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Paris-Dakar Rally
Developer(s)	Broadsword Interactive
Publisher(s)	Acclaim Entertainment
Platform(s)	Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2
Release	EU: 7 September 2001 NA: 4 October 2001 (PS2)
Genre(s)	Racing
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Paris-Dakar Rally is a racing video game developed by Broadsword Interactive and published by Acclaim Entertainment for Microsoft Windows and PlayStation 2. It is based on the real-life Paris Dakar Rally – one of the world's most difficult and dangerous sporting events. Based on the 2000 running of the rally, the game features ten locations (each containing four stages) beginning in Senegal and ending in Wadi Elrayan, Egypt.

Reception

Review scores

Publication	Score
	PC	PS2
4Players	N/A	59%
Consoles +	N/A	70%
EP Daily	N/A	3.5/10
GameSpot	N/A	2.9/10
GameStar	51%	N/A
IGN	N/A	2.5/10
Jeuxvideo.com	8/20	9/20
Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine	N/A
PC Games (DE)	30%	N/A
PC Zone	55%	N/A

The PlayStation 2 version received "unfavourable" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.

It was nominated for GameSpot's 2001 "Worst Game" award among console games, which went to Kabuki Warriors.

References

1. "CROSS-CONTINENT RACING SPEEDS TO RETAIL AS ACCLAIM ENTERTAINMENT, INC. SHIPS 'PARIS-DAKAR RALLY'". Acclaim Entertainment. 4 October 2001. Archived from the original on 25 August 2004.
2. ^ "Paris-Dakar Rally for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
3. Bischoff, Jens (24 September 2001). "Test: Paris-Dakar Rally (PS2)". 4Players (in German). 4Players GmbH. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
4. "Paris-Dakar [Rally] (PS2)". Consoles + (in French). No. 117. October 2001. p. 130. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
5. Smith, Steve (25 October 2001). "Paris-Dakar Rally (PS2)". The Electric Playground. Greedy Productions Ltd. Archived from the original on 28 August 2002. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
6. Provo, Frank (18 October 2001). "Paris-Dakar Rally Review (PS2) [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006"]". GameSpot. Red Ventures. Archived from the original on 20 November 2001. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
7. "Paris-Dakar Rally". GameStar (in German). Webedia. October 2001.
8. Perry, Douglass C. (15 October 2001). "Paris-Dakar Rally (PS2)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
9. pilou (27 September 2001). "Test: Paris-Dakar Rally (PC)". Jeuxvideo.com (in French). Webedia. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
10. Jihem (12 October 2001). "Test: Paris-Dakar Rally (PS2)". Jeuxvideo.com (in French). Webedia. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
11. "Paris-Dakar Rally". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. No. 53. Ziff Davis. February 2002. p. 113.
12. Wagner, Harald (22 October 2001). "Paris-Dakar Rally". PC Games (in German). Computec. Archived from the original on 27 November 2002. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
13. Korda, Martin (November 2001). "Paris – Dakar Rally". PC Zone. No. 108. Dennis Publishing. p. 77. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
14. GameSpot staff (23 February 2002). "The Best and Worst of 2001 (Worst Game)". GameSpot. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on 8 October 2002. Retrieved 9 May 2022.

External links

• Paris-Dakar Rally at MobyGames

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