SEGA Rallies SEGA Rally News
Jon Wilcox
28/04/2006
The classic arcade rally racer is set to return in the latest 'Road to E3' announcement...
SEGA Europe has today announced the development of SEGA Rally for Xbox 360, PlayStation3, and PC. The first title to come from the company's UK based Driving Studio, SEGA Rally will be a next-gen update to the 1995 breakthrough arcade racer (designed by Q Entertainment founder Tetsuya Mizuguchi), and according to SEGA will 'redefine the rally genre' with a number of features including the obvious graphical upgrades, reactive environments, and competitive racing.
SEGA Rally will also feature 2WD, 4WD and Classic vehicles that all react accordingly on the different racing surfaces and weather conditions in the game, not to mention that the environments will also be deformable, something that promises to offer a different experience on every lap of the race. The AI of the competitors has also been looked at so now their own driving skills are affected by the same conditions afflicted upon the player, leaving them to adapt their racing styles accordingly too.
Online multiplayer modes are also promised in the game although specific details are yet to be announced.
"The rally genre has become the domain of ultra realistic simulation based titles that portray the sport in minute detail but offer little in terms of fun," commented Guy Wilday, Studio Director, SEGA Driving Studio . "With the emphasis being on entertainment, SEGA Rally will focus on delivering an adrenaline fuelled competitive racing experience but without over-complicating the rally experience."
The much delayed SEGA Rally 2006 (originally SEGA Rally 2005) has already been released for the current-gen in Japan, but a European release has yet to be confirmed.
We'll have more news on SEGA Rally shortly...