Most notably would have to be the three types of special vehicle attachments - hover lifts, snow gear, and water gear. The game controls surprisingly similar to previous incarnations in the genre, with only a few very noticeable innovations. If you've played Vigilante 8 or Twisted Metal, (I think there's about two of you who haven't) then you will feel immediately at home with 2nd Offense. Looks like the good ol' Vigilantes have got their work cut out for them. With futuristic hover vehicles in hand, they were looking for some trouble, and they found it. Basically, Slick Clyde and his mean gang of cronies have been doing themselves some time travelin', and have hauled ass from the future back to 1977. The backstory isn't incredibly ambitious, but it really doesn't need to be. It doesn't really offer anything that new or innovative, but it's about all you could ask for in this type of game, remaining faithful to its roots and progressing the basic gameplay enough to keep it strong. In fact, I'd call it the epitomy of the Twisted Metal-spawned genre. In any case, the groovy sequel to Activision's 70's-themed Vigilante 8 is finally upon us, and it's in its top form on the Dreamcast.
Well, as it turns out, the hover feature in the game is mostly just a gimmick included for the cool factor, as it's not really needed, and it's very difficult to control.
Could this be any cooler? I don't think it can. During my first play session with Activision's Vigilante 8: 2nd Offense, I was driving around spreading my usual path of mayhem, when suddenly the Bus baddy became airborne! Images of the hovering train from the end of Back To The Future 3 flashed through my head. And what's this? Low and behold, it's finally been rebirthed, in such a way that hit me out of nowhere. Not only did its wild time traveling antics stretch the limits of our imaginations, but the hovering time car was just the coolest! Ever since seeing our beloved high tech Delorean bear hover lifts and take to the skies so many years ago, I've been hooked on the concept. I've always been a huge fan of the Back To The Future trilogy.