Lotus Turbo Challenge 2: Gameplay, Platforms and Key Facts

Lotus Turbo Challenge 2 (1991) is a racing video game developed by Magnetic Fields, available on Genesis/MegaDrive, Atari-ST, Amiga. It holds an aggregated critic and player score of 80/100 on IGDB.

What is Lotus Turbo Challenge 2 about?

The second Lotus game shifted focus to arcade-oriented gameplay. Being the first of the series released for a game console (for Sega Genesis/Mega Drive under the title Lotus Turbo Challenge), the fuel limit and difficulty levels were dropped, and the lap-based levels were replaced with course-based time trials, (not unlike arcade games such as Out Run), with the player required to complete each course within a specified time to qualify for the next one.

In addition to the Esprit Turbo SE, Lotus Turbo Challenge 2 also featured the Lotus Elan SE, hence 'Esprit' being dropped from the title. There was no choice of car however; the player runs with the Elan SE on odd levels, and with the Esprit on even levels.

Lotus 2's single-player mode uses all of the game screen instead of half, and opponent cars appear in a variety of colors (opponent cars in the original game were all white). However

Key details

Lotus Turbo Challenge 2 was released in 1991 and supports single player, multiplayer, split screen. Platforms: Genesis/MegaDrive, Atari-ST, Amiga. Developer: Magnetic Fields.

Should you play Lotus Turbo Challenge 2?

A solid 80/100 aggregate score makes Lotus Turbo Challenge 2 a safe pick for fans of racing.