Rally Championship (series)
| Rally Championship | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Racing |
| Developers | |
| Publishers | |
| Platforms | Atari ST, Amiga, MS-DOS, PC-98, FM Towns, Windows, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, GameCube |
| First release | Lombard RAC Rally 1988 |
| Latest release | Rally Championship 2002 |
Rally Championship or Rally is a series of loosely related racing video games focused on rallying created by British magazine Europress (the software division earlier known as Mandarin Software and later as Actualize). The series began in 1988 with Lombard RAC Rally[1] (officially licensed game based on what is now known as the Wales Rally GB) and ended after the release of the eponymous console-only Rally Championship in 2002.
As of 1999, more than 1 million copies of Rally games had been sold.[2]
Premise
The series is in the genre of racing simulation in the field of real-life rallying and was the first of its kind. The games feature real-life tracks and all of them also have licensed rally cars from major manufacturers.[2]
Games
| Game | Year | Platform | Content |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lombard RAC Rally | 1988 | Atari ST, Amiga | RAC Rally |
| Network Q RAC Rally | 1993 | MS-DOS, PC-98, FM Towns | RAC Rally |
| Network Q RAC Rally Championship | 1996 | MS-DOS | RAC Rally |
| International Rally Championship | 1997 | Windows, PlayStation | Unlicensed international |
| Mobil 1 British Rally Championship/2000 | 1999 | Windows, PlayStation | British Rally Championship |
| Rally Championship Xtreme | 2001 | Windows | Unlicensed international |
| Rally Championship | 2002 | PlayStation 2, GameCube | Unlicensed international |
References
- ^ "Lombard RAC Rally".
- ^ a b "Rally Championship 99". NAG. Vol. 2, no. 7. October 1999. p. 66.