Software:Paris-Dakar Rally (video game)

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Paris-Dakar Rally
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Developer(s)Broadsword Interactive
Publisher(s)Acclaim Entertainment
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2
Release
  • EU: 7 September 2001
  • NA: 4 October 2001 (PS2)[1]
Genre(s)Racing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Paris-Dakar Rally is a racing video game developed by Broadsword Interactive and published by Acclaim Entertainment for Microsoft Windows and PlayStation 2. It is based on the real-life Paris Dakar Rally – one of the world's most difficult and dangerous sporting events. Based on the 2000 running of the rally, the game features ten locations (each containing four stages) beginning in Senegal and ending in Wadi Elrayan, Egypt.

Reception

Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
PCPS2
4PlayersN/A59%[3]
Consoles +N/A70%[4]
GameSpotN/A2.9/10[6]
GameStar51%[7]N/A
IGNN/A2.5/10[8]
Jeuxvideo.com8/20[9]9/20[10]
OPM (US)N/A2/5 stars[11]
PC Games30%[12]N/A
PC Zone55%[13]N/A
Aggregate score
MetacriticN/A36/100[2]

The PlayStation 2 version received "unfavourable" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[2]

It was nominated for GameSpot's 2001 "Worst Game" award among console games, which went to Kabuki Warriors.[14]

References

  1. ↑ "CROSS-CONTINENT RACING SPEEDS TO RETAIL AS ACCLAIM ENTERTAINMENT, INC. SHIPS 'PARIS-DAKAR RALLY'". 4 October 2001. http://www.acclaim.com/company/pressReleases/product/ParisDakarRallyShips.html. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Paris-Dakar Rally for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Red Ventures. https://www.metacritic.com/game/paris-dakar-rally/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2. 
  3. ↑ Bischoff, Jens (24 September 2001). "Test: Paris-Dakar Rally (PS2)" (in de). 4Players GmbH. https://www.4players.de/4players.php/dispbericht/PlayStation2/Test/1939/712/0/Paris_Dakar_Rally.html. 
  4. ↑ "Paris-Dakar [Rally (PS2)"] (in fr). Consoles + (117): 130. October 2001. http://download.abandonware.org/magazines/Consoles%20Plus/consoleplus_numero117/Consoles%20%2B%20117%20-%20Page%20130%20%28octobre%202001%29.jpg. Retrieved 9 May 2022. 
  5. ↑ Smith, Steve (25 October 2001). "Paris-Dakar Rally (PS2)". Greedy Productions Ltd.. http://www.elecplay.com/review.html?article=7134&full=1. 
  6. ↑ Provo, Frank (18 October 2001). "Paris-Dakar Rally Review (PS2) [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006""]. Red Ventures. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/paris-dakar-rally-review/1900-2818685/. 
  7. ↑ "Paris-Dakar Rally" (in de). GameStar (Webedia). October 2001. 
  8. ↑ Perry, Douglass C. (15 October 2001). "Paris-Dakar Rally (PS2)". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/10/15/paris-dakar-rally. 
  9. ↑ pilou (27 September 2001). "Test: Paris-Dakar Rally (PC)" (in fr). Webedia. https://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0000/00001598_test.htm. 
  10. ↑ Jihem (12 October 2001). "Test: Paris-Dakar Rally (PS2)" (in fr). Webedia. https://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0000/00001633_test.htm. 
  11. ↑ "Paris-Dakar Rally". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine (Ziff Davis) (53): 113. February 2002. 
  12. ↑ Wagner, Harald (22 October 2001). "Paris-Dakar Rally" (in de). PC Games (Computec). https://www.pcgames.de/Paris-Dakar-Rally-Spiel-26669/Tests/Jutta-Kleinschmidt-auf-Abwegen-12107/. Retrieved 9 May 2022. 
  13. ↑ Korda, Martin (November 2001). "Paris – Dakar Rally". PC Zone (Dennis Publishing) (108): 77. https://archive.org/details/PC_Zone_Issue_108_2001-11_Dennis_Publishing_GB/page/n75/mode/2up. Retrieved 9 May 2022. 
  14. ↑ GameSpot staff (23 February 2002). "The Best and Worst of 2001 (Worst Game)". Ziff Davis. Archived on 8 October 2002. Error: If you specify |archivedate=, you must also specify |archiveurl=. http://gamespot.com/gamespot/features/video/bestof_2001/p4_02.html. 

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