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Cruis'n World is the 1996 sequel to the 1994 arcade racer Cruis'n USA. As the title implies, Cruis'n World allows players to race on various tracks around the world. The game also features more cars than Cruis'n USA. A new feature was the stunts. They served to dodge obstacles, take close curves and so. If the stunt makes the vehicle fly in the air, the game gives the player extra seconds of time. The game also uses small rocket boosts to speed up.
The game was later released on the Nintendo 64 in 1998.
Courses in Cruis'n World
The developers of this game sent artists on a round the world trip to digitally capture sights and major tourist attractions.
Hawaii
This course runs through the seaside motorway, and through a fictional underwater tunnel connecting the islands.
Japan
A Maglev train is visible at the beginning, then Buddhist statues are on the side of the countryside
Australia
This course takes place entirely in the outback, with kangaroos visible
China
This course starts off driving on the Great Wall, with the stone carved Buddhas and the terra cotta warriors of Xian as scenery. After going through the great wall, you drive through the countryside until you get to Beijing which you enter through a gate marked by two dragons. Signs in Chinese indicate your welcome to Beijing, and the Temple of Heaven is visible scenery along with the traditional hutong buildings. Finally the course ends at the Forbidden City, complete with the portrait of Chairman Mao
Kenya
This course starts off with a high jump off a cliff, then through African landscapes with various wildlife.
Egypt
This course starts off with huge sand dunes in the road, with ancient Egyptian pillars on the sides. The sand dunes allow you a chance to earn time off by doing tricks. Traditional Arabic housing and statues of Ramses can be seen along the side of the road. Once you see the Sphinx, you have a sharp left turn into the Pyramid where walls of hieroglyphics and King Tut mask can be seen. The road leads up and out of the pyramid, and at the end of the course.
Russia
This is just a drive through Moscow you start at the Kremlin and drive around it. A MiG fighter jet roars overhead, then you get away from the Kremlin into an industrial district. When you see the nuclear plant cooling towers, you have a sharp, 90 degree left turn, and leave the industrial area into a nicer area with a brick paved road and traditional buildings. If you're aren't driving too fast, you can see the statues of Karl Marx on the sides of the road. You go back near the Kremlin Red Square area, and the old Communist party hammer and sickle statues are on the sides, and you reach the end near St. Basil's Cathedral in Red Square.
Germany
This course seems to take place mostly in Bavaria, with the legendary castle of Ludwig II, Neuschwanstein visible. You start off at a sign that says, "Highway Cruise" (Autobahnkreuz) in German, then you pass through an old Cold War area border checkpoint, then through modern tunnels and traditional Bavarian villages, ending at such a village. If you look closely, you can see green signs for a Beer Garden in the Bavarian villages.
Italy
You start off in the Tuscany countryside, with the cypress trees next to the road, then drive through the countryside, watch out for when the highway goes down from four lanes to two. You can veer left under the Roman water aqueduct to earn points for a jump. Right after that, you see the Aurelian Wall which indicates your entry into Rome. You drive alongside the Tiber river, and in the arcade version of this game, ancient statues of Roman gods or senators are alongside the riverbank. You have a sharp right turn, then a sharp left turn at a bridge over the Tiber, then into countryside for a brief moment before ending at the Colosseum, with an ancient arch, possibly the Arch of Constantine to the right. The Roman Forum was used as a cow pasture for many years until very recently, so that is probably why you see a little bit of countryside before the Colosseum.
France
You start off in the countryside, with Euro House music playing and a chateau to your right. The sunflowers farms to your side are prevalent throughout France in Alscace-Lorraine and Burgundy, and the lavender fields also pay homage to Provence. After going through the countryside, you see street lights on the side of the road which indicate you are approaching Paris. You go under bridges, including gold statuettes which can be seen in Paris and start seeing Parisian architecture. Next, you pass by two of France's transportation marvels, the Concorde and the TGV before coming to central Paris, with the Eiffel Tower, the Arc de Triomphe, and the Dome Eglise visible. You pass through a tunnel, the same kind of dangerous supports in the middle of the tunnel that Princess Diana's car crashed into, then come out of the tunnel and see the Invalides with the Dome Eglise in the centre, where Napoleon is buried, and come to the end at the Arc de Triomphe, with the Eiffel Tower to your right. (Although in real life, the Arc de Triomphe and Eiffel Tower are not this close together)
England
You start off in London at Tower Bridge. You drive across Tower Bridge, with the Queen's Royal Guard on the sides of the bridge, then come into central London, with the architecture resembling the West End, and go into the tunnel with the classic style Underground signage for London's underground transit system. After you get out of the tunnel, you drive through the city with the old style phone booths, and the Routemaster buses and black taxis as traffic. You get out of London and drive through Surrey, to Wiltshire and Somerset till you arrive at Stonehenge, with the twisting roads with hedges at the sides reminiscent of the real road towards Stonehenge. You end at Stonehenge, with the UFOs above.
Mexico
You drive entirely on a dirt road, with tunnels with fictional Aztec fire breathing scluptures, and near traditional Mayan pyramids.
New York
You are on the Cross Bronx Expressway going into Manhattan with high rise housing and the Empire State Building visible from the road. You pass under a red coloured New York Subway and near the end you go across the Brooklyn Bridge and hit the end at the Statue of Liberty. If you look closely you may find several NYPD police cars driving along the road, although they are in the old paint job.
Florida
Judging from the scenery, you are driving north along the eastern coast from Miami Beach to Cape Canaveral. You pass into Central Florida when the beaches give way to swampland and signs advertising Gator Wrasslin, until you drive into NASA facilities and end at the Space Shuttle launching pad. If you are plaing Cruise the World mode on the Nintendo 64 version, a helicopter places your car into the loading bay of the shuttle, then it takes off, dropping your car on the Moon, as it bounces in the low gravity.
Moon
This course is the hardest to drive in, due to the low gravity and reduced handling of your car. Moon rocks are on the sides of the road, and although they won't stop you if you hit them, they will slow you down.
Special cars
- Conductor
- Bulldog
- Enforcer
- NY Taxi
- Rhino 4 x 4
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