Tuesday, July 14, 2015

The SEGA Rally Reboot That Nobody Bought

In the mid ‘90s, SEGA Rally Championship was one of the most iconic racing games around. It was an integral part of the booming arcade scene; a demonstration of just what could be done with the rapidly changing 3D-focused hardware. It was fast, smooth and handled like a dream.

Fast forward to 2007 and SEGA Rally’s star was waning somewhat. The 1999 Dreamcast port of SEGA Rally 2 was but a distant memory, and – for whatever reason – SEGA Rally 2006 on PS2 was only released in South Korea and Japan. What the series needed was an incredible reboot. A game that would be both a technical showcase and a thrilling, super smooth return to form for SEGA Rally.

That game, my friends, was SEGA Rally Revo (or just SEGA Rally, depending on where you live), and not only did it seemingly sink without a trace, it was also at least partially responsible for killing the studio that was set up to create it.

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