SEGA Touring Car Championship

Moby ID: 25607

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After Virtua Racing, Daytona USA and Sega Rally, yet another classic SEGA arcade racer (this time, from the Model 2C CRX architecture) is converted for home users. After open-wheel, stock and rally cars, Sega took on the popular European Touring Car races (factory models modified for racing), featuring four real models (Alfa Romeo 155V6TI, Toyota Supra GT, AMG Mercedes C-Class and Opel Calibra V6) as well as some hidden cars. Some models feature four-wheel drive (easier to control on sharper turns) while other only have rear-wheel drive (forcing the player to calculate turns properly so the car doesn't skid). Because of this, gameplay is notoriously tighter and less forgiving than in any of the previous titles by Sega.

Like with other Sega arcade ports, this home versions features both an "Arcade" and a "PC"/"Saturn" mode (the biggest difference being the time constraints and inability to use tweaked cars in arcade) with the usual Championship (three races in a row) and Time Attack modes, and a 2P split-screen race is also available. There are three tracks, plus one more as the final race (as usual with contemporary Sega arcade racers), and two viewpoints (behind and front bumper) are at the disposal of the player. As usual, there are additional modes, tracks and cars to be unlocked for those proficient in the game.

Another feature was the "Global Ranking" mode, where players of either version could e-mail Sega of Japan a password containing his times, and compare them to the World's finest players, as well as in special one-day only "Global Net Events".

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Average score: 62% (based on 22 ratings)

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Average score: 3.8 out of 5 (based on 16 ratings with 1 reviews)

Between not realistic and too realistic.

The Good
The fact that the bois at Sega decided, this game, to ditch Sega Rally in favour of another kind of motorsport, touring cars, was a nice idea, also the set of cars included, although few, is good enough to make one forget the scarcity of the selection available. The game customization options are more than enough to tailor the game to the likes of everyone and make it easier or harder, which is something that I commend because when you start to play the game "as is", that is, with the pre-installed setup, it can be a little difficult.

The Bad
The few tracks and cars available is what may draw back from buying or playing it as of now (2022). Also, the game tries to be so realistic that it ends up being too unrealistic.

The Bottom Line
A perfect example of totally average product, I had not a bad experience playing it, but it was not one of the games which I have enjoyed the most.

SEGA Saturn · by Carles Carlos (23) · 2022

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Game added by Luis Silva.

Arcade added by Kohler 86.

Additional contributors: Victor Vance.

Game added December 23, 2006. Last modified February 12, 2024.