South Park Rally
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South Park Rally is a kart-style racing video game released in early 2000 based on the American animated sitcom South Park published by Acclaim Entertainment (near the end of the third season of the show) and released for the PlayStation, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo 64, and Dreamcast. Gameplay follows the player in a competitive racing championship set in the fictional town of South Park. Players are given the options for multiplayer, arcade, or championship modes, but only the championship unlocks extra features. Competition begins in South Park's 1st Rally, a circuit race around four checkpoints in the downtown area of South Park. Races get gradually more diverse, with more locations, racers, and elements added as the game progresses.
Following South Park (1998) and South Park: Chef's Luv Shack (1999), the game's development was handled by Tantalus Interactive and includes characters, vehicles, locations, items and other features inspired by or featured on the series. It was developed simultaneously for all major consoles during the time of its release. Version differences include the number of unlockable characters and stages, with the Nintendo 64 version being on the low end of features due to hardware limitations.
From Wikipedia's article South Park Rally
Keyboard controls
| N64 | Player 1 |
|---|---|
| Stick | ↑↓←→ |
| A | X |
| B | C |
| Z | Z |
| L | A |
| R | S |
| C buttons | IKJL |
| D-pad | TGFH |
| Start | Enter |
Hotkeys
- 1 Quick save state
- 2 Quick load state
- 3 Change save slot
A gamepad with an analog stick plays much better than the keyboard.
Gamepads are detected when you press a button. Remap any key from the emulator’s Controls menu (gear icon).
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Keyboard controls
| N64 | Player 1 |
|---|---|
| Stick | ↑↓←→ |
| A | X |
| B | C |
| Z | Z |
| L | A |
| R | S |
| C buttons | IKJL |
| D-pad | TGFH |
| Start | Enter |
Hotkeys
- 1 Quick save state
- 2 Quick load state
- 3 Change save slot
A gamepad with an analog stick plays much better than the keyboard.
Gamepads are detected when you press a button. Remap any key from the emulator’s Controls menu (gear icon).
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GameRankings 43%
Review scorecard
- Graphics 1.5 out of 5 Overall fallback
- Sound 1.5 out of 5 Overall fallback
- Control 1.5 out of 5 Overall fallback
- Fun Factor 1.5 out of 5 Overall fallback
Overall fallback: GameRankings 43%. Overall source The same 43/100 overall rating fills missing categories using the face scale; these are not separate category scores.
What the reviews talk about
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What the critics said
Mark Green of N64 Magazine gave the Nintendo 64 version 88%, saying that it "has innovation, excitement, and just about every South Park character ever, all rolled into one package."
— N64 Magazine, 2000 (Mark Green)
Kevin "BIFF" Giacobbi of GameZone gave the PC version eight out of ten, saying that it was, "For those South Park fans... definitely a title worth adding to your collection."
— GameZone, 2000 · about another version
Cam Shea of Hyper gave the PlayStation version 49%, saying, "As wacky as throwing Chef's Salty Chocolate Balls at someone may sound, it really isn't very exciting watching a blob of brown fired at a mess of pixels."
— Hyper, 2000 (Cam Shea) · about another version
Lou Gubrious of GamePro said of the same PlayStation version, "Playing South Park Rally will probably cause pain in most gamers. The worst pain comes from knowing that this game wastes a potentially great concept because of flawed execution."
— GamePro, 2000 (Lou Gubrious) · about another version
From the Reception section of Wikipedia's South Park Rally article.
Scores
- 73 Nintendo Power2000 7.3/10
- 57 IGN2000 4.2/10; 5.7/10; 4.9/10; 3/10
- 48 GameFan2000 48%; 40%
- 45 Game Informer2000 4.5/10; 4.5/10
- 40 CNET Gamecenter2000 4/10; 4/10; 3/10
- 40 Next Generation2000 2/5; 2/5
- 30 Electronic Gaming Monthly2000 3/10; 3/10
- 26 GameSpot2000 2.5/10; 2.6/10; 3.3/10; 3.9/10
- – N64 Magazine true
- 70 Computer Gaming World2000 3.5/5 · other versions
- 53 GameRevolution2000 D; D+ · other versions
- 50 GameSpy2000 5/10 · other versions
- 30 Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine2000 1.5/5 · other versions
- 30 PC Accelerator2000 3/10 · other versions
- 20 PC Gamer (US)2000 20% · other versions
From the review table in Wikipedia's South Park Rally article.
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