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(Only the PS2 version is called Pro Rally 2002, but here's my review of the GC version)
After the obnoxiously difficult driving school it’s a pretty good rally game. Perhaps a little easy after all that! Until you unlock and use Pro cars.
Collisions between cars are quite broken, particularly in Arcade mode which I guess is why they keep that locked for a good while?
Stage design is very good. Varied and no repeating patterns of track I could see. Locations are very different and have nice attention to detail with villages, train yards, harbours etc. Roadside objects are nice and varied enough, roadside cars and people are limited and do repeat. No water splash effects. Minimal destructive scenery. Would benefit from more environmental sounds. And more rumble. Looks good in 480p, 60fps, quite low resolution textures and polygons.
Driving School is a lot easier after extended play. But still way too strict. When I hit a cone give me a time penalty rather than instant fail.
There’s a bug where sometimes the menu doesn’t load after a race. Save often and don’t mute music (just have it low volume) seemed to help for me.
I got to 100% and it was thoroughly enjoyable, particularly the later half of Championship mode using a Pro car. Some of the most fun rallying I’ve had on any console.
Returning to diving school after completing championship was a lot more fun. I managed to get 10s and pass the target times in all events. Rain and Ice were a real challenge. But it was actually fun.
Somehow I have one unlocked car, Citroen II, and no idea how to unlock it. Probably multiplayer mode?
Anyway, I really enjoyed this game.
After the obnoxiously difficult driving school it’s a pretty good rally game. Perhaps a little easy after all that! Until you unlock and use Pro cars.
Collisions between cars are quite broken, particularly in Arcade mode which I guess is why they keep that locked for a good while?
Stage design is very good. Varied and no repeating patterns of track I could see. Locations are very different and have nice attention to detail with villages, train yards, harbours etc. Roadside objects are nice and varied enough, roadside cars and people are limited and do repeat. No water splash effects. Minimal destructive scenery. Would benefit from more environmental sounds. And more rumble. Looks good in 480p, 60fps, quite low resolution textures and polygons.
Driving School is a lot easier after extended play. But still way too strict. When I hit a cone give me a time penalty rather than instant fail.
There’s a bug where sometimes the menu doesn’t load after a race. Save often and don’t mute music (just have it low volume) seemed to help for me.
I got to 100% and it was thoroughly enjoyable, particularly the later half of Championship mode using a Pro car. Some of the most fun rallying I’ve had on any console.
Returning to diving school after completing championship was a lot more fun. I managed to get 10s and pass the target times in all events. Rain and Ice were a real challenge. But it was actually fun.
Somehow I have one unlocked car, Citroen II, and no idea how to unlock it. Probably multiplayer mode?
Anyway, I really enjoyed this game.
This is a pretty fun racing game using the best controller (Gamecube). The tutorial, being the school, is extremely hard to get through which is a shame as it keeps a lot of levels locked - but there is a cheat that temporary unlocks everything anyways so you won't miss it out when playing multiplayer. When I choose a racing game to play with friends that doesn't have items, this is my choice.