Beach Buggy Racing 2 Island Adventure Review (PlayStation 4)

BBR2: Island Adventure is a mayhem-filled kart-racer with an emphasis on split-screen fun and game rule customization. Customize and save your own zany race rules for epic contests with up to 8 local players.

Pros:

• Cartoon graphics.
• 487.2MB download size.
• Platinum trophy.
• Own in-game achievements and they pop up.
• Works on Playstation 5.
• Kart racing gameplay.
• Auto acceleration on/off.
• 13 characters to unlock.
• 44 power-ups to earn/find and collect to use in the game from speed bursts to oil spills, shields, and more.
• 40 vehicles to unlock with each having its own base stats.
• 4 difficulties-relaxed, normal, hard, and very hard.
• 1-3 stars to earn in each event that unlocks new events and areas.
• Better performance over the last game.
• Four game modes-adventure, championships, time trial, and tournaments.
• Adventure-earn stores and unlock events, world map level select and you can find hidden power-ups and get upgrades for your stats.
• 1-4 player multiplayer.
• Player handicap options.
• Familiar tight controls.
• Turbo start if you press accelerate on the go prompt!
• Power slide and Drift corners.
• Can fire some projectiles backward.
• Can hold two power-ups at one time.
• The racing bar at the top of the screen showing the positions of all racers.
• Each character has a unique special ability that has two uses and needs to charge up.
• Find new paint schemes and decals in the races.
• Easy to use Drift system.
• You can view the unlock criteria for vehicles.

Cons:

• Generic repetitive soundtrack.
• Only one control layout.
• One driving view only.
• No voice work.
• Can be hard to block attacks due to no real warning.
• Hitting anything results in a harsh stop dead state.
• Uses a lot of tracks from the first game.
• Paint jobs and decals are specific cars.
• Slow respawn and when you go off the track you have to wait for it to push you back.