Lotus II: RECS

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Lotus II: RECS
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer:
Sound driver: Sound Images v1.4
Genre: Racing

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
US
$49.9549.95[2] 726801
Sega Mega Drive
EU
E218SMXI
Sega Mega Drive
EU
(EA Classics)
EAX02401106I
Sega Mega Drive
PT
MDJEA0339
Sega Mega Drive
AU

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Lotus II: RECS is a racing game developed by Gremlin Graphics Software for the Sega Mega Drive. It is a sequel to Lotus Turbo Challenge. Despite its name, it is actually a port of the Commodore Amiga game, Lotus III but with an added level creator (the "Race Environment Construction System" or "RECS" part of the title).

In addition to the fourth generation Lotus Esprit Turbo SE and the 1989 Lotus Elan SE, Lotus II also gives players the chance to drive the Elan-derived Lotus M200 concept car, which never made it into full production (in fact, only one M200 exists in the world, though it is fully operational and road legal).

Magazine articles

Main article: Lotus II: RECS/Magazine articles.

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
68 №147, p76[3]
55 №54, p174[2]
74 №27, p78/79
85 №17, p20/21
78 №15, p52/53
86 №8, p14
57 №2, p52/53
69 №24, p60/61/62
73 №15, p64-66[4]
75 №37, p150
52 №1, p96[1]
78 №50, p74/75
71 №27, p46
Sega Mega Drive
71
Based on
13 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
50
[5]
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
40
[6]
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
83
[7]
Console Mania (IT) PAL
77
[8]
Consoles + (FR)
88
[9]
Cool Gamer (RU)
60
[10]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
68
[3]
Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US) NTSC-U
86
[11]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
54
[12]
Freak (IL)
75
[13]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
55
[2]
Gamers (DE)
53
[14]
Hyper (AU)
59
[15]
Joypad (FR) PAL
74
[16]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL
85
[17]
Mega (UK) PAL
78
[18]
Mega Action (UK) PAL
86
[19]
Mega Force (FR)
71
[20]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
67
[21]
Mega Machines (UK) PAL
57
[22]
MegaTech (UK) PAL
69
[23]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
73
[4]
Megazone (AU) PAL
62
[24]
Player One (FR)
75
[25]
Power Unlimited (NL)
77
[26]
Sega Magazin (DE) PAL
69
[27]
Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
52
[1]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
78
[28]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
71
[29]
Sega Zone (UK) PAL
85
[30]
Todo Sega (ES)
86
[31]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
68
[32]
Video Games (DE) PAL
72
[33]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
70
[34]
Sega Mega Drive
70
Based on
34 reviews

Lotus II: RECS

Mega Drive, US
Lotus2 MD US Box.jpg
Cover
Lotus2 MD US Cart.jpg
Cart
Lotus II MD US Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, EU
Lotus2 MD EU Box.jpg
Cover
Lotus2 MD US Cart.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, EU (EA Classics)
Lotus2 MD EU Box Classic.jpg
Cover
Lotus2 MD US Cart.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, FR

Lotus II MD FR Manual.pdf
Manual

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega Drive
CRC32 1d8ee010
MD5 eb825f40e664c4b948e13b3025aa855d
SHA-1 5a00e8aaae8d987ee0f18fc4604230265aea699e
1MB 1993-09 Cartridge (US/EU)
Sega Mega Drive
 ?
CRC32 2997b7d4
MD5 8496a55f720e45811f0c815c2d499640
SHA-1 e108d612735dcc768bed68a58d6fd45d71de565d
1MB 1993-12 Page

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 File:SegaMagazine UK 01.pdf, page 96 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaMagazine UK 01.pdf_p96" defined multiple times with different content
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 File:GamePro US 054.pdf, page 180 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 054.pdf_p180" defined multiple times with different content
  3. 3.0 3.1 File:CVG UK 147.pdf, page 76 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 147.pdf_p76" defined multiple times with different content
  4. 4.0 4.1 File:MeanMachinesSega15UK.pdf, page 64 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega15UK.pdf_p64" defined multiple times with different content
  5. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 167
  6. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 119
  7. Aktueller Software Markt, "Avril 1994" (DE; 1994-03-07), page 111
  8. Console Mania, "Marzo 1994" (IT; 1994-0x-xx), page 75
  9. Consoles +, "Décembre 1993" (FR; 1993-1x-xx), page 182
  10. Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 120
  11. Electronic Games (1992-1995), "February 1994" (US; 1994-01-20), page 88
  12. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "March 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 36
  13. Freak, "2/94" (IL; 1994-xx-xx), page 42
  14. Gamers, "März/April 1994" (DE; 1994-03-04), page 33
  15. Hyper, "January 1994" (AU; 199x-xx-xx), page 66
  16. Joypad, "Janvier 1994" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 78
  17. Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 20
  18. Mega, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 52
  19. Mega Action, "Christmas 1993" (UK; 1993-12-02), page 14
  20. Mega Force, "Décembre 1993" (FR; 1993-12-10), page 92
  21. Mega Fun, "12/93" (DE; 1993-11-24), page 47
  22. Mega Machines, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-09), page 52
  23. MegaTech, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-20), page 60
  24. Megazone, "December 1993" (AU; 1993-12-01), page 46
  25. Player One, "Décembre 1993" (FR; 1993-1x-xx), page 150
  26. Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 2, Nummer 5, Mei 1994" (NL; 1994-04-27), page 38
  27. Sega Magazin, "März 1994" (DE; 1994-02-16), page 84
  28. Sega Power, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-02), page 74
  29. Sega Pro, "Xmas Special 1993" (UK; 1993-12-02), page 46
  30. Sega Zone, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-25), page 44
  31. Todo Sega, "Enero 1994" (ES; 199x-xx-xx), page 86
  32. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 108
  33. Video Games, "3/94" (DE; 1994-02-23), page 85
  34. VideoGames, "February 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 88