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Sega Rally Revo

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7.1 User Score:

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Game Info

Publisher: Sega

Developer: SEGA Racing Studio

Genre(s): Racing, Driving

Players: 6

ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)

Release Date: October 9, 2007

Summary

(Known as "Sega Rally" in the UK/EU) With dynamically deformable terrain, proprietary next-generation graphics, realistic physics, and competitive bumper-to-bumper racing, Sega Rally Revo is a high-tempo driving experience that is every racing fan's driving fantasy. Vehicle selection affects driving strategy in Sega Rally Revo, as race course surfaces dynamically deform upon repeated contact with vehicle tires and changing weather effects. Sega Rally Revo features a variety of fully deformable surfaces, from gravel-littered tracks and smooth tarmac roads, to snow-covered mountain passes. This means no two laps will be the same, and drivers can skillfully lower their lap times as they hurtle their chosen world-renowned rally vehicles down photo-realistic courses only made possible on next-generation hardware. Driving skills are also tested by Sega Rally Revo's advanced AI which allows NPC drivers to dynamically adapt their driving style to the varied racing surfaces. Players can enjoy a comprehensive single-player campaign as they travel the globe racing the best drivers in the world. The game also features online capabilities, with multiplayer splitscreen modes offering an extremely competitive rally experience against drivers around the world. [Sega]

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What The Critics Said

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Games Master UK

The best arcade rally game you can buy - what did you expect? [Nov 2007, p.80]

Eurogamer

Sega Rally is easily the freshest arcade driving experiences to have emerged in years, providing more wide-eyed excitement in five minutes than most games manage in five hours. Not since "Burnout 2" has a driving game stood out as so completely different to everything else, and provided so much instant, moreish entertainment to such a high technical standard.

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360 Gamer Magazine UK

A near flawless combination of old-school Sega magic and exciting new track deformation technology, Sega Rally effortlessly delivers a fast and accessible, yet deep and competitive arcade racing game that should appeal to both diehard Sega fans and newcomers alike.

Official Xbox Magazine UK

It's this kind of smooth, easy perfection that floods the game. [Nov 2007, p.92]

AceGamez

They have kept everything that makes Sega Rally great and somehow managed to improve it in nearly every respect.

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Xbox World 360 Magazine UK

The best game to carry the name since '95, but more than that - it's the best straight racing game you'll find on this console and indeed one of the best pure racers you'll have played in years...Every second is a second you'll spend on the edge of your seat. Thrilling. [Nov 2007, p.74]

Pelit (Finland)

The old king of rally is back. Who needs realism when the cars are this fun to drive and the world is so wonderfully vivid? What the game could have used is more variety in its tracks – and more tracks. [Oct 2007]

Play Magazine

Sega Rally Revo, like its predecessors, is all about the thrill of flying around a track. [Nov 2007, p.73]

Play.tm

This version of Sega Rally isn't as good as the game that stole my heart and money all those years ago, however it's more than a worthy homage.

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Cheat Code Central

Even though most of the modes are all very similar, you'll have a blast rally racing every time you pick this one up!

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GamerNode

It’s a solid arcade racer that is fun to play. It feels shallow compared to other recent racers, but it's still appealing.

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IGN

By any measure, it has solid racing mechanics. But then, variety is the spice of life and this title could use a bit more.

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GameDaily

Sega nailed the series' arcade feel. The game controls just like the original, right down to the muddy power slides and pure sensation of speed.

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games(TM)

Sega Rally is the most ambitious racing game in some time and a brilliant return to form for the series. Overlook it at your own risk. [Nov 2007, p.110]

MS Xbox World

SEGA Rally Revo is a great rally experience if you like the more arcade side of things as opposed to the simulation aspect of gaming. The handling might seem a little off to players used to more rigid surfaces and the weird uncontrollable out of car view seems mightily strange to include in an game of this type.

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VideoGamer

Online races with six players were smooth and relatively lag-free, and the downloadable time trial ghost cars come in very handy when trying to better your previous lap records. It's the kind of feature set that hardcore SEGA Rally fans will appreciate, but casuals might be left wondering why more isn't on offer.

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X360 Magazine UK

Simple on the surface, yet with almost endless replay value, and most definitely worthy of the great name it has inherited. [Issue#25, p.80]

GamePro

While it may come off as unimaginative and highly repetitive to some, there is an ample amount of entertainment awaiting fans of the Sega Rally series, and those fans of arcade racers in general.

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Gaming Nexus

In the end I do feel that there's enough room for an arcade racing game, but it's important to realize that this type of game is not for everybody. Then again, this type of game will surely scratch a certain kind of itch that neither Forza nor Project Gotham Racing has been able to get to.

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GameSpy

It has enough to keep any committed racing fan coming back for a good couple of months.

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Kombo

Sega Rally Revolution is the kind of game anyone you know could pick up and start enjoying immediately. It's not the deepest game you'll ever play, but it is fun and an excellent way to kill some time on the weekend.

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Team Xbox

Sega Rally Revo’s gameplay is both basic and difficult, and thus aligns correctly with its Sega Rally Championship roots, but these traits don’t transfer as well onto a complex console of the new millennium.

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Console Monster

Unfortunately the game does itself damage by having very little depth and running out of new tracks long before you have even considered being satisfied.

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Digital Entertainment News

It sure is neat to look at.

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Official Xbox Magazine

It's certainly no "Dirt"--Codemaster's off-road racer is still in a league of its own--but Sega Rally Revo's uniquely interactive terrain and unrefined bounce-me-off-the-walls driving dynamic help compensate for its thin venue count and constrained physics. [Dec 2007, p.73]

1UP

The big problem is durability. With a fun but shallow physics model, a dearth of tracks, no vehicular upgradeability/downgradeability, and so few options, Revo simply isn't set up for a long run. But it's a hell of a good arcade ride in the meantime.

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GameSpot

The technology behind Sega Rally Revo is undeniably impressive and the driving is a good bit of arcade fun, but the game's staying power is highly questionable.

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GameZone

SEGA Rally Revo is a fun arcade racer, but those expecting something with the depth of DiRT will be disappointed.

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Extreme Gamer

SEGA Rally Revo might not have every angle fully developed, but with the GeoDeformation and bright graphics all the flaws simply fade into the background as you rip up a few laps in your favourite Rally car. If you’re a fan of racing games SEGA Rally Revo is worth a look as SEGA returns to its arcade racing roots.

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Gaming Age

Sega Rally Revo is a great addition to a fun arcade racing series, and is a fantastic entry point for new fans. However, if you prefer your console racing experience to a bit more sim based, this isn't the title for you.

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Electronic Gaming Monthly

No, Revo's not bursting with originality or play options, but it's a solid racer that feels completely different from the competition. [Dec 2007, p.104]

Planet Xbox 360

Sega Rally Revo is a racing game developed for the gamer who does not want to be bothered by the nuts and bolts of a typical driving game, or realism. The game succeeds in being a good time for casual gaming fans who will not mind how shallow and simple it really is.

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Gamer 2.0

Sega Rally Revo has its market and it knows it. You probably won't change your mind about arcade or rally racing games because of this game, but if this is your genre already, or you've just liked the past Sega Rally titles, feel free to jump straight in behind the wheel.

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Edge Magazine

Perhaps, in this fastest of genres, it’s simply six months too late...in a race with "Forza Motorsport 2," "PGR4," "Dirt" and even the likes of "MotoGP '07," there’s the unmistakeable feel that Sega Rally’s been superseded before it leaves the grid. [Nov 2007, p.89]

Thunderbolt

It may take a while to get used to and not have the longevity that other racing games offer, but its frenetic arcade gameplay is a blast to play and makes a change from the simulations on the market.

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Worth Playing

If you played racing games in the arcade during the early to mid '90s, chances are that you've played Sega Rally Revo. Sure, the package is prettier now, and Sega has tried to update the franchise with the addition of deformable terrain, but compared to some of the newer racing titles available, everything else just feels like old hat.

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Video Game Talk

Overall, "Sega Rally Revo" does offer the cool addition of GeoDeformation and moderately enjoyable multiplayer options. However, the game suffers from dismaying AI (which takes away from the fun of the single player), little depth and what I consider to be overly floaty control.

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Game Chronicles

I had high hopes for Rally Revo. By all technical standards the game is a success, but it just wasn’t fun to play after getting beat up and down by the flawless AI and sadistic championship design.

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DailyGame

GeoDeformed ruts are cool, but when each like-classed car handles the same and there's no threat of driving off the road, the only "rut" that matters is the one you feel you're in when going from one race to the next.

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Game Informer

While some may argue that Sega Rally fits their bill for arcade racing, I don’t think there’s any forgiving this game for how shallow it is. Apart from unlocking tracks, cars, and paint schemes, it simply offers very little else.

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GameTap

Revo is moderately fun at best. The sense of speed is decent. The sense of control, power, and precision per car is hard to distinguish for the majority of vehicles, and there is nothing wacky, silly, or distinct about the game that provides that creative hook that other racing games such as Daytona USA, Colin McRae Racing, or Gran Turismo provide. In short, Sega Rally Revo is disappointing.

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Game Revolution

Without all of the environmental additions, Sega Rally Revo is an average racer at best.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this game is 7.1 (out of 10) based on 20 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Finn J. gave it a1:
The graphics really rock! And that's about all that rocks. I've gone through a couple of racers since having the 360. This is by far the worst. Graphics are really nice, but how the car reacts to input is really random. There is no way of knowing how it will react in any given turn. It really doesn't matter how many times you race a given course - the car just won't react the same way twice. Oh, and the brakes don't work. They will slow down the car, but as it seems nobody else uses them - even to get past bends you will promptly be taken over by five cars that seemed miles away before the bend as soon as you try to slow down.. The dynamically changing surface of the course is a nice concept, but it doesn't work. Every surface that isn't tarmac feels like extremely deep snow. One might argue that it's really just a bit too hard. Well, that might be the case if the car reacted well to input. But as it seems impossible to get the bloody thing to go straight ahead on even the best of surfaces, I'm pretty sure that's not the case. And if it was, well... some kind of difficulty setting would come in handy. Never had that problem with Forza2, PGR3/4 or Test Drive Unlimited... If you want a good driving game, go with those instead. Or, if you want arcade rallying - go for Dirt! I rank this game right next to Need for Speed Carbon. Neither game was worth even the discount prices I paid for them. White elephants.

JP gave it a3:
The AI is terrible the tracks are repetitive and the handling is awful. The only reason it gets a three is because it's supposed to be arcade and race like crap, I guess. Don't buy for sure and really don't even bother to play. There are way better racing games out there than this one.

Andyman gave it a5:
Given that Sega Rally's gameplay, career progression, and unlock system haven't evolved one bit since 1995, it takes some kind of greedy nerve to charge full retail price for this incredibly shallow, dated game. Only the most diehard (delusional?) Sega Rally fans will get any sort of enjoyment out of this. Everyone else looking to play in the dirt should get FlatOut 2 or, well, DiRT.

Blue Falcon gave it a7:
Revo would be a lot more recommendable if racing games weren't already well represented on the 360. The courses are vivid and interesting. Tracks tear up and deform to your tires, and that effects your car's handling. That's about where the originality ends. It's a typical arcade racer where it doesn't matter if your brake button is broken, and around corners you can bounce off invisible walls which keep you from leaving the track. It just doesn't have much depth. There are better racing options out there, but it's not bad.

Ken H. gave it an8:
A fun arcade driving style game with nice graphics but there's a distinct lack of courses and the courses are short loops. The game's difficulty ramps up very quickly.

Rob M. gave it an8:
I'd shovelled a mint-load of coins into the arcade machine years ago, so the prospect of having an updated version on the 360 was too good to resist, especially as I spotted a nice deal with the Logitech steering wheel bundled with it. The game is marvellous - switch to the classic view from the bonnet and off you go! It's fast and furious - the computer opponents will be utterly ruthless and barge you about given the chance - and highly addictive. Definitely has that 'just one more go' factor. If you go wrong (and you invariably will) you're bounced back onto the track keeping the action moving at a breakneck pace. I've not tried this with the Xbox controller yet, so can't comment on how that handles, as it plays so well with the wheel - I can't let go of it! It won't please everyone (some people have complained about the handling) and it is very tricky at first, but persevere and you've got a terrific racing game here - i.e. a racing game - not a mechanic sim! Turbo-charged fun!

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