Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights

Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights

Game general and emulation properties: Languages supported: Region NTSC-U: Serial numbers: SLUS-21593 Release date: September 17, 2007 CRCs: A0C8E6D6 Windows Status: Playable Linux Status: ? Mac Status: ? Region PAL: Serial numbers: SLES-54834 SLES-55078 Release date: September 28, 2007 Windows Status: ? Linux Status: ? Mac Status: ? Region NTSC-J/C/K: Serial numbers: SLPM-66931 SLPM-55139 (THQ Collection) Release date: January 17, 2008 January 22, 2009 (THQ Collection) Windows Status: ? Linux Status: ? Mac Status: ?

Developer(s): Juice Games
Publisher(s): THQ
Genre: Racing
Wikipedia: Link
Game review links: Metacritic: 66/100
Game description: 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. New features include addictive drift/ powersliding races and "Driver DNA" that tracks gamers' personal driving traits. 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.

Test configurations on Windows:

Environment			Configurations			Comments	Tester
Region	OS	CPU/GPU	Revision	Graphics	Sound/Pad
NTSC-U	Windows	Intel Core i7 @ 3.4Ghz Nvidia GTX 285 768MB	1.1.0 r5754	GSdx 5752 SSE41	SPU2-X 5733 2.0.0 LilyPad 5403 0.11.0	Runs considerably slow., Ground and crowd textures are missing in hardware mode. Looks perfect in software mode.	General-Plot
NTSC-U	Windows	i7 8700K RTX 2080	1.7.3000+	?	?	Runs practically flawless graphically in hardware mode, though it's still a heavy game to emulate overall and it *will* stress your system.	coornio

Test configurations on Linux:

Environment			Configurations			Comments	Tester
Region	OS	CPU/GPU	Revision	Graphics	Sound/Pad
?	?	? ?	?	?	?	There are no test results for this game on Linux. You can help by playing and submitting your test results here.	?

Test configurations on macOS:

Environment			Configurations			Comments	Tester
Region	OS	CPU/GPU	Revision	Graphics	Sound/Pad
?	?	? ?	?	?	?	There are no test results for this game on macOS. You can help by playing and submitting your test results here.	?

Trivia

• Original names: ドリフトナイツ ジュースド2 (SLPM-66931) & (SLPM-55139)
• Also known as Drift Nights: Juiced 2 (JP)
• Access the Progressive Scan menu by holding the cross and triangle keys together when the game boots up.

Known Issues

Choppy intro FMVs

• Status: Active
• Type: Minor
• Description: The 3 intro FMVs before the START menu are very choppy.
• Workaround: Can be rectified by setting EE Cycle Rate to at least 180%. This will, however, increase the game's hardware requirements. View the entry below for more details.

• Type: Not an issue
• Description: The game natively supports dynamic framerate up to 60 (or 50 for PAL) fps, but is not capable of achieving it by default.

By setting the EE Cycle Rate to 300% and the EE Cycle Skip to Mild, you will be able to run the game nearly always at 60 frames.

Oddly enough, the showroom where you view your car is the heaviest scene, and you will struggle to reach that framerate there (tested on an 8700K with an RTX 2080). The game is 'heavy', and makes thorough use of your hardware, especially with this setup since it works harder to output more frames. The result cannot be denied though, it's notably smoother.

Note: don't linger at the PRESS START menu after the intro FMVs. It will murder your CPU/GPU for no reason at all, with both at 100%.

• Workaround:

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  Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights (SLUS 21593)

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  Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights (SLUS 21593)

	Juiced 2 - Hot Import Nights (SLUS 21593) (U) Juiced 2 (SLES 54834) (E)