Jet Moto 2

Jet Moto 2
North American box art
Developer(s)Sony Interactive Studios America
SingleTrac
Publisher(s)Sony Computer Entertainment
Composer(s)Pinnacle Music Group
SeriesJet Moto
Platform(s)PlayStation
Release
  • NA: November 11, 1997
  • PAL: April 1998
Genre(s)Racing
Mode(s)Single player, multiplayer

Jet Moto 2 (known as Jet Rider 2 in Europe and Jet Moto '98 in Japan) is a racing video game developed by Sony Interactive Studios America and SingleTrac and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation. It is the second installment in the Jet Moto series and the sequel to the 1996 game Jet Moto. It was released in North America on November 11, 1997, in Europe in April 1998, and in Japan on August 6, 1998. In January 2008 Jet Moto 2 was made available for the PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 3 via the PlayStation Network. The PlayStation Greatest Hits version, branded within the game as Jet Moto 2: Championship Edition, is slightly different from the original in that the framerate is increased, the number of competitors is limited to four, and all the original Jet Moto tracks are unlocked from the start.

As with Jet Moto, gameplay in Jet Moto 2 revolves around the use of hoverbikes to traverse a racecourse, similar to modern-day motocross, but with the added ability to traverse water. Reviews for Jet Moto 2 were mixed. Some reviewers were satisfied with the improved controls and variety of tracks over the original, but some found the changes insufficient for what is normally expected of a sequel, and the unusual physics still drew some criticism. Jet Moto 2's popularity would spawn one additional sequel, Jet Moto 3.