Sega Rally 3 appearing in arcades
Sega Rally 3 has been shown off in the UK and will soon appear in arcades. Basically Sega Rally 3 is similar to a graphically updated PC version of Sega Rally (Revo) running at 60 frames per second. While the two games share the same art and music, the arcade game has other extras like a 95 Desert track.
Arcadeheroes describes the new features and subtle changes in more detail: “The most immediately obvious changes [by Sega Amusements Europe] are in the technology and consequently the graphical performance. Sega Rally 3 runs on the brand new and extremely powerful Europa-R board, which sports a dual core Intel processor, 4 gigabytes of RAM and an 8800 series NVidia graphics chipset. This allows the game to run at 60 frames per second at a 720p resolution, as opposed to the 30 frames per second of the console game. I’m used to the X360 version of the game, and played the PS3 version for a quick comparison. The difference is actually quite staggering, and the higher framerate allows for the design of the game to really shine through – from blue skies and sandy beaches to little flourishes like a rocket launch in the Canyon stage. I really would go so far as to say that it is the best looking arcade game that I have yet seen, and that includes Sega’s own efforts on the Lindbergh board.”
A multiplayer match-up on the Quick Race mode of Sega Rally 3. Watch the tropical stage race:
Sega Rally 3 – Tropical stage from HeavyElectricity, via Kotaku.
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