
A reviewer for Next Generation remarked that the ability to choose from three different characters adds depth to the gameplay, the new courses are larger and more beautiful than those of the original Alpine Racer, and the added multiplayer capability greatly increases the fun of the game. In Japan, Game Machine listed Alpine Racer 2 on their Februissue as being the sixth most-popular dedicated arcade game at the time. He found that after playing the game for hours before going to sleep, even subjects suffering from anterograde amnesia, the inability to form new memories, would dream of skiing. Sleep research Īlpine Racer 2, along with Tetris, was used by Harvard sleep scientist Robert Stickgold to study the relationship between learning and sleep.

Unlike the original, two cabinets can be linked together so that players can race against each other. Alpine Racer 2 is a 3D alpine skiing arcade game released by Namco in 1996.
