OutRun 2006: Interview with Developer Marty Caplan

The OutRun series has been a fun standard in the arcades and was a luke warm hit with the Xbox when it was released back in 2004 with OutRun 2. The new game, OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast, will see 30 locations, PS2 and PSP connectivity to unlock special cars and courses, and selecting your own soundtracks. Heart Attack Mode will also be returning which is a big feature as Marty says. Heart Attack Mode is where you’re driving the open-ended course to the time limit, the passenger will frequently request certain stunts and actions. These requests, carried out through marked sections of the course, can include passing cars, drifting around bends, driving through marked lanes, knocking over cones, and simply not crashing into anything for as long as possible. If successfully done, the player will receive ‘hearts’ and, at the end of the request section, be graded on their performance. The player’s performance is also graded at the end of the stage. Crashing into the scenery at any time will result in the player losing “hearts”.

In the interview, IGN talks multiplayer with Marty saying that the PSP version will, unfortunately, only have ad-hoc functionality but he says it’s all about the fun. Right, with the whole two people who will sit next to you to play. The PS2 and Xbox version, on the other hand, will have up to 6 players online. To bad PS2 and PSP players can’t play together online like the new World Tour Poker game coming out, that would be pretty sweet. The interview is fairly short and linear and will answer basic questions for you OutRun fans. Here is a piece of the interview and four screenshots of the PSP version to look at.

IGN: How many players can go online with Outrun 2006: Coast to Coast?

MC: You can play with a maximum of 6 players online. Just imagine you and 5 of your friends in Ferrari’s racing down a coastal highway, drifting past each other going 100+ miles an hour. Good times if you ask me.

IGN: Are there map editors to create your own stages for other players to play on?

MC: There is no map editor though this feature was discussed at the earlier stages of the project. It may be included in future projects.

IGN: Will any tracks from the previous Outrun games make an appearance in Outrun 2006?

MC: All the original OutRun2 tracks are included. The older titles hold so many fond memories for players and fans alike and they can relive those fond times.

The OutRun series has been a fun standard in the arcades and was a luke warm hit with the Xbox when it was released back in 2004 with OutRun 2. The new game, OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast, will see 30 locations, PS2 and PSP connectivity to unlock special cars and courses, and selecting your own soundtracks. Heart Attack Mode will also be returning which is a big feature as Marty says. Heart Attack Mode is where you’re driving the open-ended course to the time limit, the passenger will frequently request certain stunts and actions. These requests, carried out through marked sections of the course, can include passing cars, drifting around bends, driving through marked lanes, knocking over cones, and simply not crashing into anything for as long as possible. If successfully done, the player will receive ‘hearts’ and, at the end of the request section, be graded on their performance. The player’s performance is also graded at the end of the stage. Crashing into the scenery at any time will result in the player losing “hearts”.

In the interview, IGN talks multiplayer with Marty saying that the PSP version will, unfortunately, only have ad-hoc functionality but he says it’s all about the fun. Right, with the whole two people who will sit next to you to play. The PS2 and Xbox version, on the other hand, will have up to 6 players online. To bad PS2 and PSP players can’t play together online like the new World Tour Poker game coming out, that would be pretty sweet. The interview is fairly short and linear and will answer basic questions for you OutRun fans. Here is a piece of the interview and four screenshots of the PSP version to look at.

IGN: How many players can go online with Outrun 2006: Coast to Coast?

MC: You can play with a maximum of 6 players online. Just imagine you and 5 of your friends in Ferrari’s racing down a coastal highway, drifting past each other going 100+ miles an hour. Good times if you ask me.

IGN: Are there map editors to create your own stages for other players to play on?

MC: There is no map editor though this feature was discussed at the earlier stages of the project. It may be included in future projects.

IGN: Will any tracks from the previous Outrun games make an appearance in Outrun 2006?

MC: All the original OutRun2 tracks are included. The older titles hold so many fond memories for players and fans alike and they can relive those fond times.