<s>
Dakar	B-Application
18	I-Application
is	O
a	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
simulation	O
developed	O
by	O
Portuguese	O
studio	O
Bigmoon	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Deep	O
Silver	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
officially	O
licensed	O
Dakar	O
Rally	O
game	O
since	O
Dakar	B-Device
2	I-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
World	I-Device
's	I-Device
Ultimate	I-Device
Rally	I-Device
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dakar	B-Application
18	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
world	O
is	O
over	O
18,000	O
km²	O
in	O
size	O
and	O
is	O
completely	O
explorable	O
,	O
surpassing	O
the	O
Guinness	O
World	O
Records	O
for	O
the	O
biggest	O
open	O
world	O
in	O
racing	O
videogames	O
established	O
by	O
Fuel	B-Application
(	O
approximately	O
14,400	O
km2	O
in	O
size	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dakar	B-Application
18	I-Application
simulates	O
14	O
stages	O
spread	O
across	O
Bolivia	O
,	O
Argentina	O
and	O
Peru	O
that	O
give	O
the	O
player	O
freedom	O
to	O
explore	O
environments	O
built	O
from	O
satellite	O
images	O
of	O
the	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Dakar	B-Application
18	I-Application
,	O
players	O
are	O
challenged	O
to	O
face	O
the	O
biggest	O
cross-country	O
rally	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dakar	B-Application
18	I-Application
features	O
realistic	O
simulation	O
for	O
weather	O
and	O
different	O
terrain	O
,	O
including	O
sand	O
and	O
water	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
launched	O
,	O
Dakar	B-Application
18	I-Application
was	O
averagely	O
received	O
by	O
the	O
media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
media	O
outlets	O
praised	O
Dakar	B-Application
18	I-Application
's	O
uniqueness	O
,	O
realism	O
and	O
ambition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TheSixthAxis	B-Device
said	O
that	O
"	O
Dakar	B-Application
18	I-Application
is	O
sadly	O
a	O
misjudged	O
game	O
that	O
can	O
feel	O
refreshingly	O
different	O
to	O
start	O
with	O
but	O
ends	O
up	O
being	O
incredibly	O
frustrating	O
,	O
behind	O
the	O
pace	O
and	O
poorly	O
implemented.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Trusted	O
Reviews	O
wrote	O
that	O
Dakar	B-Application
18	I-Application
"	O
delivers	O
something	O
truly	O
distinct	O
in	O
the	O
wider	O
racing	O
genre	O
,	O
and	O
though	O
the	O
core	O
gameplay	O
is	O
n’t	O
immediately	O
accessible	O
,	O
it	O
can	O
be	O
greatly	O
rewarding	O
to	O
those	O
that	O
take	O
a	O
chance	O
on	O
tackling	O
it	O
properly.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
Spain	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
Dakar	B-Application
18	I-Application
manages	O
to	O
capture	O
the	O
essence	O
of	O
the	O
event	O
sublimely	O
,	O
reaching	O
an	O
almost	O
sickening	O
level	O
of	O
realism	O
,	O
but	O
fails	O
in	O
everything	O
else.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Whereas	O
IGN	O
Portugal	O
mentioned	O
that	O
"	O
Dakar	B-Application
18	I-Application
is	O
an	O
ambitious	O
project	O
from	O
Bigmoon	O
,	O
which	O
offers	O
a	O
very	O
realistic	O
experience	O
of	O
what	O
it	O
will	O
be	O
like	O
to	O
tackle	O
a	O
Rally	O
Raid	O
of	O
this	O
size	O
and	O
difficulty	O
,	O
having	O
the	O
potential	O
to	O
grab	O
especially	O
those	O
who	O
have	O
followed	O
the	O
race	O
since	O
the	O
days	O
when	O
it	O
started	O
from	O
Paris	O
to	O
Senegal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Slovak	O
website	O
,	O
Sector	O
,	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
Dakar	B-Application
18	I-Application
is	O
a	O
bigger	O
portion	O
of	O
fun	O
than	O
today	O
's	O
scheduled	O
races	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dakar	B-Application
18	I-Application
is	O
n't	O
everyone	O
's	O
car	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
shame	O
to	O
overlook	O
it	O
just	O
because	O
it	O
's	O
different	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
...	O
)	O
something	O
like	O
Dakar	B-Application
18	I-Application
has	O
been	O
missing	O
here	O
for	O
a	O
long	O
time.	O
"	O
</s>
