Sega Rally 2

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Sega Rally 2
System(s): Sega Model 3 Step 2.0, Sega Dreamcast, PC
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Distributor:
Arcade
Deith Leisure (UK)
Genre: Racing

















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Sega Rally 2 (セガラリー２) is the sequel to the critically acclaimed Sega Rally Championship. Originally released for Sega Model 3 Step 2.0 hardware in 1998, the game offers updated graphics, more tracks and more cars than the previous game (though it does still contain all the cars from the original).

The game was ported to the Sega Dreamcast in 1999, with a Windows PC port following shortly after.

Sega Rally 2 makes a number of improvements over the first game. It contains the majority of content from Sega Rally Championship but brings the series up to date with greater selection of cars, several of which had won the World Rally Championship between the first game and the sequel. The Dreamcast version adds even more cars.

Development

Development started on Sega Rally 2 in February 1997, following an AM Annex team trip to watch the World Rally Championship. Much of the team had a good interest in rallying, having been to the Monaco and Thailand rally in the months between the two Sega Rally games. There had also been a research period into the Model 3 hardware following the release of Sega Touring Car Championship in October 1996.

Many of the flaws of the original Sega Rally were addressed early in development, not simply because of the new hardware. The designers looked at the beginner track of the orginal game and noted that most people had difficulty navigating corners, with many crashing into walls during their first run. As a result, Sega Rally 2's easy stage is far more linear. The team had also wanted to put a snow stage in the original Sega Rally but could not convincingly pull it off with the Sega Model 2 hardware. As such, this was one of the first additions to Sega Rally 2.

A car would take roughly two weeks to model, depending on the information recieved from the manufacturer. Most were built by hand using only photographs as a reference, though plastic models were also created. Originally only four cars were planned, however a choice was made to extend it to six as several of the chosen cars were due to retire from the sport. The Toyota Celica GT-Four and Lancia Delta HF Integrale, stars of the original Sega Rally game, were kept hidden for this reason.

Perhaps unusually, very little of Sega Rally 2 is modelled on the actual experience of rallying. Though some of the team had rode as a passenger in rally cars, none had actually had the chance to drive on a rally circuit. Cars in this game are modeled instead on how a user would expect to drive a car (i.e. more similar to that of normal cars on a road), as in reality rally cars are far too slippy and unpredictable for average users. Some advice was given from professional rally drivers.

Unlike Sega's other Model 3 racer, Daytona USA 2, AI cars in Sega Rally 2 are merely pace-setters, following a specified line throughout and only adjusting their movement based on road conditions.

Fourteen courses were created for Sega Rally 2, however ten of them (including a forest stage) were dropped. Most interestingly is a night-time mountain stage which remained in the game until the very last minute - the game still has the music for it, but the track data is missing. Many of these tracks would return in the home ports (?).

There were a couple of location tests in November and December of 1997, one in Japan at the Gigo amusement centre, and another one in London, UK. The cabinet was designed by Sega AM4 in May/June but the motion sensors were not finalised until near the release date. As such, this feature was absent from the location tests.

Cars Included

* Unlocked by pressing  SELECT  and "handbreak" at the car selection screen in the Model 3 version. They are given to the player for free in the Dreamcast version.

** Unlockable Dreamcast exclusive car.

Gallery

  • Deluxe Cabinet

  • Twin Cabinet

Artwork

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Physical Scans

Model 3 Version

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Dreamcast Version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
80 №215
Sega Dreamcast
 80
Based on
1 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Ação Games (BR)
98
[1]
Arcade (UK) NTSC-J
100
[2]
Arcade (UK) PAL
75
[3]
Click! (PL)
53
[4]
Consoles + (FR) NTSC-J
95
[5]
Consoles + (FR) PAL
95
[6]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
75
[7]
Dreamcast Monthly (UK) PAL
80
[8]
DC-UK (UK)
70
[9]
DC-UK (UK) PAL
70
[10]
Digitiser (UK)
73
[11]
Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel (FR) PAL
90
[12]
Dreamcast: Das Offizielle Magazin (DE)
75
[13]
Dreamcast Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
87
[14]
Dreamcast Magazine (UK)
91
[15]
Dreamcast Magazine (UK) PAL
89
[16]
Dorimaga (JP) NTSC-J
92
[17]
Dreamzone (FR) NTSC-J
92
[18]
Dreamzone (FR) PAL
87
[19]
Edge (UK) NTSC-J
80
[20]
Edge (UK)
70
[21]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
91
[22]
Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast (RU)
74
[23]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
90
[24]
Freak (IL)
93
[25]
GameFan (US) NTSC-U
81
[26]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
83
[27]
GameZine (UK)
80
[28]
Gen 4 Consoles (FR)
60
[29]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
72
[30]
Gamers' Republic (US) NTSC-J
91
[31]
Gamers' Republic (US) NTSC-U
91
[32]
Incite Video Gaming (US) NTSC-U
80
[33]
MAN!AC (DE) NTSC-J
87
[34]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
85
[35]
Man!ak (PL)
70
[36]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
87
[37]
Neo Plus (PL) PAL
80
[38]
Next Generation (US) NTSC-U
50
[39]
neXt Level (DE) NTSC-J
85
[40]
neXt Level (DE) PAL
85
[41]
Next Level (AR) NTSC-J
92
[42]
Official Dreamcast Magazine (UK) PAL
80
[43]
Official Dreamcast Magazine (US) NTSC-U
80
[44]
Player One (FR)
80
[45]
PSX Extreme (PL)
70
[46]
Revista Oficial Dreamcast (ES)
90
[47]
Sega Magazin (DE) NTSC-J
91
[48]
Strana Igr (RU) NTSC-J
90
[49]
Strana Igr (RU)
78
[50]
Total Control (UK) NTSC-J
90
[51]
Video Games (DE) PAL
86
[52]
Virtual'nyye radosti (BY)
65
[53]
Sega Dreamcast
 82
Based on
53 reviews

Sega Rally 2

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Windows Version

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PC, Hebrew (Xtreme)
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External Links



Games in the Sega Rally Series
Arcade
 Sega Rally Championship (Special Stage) (1995) | Sega Rally 2 (1998) | Sega Rally 3 (2008)
Sega Saturn
 Sega Rally Championship (Plus | NetLink) (1995-1997)
Windows PC
 Sega Rally Championship (1997) | Sega Rally 2 (1999) | Sega Rally Revo (2007)
Sega Dreamcast
 Sega Rally 2 (1999)
Game Boy Advance
 Sega Rally Championship (2002)
N-Gage
 Sega Rally Championship (2004)
Sony PlayStation 2
 Sega Rally 2006 (2006) | Sega Rally Championship (2006)
Xbox 360
Sony PlayStation 3
Sony PlayStation Portable
 Sega Rally Revo (2007)
Xbox Live Arcade
PlayStation 3 PlayStation Network
 Sega Rally Online Arcade (2011)
Sega Rally related media
Music
 Sega Rally Championship Ignition (1995) | Competition/Sega Rally Championship Complete (1996) | Sega Rally 2 (1998) | Sega Rally 2 Re-Arrange Album: Another Entries (1999) | Sega Rally 2006 Original Sound Track (2006) | Sega Rally Revo (2008) | Sega Rally Championship: New Century Arrange Album (2013) | Sega Rally Championship: 30th Anniv. Album (2024)
Book
 Sega Rally Championship Competition Driving Guide (1995) | Sega Rally Championship Course Attack Manual (1996) | Sega Rally Championship Hisshou Kouryaku Hou (1996) | Sega Rally 2 Official Guide (1998) | Sega Rally 2 Championship Competition Driving Guide (1998) | Sega Rally 2 Driving Naviation Book (1999) | Sega Rally 2 Kanzen Kouryaku!! (1999) | Sega Rally 2 Hisshou Kouryaku-hou (1999)
Film
 CGMV Sega Rally Championship 1995 (1995)
  1. ↑ Ação Games, "Março 1999" (BR; 1999-xx-xx), page 32
  2. ↑ Arcade, "April 1999" (UK; 1999-03-10), page 134
  3. ↑ Arcade, "November 1999" (UK; 1999-09-20), page 76
  4. ↑ Click!, "25/1999" (PL; 1999-11-30), page 28
  5. ↑ Consoles +, "Mars 1999" (FR; 1999-0x-xx), page 90
  6. ↑ Consoles +, "Octobre 1999" (FR; 1999-xx-xx), page 126
  7. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "October 1999" (UK; 1999-09-15), page 64
  8. ↑ Dreamcast Monthly, "September 1999" (UK; 1999-xx-xx), page 64
  9. ↑ DC-UK, "September 1999" (UK; 1999-09-02), page 28
  10. ↑ DC-UK, "October 1999" (UK; 1999-09-29), page 28
  11. ↑ Digitiser (UK) (1999-10-12)
  12. ↑ Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel, "Octobre/Novembre 1999" (FR; 1999-xx-xx), page 70
  13. ↑ Dreamcast: Das Offizielle Magazin, "Oktober 1999" (DE; 1999-10-14), page 26
  14. ↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "1999-05 (1999-02-12)" (JP; 1999-01-29), page 16
  15. ↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 1" (UK; 1999-09-09), page 62
  16. ↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 2" (UK; 1999-10-21), page 76
  17. ↑ Dorimaga, "2002-18 (2002-10-11)" (JP; 2002-09-27), page 32
  18. ↑ Dreamzone, "Fev/Mars 1999" (FR; 1999-0x-xx), page 101
  19. ↑ Dreamzone, "Novembre 1999" (FR; 1999-10-16), page 81
  20. ↑ Edge, "March 1999" (UK; 1999-02-24), page 66
  21. ↑ Edge, "Autumn 1999" (UK; 1999-10-01), page 102
  22. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "January 2000" (US; 1999-12-07), page 223
  23. ↑ Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 202
  24. ↑ Famitsu, "1999-02-12" (JP; 1999-01-29), page 29
  25. ↑ Freak, "3/99" (IL; 1999-xx-xx), page 37
  26. ↑ GameFan, "Volume 8, Issue 2: February 2000" (US; 2000-xx-xx), page 15
  27. ↑ GamePro, "February 2000" (US; 2000-0x-xx), page 114
  28. ↑ GameZine (UK) (+0:00)
  29. ↑ Gen 4 Consoles, "Novembre 99" (FR; 1999-xx-xx), page 122
  30. ↑ Game Informer, "January 2000" (US; xxxx-xx-xx), page 61
  31. ↑ Gamers' Republic, "April 1999" (US; 1999-03-15), page 88
  32. ↑ Gamers' Republic, "September 1999" (US; 1999-08-10), page 29
  33. ↑ Incite Video Gaming, "January 2000" (US; xxxx-xx-xx), page 142
  34. ↑ MAN!AC, "04/99" (DE; 1999-03-03), page 34
  35. ↑ MAN!AC, "01/2000" (DE; 1999-12-01), page 63
  36. ↑ Man!ak, "Grudzień 1999" (PL; 1999-xx-xx), page 61
  37. ↑ Mega Fun, "10/99" (DE; 1999-09-01), page 74
  38. ↑ Neo Plus, "Listopad 1999" (PL; 1999-xx-xx), page 30
  39. ↑ Next Generation, "January 2000" (US; 1999-12-21), page 95
  40. ↑ neXt Level, "Avril 1999" (DE; 1999-03-19), page 30
  41. ↑ neXt Level, "November 1999" (DE; 1999-10-08), page 36
  42. ↑ Next Level, "Abril 1999" (AR; 1999-xx-xx), page 31
  43. ↑ Official Dreamcast Magazine, "Special Issue 1999" (UK; 1999-09-02), page 64
  44. ↑ Official Dreamcast Magazine, "January 2000" (US; 1999-12-05), page 90
  45. ↑ Player One, "Septembre 1999" (FR; 1999-xx-xx), page 128
  46. ↑ PSX Extreme, "03/2001" (PL; 2001-0x-xx), page 41
  47. ↑ Revista Oficial Dreamcast, "Enero 2000" (ES; 1999-12-20), page 38
  48. ↑ Sega Magazin, "April 1999" (DE; 1999-03-01), page 12
  49. ↑ Strana Igr, "Aprel 1999 1/2" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 48
  50. ↑ Strana Igr, "Sentyabr 2000 2/2" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 20
  51. ↑ Total Control, "March 1999" (UK; 1999-0x-xx), page 114
  52. ↑ Video Games, "10/99 It's Dreamcast Time supplement" (DE; 1999-09-22), page 4
  53. ↑ Virtual'nyye radosti, "" (BY; 2003-04-30), page 1
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