Rally Championship (video game)

Rally Championship is a rally video game. It was released for PlayStation 2 in 2002 and GameCube in 2003. It is developed by Warthog Games and published by SCi. It is the last game in the Rally Championship series. The game is a sequel to the 2001 game Rally Championship Xtreme. It is the first game in the series not published by Europress and the first game not released on the PC.

Rally Championship
PlayStation 2 cover art
Developer(s)	Warthog
Publisher(s)	PAL: SCi Games NA: Conspiracy Entertainment
Series	Rally Championship
Platform(s)	PlayStation 2, GameCube
Release	PlayStation 2 PAL: May 31, 2002 GameCube PAL: February 7, 2003 NA: July 30, 2003
Genre(s)	Racing
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

There are 6 different locations (Wales, Scotland, Isle of Man, United States, the Arctic and Kenya), with 4 tracks for each location.

Reception

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
	GC	PS2
Metacritic	63/100[1]	N/A

Review scores

Publication	Score
	GC	PS2
4Players	N/A	77%[2]
Eurogamer	5/10[3]	N/A
Famitsu	N/A	29/40[4]
Gamekult	5/10[5]	5/10[6]
GameSpot	5/10[7]	N/A
GameSpy	[8]	N/A
IGN	7/10[9]	N/A
Jeuxvideo.com	11/20[10]	11/20[11]
Nintendo Power	2.6/5[12]	N/A

Reception

The GameCube version received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.^[1] Nintendo Power gave the European import a mixed review while the U.S. version was still in development.^[12] GameSpy called the GameCube version "solid", but said that it could not compete against stronger competition like Colin McRae, particularly in the graphics.^[8] In Japan, where the PlayStation 2 version was ported and published by Success on March 27, 2003, Famitsu gave it a score of 29 out of 40.^[4]

References

1. "Rally Championship (GC)". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on November 29, 2023. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
2. Bischoff, Jens (August 26, 2002). "Test: Rally Championship (PS2)". 4Players (in German). 4Players GmbH. Archived from the original on October 15, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
3. Bramwell, Tom (February 18, 2003). "Rally Championship (GameCube)". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on June 26, 2009. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
4. "ラリーチャンピオンシップ (PS2)". Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain. Archived from the original on November 29, 2023. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
5. Kuipers, Kévin (March 6, 2003). "Test : RC : le GameCube se met au rallye". Gamekult (in French). TF1 Group. Archived from the original on November 29, 2023. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
6. Luu, Frédéric (June 11, 2002). "Test: Rally Championship: easy left maybe! (PS2)". Gamekult (in French). TF1 Group. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
7. Winegarner, Tyler (August 14, 2003). "Rally Championship Review (GC)". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on August 7, 2019. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
8. Fischer, Russ (August 20, 2003). "GameSpy: Rally Championship (GCN)". GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on December 8, 2005. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
9. Rodriguez, Tyrone (July 29, 2003). "Rally Championship (GCN)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on February 24, 2019. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
10. Logan (March 19, 2003). "Test: Rally Championship (NGC)". Jeuxvideo.com (in French). Webedia. Archived from the original on May 29, 2017. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
11. Jihem (May 24, 2002). "Test: Rally Championship (PS2)". Jeuxvideo.com (in French). Webedia. Archived from the original on May 1, 2004. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
12. "Rally Championship [EU Import]". Nintendo Power. Vol. 167. Nintendo of America. April 2003. p. 139.

External links

• Rally Championship at MobyGames