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Sega Rally

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Publisher: Sega
Genre(s): Sports / Racing
Home Page: http://www.segarally.com/

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By: Aaron Barnes Nov 29, 2007

Around again for one more lap

Sega Rally (Revo) is a solid return to mindless-yet-exhilarating arcade-style rally racing. Die-hard fans of GTR, Gran Turismo, Forza and other authentic racing simulations may turn their nose up at the shallow gameplay and lack of customization, but they'd be missing out. Graphically, it lacks the prowess of DiRT, but to its credit the game lacks the too-slippery handling of DiRT as well. There's nothing pretentious about Sega Rally; the game revels in its simplicity, and builds on the series solid legacy with the addition of an innovative deformable terrain system. The only downside is that the dearth of content offers only a few hours of gameplay through a single-player championship mode, and the iffy multiplayer offers no incentive to return. But when it comes to pick-up-and-play racing in short bursts, Sega Rally (Revo) is an ideal fix.

The locals bundle up for some winter rally spectating.

Crossing the railroad tracks just in time, on each lap - how fortuitous!

Summary of YouGamers Hardware Testing

The publisher of this game state the following specifications for their minimum and recommended requirements:

Component	Publisher's Minimum	Publisher's Recommended
Processor	2.0 GHz Pentium 4 or equivalent AMD Athlon 64	Not specified
Memory	1 GB
Graphics Card	128 MB Graphics Card supporting Shader Model 2.0 - 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible
Graphics Card Example	Not specified
Free Disk Space	5.0 GB
Net Link	Internet Play - Broadband required - 512kbs connection minimum

To learn more about how YouGamers performs its hardware testing, click here. Through our extensive gameplay and hardware testing across the full spectrum of PC configurations, YouGamers suggests that one should use the following guidelines for an appropriate minimum and recommended setup:

Component	YouGamers Minimum	YouGamers Recommended
Processor	AMD Athlon 64 3500+ / Intel Pentium 4 530	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ / Intel Core 2 Duo E6400
Memory	1 GB	2 GB
Graphics Card	ATI Radeon X1800 256MB / NVIDIA GeForce 7800 256MB	ATI Radeon HD2900 512MB / NVIDIA GeForce 8800 640MB
Free Disk Space	5.0 GB	5.0 GB
Net Link	Broadband	Broadband

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Gameplay	75	A true-to-heart arcade racer. Exaggerated drifting in corners and plenty of fast-paced, full-contact racing. Multiplayer is a bust, and the single-player experience is short. Aside from a few pick-up sessions, not much replay value.
Graphics	80	Not noteworthy for their technical prowess, but the visuals are competent and the themed locations are well-designed. A few performance issues mar an otherwise smooth graphics engine. Mud and dirt effects are a nice touch.
Audio	62	Does the job, and not much more. Arcade-style music combines with pronounced sound effects to give an over-the-top feel to the audio. Crashes and collisions are understated.
Technology	75	More graphics options than the typical console port, which allows for performance tweaking. A bit rough around the edges on the PC controller-wise, but the deformable track technology is notable. No form of damage modeling.

OVERALL

Arcade-style racing once again makes its way to the PC, and Sega Rally (Revo) delivers an exciting if short-lived rally experience. Authentic? No way. Fun? You bet. A car racing version of randomly-generated dungeons, the real-time track deformation adds a layer of freshness to each lap of racing. The racing is balanced and never dull, and the only downside is that the fun is over far too soon.

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