<s>
Carlos	B-Application
Sainz	I-Application
:	I-Application
World	I-Application
Rally	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1990	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
co-developed	O
by	O
the	O
Spanish	O
companies	O
Zigurat	O
Software	O
(	O
previously	O
known	O
as	O
Made	O
in	O
Spain	O
)	O
and	O
Arcadia	O
Software	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Zigurat	O
for	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
,	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
,	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
and	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Featuring	O
Spanish	O
rally	O
driver	O
Carlos	O
Sainz	O
and	O
themed	O
around	O
rallying	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
pit	O
players	O
with	O
races	O
across	O
various	O
locations	O
to	O
qualify	O
for	O
the	O
next	O
couse	O
in	O
the	O
World	B-Device
Rally	I-Device
Championship	I-Device
and	O
modify	O
characteristics	O
of	O
the	O
Toyota	O
Celica	O
to	O
accommodate	O
each	O
courses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Carlos	B-Application
Sainz	I-Application
:	I-Application
World	I-Application
Rally	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
was	O
created	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
Sito	B-Application
Pons	I-Application
500cc	I-Application
Grand	I-Application
Prix	I-Application
by	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
at	O
Zigurat	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
licensed	O
sports	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Paris-Dakar	O
(	O
1988	O
)	O
and	O
Emilio	O
Sanchez	O
Vicario	O
Grand	O
Slam	O
with	O
co-developer	O
Arcadia	O
,	O
serving	O
as	O
their	O
final	O
release	O
prior	O
to	O
abandoning	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
industry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conversions	O
for	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
were	O
planned	O
but	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Carlos	B-Application
Sainz	I-Application
:	I-Application
World	I-Application
Rally	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
proved	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
success	O
for	O
Zigurat	O
and	O
garnered	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
across	O
all	O
platforms	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
;	O
praise	O
was	O
given	O
to	O
the	O
addictive	O
gameplay	O
,	O
sense	O
of	O
speed	O
,	O
controls	O
and	O
sound	O
but	O
other	O
reviewers	O
felt	O
mixed	O
in	O
regards	O
to	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
difficulty	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
limited	O
technical	O
complexity	O
was	O
criticized	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
its	O
launch	O
,	O
Zigurat	O
was	O
contacted	O
by	O
Gaelco	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
arcade	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
World	B-Device
Rally	I-Device
Championship	I-Device
featuring	O
Sainz	O
before	O
he	O
changed	O
teams	O
from	O
Toyota	O
to	O
Lancia	O
near	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
development	O
,	O
being	O
ultimately	O
reworked	O
and	O
released	O
as	O
World	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
(	O
1993	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Carlos	B-Application
Sainz	I-Application
:	I-Application
World	I-Application
Rally	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
is	O
a	O
top-down	O
rally	O
racing	O
game	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
Paris-Dakar	O
(	O
1988	O
)	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
observe	O
from	O
above	O
and	O
race	O
as	O
Spanish	O
rally	O
driver	O
Carlos	O
Sainz	O
driving	O
the	O
Toyota	O
Celica	O
Turbo	O
4WD	O
across	O
locations	O
conforming	O
the	O
World	B-Device
Rally	I-Device
Championship	I-Device
such	O
as	O
Portugal	O
,	O
Acropolis	O
,	O
1000	O
Lakes	O
,	O
San	O
Remo	O
,	O
Cataluña	O
and	O
RAC	O
by	O
participating	O
in	O
increasingly	O
difficult	O
two-lap	O
races	O
to	O
obtain	O
the	O
best	O
time	O
record	O
possible	O
and	O
qualify	O
for	O
the	O
next	O
course	O
to	O
win	O
the	O
championship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
employs	O
a	O
isometric	B-Application
perspective	I-Application
as	O
Sito	B-Application
Pons	I-Application
500cc	I-Application
Grand	I-Application
Prix	I-Application
to	O
portray	O
a	O
television	O
broadcast-style	O
viewpoint	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
other	O
racing	O
simulators	O
released	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
no	O
AI-controlled	O
opponents	O
participating	O
during	O
races	O
on-screen	O
but	O
their	O
best	O
times	O
are	O
shown	O
when	O
the	O
race	O
is	O
finished	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Carlos	B-Application
Sainz	I-Application
:	I-Application
World	I-Application
Rally	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
was	O
created	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
Sito	B-Application
Pons	I-Application
500cc	I-Application
Grand	I-Application
Prix	I-Application
by	O
Zigurat	O
Software	O
(	O
previously	O
Made	O
in	O
Spain	O
)	O
,	O
whose	O
staff	O
worked	O
on	O
licensed	O
sports	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Paris-Dakar	O
(	O
1988	O
)	O
and	O
Emilio	O
Sanchez	O
Vicario	O
Grand	O
Slam	O
(	O
featuring	O
former	O
Spanish	O
tennis	O
player	O
Emilio	O
Sánchez	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
co-developer	O
Arcadia	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Carlos	O
Sainz	O
:	O
World	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
originated	O
during	O
a	O
meeting	O
between	O
Zigurat	O
and	O
Arcadia	O
to	O
discuss	O
future	O
projects	O
,	O
where	O
various	O
ideas	O
were	O
pitched	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
golf	O
game	O
and	O
a	O
car	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Carlos	O
Sainz	O
shares	O
the	O
same	O
isometric	B-Application
perspective	I-Application
as	O
Sito	O
Pons	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
team	O
to	O
adequately	O
simulate	O
car	O
movement	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
easing	O
composition	O
of	O
curves	O
and	O
giving	O
a	O
greater	O
sense	O
of	O
speed	O
unlike	O
several	O
racing	O
simulation	O
titles	O
that	O
made	O
use	O
of	O
different	O
perspectives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Carlos	B-Application
Sainz	I-Application
:	I-Application
World	I-Application
Rally	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
was	O
published	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Spain	O
by	O
Zigurat	O
Software	O
for	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
,	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
,	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
and	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
on	O
December	O
3	O
,	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
CPC	O
and	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
versions	O
were	O
also	O
distributed	O
by	O
Erbe	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
were	O
planned	O
but	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Carlos	B-Application
Sainz	I-Application
:	I-Application
World	I-Application
Rally	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
across	O
all	O
platforms	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
and	O
proved	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
local	O
success	O
for	O
Zigurat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spanish	O
magazine	O
MicroHobby	O
reviewed	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
fast	O
movement	O
,	O
visuals	O
,	O
sound	O
,	O
sense	O
of	O
realism	O
and	O
addictive	O
factor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
Clubs	O
Jesús	O
Manuel	O
Montané	O
drew	O
comparison	O
with	O
Konami	O
titles	O
like	O
Hyper	O
Rally	O
and	O
Road	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
due	O
to	O
its	O
premise	O
,	O
feeling	O
mixed	O
in	O
regards	O
to	O
the	O
graphical	O
presentation	O
and	O
criticized	O
the	O
limited	O
technical	O
complexity	O
but	O
gave	O
positive	O
remarks	O
to	O
the	O
playability	O
and	O
controls	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
Carlos	O
Sainz	O
outperforms	O
Sito	O
Pons	O
in	O
many	O
ways	O
,	O
despite	O
being	O
made	O
by	O
the	O
usually	O
mediocre	O
Arcadia	O
programming	O
team	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	O
Ocios	O
César	O
Valencia	O
P	O
.	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
version	O
and	O
praised	O
the	O
detailed	O
visuals	O
,	O
controls	O
and	O
sound	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
excessive	O
difficulty	O
in	O
some	O
sections	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Carlos	O
Sainz	O
:	O
World	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
,	O
Zigurat	O
was	O
contacted	O
by	O
Gaelco	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
arcade	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
World	B-Device
Rally	I-Device
Championship	I-Device
featuring	O
Carlos	O
Sainz	O
before	O
he	O
changed	O
teams	O
from	O
Toyota	O
to	O
Lancia	O
near	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
development	O
,	O
being	O
ultimately	O
reworked	O
and	O
released	O
as	O
World	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
(	O
1993	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
World	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
proved	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
breakthrough	O
title	O
for	O
Gaelco	O
across	O
Europe	O
and	O
attained	O
"	O
mass	O
success	O
"	O
,	O
selling	O
around	O
23,000	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
and	O
achieving	O
similar	O
response	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
World	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
also	O
gained	O
a	O
cult	O
following	O
,	O
with	O
Santa	O
Ragione	O
designer	O
Pietro	O
Riva	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
served	O
as	O
inspiration	O
for	O
Wheels	B-Application
of	I-Application
Aurelia	I-Application
(	O
2016	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
