Rally Cross 2 List Price: $9.99 Publisher: 989 Studios Salesrank: 21656 Our Price: Platform: PlayStation Availibility: Costumer Rating: Customer Reviews: Alright I was really disappointed at this game. The first Rally Cross was outstanding and it’s one of my favorite games for the Playstation. Rally Cross 2, on the other hand, just is not good at all, the only reason I gave it 3 stars is becuase the track editor is awesome. The control, gameplay, an
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989 Studios was a division of Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) that developed games for the PlayStation consoles and Windows personal computers. Their titles include Twisted Metal III and 4, Syphon Filter and Syphon Filter 2, Jet Moto 3, Bust a Groove, EverQuest and others. It now exists as the 989 Sports brand owned by SCEA that produces sports titles.
The 989 Sports title evolved from a long history of name changes and corporate shuffling within Sony centered around operations in Foster City, California. Around August 1995, Sony Imagesoft was merged with the product development branch of SCEA, becoming Sony Interactive Studios America (SISA). On April 1998, SISA was renamed 989 Studios, after the street address of the building they worked in (989 E. Hillsdale Boulevard, Foster City, California, which Sony still uses). The part of 989 developing EverQuest (and other online and PC games) broke off to become an independent studio named Verant Interactive in early 1999. On April 1, 2000, 989 Studios was merged back into SCEA as a first party development group, in order to prepare for the then-upcoming PlayStation 2. SCEA continues to release sports games under the 989 Sports brand. Subsequent reissues and sequels to 989's titles are published under the SCEA name instead of the 989 name.
Reputation
989 Studios gained a reputation for releasing sequels to popular SCEA titles that were considered inferior to their predecessors (such as Twisted Metal III/4, Cool Boarders 3/4, 3Xtreme, Jet Moto 3). Their Twisted Metal titles came under great critical and commercial fire for being completely inferior to the first two games. This was mostly due to the change in developers (989 developed TMIII and 4 instead of SingleTrac, now Incognito Entertainment, who developed TM 1 and 2). The fan website Twisted Metal Alliance was started in protest of Twisted Metal III and 4.
989's NFL GameDay was the only NFL video game to ship with the U.S. PlayStation launch in 1995.
