The first game may have not received the attention that the game deserved, but that has not deterred THQ from announcing a sequel to Juiced. The title will be officially known as Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights and will release on a truckload of platforms.
About Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights:
- Juiced 2: HIN evolves the existing street-racing scene, letting gamers experience the culture of the real-life HIN tour, the nation’s largest lifestyle custom car show in an intense racing experience. Featuring track and drift racing at real-world locations around the globe, next-gen AI and supreme vehicle customization, Juiced 2: HIN brings street racing to life, allowing players to test their skills at live street racing events against a back-drop of DJs, fashion, models and musicians. Groundbreaking new features include addictive drift/ power sliding races and “Driver DNA” that tracks gamers’ personal driving traits. These profiles, along with the profiles of select celebrities will be available for download across all online gaming systems. Elite racing developer Juice Games has evolved the game-play that transformed online racing, giving players the power to create their car, assemble their crew and put it all on the line in intense pink slip and crew races. Gamers will also be able to bet cash on each event, bringing a gambling element to the game that really increases the importance of each race.
Michael Munar, event executive producer for Hot Import Nights explains, “Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights is an astonishing extension of the Hot Import Nights lifestyle experience, bringing the modding, characters and racing finale to life for gamers and tuning fans worldwide. This is the first time a top-tier racing game has merged with a true-to-life global tuner event and we can’t wait for its release.”
Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights will release for the Nintendo DS, PS2, PSP, PS3, Xbox 360 and the PC. The game could release later this year, though no official release date has been given by THQ.