<s>
Ford	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2003	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Razorworks	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Empire	O
Interactive	O
and	O
Gotham	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
Macintosh	B-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
(	O
PS2	B-Device
)	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Ford	B-Device
Racing	I-Device
(	O
2000	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Ford	B-Device
Racing	I-Device
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ford	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
2	I-Application
features	O
two	O
game	O
modes	O
:	O
the	O
Ford	O
Challenge	O
and	O
the	O
Ford	O
Collection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
includes	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
option	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
supports	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
customised	O
soundtracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
on	O
28	O
October	O
2003	O
,	O
while	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
3	O
November	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
Windows	O
version	O
on	O
11	O
December	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Feral	O
Interactive	O
completed	O
a	O
Macintosh	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
October	O
2004	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
it	O
later	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
versions	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tyler	O
Winegarner	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
and	O
wrote	O
that	O
aside	O
from	O
graphical	O
issues	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
biggest	O
problem	O
that	O
prevents	O
Ford	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
2	I-Application
from	O
being	O
totally	O
recommendable	O
involves	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
time	O
you	O
're	O
able	O
to	O
spend	O
with	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
it	O
were	O
released	O
a	O
few	O
years	O
prior	O
,	O
just	O
as	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
 '	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
was	O
finding	O
its	O
footing	O
,	O
Ford	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
2	I-Application
would	O
have	O
fared	O
a	O
lot	O
better.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Ed	O
Lewis	O
of	O
IGN	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
X-Play	O
praised	O
the	O
sound	O
effects	O
and	O
car	O
designs	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
does	O
n't	O
have	O
nearly	O
the	O
depth	O
or	O
visual	O
prowess	O
of	O
the	O
bigger	O
name	O
racing	O
titles	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
succeeds	O
by	O
offering	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
car	O
types	O
and	O
combining	O
true	O
racing	O
physics	O
with	O
a	O
pick-up-and-play	O
accessibility	O
for	O
the	O
casual	O
fan.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
U.S.	O
PlayStation	O
Magazine	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
"	O
surprisingly	O
playable	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
Xbox	B-Application
Nation	O
Magazine	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
heartily	O
mediocre	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mike	O
Salmon	O
of	O
Official	O
Xbox	B-Application
Magazine	O
criticised	O
the	O
controls	O
,	O
but	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
looks	O
surprisingly	O
good	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Australia	O
's	O
Official	O
Xbox	B-Application
Magazine	O
wrote	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
:	O
"	O
Aimed	O
at	O
casual	O
gamers	O
after	O
cheap	O
racing	O
fun	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
very	O
predictable.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
concluded	O
that	O
Ford	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
2	I-Application
"	O
is	O
a	O
competent	O
entry	O
into	O
the	O
arcade-racing	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Michael	O
Miller	O
of	O
Inside	B-Application
Mac	I-Application
Games	I-Application
reviewed	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
