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84
MobyRank
100 point score based on reviews from various critics.
3.1
MobyScore
5 point score based on user ratings.

The Press Says

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90
Zzap!
Nice intro, control options, choice of music, practice track, three skill levels, track records (unfortunately not saved to disk). Send away for 'Lotus licence' if you beat game. Beautifully detailed and extremely quick – faster than any other race game, and with two players! Cars are a bit dull, background graphics don't change dramatically but there's some spectacular hills. A choice of four good rock tunes or enhanced FX. Arcade speed and simple gameplay makes for rapid addiction. Utterly compulsive with some friends to compete with... ...and then there's 32 tracks, three skill levels and the manual gear changing to master. But game structure is simplistic for real long-term play.
90
Zero
Lotus Esprit Turbo Challenge delivers the things most driving fans want. Sexy sports cars, great graphics and pure speed combine to make it one of the best road games to appear on the Amiga for yonks.
90
Amiga Action
As normal style racing games go, the original Lotus effort is one of the finest. Some prefer it to the recently released, and phenomenally successful, Lotus 2, but if you carefully compare the two, I'm sure you'll agree that Lotus 2 is the outstanding one.
88
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)
Our version was complete except for the mouse control option and the sound effecs, the inclusion of which could only increase the already excellent rating this game deserves. Whilst hardly stretching the potential of the Amiga, Lotus Turbo Esprit is a good example of what a slickly programmed arcade game can be. Highly recommened.
87
Amiga Format
For £7.99 (a fraction of the cost of a real Lotus) you get a real feel for the car; you can skid the back-end out, stamp on the brakes for pit-stops and overtake your amusingly-named opponents on the straight bits. It's as addictive as driving a real Lotus.
86
Amiga Joker
Zu zweit macht die Raserei am meisten Laune, es genügt übrigens, wenn sich nur einer der Fahrer qualifiziert. Der Split-Screen zeigt das Rennen für jeden Piloten extra, wer alleine unterwegs ist, muß sich mit der oberen Bildschirmhälfte begnügen – unten wird eine chice Grafik eingeblendet. Das ist aber auch das einzige Haar im Süppchen, denn Lotus Challenge spielt sich einfach großartig! Die Steuerung ist durch und durch gelungen, die 3D-Grafik nicht nur schön, sondern auch ordentlich schnell und nahezu ruckelfrei (daß alle Gegner gleich aussehen, stört nicht weiter). Alle Begleitmelodien sind mitreißend, die FX erinnern aber oft recht deutlich an die von „Super Cars“. Sei’s wie’s sei, Lotus Esprit Turbo Challenge ist ein Rennspiel der Spitzenklasse, das man sich einfach nicht entgehen lassen darf! (
71
Power Play
Wenn man zu zweit antritt, beschleunigt das rasante Turbo Challenge auf Höchstgeschwindigkeit. Alleine ist die Raserei auf Dauer leider etwas oberflächlich. Gasgeben, ausweichen, schalten, bremsen - nach ein paar Rennen wird's zur Routine. Selbst beim Oldie "Pitstop II" mußte man auf die Abnutzung der Reifen achten. Wer sich eine realitätsnahe Simulation erhofft, dürfte enttäuscht sein. Fans von gradlinigen, gut spiel- und steuerbaren (mächtig wichtig) Autorennen werden dagegen prima unterhalten; nicht zuletzt wegen der beeindruckend flotten und angenehm ruckfreien 3D-Grafik.
67
Amiga Power
A wealth of control options lets you make the game more arcadey or simulationy according to preference. Bags of 'feel'. The other cars are a bit flat-looking, and half of the screen is wasted in one-player mode (You don't appear to be able to turn the annoying music off either). An extremely good driving game, even more fun with two players.


Our Users Say

Category Description MobyScore
AI How smart (or dumb) you perceive the game's artificial intelligence to be 2.7
Gameplay How well the game mechanics work (player controls, game action, interface, etc.) 3.5
Graphics The quality of the art, or the quality/speed of the drawing routines 2.5
Personal Slant How much you personally like the game, regardless of other attributes 3.5
Sound / Music The quality of the sound effects and/or music composition 3.2
Overall MobyScore (4 votes) 3.1


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