Licensed by the classic British car company, this game featured 2 modes of play - one has you racing against 19 computer rivals (with witty names such as Alain Phosphate and Crash-Hard Banger), and the other pits you against the clock.

There are 13 different types of races, ranging from Motorways to night-time to sections punctuated by roadworks, and some are lap-based with others being simple A-B. 2 players could play on a split screen mode.

The game's crowning glory, however, was the RECS editor, which allowed you to create courses of your own, with theoretically millions possible.

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Alternate Titles

"Lotus: The Ultimate Challenge for your PC" -- DOS title
"Lotus II: R.E.C.S." -- European Mega Drive title
"Lotus III: The Ultimate Challenge" -- Amiga title
"Lotus III" -- Post-trilogy title
"Lotus II" -- US Genesis title

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Part of the Following Groups

Merchant	Title	Platform
	Lotus II	Genesis
	Lotus: The Ultimate Challenge
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User Reviews

An excellent game.	DOS	Tomer Gabel (4418)
Less fun in practice than in theory	Amiga	Martin Smith (63217)
Not what it may seem...	DOS	Quackbal (47)

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The Press Says

CU Amiga	Amiga	Oct, 1992	86 out of 100	86
Amiga Joker	Amiga	Sep, 1992	85 out of 100	85
Power Play	Amiga	Nov, 1992	85 out of 100	85
Power Play	Atari ST	Dec, 1992	82 out of 100	82
Obligement	Amiga	Oct, 2010	8 out of 10	80
Pelit	Amiga	Jun, 1992	78 out of 100	78
Power Unlimited	Genesis	May, 1994	7.7 out of 10	77
Amiga Format	Amiga	Nov, 1992	76 out of 100	76
Amiga Games	Amiga	Oct, 1992	74 out of 100	74
Power Play	DOS	Oct, 1993	73 out of 100	73

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Trivia

Bonus game

There is a hidden bonus game with similarities to Centipede.

Cars

It appears that there are only three kinds of cars in the game, but there are actually five for you to choose from. The original three, the opponent's car, and the sprite car. All three were playable in early versions of the game.