Paris-Dakar Rally

 PlayStation 2
  • Publisher: Acclaim
  • Release Date: Oct 9, 2001
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Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 15 Ratings

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  • Summary: The game comprises of 12 stages each over 25km long. Multiple routes will allow the player to select the best path through the terrain on a journey across North Africa, from the jungle on the coast, through savannah and scrub to rolling sand dunes and the wonders of Egypt. [Acclaim]
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 6
  3. Negative: 5 out of 6
  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. 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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  3. 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.
  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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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 8
  3. Negative: 4 out of 8
  1. ClarenceL.
    Mar 9, 2002
    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 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.… Expand
  2. Struckrex
    May 1, 2020
    8
    To be honest, this is one of the few games I played when I was young, I enjoyed every aspect. Remember, this is a PS2 game, and its graphicsTo be honest, this is one of the few games I played when I was young, I enjoyed every aspect. Remember, this is a PS2 game, and its graphics are fine, any fustration felt by you, is not very understandable. The game is good, I'd recommend it if you can't get any other game. It isn't as bad as it's been painted to be. And make sure, if you're going to write a review, write something actually useful.… Expand
  4. Costum04
    Dec 2, 2021
    8
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    I've played this game on my Laptop recently after sawing Pixel_Thing videos history about    CRUNCHYFROG - Unlock All
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    I've played this game on my Laptop recently after sawing Pixel_Thing videos history about Dakar Racing Video Games, and his right this game is very unfair, difficult to play, but then I've realized

    I'm addicted to this game, the tracks are very well made like many others 2000 era well made games and the addiction came from the journey along the roads finding the right path and I'd really doesn't care about the podium finish

    The Adventures of Dakar Racing is solid in this game, if you wanted to play this game, check on archive org.    … Expand
  5. DGDrocks7
    Aug 8, 2013
    2
    Yes, this game is based on the real-life Paris-Dakar Rally. The event is fun, but the game was not (even back in 2001). The controls areYes, this game is based on the real-life Paris-Dakar Rally. The event is fun, but the game was not (even back in 2001). The controls are awful. There's no real challenge at all. The game offers four vehicle classes, SUVs, bikes, ATVs and buggies. Only one of each class is available from the start, and you don't unlock the rest until you beat the game. But when you do, you've had enough of the game. As I've said, the game was a joke even back then.… Expand
  6. Duel
    Aug 21, 2004
    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 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!… Expand
  7. BenN.
    Mar 15, 2003
    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 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!… Expand
  8. GabrielO.
    Nov 13, 2001
    0
    It sucks!!!

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