OutRun 2006 Coast 2 Coast
See the world with your girl - until she starts slapping you
You won't find any metal-munching car wrecks or realistic control in OutRun 2006 Coast to Coast. Hell, there isn't even a reason why one track bleeds into the next - it just does. You'll go from the pyramids to San Francisco to Easter Island in just under six minutes. Thing is, there's so much burning rubber in between each of those stops that you won't even notice how little sense they make.
OutRun is an arcade racer through and through. Your only rivals are the clock and the serpentine track laid out ahead of you. Just hop in one of the 15 licensed Ferraris and haul ass across the most beautiful, scenic areas of the world. To shave precious seconds off the timer, you'll have to power slide almost constantly, weaving in between traffic and occasionally crashing head first into the wall. The more often the car is sideways (and screeching in protest), the better you're driving. High-energy, baby.
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