International Rally Championship

International Rally Championship (released on PSX as Tommi Mäkinen Rally in UK) is a rally racing video game which is a part of the Rally Championship series. The Windows version was developed by Magnetic Fields and published by Interplay Entertainment and THQ, and released on 30 June 1997. The PlayStation version was solely ported and published by Europress.

Not to be confused with Intercontinental Rally Challenge.
International Rally Championship
Developer(s)Magnetic Fields (PC)
Europress (PSX)
Publisher(s)Europress
Interplay Entertainment & THQ (NA)
Designer(s)Andrew Morris
Composer(s)Darren Ithell
Dave Sullivan
SeriesChampionship
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows, PlayStation
ReleaseWindows
  • UK: September 22, 1997
  • JP: October 17, 1997
  • BR: 1997
  • NA: July 2, 2001
PlayStation
  • UK: July 1998*
  • FRA: July 3, 1998
Genre(s)Racing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

It is a sequel to the Network Q RAC Rally Championship. It would in turn be succeeded in 1999 by Mobil 1 Rally Championship.

It offers 16 new tracks set in various locations around the world and new features, such as Track Editor and playable up to 8 players via LAN.

The featured cars were the Ford Escort, Mitsubishi Lancer, Nissan Almera, Proton Wira, Renault Megane, Skoda Felicia, Subaru Impreza, Toyota Corolla and Volkswagen Golf.

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
GameRankings84%[1]
Review scores
PublicationScore
PC PowerPlay79%
PC Zone84%

Music

The soundtrack for International Rally Championship was composed by Darren Ithell and Dave Sullivan.[2]

Reception

French magazine Génération 4 awarded four star "hit" rating to the game and commended improved graphics over previous title in the series and inclusion of level editor, but criticized availability of only 15 new tracks (in comparison to cca 30 in Rally Championship).[3]

  • Note: The PSX Version of this game in UK is named Tommi Makinen Rally.

References
  1. http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/197639-international-rally-championship/index.html
  2. "International Rally Championship". Mirsoft – World of game music. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  3. Rodriguez, Luc-Santiago (October 1997). "International Rally Championship". Génération 4 (in French). No. 103. Pressimage. pp. 170–172. ISSN 0987-870X.
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