Sega Rally Championship: PS2 Review | The Forgotten Japanese Exclusive

Sega Rally Championship is one of the most influential rally games of all time. It was a giant of the arcade in its day and almost singlehandedly defined the modern rally game.

Back in the ’90s, it was ported to both the Sega Saturn and PC but sadly, it has never seen a remaster or even a re-release since then. Or has it? In 2006 it was released for the PS2 as a limited bonus with Sega Rally 2006 exclusively for Japan/Korea. This wasn’t some horrible rush job or lazy port either. In fact, the PS2 port is the closest thing to the arcade original outside of emulation. Sega was no stranger to releasing exclusive Japanese PlayStation 2 games. There are plenty of hidden gems in the Japanese sega ages collection. But unlike those games, which saw standalone releases, Sega Rally PS2 was only made available in very small numbers.

Due to its limited release, it has unsurprisingly faded into obscurity, being generally unknown by western audiences. This is a crying shame as it’s a fantastic way to play the game and shouldn’t be missed by anyone who is a fan of the game.

In this retro review/retrospective we look at its origins, how it compares to both the arcade game and the Saturn port and what it’s like to play today.

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PlayStation 2 gameplay captured off an original PS2 slim via the mighty RetroTink 5x Pro.
Saturn, Mega Drive and Model 1 gameplay were captured via emulation.

00:00 Intro
2:19 Game overview
3:25 Is it arcade perfect?
4:07 Gameplay
6:00 Sega Saturn Comparison
7:50 Final thoughts
8:50 Bonus

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