Guide to setting up AirPlay and Party Play for Real Racing 2

13 October 2011 122 comments

The 1.12 update to Real Racing 2 and Real Racing 2 HD includes two exciting new features for use with iPad 2 and iPhone 4S: AirPlay and Party Play. Here’s a handy guide for setting them up.

Setting up AirPlay

You’ll need the following:

An iPad 2 or iPhone 4S with iOS 5
A copy of Real Racing 2 (iPhone) or Real Racing 2 HD (iPad) v1.12
Apple TV with the latest OS installed
Apple TV compatible display (example: a nice big HD TV)
Secure, stable Wi-Fi network

Instructions:

Ensure that your Apple TV is properly connected to your display and your Wi-Fi network
Connect your iPad 2/iPhone 4S to the same Wi-Fi network as your Apple TV
On your iPad 2/iPhone 4S, press the home screen button twice to show the multi-tasking tray
Swipe the multi-tasking tray from left to right to reveal the media controls
Tap the AirPlay icon beside the volume control
Select your Apple TV from the pop-up menu and ensure that Mirroring is turned ON. Your Apple TV display will now replicate the screen of your iOS device and show the AirPlay icon in the top right of the screen.

Setting up Party Play

Setting up Party Play is almost the same as hosting a normal local multiplayer race. There are two differences:

The host player needs to be using an iPad 2 or iPhone 4S, all other players joining can use any compatible iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad
The host player needs to be connected to the TV via AirPlay, or via the Apple Digital AV Adapter

Instructions:

Connect the host to the display via AirPlay (instructions above) or through the Apple Digital AV Adapter (instructions here: http://firemint.com/2010/how-do-i-play-real-racing-2-hd-on-my-hdtv-at-full-1080p/)
Connect all competing devices to the same Wi-Fi network
Launch Real Racing 2 on all devices joining the Party Play session
On the host device, at the main menu select Multiplayer>Local>Host
For all other players, at the main menu select Multiplayer>Local>Join, then select the host’s game
The host can now start the race when all other players are ready

Anonymous

Really neat idea. Doesn’t work very well though. I found it quite easy to set up, but as expected, it has latency problems, and the frame rate isn’t very good either. Frequently stutters and stalls…basically unplayable. Hope to see it improve over time, but surely there’s a limit to how much you can do to fix the latency.
Anonymous

Really neat idea. Doesn’t work very well though. I found it quite easy to set up, but as expected, it has latency problems, and the frame rate isn’t very good either. Frequently stutters and stalls…basically unplayable. Hope to see it improve over time, but surely there’s a limit to how much you can do to fix the latency.
Anonymous

Really neat idea. Doesn’t work very well though. I found it quite easy to set up, but as expected, it has latency problems, and the frame rate isn’t very good either. Frequently stutters and stalls…basically unplayable. Hope to see it improve over time, but surely there’s a limit to how much you can do to fix the latency.
Anonymous

Really neat idea. Doesn’t work very well though. I found it quite easy to set up, but as expected, it has latency problems, and the frame rate isn’t very good either. Frequently stutters and stalls…basically unplayable. Hope to see it improve over time, but surely there’s a limit to how much you can do to fix the latency.
guest

you should make airplay for ipod touch 4th gen too
Reyhan Fabianto

Reasons I Hate This : – Have To Use Apple TV
– Have To Use iPad 2 Or iPhone 4S
– Apple TV Is Expensive
– iPad 2 Or iPhone 4S Is Expensive
– Not Very Easy To Set Up
– Needs Good WiFi
– Needs Latest Version
– Damage Graphics Is Not Pretty Good
– Steer A Little And You Alredy Drift
– Less Drifting
– To Many Laps
– To Hard To Find Money
– Not Much Cars And Manufacture
– Expensive ( When Downlading )
Reasons I Like It : – Good Graphics Quality
– Fast LAN Connection

But This Game Is Awesome! I Like This Game. I Only Dislike The Via Airplay,Although Theres Still Numerous Amount Of Problems. But It’s Great!
Reyhan Fabianto

That’s Right! i Agree Along With Your Reasons
cwoodards2

I’m having the same problem as other users. I have an ipad2 running 5.0.1 with Apple TV which completed downloading the latest update for it. I have no trouble activating the AirPlay setting in the multitasking tray. However, only the audio streams. No video. Tried rebooting several times. Videos and pictures play and display just fine. Any suggestions? Happy Holidays!

Cliff
Sem

Just want to inform you guys that I got the above working fine with both my iPad 1 and iPhone 4 (not 4S) so also works with them. And if you’re going to use Airplay, I highly suggest getting Plex server on your computer and then the Plex app on your iPad/iPhone as you can then stream ANY movie file onto your Apple TV.
Doesn-t-matter

Does this work with airmediaplayer?
Yshi

The icon for AirPlay isn’t showing up! What should I o? This is very urgent.
Cyle

Well this could be due to a couple things… First, as the article states, make sure that your Apple TV 2 and iPhone 4S/iPad 2 (with iOS 5) are connected to the same network. When you double press the home button, and swipe from left to right, the iPod controls will show, then you swipe again to show the AirPlay icon by a volume slider. If the icon is not there, and you are on one of the devices as stated before, while being on the same network, the problem may lay with your Apple TV 2. In the settings on the Apple TV 2 you must have AirPlay enabled. If everything is setup as the way the article and and I have described it, and it still hasn’t worked, it would be nice to know your specific setup.
Cyle

Mirror must be set to on.
Guest

how did you do this? plex only supports movies
JL

Tried this with my iPad2 and Apple TV 2 and it works! Just sometimes on the TV, the image got frozen on the screen, but the game continued…any idea why the reason could be?
JL

Tried this with my iPad2 and Apple TV 2 and it works! Just sometimes on the TV, the image got frozen on the screen, but the game continued…any idea why the reason could be?
Ckelvington

Does the iPad have to have real raving hd to use party play?
Aless

I have iphone 4S with ios 6 and when I play in airplay with my appletv ( with the last update) the cam is outside the car and is like a car race live straming… I can’t find the way to set the driver cam… Any tip?
http://www.facebook.com/george.beck.39 George Beck

AirPlay working perfectly with no lag on iPhone 5 thanks to the A6 Chip
http://www.facebook.com/george.beck.39 George Beck

AirPlay working perfectly on iPhone 5 with no lag and smooth controls. I guess it just needed the A6 Chip.
currychicken

Can a iPad 2 play with a iPhone 5 together?
http://twitter.com/KelvinLHH Kelvin Lim

Cannot find host when joining game. Didn’t work for me.