September 16, 2004 - We reported yesterday that Sega is hard at work on a new entry in the Sega Rally series of arcade-style rally racing games. Today, we've got lots of new details on the game, Sega Rally 2005.
Being produced by Jun "Drift Bomber" Taniguchi, producer of Sega Rally 2, Sega Rally 2005 will arrive to the PS2 on the 10 year anniversary of the series. The big new feature for the game is the "AGC" system through which the game generates courses randomly. Each time you play, course layout, time, weather and road conditions will change. Sega expects this to replicate the real fun of rally racing where you follow the guidance of your navigator while racing on an unknown road.
It may seem that random courses will prevent you from memorizing courses in advance. That's not the case, though. In addition to the random courses, the game will feature a set of non-random courses which were fully designed in advance; some of these will be selectable by default while others will appear as you play through the game. You'll also be able to save your favorite randomly generated courses and replay them as often as you like.
As this is the first home-only Sega Rally game, Sega will be including a number of modes of play designed for the home. The game's main mode of play is a career mode in which you start off as an amatuer and work your way to pro driver status, then aim for top honors at the Sega Rally Championship. A quick race mode lets players race through a series of four courses, all featuring more than ten opponents. Finally, the game's time attack mode allows players to challenge saved random courses and non-random courses.
A release for Sega Rally 2005 is set for, as the name would suggest, 2005.
