Micro Machines 2
| Micro Machines 2: Turbo Tournament | |
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Mega Drive cover art
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| Developer(s) |
Supersonic Software Codemasters (GG, SNES & GB) |
| Publisher(s) | Codemasters Ocean Software (SNES & GB) GameTek (MS-DOS) |
| Producer(s) | Pat Stanley |
| Programmer(s) | Peter Williamson |
| Series | Micro Machines |
| Platform(s) | Sega Mega Drive, MS-DOS, Sega Game Gear, SNES, Game Boy |
| Release |
Sega Mega Drive
Sega Game Gear
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| Genre(s) | Racing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, Multiplayer |
| Review scores | |
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| Publication | Score |
| CVG | 94% (Mega Drive) 90% (Turbo Tournament 96) |
| Edge | 8/10 (Mega Drive) |
| GameSpot | 8/10 (MS-DOS) |
| GamesMaster | 97% (Mega Drive) |
| Mean Machines Sega | 95% (Mega Drive) 93% (Game Gear) 92% (Turbo Tournament 96) |
| Next Generation |
  (MS-DOS) |
| 97% (Mega Drive) 92% (Game Gear) 95% (Turbo Tournament 96) |
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| 90% (Game Gear) 93% (SNES) |
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| 75% (Game Gear) 83% (Turbo Tournament 96) |
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| Joypad | 86% (SNES) 81% (Turbo Tournament 96) |
| 79% (MS-DOS) | |
| Coming Soon Magazine | 91% (MS-DOS) |
| Computer Games Strategy Plus |
(MS-DOS) |
| Sega Saturn Magazine | 92% (Turbo Tournament 96) |
| Sega Magazine | 96% (Mega Drive) |
| PC Zone | 92% (MS-DOS) |
Micro Machines 2: Turbo Tournament is a 1994 racing video game developed by Supersonic Software and published by Codemasters for the Sega Mega Drive. The sequel to Micro Machines, the game is themed around Galoob's Micro Machines toys, and players race around environments in miniature toy vehicles. Micro Machines 2: Turbo Tournament adds new vehicles and game modes, and the Mega Drive version was released on J-Cart, enabling up to eight players without a multitap.
Development began after the release of the Mega Drive version of the original, and there was a focus on graphics and driving physics. Violet Berlin of Bad Influence! makes a cameo appearance as a new character. Codemasters did not develop the game because the programmer of the first Micro Machines was not available. Micro Machines 2: Turbo Tournament was ported to various systems, including the Game Gear and MS-DOS, the latter of which features a track editor. An update, Micro Machines Turbo Tournament '96, was released for the Mega Drive in 1995, which added the track editor, new race tracks, and a new soundtrack.
Reception was positive, with reviewers praising the additional tracks and vehicles providing replay value, but some criticised the graphics of some versions. The Mega Drive update was also well received, but some reviewers criticised it for being too similar to the original. Due to the game's success, a spin-off, Micro Machines Military was produced and released in 1996, and a sequel, Micro Machines V3, in 1997.
Gameplay is identical to the previous instalment: races are viewed from a top-down perspective, and players race in environments such as bathrooms and pool tables (many tracks contain obstacles such as common household objects) in vehicles including powerboats and helicopters. The game adds sixteen vehicles.
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