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References as of this version.
Spot checks:
RS: I'm not familiar with some of these .ru sites. What are gametech.ru, gameguru.ru, km.ru, and stopgame.ru?
OR: Everything appears cited.
CV: Earwig comes back clean.
Cover art: I have no doubt that this is the correct cover art, but sourcing it from ModDB seems to fail WP:USERG.
Gameplay image: No issues.
Insane 2 (stylized as In2ane)[1]citations go inside parentheses WP:REFPUNCT
Players take control of an assortment of motor vehicles-- Do players control multiple vehicles at a time? I think the gameplay section words this better as "one of..."
completing objectives in one of ten different game modes.-- It seems like off-road racing is something of a "main" game mode. Would it be clearer to say something like "
participating in off-road races or completing objectives in one of ten (nine?) other game modes, such as Capture the Flag."?
Invictus had no known input in the team's creative process, and so the latter relied on the details of the game to be succeeded and the reviews published at the time of its release-- There's some really confusing pronoun usage occurring here. I think both "the team" and "the latter" refer to Targem, and "the game" and "its" refer to the first Insane, but that's super hard to parse out.
Notably, the team altered the game mechanics so as increase the dynamics of the gameplay at the expense of some physical realism.-> either
so as to increaseor
, increasing
The variety of the game modes->
The variety of game modes
Reviewers were divided on the artificial intelligence-- artificial intelligence of _what_?
The races are set in fictional locations on four continents of Eurasia, North America,[2] Africa, and Antarctica-- Is there something specific about North America being depicted that would require a citation in this manner? The source appears to list all four continents, so it should be fine to move the citation to after the phrase, or even to the end of the sentence.
Up to eight players drive in one of 18 four-wheeled motor vehicles->
Up to eight players each drive
There are as many as ten game variations-- I think there's a source that says there's exactly 10.
playersand
racers. Is this just for variety, or do the terms mean something different when used?
In Gate Hunt, players attempt to deactivate as many gates as possible-- How do players deactivate gates? Drive through them?
Return the Flag is another flag-based mode-- Can you group the two flag-based modes?
In Greed, packages colored gold, silver, and bronze are parachuted from the sky->
gold, silver, and bronze packages are dropped by parachute
and a certain number of points are awarded to whoever collects them, with gold being worth the most and bronze the least->
and points are awarded
Zone Patrol is a new variation of Gate Hunt where one can pass gates claimed by an opponent and "recolor" it, diverting their point to one's score.-- The article describes Gate Hunt as "deactivating" gates, not mentioning claiming or coloring. I don't understand the description of this mode.
The only means of progression is by placing in the top three, which also awards the player points for purchasing three different kit upgrades[6] for a vehicle's five attributes of speed, acceleration, boost ability, off-roading, and durability, as well as tickets for buying a paint job-- "kit upgrades" is jargon, and this is probably too much information.
Placing in the top three also awards players points, which can be spent to upgrade the performance of their vehicle, or to paint it.(are tickets just awarded, or bought?)
Placing better rewards more prize money-- Is "prize money" distinct from "points", as referenced in the previous sentence?
The boost ability for each[10] vehicle is used to increase its speed.-- Mid-sentence cite again. Also, I would reflow the next two sentences here:
Vehicles have access to a limited boost ability, which can be used to increase their speed and automatically recharges after being used. However, in modes with flags, carrying the flag disables the boost ability.
In multiplayer, a second player can join the first in split-screen (located in the single-player menu), provided the former has a gamepad controller, the only one supported being the Xbox 360 controller.-- Couple issues. Using "the former" to refer to the second player is confusing. Also, I don't think the location of the menu needs to be mentioned here. If the publication mentioned it, you can add it to the reception section. Also, can collapse the last part to
has an Xbox 360 controller.
The first Insane game was created by Invictus Games, a video game company based in Debrecen,[2] Hungary-- Link the first mention of Insane in body text. And once again the cite can go at the end of the phrase.
Plans to release Insane 2 were first announced in February 2009-- Was it first announced in February 2009 or first planned in February 2009? Unclear.
he revealed that dynamics was factored in Targem's development-- Is "dynamics" an understandable term to a casual reader? (I don't understand it) Is there a wikilink that can help here, or can we explain it inline?
To increase the dynamics, the company decided to add the boost ability after much deliberation and changed the damage system so that parts would fly off and the only impact on a vehicle's performance is wheel loss->
and changed the damage system so that parts would fly off, but made wheel loss the only damage that would affect vehicle performance
The obstacles include road trains, rail road transport, rhinoceroses, and stray lightning bolts that threaten to strike the racer's vehicle-- This belongs in gameplay, or removed, but not in development, I think.
The company also conducted extensive analyses and surveys and conversed with players to determine the style of the gameplay-- very vague. Are sources more detailed? Can probably just drop this sentence if not.
and tracks were ordered from youth musical groups-- What does this mean?
Critic reviews of Insane 2 were mixed-- Per MOS:VG, we should cite a source instead of making our own summative judgement of reviews. Is Metacritic or Gamerankings data available?
The Czech division of Eurogamer generally praised the artificial intelligence-- of what?
, but felt that the vehicles were lightweight and the sound effects and music unimpressive, and criticized the lack of a speedometer or rear-view mirror in the user interface and the presence of only two camera angles-- Bit of a run on. Probably split this into a new sentence. Wikilink speedometer and rear view mirror.
recommending that it be purchased only at a discount from the introductory price of €28-- Per MOS:VG generally exclude cost. Can remove bolded section.
Igromania found the program easy to learn-- I don't think
the programis commonly used to refer to games.
Hungarian sources were also mixed, who expressed their preference for the first Insane game->
expressing
PC Guru criticized the maps for their smooth surfaces-- not sure what "smooth surfaces" is referring to
observed bugs in the AI in game modes demanding its capabilities-- what does this mean?
and that the AI in Pursuit mode had an upper hand of knowing the course of the helicopter's spotlight in the first lap->
the upper hand
and negatively compared the vehicular physics to Burnout Paradise as an aberration from the quasi-realistic physics of the original game-- Did the reviewer negatively compare Insane 2 to Burnout Paradise or to Insane? Which game has physics described as an "aberration"?
It also found the speed of cars to be middling even with the use of nitro-- I think the article refers to this as
boost