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Rally de Africa is an arcade rally racing game which plays similarly to Sega Rally Championship. The game features four game modes: Championship, where the player plays through a series of races; Spot Entry, where the player can play a singe race; 2 Player Battle, where two players can race again...

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Developer
Prism Arts

Released on
1998

Size
1–2 Players

Version
PlayStation

Requirements
Sony Playstation

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Racing

ESRB Rating
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Rally de Africa is an arcade rally racing game which plays similarly to Sega Rally Championship. The game features four game modes: Championship, where the player plays through a series of races; Spot Entry, where the player can play a singe race; 2 Player Battle, where two players can race against each other; and Memory Battle, where the player can race against the replay of another player which is stored on the memory card. In each race you begin in the twelfth position behind eleven computer opponents, the goal is to pass all the opponents to get into the first place position before you reach the end of the stage. The game features a total of five different stages set across the continent of Africa and a selection of unlicensed vehicles to race with.

Rally De Africa

Released in 1998 by developer Prism Kikaku, Rally De Africa is an intense, arcade-style off-road racing game that captures the grueling, high-speed spirit of classic African safari rallies. Eschewing traditional closed-circuit tracks, the game immerses players in vast, unforgiving landscapes ranging from dusty Kenyan desert dunes and dense tropical jungles to sun-baked savannas. While highly celebrated as a cult classic on home consoles, its high-octane progression loop, strict checkpoint-based time limits, and immediate, physics-heavy steering mechanics perfectly mirror the golden age of late-90s coin-op cabinet racers, delivering an authentic, adrenaline-fueled experience.

Gameplay Features & Mechanics

Players select from a diverse roster of tuned rally machines categorized by their drivetrain layouts—Front-Wheel Drive (FF), Rear-Wheel Drive (FR), and Four-Wheel Drive (4WD)—each drastically altering drift characteristics on loose gravel, wet sand, and thick mud. The core gameplay demands mastering momentum-based power slides to negotiate sharp hairpins without bleeding precious speed. Navigating these wild tracks requires reacting to your co-driver’s rapid pace notes and on-screen directional indicators to anticipate sudden blind crests, narrow wooden bridges, and dynamic obstacles like stray wildlife. Additionally, a progressive damage system forces players to balance aggressive, high-risk cornering against mechanical wear, ensuring that every massive jump over savanna ridges carries genuine risk. The game offers multiple modes, including a grueling Championship mode where players must conquer consecutive stages across different African territories, and a Time Attack mode for refining racing lines.