check this out, I found some OutRun 2 SP impressions & screens. I don't think these have been seen before, though I could be wrong....
WHOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA MOMMA
Outrun 2SP (Special Tours)
Cor blimey! What an update. A list of new stuff in this finished version:
* A complete new 15 track course. Stunning stuff here, pushing poor old Chihiro to the max. Doubt we'll see this on Xbox, it really is fucking shockingly gorgeous. Press View Change on the mode select menu and you can play the original Outrun 2 tracks albeit tarted up!
* Completely new interface that is far more understandable to first timers.
* Heart attack mode sees a load of changes. You are now shown a running tally and your total for each challenge which helps the score attacking somewhat. New challenges include collecting coins on the track, driving through flaming hoops of fire (not shitting you) and mini races that see you versus seven identical "rivals" - to get AAA you must beat them all to the end of the stage. Cuntish.
* Twatting another road vehicle now sees it skidding off the track and disappearing. Good.
* As reported by people, there is now slipstreaming. You get a wee bit more speed by coming up the rear of other cars, shown by "Slipstream" under the timer and your spedometer goes blue.
* New cars! All the extras from Xbox Outrun 2 are now in Special Tours. Win.
* New music! Seven "1986" versions (four from Xbox version / OST) are available on the music select screen by pressing View Change in addition to the seven from the arcade. No Richard Jacques
* You can control the volume of the music by holding brake on the music screen and using the gear shift. You can make the engine louder or the BGM louder or whatever ala Initial Wee and Maxi Boost/Maximum Tune. Good stuff.
* Outrun mode is actually worth playing now. You get a full score breakdown as it happens, showing you the points you got for passing each vehicle and rival, plus all time bonuses. Scoring tactics can now ensue. Brilliant.
* FMV endings ala Xbox Outrun 2. See Alberto fall off even more things!
* As reported by various folks, there are now animations during the stage loading transition highway bits .. you appear to get different animations depending on your score for that stage. Sounds fair enough. Stuff like dragons, birds etc.
* You can do basic accel/max speed tuning (ala Fzero) on the car select screen using View Change.
* FULL INTERNET RANKING. Outrun mode, Time Trial and more importantly, Heart Attack. For both courses. About fricking time.
WHOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA MOMMA