Rally Championship: International Off-Road Racing
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2 in 1 Pack: F1 Manager Professional / Rallye Racing 97
(1999) -
All You Can Play: 10 Racing Games
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Diamond Collection: Racing Pack 1
(1998) -
Extreme Powerpack
(1996) -
Megapak 8
(1997) -
Rallye Racing 97 (includes X-Tra Strecken)
(1997)
Description official descriptions
Rallye Racing 97 is a racing game which obtained the original licenses from the car manufacturers, allowing the player to drive the following cars:
- Subaru Impreza Turbo, Group A, Class 8
- Ford Escort RS Cosworth, Group A, Class 8
- Renault Maxi Mégane, Group A, Class 7
- Skoda Felicia, Group A, Class 6
- Volkswagen Golf MK3 GTI, Group A, Class 7
- Proton Wira, Group N, Class 4
The tracks of the basic version are all located in the United Kingdom, with the longest track taking about 25 minutes to complete! Music consists of techno tracks and is stored on the disc as high quality CD-Audio.
Spellings
- Ралли Чемпионат - Russian spelling
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Reviews
Critics
Average score: 73% (based on 14 ratings)
Players
Average score: 3.4 out of 5 (based on 30 ratings with 1 reviews)
Excellent recreation of the RAC British Rally
The Good
The amount of detail in this game is outstanding and for 1996 the graphics are excellent. There are 26 tracks all recreated from real life. With this many tracks and many different conditions to race in there were many options available which meant you didn't have to do the same race twice. Many game modes are available (arcade, championship, time trial etc) There are six cars and each have their own different handling abilities which also adds depth to the game.
The Bad
Not much wrong with this one at all. One minor gripe would be the border at the edge of each track. Unlike games later in the series in this one who can only race on the actual track. So if you come up to a corner too fast, you cannot overun onto the grass but usually end up hitting the border and turning over.
The Bottom Line
Overall this is an excellent rally simulation and the graphics and detail are outstanding considering the game came out in the mid-90s.
DOS · by James Walter (271) · 2012
Discussion
| Subject | By | Date |
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| Game music | juca | Jan 11, 2011 |
Trivia
Country confusion
The US version's subtitle 'International Off-Road Racing' does make it sound like you drive in countries around the globe. However, the game is set in the United Kingdom, so the sub-title may make you think of the sequel, released a year after the European version. However, International Rally Championship was released 4 years late (2001) in the U.S.
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Game added by Buuks.
DOS added by Barbarian_bros.
Additional contributors: robotriot, Mark Langdahl, Victor Vance, BlaringCoder, Yuri Melkov.
Game added January 23, 2001. Last modified February 7, 2025.