It seems like news of the newest version of SEGA's off-road racer, SEGA Rally, has been almost completely missing our radar. We're not sure if it's because there's not much news to report, or that SEGA is keeping the goodies under their hat, but we were glad to see this new content today.
GameTrailers has posted a new guided technicial demonstration of some of the enviroments in SEGA Rally. SEGA's Guy Wilday, Director of SEGA's Racing Studio, shows off how the different track and weather enviroments affect gameplay. He takes cars over snow, slush, asphalt, dirt, and more to show the effect on the driver, while at the same time also displaying how the car affects the enviroment. He even breaks things down to moving wireframes to demonstrate what's going on behind the scenes.
The official Web page for SEGA Rally has some relatively new screenshots of the next-gen version of the game. One of the screens shows some serious mud buildup (much more dirt caking than MotorStorm) on a bumper, and another shows a similar buildup of snow. SEGA explains that the driver can drive through water to clean the cars off, so we're looking forward to seeing how this works.
SEGA Rally (they seem to have dropped the 'Revo' from the title) is the third game in the racing series, and it is coming to the PS3, Xbox 360, PC, and PSP this Fall. SEGA seems to be taking their time, and hopefully that time is being spent to making SEGA Rally stand out from other currently available off-road racers like DiRT and MotorStorm. Let's just hope they don't mess with the 'Game Over' song - that was perfect already.
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does that mean if i make a first person shooter i am ripping of halo? or doom?
or if i make a rpg, final fantasy.
Polorix you need think before you post...
Looks good. really like the idea of changing terrain... wasn't that suppose to be in motor storm? I just want a rally game where the track doesn't heal itself.
Looks very nice but a bit too arcadish. The dirt trail is about as wide as most highways, which is not something you see in rally racing. I wish I could remember the name of that rally game I had on the original Xbox. It was a solid rally simulator. Not to mention the fact that it looked amazing as well.
Hmm... well, with all that emphasis on surface detail, does anyone else find it funny that the tracks are totally flat? Some bumps, unevenness, and *actual* potholes would be nice. Despite the graphics, the game just has no character.
Oh, the irony. Daytona USA had the cars bobbing up and down when riding on flat pavement, but the cars in Sega Rally look like they are gliding over a concrete block even when sloshing through thick mud.
It says split-screen multiplayer, but not how many. Is there any chance it will be 4-player split-screen? Does anyone even play 4-player split-screen games anymore? All I hear anyone talking about is online multiplayer. You just can't beat being in the same room and cursing at your friends as you shove them off the road.
SR388... I'm pretty sure you're referring to Rallisport Challenge, which was an awesome series that was killed when EA bought Dice. Shame you still can't play RSC2 on the 360. :/
YES well done Mike!!! Rallisport challenge, that was my game! Oh i remeber it all so well now, ice racing, timed sector racing, and all that while listening to my old gorrilaz albums I had put on my Xbox. Ah the memories!!
That was also when I was in my "I dont need Gran Turismo 3" denial stage, becuase trust me Sega GT 2002 was just as good as GT3, lol. actually that game disk of Sega GT is what actually broke my 360. Damn you Sega!
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ooh racer game
It does look very pretty.
or if i make a rpg, final fantasy.
Polorix you need think before you post...
Looks good. really like the idea of changing terrain... wasn't that suppose to be in motor storm? I just want a rally game where the track doesn't heal itself.
i really want to play thsi game but i wonder which game will be betten dirt or sega
Oh, the irony. Daytona USA had the cars bobbing up and down when riding on flat pavement, but the cars in Sega Rally look like they are gliding over a concrete block even when sloshing through thick mud.
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That was also when I was in my "I dont need Gran Turismo 3" denial stage, becuase trust me Sega GT 2002 was just as good as GT3, lol. actually that game disk of Sega GT is what actually broke my 360. Damn you Sega!