Top Gear Rally (2003 video game)
Top Gear Rally, known in Japan as Top Gear Rally SP, is a racing video game developed by Tantalus Interactive and released for the Game Boy Advance in 2003.
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North American box art | |
Developer(s) | Tantalus Interactive |
Publisher(s) | |
Series | Top Gear |
Platform(s) | Game Boy Advance |
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Genre(s) | Racing |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Gameplay
Top Gear Rally is a racing game where the player drives rally cars through a series of courses.[1] It also features a multiplayer mode where two players can compete against each other with the use of the Game Boy Advance Game Link Cable.[1]
Development
Top Gear Rally was developed by the Australian company Tantalus Interactive.[2] Its cars were designed as full 3D models.[3] The game was presented at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in May 2003.[3]
Reception
Aggregator | Score |
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GameRankings | 77%[4] |
Metacritic | 78/100[5] |
Publication | Score |
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Eurogamer | 5/10[6] |
Famitsu | 30/40[7] |
Game Informer | 8/10[8] |
GameSpot | 8.3/10[2] |
GameSpy | |
IGN | 8/10[1] |
Nintendo Power | 3.7/5[10] |
Top Gear Rally received generally favorable reviews from publications.[5] GameSpot praised its graphics very positively, comparing their quality to that of PlayStation games.[2]
Tantalus won Best Game at the 2003 Australian Game Developer Awards in Melbourne for its work on the game.[11]
References
- Harris, Craig (October 24, 2003). "Top Gear Rally". IGN. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
- Provo, Frank (November 4, 2003). "Top Gear Rally Review". GameSpot. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
- Colayco, Bob (May 17, 2006). "Top Gear Rally E3 2003 Preshow Report". GameSpot. Archived from the original on September 7, 2019. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
- "Top Gear Rally". GameRankings. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
- "Top Gear Rally". Metacritic. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
- Reed, Kristan (December 2, 2003). "Top Gear Rally". Eurogamer. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
- Yoshinoya, Bakudan (July 20, 2003). "Famitsu Update". Nintendo World Report. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
- Kato, Matthew (January 2004). "Top Gear Rally". Game Informer (129): 160. Archived from the original on April 15, 2005. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
- Chandronait, Matt (November 5, 2003). "GameSpy: Top Gear Rally". GameSpy. Archived from the original on November 5, 2005. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
- "Top Gear Rally". Nintendo Power. 174: 146. December 2003.
- "Top Gear Rally Award". Archived from the original on 6 July 2011.