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Paris Dakar Rally | 
 enlarge | From: Acclaim Entertainment, Inc.
Category: Video Games
Buy Used: $5.99
New (3) Used (15) from $5.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  18 reviews
Sales Rank: 12286
Platform: Playstation2
ESRB: Teen
Media: Video Game
Age: 13 - 17 years
Operating System: Playstation 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 5.3 x 0.4
UPC: 021481232582
EAN: 0021481232582
ASIN: B00005MNRQ
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Amazon.com Product Description
Now you can test your racing skills against a game modeled from the fabled Paris-Dakar Rally, a grueling stage race beginning in Paris and ending in Dakar, Senegal. To win, you'll race through miles of hostile terrain, battle equally hostile weather, and fend off a pack of the fiercest vehicles in the world.Play includes Campaign mode with its 12-stage race; Arcade mode and its all-out sprint to the finish using any means necessary; and Time Attack, which lets you test new strategies and routes. Choose from 24 licensed trucks, cars, ATV quads, or even motocross bikes, each with unique capabilities and characteristics. You can customize your route, choosing to race over, around, or through various obstacles. Customizable vehicle settings let you adjust suspension height, tire type, and more. It's even possible to choose the types of vehicles you'd like to race against. Throughout, you must keep a watchful eye on details such as supplies; otherwise you won't finish the rally to claim the ultimate off-road title.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 13 more reviews...
 Why Acclaim went bankrupt February 15, 2005
I love racing games and thought this would be a great concept for a video game, so I was excited to get this for Christmas. My friend and I sat around playing this for about an hour and we realized all of its downsides (we have yet to notice upsides):
1) No 2-player mode. Huh? This is a staple of every kind of racing game!
2) No attention to sound design. The same &*$! song plays between every stage throughout their abundantly long loading screens. Which brings me to point 3:
3) Abundantly long loading times. (I will never get that song out of my head...)
Most serious of all:
4) The game crashed about 4 stages in (the first time we played). We could tell, because the song, which by this time had become hard-wired into our brains, stuck on one note (while we were stuck on yet another "loading screen"). We re-booted the PS2 and then it crashed again--and sooner!
Briefly, I believe Acclaim must have spent $5 developing this game, and it shows. Don't even waste your money on a used copy (and if someone offers it to you for free, run away).
 This game rocks! June 14, 2003
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Far out rally game. I have to say that this is a must-have for any long distance rallying fan. Correction, for every rallying enthusiast. If you like watching the real Paris-Dakar Rally on SPEED Channel or if you've ever wanted to what this kind of rally racing is all about, then either rent or buy this game. Either way, you won't be disapointed at all.
 wtf??? May 5, 2003
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
hey, if you are an avid rally fan, do not buy this game!! this is one of the WORST rally games I have ever played in my life.
every aspect of this game is sub-par. if I were you i would save my coin for an at least half way decent game (i.e. wrc) I hope this helps you rally fans save a chunk of change.
thank you for your time
Stick it in the SAND! February 5, 2003
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
Hi. The game is so much fun! You can try to make it over the
dunes and make it up the hills and not get stuck! If you hit a
jump too hard, you will flip! You might hit a tree or slip down
in a HOLE! Be careful not to get stuck on a ROCK or a tire will
fall off! That is BAD! LOL You will love it if you watch the
real Paris-Dakar Rally on Speed Channel.
cultural gap ?? January 10, 2003
4 out of 10 found this review helpful
I've always wondered why anyone had yet to make a game version of the Dakar, but then again I'm still looking for a game where you get to climb Everest.I can't help but wonder after reading the reviews of this game if the wide variety of opinions don't say more about race fans than they do about the game. It seems the Americans hate it. But then again, Americans could care less about the Dakar Rally. Heck, they don't even care about Formula 1, preferring racing where you can see the cars the whole race even if it means left turns only. The European reviewers loved it ! Then again they are the kinds of fans that would stnad in the freezing rain for hours just to see a WRC car flit by them for 3 seconds ! Maybe the game is orientated toward the endurance race fan, someone who likes the challenge of maintaining course, looking WAY down the road for obstacles, and competing against the clock. Tortoise v. the Hare ?
Football v. Soccer ?
Checkers v. Chess ? Maybe Americans gamers prefer the wham bam in your face instant gratification gaming.
Or maybe it's just a bad game, even for those familiar with the Dakar.
You be the judge.
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