Mobil 1 Rally Championship
Mobil 1 Rally Championship (officially called Mobil 1 British Rally Championship, also released as Rally Championship 2000 Edition in some European countries and occasionally referred to as such even outside of those territories) is a rally video game which is part of the Rally Championship series. The game was released for Windows in 1999. It is developed by Magnetic Fields, distributed by Electronic Arts (NA), HotGen and Atod (PSX), and published by Actualize. The Windows version is notable for stages based on real-life Ordnance Survey and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland maps.
Mobil 1 Rally Championship | |
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Developer(s) | Magnetic Fields Creative Asylum Limited |
Publisher(s) | Actualize Electronic Arts (NA), HotGen, Atod (PSX) Europress Software |
Composer(s) | Darren Ithell |
Series | Rally Championship |
Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation |
Release | Windows PlayStation |
Genre(s) | Racing |
Mode(s) | Single player, Multiplayer |
After the Network-Q RAC Rally Championship (1996), it is a sequel to the International Rally Championship (1997).
Music
The soundtrack for Mobil 1 Rally Championship was composed by Darren "Dith" Ithell.[1]
Reception
Aggregator | Score | |
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PC | PS | |
GameRankings | 85%[2] | 63%[3] |
Publication | Score | |
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PC | PS | |
AllGame | [4] | N/A |
Edge | 9/10[5] | N/A |
EGM | N/A | 4.5/10[6] |
Game Informer | N/A | 5.75/10[7] |
GameFan | 90%[8] | N/A |
GamePro | [9] | N/A |
GameRevolution | N/A | Cā[10] |
GameSpot | 8.9/10[11] | 5.8/10[12] |
IGN | 8.8/10[13] | 3/10[14] |
Next Generation | [15] | N/A |
OPM (US) | N/A | [16] |
PC Accelerator | 7/10[17] | N/A |
PC Gamer (US) | 90%[18] | N/A |
The PC version received favorable reviews, while the PlayStation version received mixed reviews, according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.[2][3] Adam Pavlacka of NextGen said that the former version was "Not quite the best rally game out there, but it is definitely a contender."[15]
References
- AmigaPD (May 2012). "Interview with Darren Ithell". AmigaPD. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
- "Mobil 1 Rally Championship for PC". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on June 9, 2019. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
- "Mobil 1 Rally Championship for PlayStation". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 21, 2019. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
- Kanarick, Mark. "Mobil 1 Rally Championship (PC) - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 16, 2014. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
- Edge staff (November 1999). "[Mobil 1] Rally Championship (PC)". Edge. No. 78. Future Publishing. pp. 70ā71. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
- EGM staff (May 2000). "Mobil 1 Rally Championship (PS)". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 130. Ziff Davis.
- "Mobil 1 Rally Championship (PS)". Game Informer. No. 85. FuncoLand. May 2000.
- "REVIEW for [Mobil 1] Rally Championship (PC)". GameFan. Shinno Media. March 2, 2000.
- Werner, Nash (April 13, 2000). "Mobile 1 Rally Championship [sic] Review for PC on GamePro.com". GamePro. IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on February 15, 2005. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
- Sanders, Shawn (April 2000). "Mobil 1 Rally Championship Review (PS)". GameRevolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on October 19, 2014. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
- Poole, Stephen (February 28, 2000). "Mobil 1 Rally Championship Review". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
- Lopez, Miguel (April 6, 2000). "Mobil 1 Rally Championship Review (PS)". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
- Devidas, Arun (March 8, 2000). "Mobil 1 Rally Championship (PC)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
- Nix, Marc (March 30, 2000). "Mobil 1 Rally Championship (PS)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
- Pavlacka, Adam (April 2000). "[Mobil 1] Rally Championship (PC)". NextGen. No. 64. Imagine Media. p. 94. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
- "Mobil 1 Rally Championship". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. No. 32. Ziff Davis. May 2000.
- Hicks, Michael (May 2000). "Mobil 1 Rally [Championship]". PC Accelerator. No. 21. Imagine Media. p. 86. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- Mahood, Andy (June 2000). "Mobil 1 Rally [Championship]". PC Gamer. Vol. 7 no. 6. Imagine Media. p. 106. Archived from the original on March 15, 2006. Retrieved February 4, 2021.