<s>
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Outlaws	I-Application
:	I-Application
Sprint	I-Application
Cars	I-Application
2002	I-Application
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
simply	O
World	O
of	O
Outlaws	O
:	O
Sprint	O
Cars	O
for	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
PAL	O
region	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
versions	O
(	O
often	O
mislabeled	O
as	O
World	O
of	O
Outlaws	O
:	O
Sprint	O
Car	O
Racing	O
2002	O
)	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
sprint	O
car	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
Australian	O
developer	O
Ratbag	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ignition	O
Entertainment	O
in	O
the	O
PAL	O
region	O
and	O
Infogrames	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
for	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
and	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
is	O
known	O
for	O
its	O
unpredictability	O
:	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
(	O
AI	O
)	O
cars	O
sometimes	O
drive	O
perfect	O
laps	O
and	O
sometimes	O
spin	O
out	O
after	O
bumping	O
into	O
other	O
sprint	O
cars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
change	O
of	O
publisher	O
,	O
they	O
purchased	O
the	O
exclusive	O
license	O
for	O
the	O
World	O
of	O
Outlaws	O
organisation	O
's	O
Sprint	O
Car	O
Series	O
racing	O
series	O
and	O
retitled	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Outlaws	I-Application
:	I-Application
Sprint	I-Application
Cars	I-Application
2002	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
date	O
was	O
later	O
delayed	O
to	O
March	O
5	O
,	O
2002	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
ultimately	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
4	O
,	O
2002	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
as	O
a	O
budget	O
price	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nearly	O
a	O
year	O
later	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
12	O
,	O
2003	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
PAL	O
region	O
,	O
more	O
specifically	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
Australia	O
and	O
New	O
Zealand	O
by	O
Ignition	O
Entertainment	O
in	O
May	O
2003	O
,	O
also	O
at	O
a	O
budget	O
price	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
on	O
both	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
fifty-first	O
highest	O
rated	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
game	O
in	O
2002	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
thirty-fifth	O
highest	O
rated	O
PC	O
game	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
