No matter how you feel about Microsoft, it can't be denied that they produce some outstanding games. After Rallisport Challenge initially helped to solidify the Xbox in the console wars and prove Microsoft's seriousness to be a major contender, RalliSport Challenge 2 once again shows why the Xbox isn't going to go the way of the Dreamcast.
To have a successful arcade racer, a number of staples must be included. Plenty of tracks, numerous cars, solid multiplayer capabilities, and great handling are all required to complete the experience. Not only does RalliSport Challenge 2 have these staples covered but with over 90 tracks spread across five different track styles Rally, Crossover, RallyCross, Hill Climb, and Ice Racing , there's enough variation to keep things interesting.
Even with that however, if the handling is awkward there is little point in playing. Have no fear as RalliSport Challenge 2 continues with the successful formula from it's initial release with responsive handling and controllable sliding that separates an arcade racer from a realistic racer. One thing fairly common with second-generation games is a reused graphics core. Now, Microsoft has released Rallisport Challenge for the PC, and while I've found that it's much the same title I played before, it's changed, and a little for the worse.
First, the game looks and sounds much the same, which is to say, fabulous. I love watching the scenery go by during a race, and thanks to the realistic detail, all of the terrain is very natural looking. Most of the graphics and audio are replicated from the previous versions of the title, including the excellent track commentary.
In rally racing, having a navigator with relevant track details is a must, and that hasn't changed for this game. Controls for PC racing titles, in my opinion, have always lacked a bit.
Console titles can be tweaked and tweaked and tweaked until they perform perfectly, but with a PC, you've got so much leeway for graphics options that it's easy to reduce your performance by the small amount necessary to totally blow the experience.
I found, even when I reduced the graphics options to a minimal amount, that the game didn't seem to handle quite the same way, whether I was using a wheel, joystick, or gamepad. For some reason, it just didn't seem to control in quite the smooth way, but was very, very close to the console versions.
For the PC racing game connoisseur, although I'd say you could do better with the console version of Rallisport Challenge , the PC version isn't but a hair off from that. This title is definitely worth the price.
I've got to say, realistic racing games suck. At least' usually. A superb game, and amazingly well built, it was the first F1 title I'd tried out that I really enjoyed.
From spectacular graphics to great physics, and a tutorial section that actually taught you how to play, I was amazed all around. Rallisport Challenge , with the exception of the a nowhere-to-be-seen tutorial mode, gives me the same satisfaction, only in a much smaller car that tends to loose traction like K-Mart loses customers. Which is to say, all the freakin' time. If you haven't seen one before, Rally racing is this wicked sub-section of racing sports that involves taking a supped up small sports car, and racing them around a curvy, weird little track.
Emphasizing the ability to control your car even when all four wheels don't have any grip on the road, it's a common occurrence to take a corner at such speeds that you aren't really turning the corner; you're skidding around the corner. This game puts meaning to the term, 'See the world, sideways. RalliSport lets you drive one of these mean machines through a variety of courses, ranging anywhere from a sandy desert track, to the icy and snow covered reaches of the Northern Thule.
Not only do you have many different tracks to compete on, but there's also a host of different vehicles just waiting to be driven. Unlock them by racing in the tournament mode, and you'll open up new racing modes, and eventually earn your way to the most challenging and powerful cars.
The control scheme in RalliSport makes good use of the Xbox controller. Whipping around a corner is fun and easy, and thanks to a good physics model, you aren't going to put your car into a spin very often.
I was expecting a lot of difficulty trying to learn the proper handling for a rally car, but the large nature of the Xbox controller gives you plenty to grip, and good leverage for using the trigger buttons to accelerate and brake.
Naturally, rally racing isn't the easiest thing in the world to learn. Most of the rally tracks are simple A to B courses, with plenty of curves and obstacles in-between. Rallicross lets you take a rally course against three other cars, in a lap-based loop race.
Ice Racing puts you on some of the slickest terrain this side of the ice age, and then has you race wheel-to-wheel with other cars.
Finally, the hill climb lets you take hills that are challenging not only for the twists and turns, but for the fact that you can drop off the side of a cliff with a missed turn.
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