Mobil 1 Rally Championship

Mobil 1 Rally Championship (officially called Mobil 1 British Rally Championship, also released as Rally Championship 2000 Edition in some European countries and occasionally referred to as such even outside of those territories) is a rally video game which is part of the Rally Championship series. The game was released for Windows in 1999. PC version was developed by Magnetic Fields and published by Actualize. PSX version was remade by HotGen Studios and distributed by Electronic Arts (NA), Actualize, HotGen and Atod (PSX). The Windows version is notable for stages based on real-life Ordnance Survey and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland maps.

Mobil 1 Rally Championship
Developer(s)Magnetic Fields
Creative Asylum Limited
Publisher(s)Actualize
Electronic Arts (NA), HotGen, Atod (PSX)
Europress Software
Composer(s)Darren Ithell
SeriesRally Championship
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows, PlayStation
ReleaseWindows
  • EU: 19 November 1999
  • NA: 31 January 2000
PlayStation
  • EU: 11 February 2000
  • NA: 8 March 2000
Genre(s)Racing
Mode(s)Single player, Multiplayer

After the Network-Q RAC Rally Championship (1996), it is a sequel to the International Rally Championship (1997).

Music

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

Reception

The PC version received favorable reviews, while the PlayStation version received mixed reviews, according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.[2][3] Adam Pavlacka of NextGen said that the former version was "not quite the best rally game out there, but it is definitely a contender."[17] Kraig Kujawa of Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine said that the PlayStation version "offers nothing out of the ordinary–everything is just good enough not to get low marks. The sluggish pace of the game and the non-familiarity with this particular race will ruin the game for most racing fans."[18] Edge, however, said of the PC version, "Thoroughly absorbing and rarely anything less than thrilling, Championship is a revelation."[7] Mark Kanarick of AllGame agreed, calling the same PC version "a fun, adrenaline-pumping game that is great to play alone or with others (via split-screen action or through a network). It is the best rally game to come along, and that is saying something."[4]

References
  1. AmigaPD (May 2012). "Interview with Darren Ithell". AmigaPD. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
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  4. Kanarick, Mark. "Mobil 1 Rally Championship (PC) – Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on 16 November 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
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  6. Mahood, Andy (31 May 2000). "Mobil 1 Rally Championship (PS)". Gamecenter. CNET. Archived from the original on 18 August 2000. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  7. Edge staff (November 1999). "[Mobil 1] Rally Championship (PC)" (PDF). Edge. No. 78. Future Publishing. pp. 70–71. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  8. EGM staff (May 2000). "Mobil 1 Rally Championship (PS)". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 130. Ziff Davis.
  9. "Mobil 1 Rally Championship (PS)". Game Informer. No. 85. FuncoLand. May 2000.
  10. "REVIEW for [Mobil 1] Rally Championship (PC)". GameFan. Shinno Media. 2 March 2000.
  11. Werner, Nash (13 April 2000). "Mobile 1 Rally Championship [sic] Review for PC on GamePro.com". GamePro. IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on 15 February 2005. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  12. Sanders, Shawn (April 2000). "Mobil 1 Rally Championship Review (PS)". GameRevolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on 19 October 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  13. Poole, Stephen (28 February 2000). "Mobil 1 Rally Championship Review". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  14. Lopez, Miguel (6 April 2000). "Mobil 1 Rally Championship Review (PS)". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  15. Devidas, Arun (8 March 2000). "Mobil 1 Rally Championship (PC)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  16. Nix, Marc (30 March 2000). "Mobil 1 Rally Championship (PS)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  17. Pavlacka, Adam (April 2000). "[Mobil 1] Rally Championship (PC)". NextGen. No. 64. Imagine Media. p. 94. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  18. Kujawa, Kraig (May 2000). "Mobil 1 Rally Championship". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. Vol. 3, no. 8. Ziff Davis. p. 93. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  19. Hicks, Michael (May 2000). "Mobil 1 Rally [Championship]". PC Accelerator. No. 21. Imagine Media. p. 86. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  20. Mahood, Andy (June 2000). "Mobil 1 Rally [Championship]". PC Gamer. Vol. 7, no. 6. Imagine Media. p. 106. Archived from the original on 15 March 2006. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
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