Paris-Dakar Rally PlayStation 2
  • Publisher: Acclaim
  • Release Date: Oct 9, 2001
Metascore
36 out of 100

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 6 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 6
  3. Negative: 5 out of 6
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  1. Core Magazine
    67
    Great course diversity and a choice of four vehicle classes should motivate players to ignore the initial frustration and get to the good stuff.
  2. PSX Nation
    40
    All the licenses and potential that Paris-Dakar Rally has as an enjoyable rally experience, however, go to waste in a game that makes the event it portrays seem more boring and dull than it should be.
  3. Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
    40
    I’d commend the scope of the design, but you that it’s let down by the execution. [Feb 2002, p.113]
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  4. Electric Playground
    35
    It takes some special effort to make a game so frustrating in all of its aspects that it seems to have been made by gaming sadists with the express intent to torture innocent gamers.
  5. GameSpot
    29
    Regardless of how passionate you are about rally racing, or just the ASO-sponsored event itself, it's doubtful that you'll tolerate Acclaim's mockery of the sport.
  6. IGN
    25
    It's a totally weak rally game through and through, with bad control, no real sense of rally driving (unless you like to feel completely out of control).

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User Score
4.1 out of 10

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 14 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 6
  3. Negative: 4 out of 6
  1. Duel
    2
    The game could have been a contender if it weren't for its touchy controls. Never mind the average graphics, it has long point to point courses, the only plus I can see in the game. Going back to the controls, the vehicles are a struggle just to keep on the road. Just one tap of the steering sends you to an overwhelming oversteer. Try to correct that oversteer with opposite lock steering & you end up spinning out of control!… Full Review »
  2. BenN.
    1
    This game is hopeless, what on earth does anyone see in it, The graphics are bad to say the least and gameplay even worse, the cars handling is pathetic. Don't even think about buying this disappointment!… Full Review »
  3. ClarenceL.
    10
    I do not know the reason behind the hatred of this excellent game. The graphics are excellent and the gameplay is fantastic. I think the people who disagree with me are wrong and they should rethink their rating. I also think that it is pathetic to give this excellent and fantastic game a miserable 0. Giving it a 0 is very unthoughtful, and it is also a silly rating. No game in history has been rated a 0 before.… Full Review »
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