First seen: 28 september 2001
� The Wrap-up: Rally Trophy is not only an excellent rally game, but an outstanding driving game overall. It has the true simulation that fans of the sport will love, while also having the pick up and play action that casual gamers will love. It's not one of those racing games that's loaded with features (though saving replays would be great), but a game that shows more depth in its simplicity than most racing games on the market. The next level of rally racing has... Read more
A $30 title, Rally Trophy would be a bargain at twice the price. I’m officially prepared to say that JoWooD has produced a realistic racing game that stands up to almost any of the competition. Read more
what you’re doing. (e.g. increasing this value will make your shocks harder). But what is kind of a let down is that the cars don’t get completely thrashed like in RCX. If I pile my Volvo 122 Amazon into a boulder at 90 mph I want more than a few dents. (Of course, compared to modern rally cars these things are akin to tanks so maybe it is realistic.) Each car handles differently but just how accurate they are, I have no idea – I wasn’t alive when these cars were... Read more
Rally Trophy is both a rally racing game and "historic" rally simulation by Finish developer Bugbear. In this game you won't find any present-day rally cars, instead the game actually focuses on the classic days of rally racing with the classic race cars such as the Ford Cortina, the Fiat 600 Abarth and the Morris Mini Cooper, which are over 30-40 year old. But it doensn't mean this game look lame and ancient :)� On the contrary, Rally Trophy looks great! The game has... Read more
One of the downsides of the game is that you compete in the races with a companion who shares your car with you. While he does provide some benefit by warning you of upcoming turns and their severity, he is more annoying than anything else. When things aren't going well, he will chide and insult the player above and beyond the call of duty. This can be especially frustrating when you are just starting out and trying to get the hang of the game. When you are... Read more
RT is a bit of a mixture. The stages are short blasts - like CMR2. The scenery is pretty good. The force feedback isn't great, it's pretty much the same whatever surface you're driving on. The co-driver is manic. The damage model isn't very realistic. Overall it is fun to drive. However, it's magic is in simulation of various 60's and 70's rally cars. Each car feels dinstinctly different and demands practice to learn correct control, even the "easy" ones like the Mini... Read more
I recently bought both Rally Trophy and McRae Rally 2. The original McRae Rally was easier for me being a rally newbie, but Rally 2 is proving a nightmare, despite the stunning graphics and effects. However, Rally Trophy is the Rally sim I'm enjoying most now as it can be both a gentle intro to rallying and also has the capacity to be pretty tough. The scenery in Trophy is not as detailed as McRae but then with McRae it is obvious that real photos have been glued to... Read more