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The Racing game to own for XboX

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 17 / 23
Date: February 24, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Did you think Project Gotham Racing(P.G.R.) was great? Wait till you play this game. Gamers everywhere have labeled this as the Gran Turismo Killer, and I couldn't agree more with them. I recently got to play an unfinshed built of this game and I was impressed. The controls are pretty much similas to P.G.R, but you can customize it also to your liking. The Graphics really utilizes XboX's power(you think Wreckless looked good? It's nothing compared to this game), every part of the game is detailed from the grass to the trees and especially the cars! There are 25 cars to choose from including Class 'B' Mucsle cars. The game is unlike Gran Turismo nor is it like P.G.R., it is a mix of both....an arcade racer and a sim-racer. You start out on your carreer with an ordinary rally car and you can upgrade it once you got the money, but unlike Gran Turismo, this game won't have as many parts in a Car as in Gran Turismo which is not bad since some gamers like me prefer that. Theres is also modes if you just want to race without worrying about managing your carreer, you can race by yourself or with upto 4 people on a split screen.

All in all looks like a killer Racing game, a definite buy!
Graphics 10/10
Sounds 8/10
Gameplay 9/10
Replayability 10/10

Final Score 9.2/10

Superb racer

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 14 / 16
Date: March 02, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I also had the opportunity to try a near-release build of this new rally contender. I must say I was mighty impressed.

Game wise, the controls are well balanced and exact, but yet easy to pickup. It's not like you have to practice for hours and hours before you can make that turn - but if you do, you will be able to kick out of it with most possible speed. This makes the game pretty much perfect for me, a casual gamer type, who actually enjoys playing for a limited period of time every day or so. As the time passes I guess you will learn to master those hairpins good enough to unlock even more powerful beasts (let me tell you, the cars you'll find further down the road in this game are BEASTS, we are talking 700hp Group-B cars that has been forbidden since the late 80's).

Graphics? What can I say, this is simply THE racing game to own. I have never before seen anything like it (ever). Yes, including PGR. Yes, including GT3. Think Halo on four wheels, and you probably get the picture. Particle effects, details in the environment, cars-modeling - all look stunning. Soundtrack seems sweet, fast paced and with 5.1 Dolby Digital support. This means that the effects really add up to the experience. You can literally HEAR your opponents catching up on you from right-back after that not-so-good turn.

A little sad that the internet-play didn't make it into this first Rallisport-version (I say first version because I am positive that we will see follow-ups to this title), but then again - multiplayer on split screen is somewhat a comfort. As long as I get to beat my pals I am happy.

Definitely check Rallisport Challenge out - you will NOT be disappointed.

The Best X Box Racer.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: March 09, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This is with out any doubt the finest racing offering on the
X Box to date. With slick graphics, and spot on control you will be zipping around the courses in no time. The AI is such that you will be able to compete in the early matches with little driving practice on your part. However the later rallys will require some precise skill, and car modifications in order to advance on and unlock the Group B cars. The sound is fitting for the game. Each car has their own distinct sound, and the ambience sound fits everything nicely together. If your a fan of Ralli driving games, or even if you are not you owe it to yourself to check this title out. However, for those of you who are thinking this is a Gran Turismo 3 killer.... WAKE UP!!!! Its Not!!! GT3 is still the pinnicle of racing games PERIOD!!

Seems unfinished

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 4 / 17
Date: March 10, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game does one thing well. You fly down beautifully rendered roads at very high speeds and having to listen to your copilot in order to know what's coming. The terrain looks simply incredible - almost photorealistic at times.

I've been playing the game for a day now, and the thrill has started to wear off already. The terrain looks incredible, but it is not varied enough - the game engine seems effective only for grass, trees, and road. The buildings, fences, rocks, fans, etc. don't come across well at all. The levels get monotonous very quickly. I was frankly shocked by how bad the cars look.

The best part (and premise) of the game is flying down these roads having to rely on your copilot. Just like real rally driving, it is truly intense and takes a lot of concentration. But once you've learned the courses it's not like rally driving anymore, so the best part of the game is done with! I would have like to see something that could generate new courses so that you couldn't get to know them. Yes I know it's a lot of work putting these courses together, but they could have at least strung together prebuilt sections. They could have at least done more courses.

Multiplayer - no map? Or could I not figure out how to get one. Since the navigator is turned off the players need to know the courses.

The sound is passable. The music is completely, inexcusably lame TB-303 stuff. I didn't realize the 303 was dead until I heard this game. Luckily it's mixed way back.

The camera angles don't zoom out very far. I would have liked to have seen different cockpits for different cars, but there isn't really a cockpit view at all.

Playing against the computer: The opponents AI doesn't seem to respond to your driving - they seem to robotically follow a predetermined path. In fact the opponents ram you from the side right off the starting line!

The game is the stodgyness of a simulation, but not the realism. You're not on rails, but you can't stray from the main path. There's no room for exploration here. There doesn't seem to be anything hidden. On the other hand, the physics don't seem very realistic - there's very little understeer. Furthermore, there is nothing like "kudos" to reward you for good driving. There's no penalty for cutting a corner.

This game could have been great if they had had time to properly flesh it out. I'll probably be playing more Gotham a week from now.

Awesome! This is how Sega Rally should have been!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 12 / 14
Date: March 11, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game and I can't stop playing it. Sega Rally was one of my favorite games on the Sega Saturn (Sega Rally 2 for DC was horrible...the control was so broken!). NEVER has a video game for any console or PC conveyed a sense of environment as well as Rallisport Challenge does. The graphics are PHENOMENAL...everything from the clean, jaggy-free car models, grass, rocks and roads...it all looks so lifelike and solid! And the lighting...when the track indicates "early morning", "Rainy afternoon", or "evening" as it's conditions, believe me, the tracks and the way they are lit are completely convincing. You'll drive through some of these tracks (the most impressive are by far the Mediterranean, icy racing and hill climbing tracks) and you'll swear that you've actually driven through locales like this at some point in your life! And yes, on the hill climbing sections you CAN tumble off the side of the mountain which to my knowledge has never been done in a rally racing console game! Another bonus, check out the cool reflective mapping on the cars!

How's the gameplay? In one word: PERFECT! The game is challenging, but never to the point of controller-throwing frustration. You'll find that part of the game's appeal is to find out exactly which car is suitable for the circuit you are going to attempt. Here's a bonus tip....if you want to relive the glory days of Sega Rally 1 on your Sega Saturn, the Nissan Skyline and Lancia Delta control almost exactly like the default Lancia and Celica in SR1! You'll find yourself practicing to get the art of powersliding down...it's not easy and the trick eventually comes down to using the handbrake in tandem with the normal brakes on the sharpest curves. Believe me, once you finally have it down, being able to powerslide through the sharp turns in succession is one of the most skillfully satisfying abilities you can have as a gamer!

The career mode is where you'll find yourself the most. This consists of racing a small circuit of races--normally about 3 - 10. The object is to come in first in the points total so that you can amass the most points in the career totals to unlock new courses and cars. Great fun and you'll find yourself replaying many of the circuits with the new cars you unlocked to see how much better you can do! There's plenty to do and see and the races actually require some skill unlike the plethora of NASCAR games on the market.

The only downside is the soundtrack...just some generic techno that doesn't really do anything for me.

Is Rallisport Challenge the best racing game on the XBOX? I think so...

Get this game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: March 11, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This is rally racing at it's finest. GET IT NOW!

Awesome Racing Fun - Best on a home system!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: March 12, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is the best racing game I've ever played on a home system (well, it is the best racing game short of Sega's F355 simulator...). Even if you are not a Rally-fan (I myself certainly am not), this is going to be the game you want to get! Driving it simply is more fun than any other game out there...

One of the BEST games yet to come out of the xbox stable

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 10 / 11
Date: March 12, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is incredible. I have yet to play a Rally racing game that even comes close to Rallisport Challenge's caliber. Everything has been meticulously adressed to provide you the best Rally racing sim available for any console, bar none. I picked this game right when it came out and have hardly been able to stop playing since.

The graphics are superb. Everything from the tracks and the nearly photorealistic terrains are top-notch. The cars themselves are beautifully rendered with visible damage occuring to the car if you wreck. Your car even gets dirty as you progress through the tracks! Sound is above average but what really sets it apart is the fact that you can play your own music while you race. The cars all have distinct engine sounds and there is this English guy who gives you advice over what sounds like a CB radio. Another strong point for RC would have to be the fact that this game uses the vibration in the controller better than any game before it. But of course, all of these aspects of RC that I wrote about don't matter if the gameplay itself [stinks]. Well you don't have to worry in that department.

RC it seems was not created to be a 100% realistic simulation. I would say the steering at times is what makes this noticeable. So the games physics do have a little bit of an arcade feel but it stills stays true enough to form that it really doesnt matter because this game is still loads of fun. it also has a great variety of racing modes, cars, and plenty of hidden stuff in between to unlock so it will keep you busy for a while. Anyway, I feel confident giving this game 5 star rating because this has to be one of the top 3 titles to debut so far on the xbox.

Create Some Dust Of Your Own

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: March 13, 2002
Author: Amazon User

It's been a while since I've played a game where I am physically swaying into the turns as they're made and utilizing my mental ability and reaction time to the various challenges offered with RalliSport Challenge.

This game is by far the best racing game for the X-Box. What Project Gotham Racing started, RalliSport Challenge is continuing, but on a more stylish and challenging level. This isn't to say PGR is a bad game because it's not; however, RSC will blow you away from the get-go.

As with many of today's games, you're given a few cars and tracks to prove yourself on before unlocking the remaining items. As you place high or gain enough points throughout competition, you are rewarded with new and challenging courses and a vast selection of cars.

An interesting item to point out with this game is that before each race, you're given important information that you'll need to keep in mind before you begin. The weather, temperature, track conditions, type of surface, etc. are all listed while various still segments of the track are shown. This is good information to take in while the track itself is loading. I find it very clever of Microsoft to do this because it eliminates the criticism from people who complain about the extended loading times of some games (Halo for example). One final note is that you're given the tyre (tire) option also that gives you the option of what type of racing tires you'd like to use for each individual race.

The graphics are mind blowing. The course designs are layed out beautifully from the sun reflecting off the mud and ice to the tarmac accepting your skids as you turn into the sharp right and left bends. Your car takes damage and even visually shows it while you're racing. Finally, the sound effects are all there from each car's individual motor noise to the destruction of your windows as you drive over shrubbery that bends or even into the different advertisement signs throughout the course. Don't forget to avoid the animals that run across your path too.

The passenger riding with you will not get on your nerves as he points out the various twists, turns and obstacles forthcoming. He ends up becoming a very important factor in your final standings. Take my advice, listen to him.

If you have a Dolby Digital 5.1 connection, enjoy it and by all means turn it up. My receiver identifies all of the sounds and distributes them throughout all of the channels causing me to look behind me at times for the debris I just left behind. In addition to the game sounds themselves, you're given a Music Manager feature that enables you to burn your favorite racing or rock and roll music to the X-Box hard drive and create your own CD Soundtrack to enjoy while competing. (All they are is Dust In The Wind!!!)

Race alone or against computer cars. Also race against four of your friends on split screen competition. (Suggestion: Be sure you have enough TV to race with four people because a 13" TV will not suffice with four people racing simultaneously.)

Go out and invest in this game, you will not be disappointed.

Simply put: the funnest racing game ever!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 13, 2002
Author: Amazon User

RSC is a great combination of being a simulation style game with all the fun of a great arcade racer. The cars, environments, AI are all spectacular, and the overall layout and design of the game (i.e., the career modes, the menus, etc.) are also excellent compliments. This game is outstanding - super fun and hard to put down. By combining super-fast cars with meticulously detailed outdoor areas, RSC is without a doubt the most fun you'll have behind the wheel of an xbox game.

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