Screamer 2
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| Developers | |
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| Milestone S.r.l. | |
| Publishers | |
| Retail | Virgin Interactive |
| Digital | Interplay Entertainment |
| Release dates | |
| DOS | September 30, 1996 |
| Windows (DOSBox) | November 29, 2012[1] |
| macOS (OS X) (DOSBox) | November 29, 2012[1] |
| Linux (DOSBox) | September 15, 2017 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Perspectives | First-person, Third-person |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Racing |
| Vehicles | Automobile, Off-roading, Track racing |
| Series | Screamer |
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| Screamer | |
|---|---|
| Screamer | 1995 |
| Screamer 2 | 1996 |
| Screamer Rally | 1997 |
| Screamer 4x4 | 2000 |
| Screamer (2026) | 2026 |
Screamer 2 is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person and third-person racing game in the Screamer series.
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Retail | |
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| Epic Games Store | |
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| GOG.com | |
Pre-packaged with DOSBox[2] and nGlide. | |
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| Steam | |
Pre-packaged with DOSBox and nGlide. | |
Demo
- A free demo version is available from Archive.org.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| DOS | <path-to-game>\CONFIG\ |
| Windows | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
| macOS (OS X) | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
| Linux | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
- It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| DOS | <path-to-game>\REPLAYS\ |
| Windows | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
| macOS (OS X) | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
| Linux | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Epic Games Launcher | ||
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Steam Cloud |
Video
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | For DOSBox toggle with Alt+↵ Enter (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | 50 FPS cap. | ||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | |||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | For DOSBox set in the DOSBox configuration file. | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Keyboard and mouse prompts | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | ||
| Controller sensitivity | Low, medium, high | |
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers |
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| DirectInput-compatible controllers |
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| PlayStation controllers |
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| Nintendo controllers |
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| Other controller(s) |
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| Additional information | ||
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| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Input prompt override | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | FX, CD (the latter may not work)[citation needed] | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | No speech. | |
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file. |
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| Royalty free audio | ||
| Red Book CD audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| French | Retail only. | |||
| German | Retail only. | |||
| Italian | Retail only. | |||
| Spanish | Retail only. |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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| Local play | 2 | Versus |
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| LAN play | 4 | |||
| Online play | Use Classic Gaming Arena | |||
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Glide | ||
| DOS video modes | VGA, SVGA | Also supports Creative 3D Blaster's CGL and Matrox Mystique's MSI APIs |
System requirements
| DOS | ||||
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| Minimum | ||||
| Operating system (OS) | 6.0 | |||
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 60 MHz | |||
| System memory (RAM) | 16 MB | |||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 20 MB | |||
| Other | 4X CD-ROM | |||
| Windows | ||||
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| Minimum | ||||
| Operating system (OS) | 95, 98 | |||
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 60 MHz | |||
| System memory (RAM) | 16 MB | |||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 20 MB | |||
| Other | 4X CD-ROM | |||
| macOS (OS X) | ||||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |||
| Operating system (OS) | 10.6.8 | |||
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core Duo 2.0 GHz | |||
| System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | |||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 1 GB | |||
| Video card (GPU) | 64 MB of VRAM | |||
| Other | Two-button mouse or Apple mouse with secondary button/click enabled | |||
| Linux | ||||
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| Minimum | ||||
| Operating system (OS) | Ubuntu 16.04 | |||
| Processor (CPU) | 2.0 GHz | |||
| System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | |||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 1 GB | |||
| Video card (GPU) | OpenGL compatible 256 MB of VRAM |
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Notes
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Release: Screamer 2 - GOG.com
- ↑ List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023