Mobil 1 Rally Championship

Mobil 1 Rally Championship
Developer(s) Magnetic Fields
Creative Asylum Limited
Publisher(s) Actualize
Ubisoft Entertainment
Europress Software
Distributor(s) Electronic Arts
Atod
Composer(s) Darren Ithell
Series Rally Championship
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows, PlayStation
Release date(s)

Windows

  • EU: November 19, 1999

PlayStation

Genre(s) Racing
Mode(s) Single player, Multiplayer

Mobil 1 Rally Championship (officially called Mobil 1 British Rally Championship, unofficially nicknamed Rally Championship 2000) is a rally video game which is part of the Rally Championship series. The game was released for Windows and PlayStation on 31 December 1999. It is developed by Magnetic Fields, distributed by Electronic Arts and Atod, and published by Actualize. The PC version is notable for stages based on real-life Ordnance Survey maps.

After the Network-Q RAC Rally Championship (1996), it is a sequel to the International Rally Championship (1997). It features 22 cars and 36 tracks (42 in PlayStation version), drivable in two directions: Simulation and Arcade.

Cars

There are four classes available with a total of 22 cars:

A8

A7

A6

A5

Trophy & Tracks

  • Vauxhall Rally of Wales (3x Gravel / 3x Snow)
    • Clocaenog Mid
    • Penmachno South
    • Myherin
    • Hafren
    • Dyfi
    • Gartheiniog
  • Pirelli International Rally (Gravel)
    • Chirdonhead
    • Falstone
    • Kershope
    • Pundershaw
    • Riccarton
    • Newcastleton
  • Scottish Rally (Gravel)
    • Twiglees
    • Yair
    • Cardrona
    • Black Loch
    • Glentrool
    • Ae
  • SEAT Jim Clark Memorial Rally (Tarmac)
    • Moon and Star
    • Bothwell
    • Whitchester
    • Eccles
    • Langton
    • Fogo
  • Stena Line Ulster Rally (Tarmac)
    • Hamilton's Folly
    • Tyrones Ditches
    • Feeney
    • Parkanaur
    • Lisnamuck
    • Tardree
  • Sony Manx International Rally (Tarmac)
    • Port Soderick
    • Ballagyr
    • Curraghs
    • Tholt-Y-Will
    • Injerbreck
    • Cringle
  • 2 Players Game (PlayStation version only)
    • Foresters Creek
    • Frozen Forest
    • Sundown
    • Farmers Hazard
    • Palm Beach
    • Settlers

Modes

There are five different modes in the game:

Music

The soundtrack for Mobil 1 Rally Championship was composed by Darren "Dith" Ithell.[1][2]

Reception

Reception
Aggregate scores
AggregatorScore
GameRankings(PC) 85.23%[3]
(PS1) 63.33%[4]
Metacritic84/100[5]
Review scores
PublicationScore
Edge9/10
EGM
GamePro
Game Revolution(PS1) [6]
GameSpot(PC) 8.9/10[7]
(PS1) 5.8[8]
IGN(PC) 8.8/10[9]
(PS1) 3/10[10]
PC Gamer (UK)91%
PC Gamer (US)90%

The Windows version of the game received positive scores and ratings, and was considered to have high quality graphics for its time of release. The PlayStation version was less popular and was rated lower.

Some of the ratings for the Windows version include:

References

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