Paris-Dakar Rally (video game)

Paris-Dakar Rally is a racing video game developed by Broadsword Interactive and published by Acclaim Entertainment for Microsoft Windows and PlayStation 2. It is based on the real-life Paris Dakar Rally – one of the world's most difficult and dangerous sporting events. Based on the 2000 running of the rally, the game features ten locations (each containing four stages) beginning in Senegal and ending in Wadi Elrayan, Egypt.

Paris-Dakar Rally
Developer(s)	Broadsword Interactive
Publisher(s)	Acclaim Entertainment
Platform(s)	Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2
Release	EU: 7 September 2001 NA: 4 October 2001 (PS2)[1]
Genre(s)	Racing
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Reception

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
	PC	PS2
Metacritic	N/A	36/100[2]

Review scores

Publication	Score
	PC	PS2
4Players	N/A	59%[3]
Consoles +	N/A	70%[4]
EP Daily	N/A	3.5/10[5]
GameSpot	N/A	2.9/10[6]
GameStar	51%[7]	N/A
IGN	N/A	2.5/10[8]
Jeuxvideo.com	8/20[9]	9/20[10]
Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine	N/A	[11]
PC Games (DE)	30%[12]	N/A
PC Zone	55%[13]	N/A

Reception

The PlayStation 2 version received "unfavourable" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.^[2]

It was nominated for GameSpot's 2001 "Worst Game" award among console games, which went to Kabuki Warriors.^[14]