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{{VG Infobox
|title=RAGE 2<sup>®</sup>
|image = [[File:Ph logo white.png|right|325px]]
|developer = [[Avalanche Studios]] and [[Id Software]]
|publisher = [[Bethesda Softworks]]
|engine = Apex Engine (Avalanche's engine)
|released = <sup>[[Wikipedia:North America|NA]]</sup> May 14, 2019<br /><sup>[[Wikipedia:Australasia|AUS]]</sup> May 14, 2019<br /><sup>[[Wikipedia:Europe|EU]]</sup> May 14, 2019
|genre = Action, Adventure, First Person Shooter, Racing, Open World
|modes = Single-player
|ratings = <br>ESRB: M<br>PEGI: 18
|platforms = {{Stadia}} [[Wikipedia:Google Stadia|Google Stadia]]<br>{{PC}} [[Wikipedia:Microsoft Windows|Microsoft Windows]]<br>{{PC}} [[Wikipedia:Google Stadia|Stadia]]<br>{{Xbox}} [[Wikipedia:Xbox ONE|Xbox One]]<br>[[File:Icon ps4.png|20px]] [[Wikipedia:Playstation 4|PS4]]<br>
|media= Blu-ray disc
|requirements = [[RAGE 2#System Requirements|See below]]
|input = Keyboard and mouse, gamepad
}}

'''''Rage 2''''' (stylized as '''''RAGE 2''''') is a post-apocalyptic open world first-person shooter developed by [[Avalanche Studios]] with (creative) oversight of [[Id Software]]. It was announced by [[Bethesda Softworks]] on May 14, 2018 as a sequel to the sci-fi first-person shooter racing game ''[[RAGE]]'', released in October 2011.

''RAGE 2'' is available on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One and released on May 14, 2019. On June 6th, 2019, Google announced RAGE 2 is available via the cloud Gaming through [[Wikipedia:Google Stadia|Stadia]]. It was announced on May 15, 2018 that the game's pre-order bonuses include a unique mission called [[Cult of the Death God|"Cult of the Death God,"]] the [[Settler Pistol|"Settlers Pistol"]] from the original ''RAGE'', the [[Nicholas Raine Armor]], and a [[Monster Truck]] skin for use within the game.

==Plot==
The game is set in 2165, thirty years after the events of the first game. Humanity has found a way to heal the world, turning regions of the [[Wasteland]] into lush jungles, wetlands and even tundra.<ref name = "GI106"/> Trade is growing and a type of "Wild West" society is emerging.<ref>''Game Informer #109: A Storm of Neon, Bullets and Blood''</ref> The brutal ways of the old world still remain, however, and these new, delicate biomes are under attack by gangs that want to control their resources. The [[Authority]] has returned, waging war against anyone who won't follow their rule.<ref name="GI106">''Game Informer #106''</ref>

The player assumes the role of [[Walker]], one of the last [[Rangers of Vineland|Rangers]] in the [[Wasteland]]. After being robbed of his home and both his family and adoptive mother and mentor by the Authority, (the primary antagonists of the first game), Walker tears through the [[Wasteland]] to seek vengeance and to ultimately end the Authority's oppression.

Some characters from the original ''RAGE'' also return, such as [[Antonin Kvasir]], [[Loosum Hagar]] and [[John Marshall]].<ref name="GI107"/>

===Campaign===
''* Note: There is an after-credit scene.''

Walker's home gets stormed by the [[Authority]] who have returned from obscurity after their defeat by John Marshall and the Resistance of the first game alongside the newly emerged "Arkists". The Authority attack en masse with their mutants, crushing the defenders of [[Vineland]]. All seems lost when a huge and unknown variant of mutant brings down the wall of the city and begins tearing its way through the defenders, however the famed [[Ranger Jersey]] arrives and promptly slams his motorbike into the beast before utilising his nanotrite abilities to get the upper hand in the combat. However before he can leap free of the Mutant, Jersey is clenched in the beasts fist, manages to throw a grenade into his opponents mouth and blowing the creatures head clean apart, unfortunately not before his own head was torn off in the mouth of his foe. Walker then takes Jerseys' armour and takes on the role of Ranger of Vineland himself.

Continuing to aid in the defense, [[Walker]] finally links up with Ranger Prowley, his "aunt" and mentor, who is rallying the remnants of the cities defenders against the Authorities relentless onslaught. As the combat rages on, through a breach in the wall it is revealed General Cross has survived the events of the first game and the Authority wars, albeit heavily augmented to the point where it appears his head is the only part of his body that is still organic.The General seems to remember Prowley, and along with the other first generation ark survivors, has her kidnapped for experimentation (likely to continue with mutant and [[nanotrite]] experiments first explored in the first game).

With the battle over and only twenty survivors of the city left alive, including walker and his close friend [[Lily Prowley|Lily]], the two come up with the idea to have Walker enter Vineland's Ark and see if he can piece together any reason for why the Authority might have sought them out. Discovering a hologram of Prowley, Walker discovers he is the last living member of the [[Rangers of Vineland]] and is now tasked with bringing together the members of a group who can initiate Project Dagger, a plan designed to wipe out the Authority and General Cross once and for all. Regrouping with Lily at Vineland's ruined entrance, the two come up with a plan to return [[Loosum Hagar]], [[John Marshall]] and [[Anton Kvasir]] back into the fold of the project and gain vengeance for the loss of their home.

The adventure takes Walker to both familiar and unfamiliar locations and to a landscape wholly changed since the original [[Rage]].

[[Wellspring]] returns and locales such as [[Oasis]] and [[Gunbarrel]] which are mentioned in the original game are introduced for the first time as playable locations.  

==Gameplay==
Many elements return from the first ''[[RAGE]]'', including [[Vehicle Combat]], [[Wingstick]]s and [[Mutants]]. Many of these elements have evolved between games; the Wingstick now has an enhanced tracking ability, and [https://thepatientgamer.com/2022/08/rage-2-how-to-repair-damage-vehicles/ vehicles can be repaired] and customized to a greater extent.

The Wasteland is a <em>big</em> place. You can take an airboat ride across the swamplands, explore a city that's been overtaken by vegetation, head into the deadly chasm known as “The Crack,” and even venture through mutant-infested sewers and high-tech Authority labs. Despite the vastness of the game world, ''RAGE 2'' is completely free of load screens.

==Development History and Rumors==
===Pre-Development===
Prior to the announcement of the official game by Bethesda, there were many words that there may or may not be a sequel from information from many different sources.

In an interview with IGN, co-founder [[John Carmack]] stated that he plans to do a sequel to ''RAGE'' after ''[[w:c:Doom:Doom (2016)|Doom (2016)]]'' ships. "We're about to roll the whole core tech team over to Doom", Carmack said, when asked what lessons the studio learned from developing ''RAGE''. "After ''Rage'' certifies, the heavily-lifting code team will be migrating over to do new systems [for the Doom team]."

"Building up the new team has been challenging to bring that many new people in and bring them up to speed," he added. "We're going to migrate more of the ''RAGE 2'' team people, and then we're going to roll onto ''RAGE 2''."<ref>[https://www.ign.com/articles/2011/06/09/e3-2011-rage-2-planned E3 2011: RAGE 2 Planned]</ref>

In 2013, [[ZeniMax Media]] cancelled any and all projects related to ''RAGE 2'' in order to "speed up progress on ''Doom (2016)''." This could mean that we may not be seeing ''RAGE 2'' for quite some time.

However, on August 4th, 2013, ''RAGE'' co-founder Tim Willits mentioned ''RAGE 2'' is "[http://www.joystiq.com/2013/08/03/rage-franchise-not-dead-says-willits/ Not Dead]", explaining that "We're not doing anything immediately with it, but when I designed the universe, I designed it in such a way that it would be easy to step back into. I'm still proud that we did something that was different – it wasn't like the games that we've done in the past".

In an interview published on August 9th, 2016, vice president of [[Bethesda Softworks]] Pete Hines commented on the possibility of a sequel to both ''RAGE'' and ''[[w:c:theevilwithin:The Evil Within|The Evil Within]]''. When asked about a potential ''RAGE 2'', Hines said, "I do think both The Evil Within and Rage did well enough that [https://www.finder.com.au/bethesdas-pete-hines-talks-the-evil-within-2-and-rage-2/ we could make sequels]". However, Hines also stated that the studio has a lot of games in their pipeline, so whether or not we'll be seeing ''RAGE 2'' come to fruition is yet to be seen.

===Active Development===
''RAGE 2'' was pitched to [[Avalanche Studios]] by [[id Software]]. Avalanche had a free team available, and the two companies began working together. Avalanche is handling the majority of development, while Id provides combat, story, and art support. From the outset, Avalanche wanted to inject color into the game, to distinguish it from the "super brown" games that both studios had previously put out. An inspiration for the game came from 80s and 90s comic books. At the time, in Europe, a lot of post-apocalyptic comics in this period had a heavy use of color, which provided inspiration for the game's art design.<ref name="GI107">''Game Informer #107: Rage Against the Machine''</ref>

On May 14th, 2018, a teaser trailer for ''RAGE 2'' was leaked, followed by a longer, 1-minute clip of a live-action announcement trailer with some CGI, and a gameplay reveal planned for the following day, thus confirming the sequel’s existence. On the same day, the German site of ''RAGE 2'' ended up confirming the developers, which were unknown before, being Avalanche Studios as the lead developer, with id Software having (creative) oversight over a large part of the development. The story was revealed in the description of the gameplay trailer.

[https://www.kotaku.com.au/2018/08/no-classic-multiplayer-for-rage-2-will-have-social-feature-instead/ There will not be multiplayer] in the traditional sense, but the game will have a "social component." The game will not have loot boxes.

==Timeline==
(30 year gap between the end of [[RAGE]] and where [[RAGE 2]] starts)

* 30 years after the [[Ark]]'s emerged from beneath the Earth, the [[Wasteland]] now has vegetation and swamps to cover the dusty wasteland.

==Trivia==
* There is an [[Easter eggs|Easter egg]] in ''RAGE'' wherein, on one of the [[Quests|missions]] in [[Dead City Central]], a poster can be seen with ''"50% less on Rage 2, [[w:c:doom:Doom Eternal|Doom 5]]!"'' on it.
* In an interview with John Carmack, he said that he was "very excited with what he's doing with ''RAGE 2".''
** John Carmack left [[id Software]] in 2013, in order to pursue virtual reality. It is unknown how big of a role Carmack played in the development of ''RAGE 2'', but this may have had a permanent effect on the release of the game.
* [[ZeniMax Media]], the owner of id Software, halted development of ''RAGE 2'' in April 2014, ordering id to finish ''[[w:c:Doom:Doom (2016)|Doom]]''. This game, however, was id Software's version of ''RAGE 2'', and the current sequel in development is a project by id Software and Avalanche Studios.
* ''RAGE 2'' is being powered by [[Avalanche Studios]]' own engine (called [https://twitter.com/CHSundberg/status/996465633238937600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fgamingbolt.com%2Frage-2-will-be-powered-by-avalanche-studios-apex-engine-pre-order-bonuses-revealed&tfw_creator=GamingBoltTweet&tfw_site=GamingBoltTweet Apex Engine]), due to their involvement in the game's development.
** The game is primarily being developed by Avalanche, with Id Software overseeing development.
* Many leaks for the game's existence happened in the lead up to ''RAGE 2's'' announcement. Wal-mart's website accidentally leaked a listing for the game a few days before the official announcement (see below), as did ''RAGE 2's'' German site, also revealing Avalanche Studios would be co-developing the project.
* RAGE is short for "garage".<ref name="youtube">122 Rapid-Fire Questions About Rage 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-DHA_ZLuAk</ref>
* There is no swimming in RAGE 2 because [[Id Software]] Studio Direct Tim Willits hates swimming in video games.<ref name="youtube"/>

'''Did you know...'''
* ... that the name of protagonist, the player character in ''RAGE 2'' is [[Walker]], the last of the [[Rangers of Vineland]]?
* ... that the [[Cult of the Death God]] is a Bandit faction in ''RAGE 2'' that worships [[Nicholas Raine]]?
* ... that the [[Authority]], [[Bandits]], [[Mutants]] and many other enemies and gameplay elements will be returning in ''RAGE 2''?
* ... that ''RAGE 2'' features a [[Photo Mode]]?

==System Requirements==
===Minimum===
*'''OS:''' Windows 7, 8.1 or 10 (64-bit)
*'''CPU:''' Intel Core i5-3570 / AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
*'''RAM:''' 8 GB
*'''HDD:''' 50 GB free disk space
*'''Graphics:''' Nvidia GTX 780 3GB / AMD R9 280 3GB

===Recommended===
*'''OS:''' Windows 7, 8.1 or 10 (64-bit)
*'''CPU:''' Intel Core i5-4770 / AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
*'''RAM:''' 8 GB
*'''HDD:''' 50 GB free disk space
*'''Graphics:''' Nvidia GTX 1070 8GB / AMD Vega 56 8GB

==Reception==
''RAGE 2'' received "mixed or average" reviews on Metacritic getting a metascore of 73/100 on PC,<ref>[https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/rage-2 Metascore for RAGE 2 on PC]''Metacritic'', Retrieved May 19, 2020</ref> 67/100 on PS4,<ref>[https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-4/rage-2 Metascore for RAGE 2 on PS4]''Metacritic'', Retrieved May 19, 2020</ref> and 72/100 on Xbox One.<ref>[https://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-one/rage-2 Metascore for RAGE 2 on Xbox One]''Metacritic'', Retrieved May 19, 2020</ref> 

==Gallery==
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Videos=
<gallery widths="200" position="center" spacing="small" captionalign="center">
Rage 2 Open World Trailer
RAGE_2_Eden_Assault_–_Extended_Gameplay
RAGE 2 – Official E3 Gameplay Feature
Rage 2 - Official Gameplay Trailer
RAGE 2 – Announce Trailer PEGI
</gallery>
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Editions=
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="200">
Ragepreorder.jpg|Promotional image featuring the pre-order bonuses
Digital Deluxe Edition - RAGE 2.png|Digital Deluxe Edition bonuses
Collectors Edition - RAGE 2.png|Collector's Edition bonuses
</gallery>
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Art=
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="200">
Heatwave-box.jpg|Promotional Boxart for ''RAGE 2''
Heatwave triple-3D-boxfronts-EN-ESRB-02.png|Digital boxart concepts
Rage2promo1.jpg|One of the promos leading up to ''RAGE 2's'' announcement, featured on [[Bethesda Softworks|Bethesda's]] Twitter account
Rage2promo2.jpg|Another...
Rage2promo3.jpg|And another...
Rage2promo4.jpg|Another.
Rage 2 Walker.jpg
Goon Squad Tank - RAGE 2.jpg|Goon Squad tank
Kvasir Lab - RAGE 2.jpg|Kvasir's Lab
Overgrown City - RAGE 2.jpg|Overgrown city
The Phoenix - RAGE 2.jpg|The Phoenix
Wetlands - RAGE 2.jpg|Wetlands
</gallery>
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Screenshots=
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="200">
RAGE 2 Sunset.png|Sunset
Rage2 Moonlight.png|Moonlight
MBreturning.png|Mutant Bash returns in ''RAGE 2''
Rage2 Cyber Crusher.png|Cyber Crusher
RAGE 2 WideOpenWorld.png
RAGE 2 Riverhog.png|Riverhog
RAGE 2 Monstertruck.png|Monster Truck
RAGE 2 Kvasir.png|Kvasir
RAGE 2 GoonRoadCombat.png|Goon road combat
RAGE 2 Crusher.png|Crusher
RAGE 2 AbadonAttack.png|Abadon
RAGE_2_Convoy_Combat.png|Convoy Combat
</gallery>
</tabber>

==References==
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