Dakar 2: The World's Ultimate Rally is a video game developed by Acclaim Studios Cheltenham and published by Acclaim Entertainment Inc. The game was created for the PlayStation 2 console from Sony, the original Xbox from Microsoft and the GameCube. It was launched in 2003. The title is classed as a racing simulation played from a first person perspective or a third person perspective, with the game also sporting a license from the Dakar Rally organizers.

As the name implies, Dakar 2: The World's Ultimate Rally is a racing game that aims to wholly simulate the Paris-Dakar rally with all that it implies. No game can actually re-create the whole 6 000 kilometers of that race but this game manages something pretty close to the real thing, with 12 tracks which go from France to Dakar and which aim to reflect the various environments through which the cars go through.

The tracks take racers through cities, forests and the desert. The most interesting are the desert tracks, where you can try to find your own way, finding checkpoints faster than the other competitors.

The player has the option to choose racing cars, motorbikes or trucks. The game also has an arcade racing mode, where you can instantly jump in to play any race, and there is support for split screen multiplayer.

UNLOCKABLES

KTM LC8

Win any Reverse campaign under the medium difficulty setting in any bike.

MAN truck

Win any campaign under the medium difficulty setting in any truck.

Mitsubishi Pajero Evo

Win any Reverse campaign under the medium difficulty setting in any car.

Nissan Patrol GR car

Win all tracks in Arcade mode under the medium difficulty setting in any truck.

GAMEPLAY HINTS

Use any car in any mode

To use any car in any mode, whether unlocked or not, select the desired car and press X on one of the other controllers. This can be done for any player.

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