Driller Engine Grand Prix 2x2

Driller Engine Grand Prix 2x2 (ドリラーエンジングランドプリ２ｘ２ Dorirā Enjin Gurando Puri 2 x 2) is a racing game that was released in the arcades in the summer of 2003 and the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and Gamecube in fall 2003.

Starting Teams

 * Leopold Slikk and Jake Randolf
 * Leonard Slikk and Leonidas Slikk
 * Wataru Hoshi and Chuta Bigbang
 * Keel Sark and Eguri Hatakeyama
 * Konata Izumi and Miyuki Takara
 * Kagami Hiiragi and Tsukasa Hiiragi
 * Susumu Hori and Anna Hottenmeyer
 * Taizo Hori and Ataru Hori
 * James Rolfe and Mike Matei
 * B. S. Man and Kyle Justin
 * Kagami Ochiai and Kumiko Uchida
 * Shira Katsumoto and Rian Katsumoto

Unlockable Teams

 * Harold Slikk and Fegelein (Win Keyboard Cup on Difficult)
 * Pachee and Usagi (Win Trigon Cup on Difficult)
 * Yutaka Zhong and Minami Iwasaki (Win Lucky Star Cup on Difficult)
 * Holinger-Z and Puchi (Win Drill Cup on Difficult)
 * Fred Fuchs and King Empty Jay (Win Nerd Cup on Difficult)
 * Susumu Takajima and Megumi Wasai (Win Crystal Cup on Difficult)

Console Exclusive Teams
These teams are exclusive to their respective consoles. They can be enabled in the PC version of the game with a legitimate mod.
 * Mario and Luigi (available on the Gamecube version)
 * Banjo and Kazooie (available on the Xbox version)
 * Ratchet and Clank (available on the PlayStation 2 version)

Courses
Like the other games, the game has 24 courses rather than the standard 16 in Driller Engine Grand Prix and 20 in Driller Engine Grand Prix 2.

Keyboard Cup

 * Driller Gardens
 * Keyboard Crusade
 * Harold Hills
 * Leopold Mountain

Trigon Cup

 * Wataru Circuit
 * Passive Farm
 * Minecraftia Cove
 * Fegelein's Bunker

Lucky Star Cup

 * Anna's Factory
 * Konata Beach
 * Takanomiya Park
 * Kumiko Desert

Drill Cup

 * Kagami Bridge
 * Susumu Circuit
 * Shira Cruiser
 * Leonard Stadium

Nerd Cup

 * Miyuki Sherbet
 * Tsukasa City
 * James Circuit
 * Leonidas Funhouse

Crystal Cup

 * Yutaka Colosseum
 * Minami Jungle
 * Team Ankoku Castle
 * Rainbow Road

Normal Items

 * Green Shell - When shot, Green Shells go in a straight line, bouncing off the track walls and knocking into anything it touches, such as an item or another kart. It can be shot forwards or backwards.
 * Red Shell - Red Shells home in on the nearest kart. It can be thrown backwards as well. However, when shot backwards, it acts like a Green Shell. Red Shells cannot bounce, however, and they break if they hit a wall.
 * Banana - When placed, a Banana peel stays on the track until a kart touches it, causing it to spin out. Bananas can be used as shields to break homing items such as Red Shells; however, they can not be dragged behind the kart like in past games, making this technique harder to execute than before. It can either be thrown forward or dropped backward.
 * Fake Item Box - At first sight, it looks like a normal Item Box, but upon closer inspection it is red with an inverted ? symbol. When used, it stays on the track until a kart hits it and spins out. The only way to get rid of these blocks is to run into it, so it can not be used to block homing items. Otherwise, this item eventually vanishes.

Special Items

 * Spiny Shell
 * Lightning

Character-Exclusive Items

 * Trigon - Exclusive to Wataru and Chuta, this allows them to shoot a spinning triangle towards another player, which tranform into a banana, spinning out the victim.
 * Kagami Shell and Tsukasa Shell - These shells are exclusive to Kagami and Tsukasa. They act as a regular red shell, but explode on contact, setting the victim on fire.

Trivia

 * This is the first Driller Engine Grand Prix game to have a mathematical problem in the title, despite it is the fourth game and that players control two characters at once.