan (August 14, 2002). "Smuggler's Run: Warzones Review [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006"]". GameSpot. Fandom. from the original on August 23, 2002. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  13. ^ Davis, Ryan (November 6, 2001). "Smuggler's Run 2: Hostile Territory Review [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006"]". GameSpot. Fandom. from the original on November 20, 2001. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  14. ^ Murphy, Kevin (September 1, 2002). . GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on October 28, 2007. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
  15. ^ Chick, Tom (November 25, 2001). . GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on December 12, 2004. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
  16. ^ Watkins, Rob (August 18, 2002). . GameZone. Archived from the original on September 26, 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
  17. ^ Mirabella III, Fran (August 12, 2002). "Smuggler's Run: Warzones". IGN. Ziff Davis. from the original on August 20, 2022. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  18. ^ a b Preston, Jim (January 2002). "Smuggler's Run 2: Hostile Territory". NextGen. No. 85. Imagine Media. p. 82. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  19. ^ "Smuggler's Run: Warzones". Nintendo Power. Vol. 159. Nintendo of America. August 2002. p. 145.
  20. ^ Rybicki, Joe (January 2002). "Smuggler's Run 2: Hostile Territory". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. No. 52. Ziff Davis. p. 136. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  21. ^ Boyce, Ryan (August 12, 2002). . Maxim. MaximNet, Inc. Archived from the original on August 15, 2002. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  22. ^ Boyce, Ryan (November 5, 2001). . Maxim. MaximNet, Inc. Archived from the original on February 8, 2002. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  23. ^ The D-Pad Destroyer (November 5, 2001). . GamePro. IDG. Archived from the original on February 12, 2005. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
  24. ^ Four-Eyed Dragon (August 5, 2002). . GamePro. IDG. Archived from the original on December 13, 2004. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
  25. ^ GameSpot staff (December 23, 2002). . GameSpot. CNET. Archived from the original on February 6, 2003. Retrieved October 30, 2023.

External links edit

  • Official website
  • Smuggler's Run 2 at MobyGames

December 08, 2023
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Smuggler s Run 2 Hostile Territory or simply Smuggler s Run 2 is a video game released for the PlayStation 2 in 2001 It is a sequel to the 2000 game Smuggler s Run Like the first game the player is a smuggler trying to deliver illegal cargo to destinations within 3 large maps in the game using several different types of vehicles to make deliveries in a given amount of time A GameCube version was released in 2002 titled Smuggler s Run Warzones Smuggler s Run 2 Hostile TerritoryDeveloper s Angel StudiosPublisher s Rockstar GamesProducer s Glen HernandezDesigner s Wing S ChoProgrammer s Charles T EubanksArtist s David McGrathWriter s Dan HouserNavid KhonsariRobert BaconPlatform s PlayStation 2 GameCubeReleasePlayStation 2NA October 30 2001PAL November 2 2001GameCubeNA August 7 2002PAL October 18 2002Genre s RacingMode s Single player multiplayerThe game was originally supposed to take place in Afghanistan but following the attacks on the World Trade Center and the subsequent invasion of Afghanistan the developers changed the Afghanistan levels to the deserts of Georgia Russia instead 1 As in the first one the police can drive the same cars but with much greater max speeds the ability to go faster slower and turn in midair to land on the player off jumps extreme acceleration and they can easily outnumber the player Along with very inflexible time limits this often leaves no room for mistakes Contents 1 Gameplay 2 Plot 3 Reception 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksGameplay editSimilar to the original game the overall objective in most missions is to deliver illegal contraband from a pick up to a drop off spot in a given amount of time The player would also have to avoid the local army and border patrol during these missions Now players also have to follow vehicles without being seen destroy enemy vehicles and evade police after all other objectives are finished The player is given a number of vehicles to choose from Plot editThe game takes place in three locations with the player working for a small smuggling company named Exotic Imports EI or EXO for short The story focuses on the activities and objectives given by The Colonel to EI It starts in Russia where the player finds out who they are working for and the basics of the game Then after being told to leave immediately from the area by Shodi The main client to Vietnam Exotic Imports then learns of the CIA being involved after the Russians track 2 kg of Weapons Grade Plutonium This takes you back to Russia where Frank Your Boss asks the Colonel what is happening with the nukes and involvement from the CIA Frank only caring for money agrees to continue smuggling nuclear devices However the rest of EI decide not to and try to stop a missile which would cause WWIII This reveals the Colonel s intentions and Frank escapes with all the passwords showing his plans EI stop Frank and then it shows the player flying off in a helicopter with a cheque for 100 501 000 Reception editReceptionAggregate scoreAggregatorScoreGCPS2Metacritic79 100 2 77 100 3 Review scoresPublicationScoreGCPS2AllGameN A nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 4 Electronic Gaming Monthly8 5 10 5 7 5 10 6 a EP DailyN A7 5 10 7 EurogamerN A7 10 8 Game Informer7 75 10 9 7 5 10 10 GameRevolutionN AB 11 GameSpot7 8 10 12 8 3 10 13 GameSpy nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 14 93 15 GameZone8 8 10 16 N AIGN8 4 10 17 8 7 10 1 Next GenerationN A nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 18 Nintendo Power3 6 5 19 N AOfficial U S PlayStation MagazineN A nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 20 Maxim7 10 21 8 10 22 Both Hostile Territory and Warzones received generally favorable reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic 2 3 Jim Preston of NextGen called the former A small improvement over the original that also smartly retains all the fun 18 The D Pad Destroyer of GamePro said of Hostile Territory If you were a fan of the original you ll probably love Smuggler s Run 2 It s less a sequel and more like what the original should have been If you couldn t be bothered with Smuggler s Run this version doesn t really add too much just leave it in the dirt and go on to the next pick up 23 b Much later Four Eyed Dragon said Despite its questionable ethical objectives Warzones is simply a frantic driver that has you racing from one point to another while trying to avoid the local law 24 c The latter was nominated for the Best Driving Game on GameCube award at GameSpot s Best and Worst of 2002 Awards which went to NASCAR Dirt to Daytona 25 Notes edit In Electronic Gaming Monthly s review of the PlayStation 2 version one critic gave it 8 5 10 and the rest gave it each a score of 7 10 GamePro gave the PlayStation 2 version 4 5 for graphics 3 5 for sound and two 3 5 5 scores for control and fun factor GamePro gave the GameCube version three 4 5 5 scores for graphics control and fun factor and 4 5 for sound References edit a b Perry Douglass C October 31 2001 Smuggler s Run 2 Hostile Territory IGN Ziff Davis Archived from the original on September 28 2022 Retrieved October 30 2023 a b Smuggler s Run Warzones Metacritic Fandom Archived from the original on October 30 2023 Retrieved October 30 2023 a b Smuggler s Run 2 Hostile Territory Metacritic Fandom Archived from the original on October 30 2023 Retrieved October 30 2023 Thompson Jon Smuggler s Run 2 Hostile Territory Review AllGame All Media Network Archived from the original on November 15 2014 Retrieved February 9 2019 EGM staff September 2002 Smuggler s Run Warzones Electronic Gaming Monthly No 158 Ziff Davis p 162 Hager Dean Mollohan Gary Dudlak Jonathan January 2002 Smuggler s Run 2 Hostile Territory PDF Electronic Gaming Monthly No 150 Ziff Davis p 220 Archived PDF from the original on April 10 2023 Retrieved October 31 2023 Steinberg Scott November 12 2001 Smuggler s Run 2 Hostile Territory The Electric Playground Greedy Productions Ltd Archived from the original on March 8 2003 Retrieved October 31 2023 Bramwell Tom November 11 2001 Smuggler s Run 2 Hostile Territory Eurogamer Gamer Network Archived from the original on December 5 2001 Retrieved October 31 2023 Helgeson Matt September 2002 Smuggler s Run Warzones Game Informer No 113 FuncoLand p 84 Archived from the original on January 30 2008 Retrieved February 9 2019 Smuggler s Run 2 Hostile Territory Game Informer No 104 FuncoLand December 2001 p 94 Sanders Shawn November 2001 Smuggler s Run 2 Hostile Territory Review GameRevolution CraveOnline Archived from the original on October 1 2015 Retrieved February 10 2019 Davis Ryan August 14 2002 Smuggler s Run Warzones Review date mislabeled as May 17 2006 GameSpot Fandom Archived from the original on August 23 2002 Retrieved October 30 2023 Davis Ryan November 6 2001 Smuggler s Run 2 Hostile Territory Review date mislabeled as May 17 2006 GameSpot Fandom Archived from the original on November 20 2001 Retrieved October 30 2023 Murphy Kevin September 1 2002 GameSpy Smuggler s Run Warzones GameSpy IGN Entertainment Archived from the original on October 28 2007 Retrieved February 10 2019 Chick Tom November 25 2001 Smuggler s Run 2 Hostile Territory GameSpy IGN Entertainment Archived from the original on December 12 2004 Retrieved February 10 2019 Watkins Rob August 18 2002 Smuggler s Run Warzones Review GameZone Archived from the original on September 26 2008 Retrieved February 10 2019 Mirabella III Fran August 12 2002 Smuggler s Run Warzones IGN Ziff Davis Archived from the original on August 20 2022 Retrieved October 31 2023 a b Preston Jim January 2002 Smuggler s Run 2 Hostile Territory NextGen No 85 Imagine Media p 82 Retrieved April 13 2020 Smuggler s Run Warzones Nintendo Power Vol 159 Nintendo of America August 2002 p 145 Rybicki Joe January 2002 Smuggler s Run 2 Hostile Territory Official U S PlayStation Magazine No 52 Ziff Davis p 136 Retrieved October 31 2023 Boyce Ryan August 12 2002 Smuggler s Run Warzones Maxim MaximNet Inc Archived from the original on August 15 2002 Retrieved February 9 2019 Boyce Ryan November 5 2001 Smuggler s Run 2 Hostile Territory Maxim MaximNet Inc Archived from the original on February 8 2002 Retrieved February 9 2019 The D Pad Destroyer November 5 2001 Smuggler s Run 2 Hostile Territory Review for PS2 on GamePro com GamePro IDG Archived from the original on February 12 2005 Retrieved February 10 2019 Four Eyed Dragon August 5 2002 Smuggler s Run Warzones Review for GameCube on GamePro com GamePro IDG Archived from the original on December 13 2004 Retrieved February 10 2019 GameSpot staff December 23 2002 GameSpot s Best and Worst of 2002 Best Driving Game for GameCube Nominees GameSpot CNET Archived from the original on February 6 2003 Retrieved October 30 2023 External links editOfficial website Smuggler s Run 2 at MobyGames Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Smuggler 27s Run 2 amp oldid 1182985311, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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