V-Rally is a racing video game series originally developed and published by Infogrames. It debuted in 1997 with the release of the eponymous game for the PlayStation console.
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| Genre(s) | Racing |
| Developer(s) | Infogrames Multimedia (1997–1998) Eden Studios (1999–2003) Kylotonn (2018–present) |
| Publisher(s) | Infogrames (1997–2003) Electronic Arts (1997–1999)[a] Nacon (2018–present) |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation, Game Boy, Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color, Microsoft Windows, Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch |
| First release | V-Rally July 1997 |
| Latest release | V-Rally 4 7 September 2018 |
History
editV-Rally is a racing video game series created by the French interactive entertainment company Infogrames. It debuted in 1997 with the release of the eponymous game for the PlayStation console, which was critically and commercially successful in Europe.[1] Eden Studios, a company that evolved from the Infogrames team that developed the original game,[2] would subsequently develop the sequels V-Rally 2 in 1999 and V-Rally 3 in 2002. As of December 2001, the V-Rally series had sold four million units worldwide according to IGN.[3] Conversely, The Guardian reported that it had sold almost 5 million units by October 1999.[4] In 2017, the series' 20th anniversary was celebrated, with Eden showing an image gallery of its favourite rally cars.[5] A fourth game, V-Rally 4, was developed by Kylotonn and published by Bigben Interactive in 2018.[6] The game was directed by Alain Jarniou, who had previously worked on the PlayStation 2 version of V-Rally 3 as a second programmer.[7]
Games
editReferences
edit- ^ "Need For Speed: V-Rally". IGN. 26 September 1997. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- ^ "V-Rally: Championship Edition 98". N64 Magazine. No. 21. Future Publishing. November 1998. pp. 36–41.
- ^ "V-Rally 3 Announced For PS2...in Europe". IGN. 20 December 2001. Archived from the original on 2 July 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ^ "Playez-vous Francais?". The Guardian. 21 October 1999. Archived from the original on 26 February 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "Eden Games' V-Rally Franchise Celebrates 20th Anniversary". Gamasutra. 26 August 2017. Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ Robinson, Martin (7 September 2018). "V-Rally 4 review - a 90s throwback that's too clumsy for its own good". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on 7 September 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ Arif, Shabana (13 March 2018). "V-Rally Franchise Rebooted After 16 Years". IGN. Archived from the original on 17 March 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
- ^ PlayStation North American release of the first two titles.