V-Rally Edition '99 (N64)

It can be difficult to find a decent racer on the N64 that doesn't feature 'power-ups', strange monkeys in planes, italian plumbers with huge moustaches, or cars that go up to 600mph and fly other jumps, defying the laws of gravity, and then lkand perfectly. For anyone looking for a realistic, challenging, and addictive racing game on the N64, then this is it. With superb car physics, opponent AI, selection of tracks and difficulty curve, its a winner. The cars respond well both to your directions and to the environment they rattler around in, as well as looking good. The opponents challenge your lead to the maximum and even crash on ...  Read the complete review

This game does what it says in the sense that the physics are fairly similar to real world driving, and that's what makes it so tough! You can execute pendulum and hand brake turns, but you've really got to practice for along time before you get them completely polished. If you're looking to blast around a track at full throttle within 10 minutes of plugging it in, don't bother with this, buy Mario Kart. However if you want a good racing sim which takes lots of practice, then this is the one for you. ...  Read the complete review

Cheats to help you with VR on playstation. Cheat mode: Quickly press Up, Down, Circle + Triangle when the Infogrames logo appears. The phrase "Lock Off" will appear to confirm correct code entry. (Note: Press Up, Down, Triangle, Circle, Up, Down, Triangle + Circle for the Pal version of the game). The arcade medium and hard tracks may now be immediately selected. Additionally, one of the following codes may be entered to activate the corresponding cheat function. Unlimited time Hold Left + L1 until the Infogrames logo disappears. A message will confirm correct code entry. The race continues in arcade mode even if the checkpoints are not crossed ...  Read the complete review

Why Why Why didn't this game get the N64 treatment instead of being like the Playstation version. It could have been siqnificantly better with regards to graphics, sound and smoothness. The graphics are poor as well as collision detection but the game has sheer bucketloads of playability. For some reason annoyingness of spinning for no reason, trickyness of the tracks and the high skill level of the opponents seems to drag you back over and over. Lots of practice is needed to become competent at this tough rally game, but many hours of lost sleep are worth it when you finish on the podium. ...  Read the complete review