Mad Rally Explained

Mad Rally
Developer:	TMReality
Publisher:	Play Publishing
Platforms:	Microsoft Windows
Released:	4 May 2006
Genre:	Racing

Mad Rally is a racing video game developed by an internal team based in Poland known as TMReality and published by Play Publishing for Windows.^[1] In the game, the player has to progress through the career mode while unlocking better vehicles.

Gameplay

Each race consists of 4 vehicles – one controlled by the player, while the other three by artificial intelligence. There are 4 game modes.^[2]

Career - The main mode of the entire game which leads to progression in the game and unlocks new vehicles. The goal of the player is to get a podium finish in 7 of the 16 available tracks.
Tourist - Player is alone and free to observe and race anywhere on the race track.
Time Trial - Has the player race against the clock in the fastest time possible.
Race - Features a competitive mode against other opponents but will not progress the game forward as opposed to career mode.

Vehicles

The game consists of 7 different Polish cars out of which one is available for use and the rest 6 can be unlocked by progressing through the career mode.^[3] Following are the 7 cars:

Cars	Weight	Horsepower
Basic	950 kg	25 hp
Lux	875 kg	30 hp
Police	840 kg	35 hp
Pickup	1200 kg	50 hp
Hatchback	850 kg	60 hp
Cabrio	910 kg	70 hp
Sporting	930 kg	90 hp

Routes

There are 9 different tracks in career mode which can be unlocked by playing the game. Out of all the 16 tracks, some tracks are reversed.^[4] Following are the 9 tracks:

Track	Length
The Stadium	1200 m
The Mall	2500 m
The Factory	1200 m
The Docks	1200 m
The Slums	2500 m
Downtown	2500 m
Around the Lake	8400 m
Commercial St.	2500 m
The Mountain Road	1200 m

Reception

Mad Rally received negative reviews, getting 24% on AG.ru.^[5]

Notes and References

Web site: Mad Rally. Game Review Group. 2012-03-17.
Book: Mad Rally User Manual. 2006-05-04. Play Publishing. 3.
Book: Mad Rally User Manual. 2006-05-04. Play Publishing. 7.
Book: Mad Rally User Manual. 2006-05-04. Play Publishing. 8.
Web site: Mad Rally: Tin on the track. AG.ru. 2006-05-17.