Top ps2 drifting games

Both London and New York look ace in this game. Have a bash at the multiplayer, take part in capture the flag, or get stuck into the career mode. Part of the fun of this game was continually souping up your cars.

Like Midnight Club and many of the other titles below, Underground is based on the premise of illegal street racing. The seventh title in the series was also the first to include a career mode. Previous Need for Speed games focused on fancy sports cars as opposed to imported cars too. Race through Olympic City and become the best racer around. Underground was so popular that it spawned a sequel too… I wonder if it will appear further down this list?

This game has some absolutely epic levels on it, so much so that it made me want to go and try ATV rallying in the Tunisia desert… which I did… badly. This game is incredibly detailed, so much so that driving into water cleans ATVs off after they become dirty.

Be careful though; staying in water too long teleports you out of there Lakitu Bros style. Players can be thrown off their vehicles or become injured if other riders land on them. The multiplayer mode is probably my favourite part of the game. Burnout Revenge takes the 7th spot in this list of the best PS2 racing games. The main feature of pumping up the boost bar returns, with players pulling off epic moves and stunning smashes in order to fill up the tank. What could be better than seeing your epic crashes in slow motion?

Players can utilise signature moves a little like wrestlers in WWE, pulling off special smashes that become trademark moves. You can also blow your vehicle up and get creative in the Road Rage mode. Like its competitor, players could customise cars, bet against outcomes, and speed around corners faster then the Flash in need of a toilet break.

And get this; there are over 7-trillion different designs that you can come up with thanks to the vast customisation options…. Take part in drag races not the RuPaul kind , traditional races, and skill modes, stopping for a multiplayer match with your mates every once in a while. Race to win cars, organise events, and gain respect as you work your way to the top.

Dropping on both the GameCube and the PS2, this space-age super bike game sees players competing to become a futuristic racing champion. Players can pick from one of six teams, each team comprising of two riders. And guess what? The races are anything but fair or civilised. Players can sabotage the race using weapons, knocking back better racers in order to pick up the top prize themselves.

The available projectiles in this game make the Mario Kart bananas look like… well, bananas. With a hole host of gnarly missiles and destructive weaponry available to purchase with in-game currency, the gameplay is bound to be unpredictable at every turn. Boosting depletes your shields too, so bear that in mind if you play with trigger-happy gamers!

Tokyo Extreme Racer Drift 1 or 2 is awesome for ps2 also called kaido battle? Physics are good and not arcadey, loads of cool cars that other games dont have cefiro, laurel, etc , gymkhana, all the downhill tracks for initial D lovers and loads of customisation and proper tuning that makes loads of difference to the handling. I find both the Vauxhall Corsa and the Peugeot drifts particularly well. Not sure about PS2 however Your local industrial estate after dark is a great game.

D1GP, I've got an imported copy knocking about somewhere. Disco Hamburger Hinderer. CrabsterDrift Callum Craddy. SECDrift dwyb marshall. Come at me bro. The rally stages on GT3 are awesome, basically what kind of got me into drifting.

These gravity-altering powers can transform walls into tracks, or create a "black hole" that sucks you through for the ultimate speed boost, and allows for an entirely new way to gain a leg up on your competitors.

From illuminated highways in a bustling metropolis to the outer reaches of space, you will race at the speed of light on 16 dynamic courses. Sixty different vehicles allow you to grind rails and pull off daring tricks on futuristic tracks, including solar loop-de-loops, height-defying vertical drops and tons of other edge-of-your-seat moves. As Sonic or one of 18 colorful characters, you will compete with up to three friends at heart-stopping speeds in three exciting multiplayer modes.

With all the action, speed, and addictive gameplay that only Sonic can deliver, Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity is set for hyper-drive. User Score: 8. MX vs ATV kicks it up a notch and shifts into high gear as the best selling offroad franchise returns. Attempt to own the offroad by dominating the innovative new "X-Cross Tournament ". X-Cross brings together 6 unique racing series like Opencross, Supercross, Rally and Supermoto and then crosses them into one ultimate offroad championship.

Brand new styles of racing are born as powerful vehicles tear through treacherous trails in the new Opencross mode, while then shifting gears to navigate asphalt and dirt in Supermoto. Players can take control of the Monster and Trophy Trucks as they blitz through rough rivers, rip though the swampy Everglades, and blaze through the desert dunes.

Customize your ride with new sponsorship logos on your vehicle. Be the last vehicle standing as 6 players compete online. Need for Speed ProStreet accelerates street racing culture by providing the ultimate stage for the pursuit of street racing supremacy.

It is a game about building the ultimate performance-tuned battle machine, taking it to multi-disciplinary showdowns all over the world and pitting your skills and reputation against the very best street racers. Need for Speed ProStreet boasts impeccable precision and impressively detailed photo-realistic graphics, effectively transporting you to the center of the action. It pushes the Autosculpt technology to a new level, allowing you to directly impact your car's performance for the first time as well as personalize its appearance.

Need for Speed ProStreet is a true taste of raw adrenaline and racing with consequences. Every dent, every scratch and every crumpled body panel is a battle scar, proof of your commitment and competitive mettle. With an aggressive and skilled AI system, you become immersed in an unmatched believable race experience. Add in a revolutionary online mode that will redefine the meaning of competitive social play, and Need for Speed ProStreet is the ultimate formula for an emotionally charged street racing showdown.

User Score: 6. The game is fully licensed and simulates every aspect of this world, from the physics that give to you the sensation to really ride a racing motorbike to the behaviour of the opponents and offers all the official races, sessions, teams and riders of the real series.

Everybody has the possibility to improve the performances of his bike, managing and tuning a lot of aspects like top speed, gear ratios, suspension stiffness and choosing the better set of tires for the single race.

Fetures 22 bikes and 22 racers simultaneously on track 14 on PSP version ; 11 official Superbike Championship tracks 10 on PSP version ; 4 game modes: Quick Race, Race weekend, Championship and Challenge; 4 variable weather conditions Accurate physics model built on real data and validated with Superbike support; Realistic riders behaviours; Quick and intuitive settings.

A unique rewarding system including: racers, tracks, bonus video, historical features. Compete in a full season, create your own customised season, or select a one-off race either on your own or against a friend. Whether gamers are new to the racing genre, fans of four-wheeled racers looking for a new challenge or veterans of motorcycle games, the diverse handling models of MotoGP 07 allows players of varied skill levels to access and enjoy the adrenaline fuelled world of MotoGP.

Features such as riding aids provide newcomers to the series with the confidence to push their bikes to the limit. Plus players can also adjust the AI of their race opponents, modifying speed and ability to match their own riding level and create a more balanced race.

Featuring a comprehensive set of trials, each available at three difficulty levels, MotoGP 07's Challenge Mode tests and hone players' skills.

Events include slalom challenges where players handling abilities are put to the test as they navigate a series of gates placed the length of the circuit and time trials which challenge players to beat the lap record for each circuit. Juiced 2: HIN evolves the current street racing scene, letting players 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 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.

These profiles, along with the profiles of select celebrities will be available for download across all online gaming systems. Racing developer Juice Games has evolved the game-play in its 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 can bet cash on each event, bringing a gambling element to the game that greatly increases the importance of each race.

As the new rookie driver on the circuit, develop your racing skills to gain licenses and contracts from hungry owners and unlock legendary top performing cars from NASCAR's biggest stars. Gain new experiences during every race then modify your car's handling with over 40 tuning options to truly master every track.

Share your setups with NASCAR's gaming community, then challenge the field in live races with up to 16 players online. The Biker Mice from Mars are on a quest to get hold of the one thing that can save Mars, their home planet, from total destruction — the Regenerator, but they are not the only ones who want this powerful item — Hairball, leader of the ruthless feline race "the Catatonians", and Ronald Rump, evil corporate land developer want the Regenerator for their own evil purposes.

They will throw everything they have at our heroes to acquire it, but the Biker Mice are not alone — they have friends throughout the solar system to help them when the going gets rough. It's an action-packed struggle that starts on Earth and culminates on the planet Mars, with the fate of both planets hanging in the balance! Play the role of each of the three popular Biker Mice: Throttle, the cool leader, Vinnie, the fun dare-devil, or Modo the gentle giant.

Throughout each challenge, General Carbine is in touch with the Biker Mice to communicate the mission objectives. Charley the mechanic will also help by repairing their bikes, inventing new weapons and gadgets, and instructing the heroes on how to use them. The mountains of Japan are calling — and so are your racing rivals. With the mysterious disappearance of the reigning champion, the tournament crown is suddenly up for grabs. Many will vie, only one can win. Do you have what it takes to race, grind and drift your way to the ultimate racing prize?

Race in the dangerous mountains of Japan — Hakone, Niko, Haruna and Akagi - all faithfully recreated using the most advanced laser techniques to maintain every tight twist and hazardous turn. Enter your car in legal races held during the day for money - enter the underground races at night to defeat your bitter rivals.

The championship and glory are waiting. Race over true-to-life cars from 16 manufactures. Hunt down rivals on the track and in off road rallies. Unleash your inner gearhead with unlimited engine alterations. Tweak your car to the exact specification for your race and driving style. Beware of changing weather that affects your race. Experience an engaging story as you race where drifting was born. Test Drive Unlimited is the only game that immerses you into the car and bike enthusiast lifestyle, with total freedom to race however and wherever you want within a huge, online-persistent environment.

Visit the most sophisticated car and bike dealers to purchase new vehicles or simply take them for a spin. Collect and trade rare performance parts and customize each vehicle to make it one-of-a-kind. Test Drive Unlimited challenges players online to experience the most exotic and fastest vehicles on more than miles of diverse Hawaiian roads. Gamers win races, challenges, missions and tournaments to earn credits and purchase new cars, bikes, rare performance parts, clothes, apparel, homes and garages.

Features more than licensed vehicles from exclusive manufacturers including Lamborghini, Ducati, Aston Martin, Mercedes, Saleen, Shelby, and Jaguar; Upgrade each car or bike with options from the actual manufacturers' catalog.

Players create characters, buy new homes and garages, and tune and upgrade vehicles with aftermarket parts; Extracurricular activities such as expanding your garage, getting clothes and fashion accessories for your avatar, helping hitchhikers catch planes, picking up girls, chasing car thieves, and escaping from a psychopath. Burnout Dominator is the next installment in the legendary Burnout series, loaded with intense racing action and dozens of retina-searing World Tour events.

Burnout Dominator challenges gamers to face off against a series of hot-blooded rivals in brutal tests of aggressive driving techniques where performing burnouts gives you the advantage and multiplies your score potential. For the ultimate nerve-wracking experience, Burnout Dominator takes you to the very edge of control, punishing the smallest mistakes and rewarding drivers for taking outrageous risks. Cartoon Network Racing pits your favorite characters from Cartoon Network's original shows in a Kart Racing tournament against each other.

Weasel, and Johnny Bravo, and -- Just select your favorite driver, co-driver and weapons and you're ready to go! This is no ordinary race - players experience a wild and wacky ride as they battle through 24 different circuits of cartoon craziness, collecting power-ups, eliminating their rivals, rocking and socking their way to victory.

The Rules of Racing are simple: win! Be the first to cross the line and you'll win the race. Sounds easy? Not when you're competing against rival drivers, each out to win. Add crazy hazards, weapons, power-ups and more and you'll see why this is no walk in the park.

Charge out on the highways and bi-ways across America on fully-upgradeable classic and late-model Harley-Davidson motorcycles while facing outrageous road challenges. Harley-Davidson: Race to the Rally takes gamers from coast to coast across America exploring classic rides centric to Harley-Davidson and the biker lifestyle such as Big Sur, historic Route 66, and the Badlands. Each of the 20 authentic Harley-Davidson motorcycles including the Dyna, Softail, Touring, and Sportster are fully customizable and upgradeable with licensed parts and accessories, so there are thousands of possibilities on which to perform the gravity-defying jumps, and high-speed turbo boosts in this game.

Select your favorite ATV, or for the first time in franchise history, MX Bikes, Buggies, and Trophy Trucks to race through 72 tenacious tracks on six different continents en route to the checkered flag. Featuring an all-new story mode, players will be able to live the life of a rookie rider and earn a path to the ranks of professional racer.

Players will experience the drama and intensity of realistic offroad racing with increasingly difficult race challenges and events all tied together with engaging, story-driven Full Motion Videos FMVs. Adding to the selection of classic ATVs, more than 30 new vehicles are available to race including MX bikes, buggies, and trophy trucks.

Extensive vehicle customization provides players the chance to upgrade a vehicle's suspension, engine, gearbox, exhaust, intake, and brakes.

What starts in the city is settled in the canyons as Need for Speed Carbon immerses you into the world's most dangerous and adrenaline-filled form of street racing. You and your crew must race in an all-out war for the city, risking everything to take over your rivals' neighborhoods one block at a time. As the police turn up the heat, the battle ultimately shifts to Carbon Canyon, where territories and reputations can be lost on every perilous curve. Need for Speed Carbon delivers the next generation of customization giving you the power to design and tweak your crew's cars in every way using the ground-breaking new Autosculpt technology.

Represent your car class, your crew, and your turf in Need for Speed Carbon, the next revolution in racing games. With plans to make the title affordable enough for every gamer to own, Ford Street Racing is still pushing boundaries by delivering unique features such as the trademarked Maximum Team Control that allows players to switch on-the-fly between a team of three vehicles to dominate a race.

A progressive damage system also adds a new element of realism to the game, allowing every hit your vehicle takes to affect the appearance, performance and drivability of the vehicle.

User Score: 4. Delivering the intense chase as you battle against your opponents, IGPX provides a type of thrill never before experienced. By creating a strategic scenario with a variety of formations, players are able to participate in combinations with partners that will deliver high-impact attacks. The control is now in the hands of the player as they attempt to navigate through intense moments with drivers racing inches apart at mph. Push your car to the limit and leave drivers in the dust as all-new effects from screen blurring to camera shaking highlight every detail of the action.

Modify your car's handling to your exact specification with a user-friendly sliding scale that makes for ultimate control behind the wheel. Players kart race for the win or fight it out in colorful Battle Arenas with special weapons, power ups and variety Pac-Man powers. The game also features the Prince of all Cosmos from the award-winning Katamari series as an unlockable character. D1 Grand Prix recreates the exhilarating art of drifting, including all the cars, tracks, drivers and physics that has made the D1 Grand Prix the pinnacle series in drift racing.

In-depth tutorial teaches players the art of drifting. Official D1 Grand Prix car stats, rules, racers and racing circuits. Compete in both day and night, clear or rainy day races.

Enhanced commentary engine lets players hear what the three judges have to say in real time. Mixing miniature mayhem with maximum multiplayer racing, Micro Machines v4 features knockabout, breakneck racing in the fastest scale miniatures, complete with explosive weapon power-ups.

Letting you loose with hundreds of vehicles, each with distinctive performance abilities, you'll be racing your inch-long miniature motors on the wildest tracks where everyday household objects appear immense in size and can become lethal hazards. Sport cars, street racers, stock cars, 4x4s, beach buggies, lowriders and muscle cars are just some of the Micro Machines models you'll be taking out on the improvised tracks around the Micro Machines house, garden and - for the first time - beyond.

Spin out around the breakfast table littered with cereal spills, tear through the kitchen but avoid literally burning tyre rubber on the blazing hot cooker, turbo boost around the pool table while avoiding the treacherous pockets , or hit the gas as you drive around the rim of the bath, carefully negotiating the ferocious waters pouring over the edge of the bath because someone left the tap running.

MotoGP4 continues the series's tradition of realism and speed with an advanced physics engine, authentic rider animations and multiple weather conditions for a truly intense racing experience. Players can take part in the thrills and drama of professional racing across all three engine classes from the season, including MotoGP, cc and cc throughout 16 accurately recreated tracks from around the world. OutRun Coast to Coast features a choice of 15 fully licensed Ferrari models, featuring the all-new F and F Spider, as well as the dazzling Superamerica and the stunning Barchetta.

Race from coast to glorious coast with a fresh new mission structure, a license mode and online play, with up to 6 players for a thrilling head-to-head journey.

The game faithfully recreates the Kaido so players can race the very roads where the sport was born, and further enhances the realism with more than licensed cars to unlock in the course of the game.

The game also has sponsored race parts for detailed car tuning and modifications to handling physics, along with five play modes that cover underground and sanctioned drift racing and the sport's variety of speed and style-driven competition. Drift Racer: Kaido Battle has more than licensed cars from over a dozen manufacturers like Nissan, Subaru, Mitsubishi, Mazda and Volkswagen, with variable handling physics and detailed car tuning using sponsored race parts.

The game offers five modes of play for stylistic precision-driving and racing for 1 or 2 players, including a career mode that pits players against nearly underground racers in official daytime events and underground nighttime races. You're in the Badlands now. It's more than just 4 tons of raw Hummer power rumbling across the earth. It's the ultimate off-road, mud sliding, log climbing, rock crossing Hummer battle And that's just before lunch!

Authentic customization: wheels, roof lights, brush guards and more. Race on or off-road: Smash through barriers to uncover short cuts and hidden routes.

Split-screen Multiplayer for Head-to-Head action. Experience the true essence of motorcycle racing in Tourist Trophy, the real riding simulator. With unrivaled physics and graphics, the developers of the best-selling "Gran Turismo" franchise have captured the fluid movement of man and machine, featuring perfected handling and rider perspective.

Ride on more than 35 courses and more than sportbikes from more than a dozen manufacturers, including Honda, Kawasaki, BMW Motorrad, and Ducati. The Midnight Club is back and bigger than ever. Take on street racing's toughest competitors as you tear through the living city sprawls of Detroit, San Diego, Atlanta and now Tokyo at breakneck speeds.

Personalize the huge assortments of all new additional rides with the latest rims, kits and upgrades hot off the street. Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition Remix is the definitive urban racing experience, giving you the ultimate freedom to choose your own route to the finish line.

Developed by Sonic Teaem, Tokyo, Sonic Riders integrates Extreme sports, high-speed racing and head-to-head battles, offering a new racing experience with Sonic unlike any before in other racing games. In Sonic Riders, Dr. Eggman challenges Sonic and his friends to a Worldwide Grand Prix, and the prize for coming out on top is an ultra-rare Chaos Emerald! Gliding on air boards — which are performance-oriented for each playable character — gamers experience a heightened sense of sports-style racing tension as Sonic and his pals perform tricks and stunts over treacherous wide-open terrain.

Combining the thrill of illicit street racing and tuner customization with the intensity of strategic police pursuits that rivals any Hollywood-style chase scene, Need for Speed Most Wanted challenges players to become the most notorious and elusive street racer. Players instantly feel the thrill of the ride as they hit the streets in an open world environment where drivers can tune their cars to compete against any class of vehicles or use their wits to out-fox the law to satisfy their need for speed.

Need for Speed Most Wanted delivers a unique, fast-paced and gripping ride in the racing genre as players build up their Rap Sheet and street cred to move their way up the Black List to become the most wanted racer on the streets.

Players go head-to-head with the top drivers on the scene as well as strategically evade more than half dozen cops at any one time. Also included are a dynamic open world, new gameplay and customization as well as tuners, supercars, muscles and sports cars. User Score: 9. An innovative racing videogame based on the sport of competitive street racing and the fanatical, ruthless lifestyles of those involved.

Based on entirely new technology that recreates a living, breathing go anywhere Los Angeles with highly destructible environments, players will be able to explore Los Angeles by day or by night from Compton, to LAX, Hollywood, Beverly Hills, and the beaches of Santa Monica.

Pure racing skills are on the line as the world's best street racers gather in L. Cop chases, gridlock, cross-traffic, high-flying jumps, and the death-defying shortcuts that the Rush franchise is known for take L. Rush beyond the standard tuner-car simulation game.

Featuring a number of gameplay modes and unique objectives, L. Rush will feature more than 50 licensed and concept cars, classic muscle cars, SUVs and import tuners, customizable part manufacturers and designs including several exclusive West Coast Customs vehicle concepts , celebrity talent, music and much more.

Burnout Revenge lets gamers rip through rush hour traffic and lay waste to scores of rubbernecking roadhogs in an over-the-top scene of vehicular mayhem. In addition to tricked out new race, crash and road rage modes, Burnout Revenge takes the series' blistering speed and spectacular destruction to dizzying new heights with an all-new Revenge mode, challenging gamers to battle the clock and unleash their frustrations on rush hour traffic.

As the first console racing game to use voice-recognition technology, you have the edge. Call out to teammates for help, talk to your crew chief for real-time info on track conditions, as well as activate in-game menu options. New Dynamic Car Swapping: Using the right analog stick, take control of your teammate's car during a race and bring him to the front. New Interactive Crew Chief: With eight new controller commands such as Pitting With Teammates and Blocking and Holding Position, you will feel what it's like to race as a team and move to the front of the pack.

Every driver has his own personality and performance characteristics matching their real-life counterparts. Take the helm of your own racing organization and position yourself to out-perform real-world NASCAR teams, or even own them. The game features licensed motorcycle manufacturer support, such as Honda, Suzuki, Kawasaki, Yamaha, Aprilia and Triumph. Containing more than 40 miles of beautifully recreated true to life real road racing circuits with data from the Isle of Man Government and the game's own road surveying crew means every vital bump, wall, tree and house included in the game, just like real life.

Juiced, as in life, is all about the car. Style comes in a close second to speed, and Juiced offers thousands of real-time modding combinations that empower players to create their ultimate personality-infused street machines. But it takes more than a fresh coat of pearlescent paint to earn respect on the road; it takes the ball bearings to go up against the trash-talking, nitrous- burning faithful who want to strip everyone of their cash, cars and pride. Juiced lets players connect with their community and share the high-octane action by recruiting drivers to become part of their crew and race together as a team to put the brakes on the competition.

Features more than 50 licensed vehicles, including Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Dodge, Ford, Mazda Mitsubishi, Pontiac, Holden, Volkswagen, Fiat, Renault, Subaru, Peugeot and Chevrolet; Hundreds of authentic aftermarket parts from leading manufacturers such as A'PEXi, AEM, Bridgestone, Ferodo, Konig, Alpine and HKS that provide players with thousands of personalized vehicle customization combinations; Progressive, non-linear gameplay that enables players to build their characters and cars, and gain respect and notoriety by winning races and cash; Unique blending of simulation and the high-octane appeal of arcade-style racing; Ability to build custom racing crews that work together as a team to win races; Authentic car physics and damage; and Online head-to-head play.

Enthusia steps away from the norm in the racing genre, opting to focus on the driving experience rather than the time spent "under the hood. The realism of the game is bolstered by the innovative and proprietary Visual Gravity System which conveys a true sense of G-forces experienced by high-speed driving and maneuvering around a race track. This innovative feature is a first for the racing genre and gives gamers the ability to see and "feel" the pressure exerted on a car during racing.

Enthusia includes hundreds of cars from more than 40 real manufacturers? Photo-realistic graphics stand out as players race on dozens of real and fictional tracks around the world. Multiple camera views, including both a first- and third-person orientation, allow for players to either get behind the wheel or on top of the action. Variable weather conditions pose additional challenges that require players to stay on their toes.