Binding: Video Game Brand: Atari EAN: 0020295150143 ESRB Age Rating: Everyone Label: Atari Inc. Manufacturer: Atari Inc. Platform: Sega Dreamcast Publisher: Atari Inc. Sales Rank: 19443 Studio: Atari Inc.
Amazon.com Review: Ready for some serious speed? You might be ready to strap yourself into Test Drive V-Rally, part of the time-tested series of ultrarealistic race games. Slip behind the wheel of one of 16 fully licensed rally cars, or earn the use of one of 10 bonus cars, and take to the rally track for a high-speed cruise around the world.
V-Rally takes full advantage of the Dreamcast's speed, and it really does appear that your car is screaming along at 130 miles per hour--the road winding beneath your vehicle, and realistically rendered scenery blurring as you zoom past. Unfortunately, controlling your car also can make it feel like you're cruising at 130-plus miles per hour--rollovers are frequent whenever you inevitably leave the road.
Crashes like this do more than just delay you. Unlike the vehicles in some racing games, those in V-Rally are far from invulnerable, and show the various scratches, dents, and outright crunches that they suffer during races. Thus, in addition to saving money to purchase a new vehicle, the player also must pay to have damage repaired before the next race.
And the next race always seems to be coming, with V-Rally serving up more than 80 tracks that are spread through 12 different countries. If these aren't enough to keep your wheels spinning, try one of the game's strongest features, the track generator, which can be used to create radical tracks that can be saved to the VMU and traded with friends. --Benjamin Reese
Pros:
Track generator allows players to create custom courses
Over 80 tracks in 12 different countries
Incredibly fast-paced action
Real-time damage shown on vehicles
Cons:
Annoying soundtrack
Vehicles flip easily
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - decent game, absence of fun
this is a good, well made game. but it just isnt fun for someone who wants to buy a racing game that'll be good fun for himself and friends. the soundtrack is so bad that you need to turn it off, and then you realize that the sounds of the chainsaw engines isnt any better. the steering is hard, pretty much every time you go off the road to roll your car . there is about 10 ft on either side of the road in which you can actually drive, and then its just invisable wall. my advise for someone who isn't real serious on simulation, is do not buy this game and save you money and pick up 4x4 Evolution. i know i wish i did.
Rating: - Fun & addictive racing game
Graphics: 8.5/10
Sound: 8/10
Gameplay: 8.5/10
Controls: 9/10
Overall: 8.5/10
This is a great racer that racing and even non-racing fans will have a lot of fun with.
PROS...
*Pretty to look at
*Fast, fluid graphics
*Good car control and physics
*Very fast loading of game menus and races
*Lots of cars to choose from
*Variable skill levels
*Good selection of courses
CONS...
*Some "pop-up" of scenery graphics
*Cars flip over too easily
If the two negative aspects above had been addressed by the programmers, I would give this game five stars. These are relatively minor issues, however, and don't take away from my overall enjoyment of the game (and, in terms of the car flipping, it doesn't happen too much since I learned how to drive ;) ). All in all, Test Drive V-Rally is an excellent racing game, and one of the best available for the Dreamcast.
Rating: - A must for Rally fans
Rally racing's lack of popularity in the USA continues to baffle me and this game only adds to that puzzlement.
Crisp graphics and detailed sounds are to be expected in any good game. In particular, the in-car view is second-to-none. You actually feel disoriented by the tossing that your car gets from the bumps in the track.
What really sets this game apart from other Rally games is the greater adherence to realism. In other Rally games, the road is widened considerably to make the game approachable. As any Rally fan will attest, in real Rallying, the road is two cars wide at best. This game captures this claustrophobia better than any other.
You will not find a better Rally game.
Rating: - Adictivo
Test Drive V-Rally es uno de esos juegos que una vez que comienzas a dominarlo no puedes dejar de pensar en el. Cuenta con un excelente nivel de realismo que lo hacen todavia mas disfrutable. Los graficos, sin ser los mejores vistos en el Dreamcast, logran recrear escenarios y vehiculos con muchos detalles, uno que me encanta es la animación del conductor. Para que un juego de este tipo logre funcionar, el control del mismo debe de ser el mejor y TD V-Rally logra esto y mas. El manejo de los vehiculos para nada es forzado, aún y en los escenarios mas rudos, donde no es necesario "acabarse" el control para finalizar una carrera, lo unico malo es que en ocasiones los vehiculos sufren de volcaduras excesivas, lo que puede causar algo de frustación en algunos de los escenarios. El sonido del juego esta bien, quizas es en la parte del soundtrack donde se queda corto. Si eres fanatico de los juegos de competencias de autos, consigue este titulo, si no, consiguelo como quiera, te aseguro que jugaras uno de los mejores juegos de simulación de manejo que hay hoy en día.
Rating: - The very definition of the word fun.
I have played dozens of racing games in my life, but I'm not sure if any have been just plain fun like this one. This is an absolute blast to play. The graphics are quite sharp, the cars control well enough to get the job done,(although the flipping does get a little annoying) and the amount and variety of tracks is great. I know I sound like a commercial, but if you want a game to simply pick up and play, you will have fun with this title.
- decent game, absence of fun
- A must for Rally fans
