In this offshoot of the popular racing series "Need for Speed," you drive a rally car, competing in one of the toughest circuits in the world!
With 42 tracks and 11 rally cars to choose from, the race goes on for a very long time.
Cars to choose from include the Subaru Impreza, Mitsubishi Lancer, and other brand name cars.
V-Rally has some of the nicest-looking graphics around, with smooth backgrounds and colorful scenery. The tracks are pleasing to the eye. The cars themselves look good as well, although not as detailed as the tracks. The sound effects are average, nothing great but at least the engine sound lacks that annoying whine that can plague racing games. The music is fairly good, composed of the typical rock-type music found in racing games, with a few tracks slightly above par.
The biggest draw to V-Rally is the graphics and the huge number of tracks. However, looks and tracks alone don't make a game. And this is where V-Rally falters. The control, to put it bluntly, is horrible. The cars spin out much, much too easily, and even with understeering turned all the way up in the options, the cars still tend to go wild. Granted, some cars do turn better than others (the bigger cars tend to flip uncontrollably at the slightest touch or bump), but even the best-handling cars suffer from bad control design.
The handling of the car is not the best I've ever seen, it's too much arcade like. In turns, sometimes it will be VERY realistic, but many times, your car will slide like if you were on ice. And don't even think about doing a fast acceleration without spinning, you'll stay in one place and only your wheels will move... Also, depending on the size of the car, it will be more easy to make it roll over.
Well, overall, the game is awesome, but it could have been much much better. A racing game is not just about cool graphics and nice tracks, cars and the handling could have been ameliorated a lot.
In this offshoot of the popular racing series "Need for Speed," you drive a rally car, competing in one of the toughest circuits in the world!