International Rally Championship
International Rally Championship (released on PSX as Tommi Mäkinen Rally in UK) is a rally racing video game which is a part of the Rally Championship series. The Windows version was developed by Magnetic Fields and published by Interplay Entertainment and THQ, and released on 30 June 1997. The PlayStation version was solely ported and published by Europress.
| International Rally Championship | |
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| Developer(s) | Magnetic Fields (PC) Europress (PSX) |
| Publisher(s) | Europress Interplay Entertainment & THQ (NA) |
| Designer(s) | Andrew Morris |
| Composer(s) | Darren Ithell Dave Sullivan |
| Series | Championship |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation |
| Release | Windows PlayStation |
| Genre(s) | Racing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
It is a sequel to the Network Q RAC Rally Championship. It would in turn be succeeded in 1999 by Mobil 1 Rally Championship.
It offers 16 new tracks set in various locations around the world and new features, such as Track Editor and playable up to 8 players via LAN.
The featured cars were the Ford Escort, Mitsubishi Lancer, Nissan Almera, Proton Wira, Renault Megane, Skoda Felicia, Subaru Impreza, Toyota Corolla and Volkswagen Golf.
Music
The soundtrack for International Rally Championship was composed by Darren Ithell and Dave Sullivan.[1]
Reception
| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| GameRankings | 84%[2] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| PC PowerPlay | 79% |
| PC Zone | 84% |
French magazine Génération 4 awarded four star "hit" rating to the game and commended improved graphics over previous title in the series and inclusion of level editor, but criticized availability of only 15 new tracks (in comparison to cca 30 in Rally Championship).[3]
References
- "International Rally Championship". Mirsoft – World of game music. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
- http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/197639-international-rally-championship/index.html
- Rodriguez, Luc-Santiago (October 1997). "International Rally Championship". Génération 4 (in French). No. 103. Pressimage. pp. 170–172. ISSN 0987-870X.