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Alpine Racer 2

A checkpoint-style racing game, featuring realistic physics, unique controls and an unusual genre for a racing game. It features three separate courses and your choice of speed or gate racing. There is a cool…

6 December 1996

Alpine Racer 2 is a racing developed by Namco, released 6 December 1996 on Arcade.

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What Alpine Racer 2 is

Alpine Racer 2 is a racing game developed by Namco and released in 1996. It is available on Arcade only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

A checkpoint-style racing game, featuring realistic physics, unique controls and an unusual genre for a racing game. It features three separate courses and your choice of speed or gate racing. There is a cool replay feature for finishing in first place.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Alpine Racer 2 launched on 6 December 1996, within three weeks of Mario Kart 64, Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, Wild Arms and PaRappa the Rapper.

Released around the same time: Mario Kart 64, Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, Wild Arms, PaRappa the Rapper.

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When did Alpine Racer 2 come out?
Alpine Racer 2 was released on 6 December 1996 for Arcade.

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