South Park Rally

South Park Rally is a kart-style racing video game based on the American adult animated sitcom South Park. The game is developed by Tantalus Interactive and was the last to be published by Acclaim Entertainment (near the end of the third season of the show) for the PlayStation, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo 64 and Dreamcast. The game includes many characters, vehicles, locations, items and other features inspired by or featured on the series.

South Park Rally
Developer(s)Tantalus Interactive
Publisher(s)Acclaim Entertainment
Platform(s)PlayStation, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo 64, Dreamcast
ReleasePlayStation
  • NA: January 5, 2000[1]
  • EU: February 4, 2000
Microsoft Windows
  • NA: January 15, 2000
  • EU: February 4, 2000
Nintendo 64
  • NA: February 28, 2000[2]
  • EU: March 3, 2000
Dreamcast
  • NA: June 30, 2000
  • EU: July 28, 2000
Genre(s)Kart racing
Mode(s)Single player, multiplayer

Development

Development on the title – based on Tantalus' own concept – was done on three platforms simultaneously, and took seven months.[3] South Park Rally was the third video game based on the series, as Acclaim had also published the games South Park (1998) and South Park: Chef's Luv Shack (1999).

South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone had little to do with the development of South Park Rally (as well as the two other Acclaim releases),[4] although they did contribute a number of original lines of voice acting for it,[5] as they do most of the voices on the show.[6]

Plot

The Mayor of South Park has decided to stage a rally series that will take place through the heart and outskirts of the town. Favorite characters from the popular television series are included and are able to make use of destructive automobiles, including police cars, mini Porsches, Big Gay Al buggies, wheat bags, jeeps and dozens of other vehicles.

Characters who appear in power-up form include Mr. Hankey, Saddam Hussein, the Underpants Gnomes, Frida, Sparky and Kitty.

Gameplay

Gameplay in South Park Rally is divided into three game modes: championship, arcade, and multiplayer.

  • Championship: The main focus of the game, which has 14 different races (additional races in the Dreamcast version), all of which have to be done in order. This is the only mode where characters and tracks can be unlocked.
  • Arcade: A practice mode allowing the player to choose any unlocked character on any unlocked track to race.
  • Multiplayer: A race allowing two to four players to choose any unlocked characters on any unlocked track and race.

Reception
Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
GameRankings(PC) 47.38%[7]
(PS) 44.68%[8]
(DC) 44.54%[9]
(N64) 43.21%[10]
Review scores
PublicationScore
AllGame[11][12]
(PS) [13]
(DC) [14]
EGM3/10[15][16]
Game Informer4.5/10[17][18]
GameFan40/100[19][20]
GamePro[21][22]
GameRevolution(PC) D+[23]
(DC) D[24]
GameSpot(PS) 3.9/10[25]
(PC) 3.3/10[26]
(N64) 2.6/10[27]
(DC) 2.5/10[28]
GameSpy5/10[29]
GameZone8/10[30]
IGN(N64) 5.7/10[31]
(PC) 4.9/10[32]
(DC) 4.2/10[33]
(PS) 3/10[34]
Next Generation(N64) [35]
(DC) [36]
Nintendo Power7.3/10[37]
PC Gamer (US)20%[38]

Greg Orlando reviewed the Nintendo 64 version of the game for Next Generation, rating it two stars out of five, and stated that "Someone shoehorned the South Park license onto a rather (pardon the pun) middle-of-the-road cart-racing game. Rent it if you must, but buy it only if you feel Messrs. Stone and Parker really need to put down payments on solid-gold houses."[35]

Jeff Lundrigan reviewed the Dreamcast version of the game for Next Generation, rating it two stars out of five, and stated that "It would make an amusing rental for a party. Otherwise, steer clear."[36]

South Park Rally received mostly unfavorable reviews. Aggregating review website GameRankings gave the PC version 47.38%,[7] the PlayStation version 44.68%,[8] the Dreamcast version 44.54%[9] and the Nintendo 64 version 43.21%.[10]

Over time, Parker and Stone have publicly criticized Acclaim and the quality of the games as well.[4]

References
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