Returning from Power Drive is the damage system, where if any component of the car takes too much damage will lead a change in the vehicle's in-game behavior, increasing the difficulty to race on the track and after finishing the race, players can choose or not to repair a specific part of their vehicle. On night tracks, players have to turn their headlights by pressing 2 on the controller's keypad. In some tracks, there are items available to pick-up such as money, stopwatches that freezes time for five seconds and nitrous that gives the player a boost in speed. Failing to qualify for the next race results in the player paying a re-entry fee to try again and the game is over once they run out of money. Endurance, a fourth type of event is introduced later in the game and involves the player in five-lap races before the time runs out. Skill test involves the player testing their driving abilities to start and stop, backing up and other skills in specially designed courses with obstacles against time, which can be penalized if any traffic cone is dropped. Special stage events pits the player racing against time while facing multiple obstacles, each one consisting of three-laps, while rally cross events are races against a CPU-controlled opponent and they also consists of three-laps as well. In the single-player mode, players have to compete in a racing season across multiple regions and countries around the world such as England, Finland, Italy, Arizona, France, Sweden, Kenya and Corsica by facing three types of events at the beginning such as special stage, rally cross and skill test in order qualify for the next race and earn funds to keep competing. The internal memory in the game cartridge also saves high-scores and other settings made by the player. Progress is manually saved after completing each race in either of the three slots available via the cartridge's EEPROM and they are allowed to resume their last race saved at the main menu by pressing C on the controller. There are a total of 34 stages to race along, each having their own weather conditions that changes how the car is controlled through the track and two modes of play. Power Drive Rally is a top-down rally racing game where players observe from above and races across various parts of the world by participating in several events. Gameplay screenshot showing the first Rally Cross event in the game.
Retrospective reviews have been more positive.
Power Drive Rally received mixed reviews when it was released with critics praising the graphics, controls, difficulty and gameplay, while also being criticized for the music and slow pacing by some critics, sound effects and for being too similar to its 16-bit original entry but regardless, it was named "Best Jaguar Game of the Year" by VideoGames and it was referred by multiple publications such as GameFan and Ultimate Future Games as one of the best games for the system. Although the game inherits most of its game design and mechanics from the original Power Drive, all of the tracks and many of its featured vehicles are new in the sequel. Themed around rallying, the players race in multiple types of events on various regions and countries around the world and earning money by choosing either of the six officially licensed cars from vehicle manufacturers such as Fiat, BMC, Vauxhall, Renault, Ford and Toyota. It is the sequel to Power Drive, which was released earlier in 1994 on multiple platforms. It was also published in Japan by Messe Sansao on the same year.
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Power Drive Rally is a racing video game developed by Rage Software and published by Time Warner Interactive for the Atari Jaguar in North America and Europe in 1995.
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