<s>
Death	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
is	O
a	O
vehicular	O
combat	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Remedy	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
Apogee	O
Software	O
and	O
distributed	O
by	O
GT	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
known	O
as	O
HiSpeed	O
during	O
development	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
7	O
September	O
1996	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ultimate	O
goal	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
defeating	O
the	O
"	O
Adversary	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
undisputed	O
king	O
of	O
Death	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
,	O
in	O
a	O
one-on-one	O
race	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2009	O
,	O
Remedy	O
updated	O
Death	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
with	O
compatibility	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
re-released	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
freeware	B-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remake	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
in	O
March	O
2011	O
,	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
in	O
April	O
2012	O
,	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
in	O
August	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Fire	B-Application
OS	I-Application
in	O
September	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Defeating	O
the	O
Adversary	O
means	O
that	O
players	O
become	O
the	O
new	O
champion	O
of	O
Death	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2009	O
,	O
programmer	O
Jari	O
Komppa	O
contacted	O
Remedy	O
and	O
volunteered	O
to	O
prepare	O
an	O
open-source	B-Application
release	O
of	O
Death	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
releasing	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
open-source	B-Application
could	O
not	O
be	O
agreed	O
upon	O
,	O
Komppa	O
instead	O
started	O
working	O
on	O
porting	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
Komppa	O
's	O
work	O
,	O
Remedy	O
released	O
Death	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
for	O
Windows	B-Application
as	O
proprietary	B-Application
freeware	I-Application
on	O
20	O
October	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
re-released	O
version	O
does	O
not	O
support	O
multiplayer	O
network	O
games	O
because	O
the	O
original	O
code	O
used	O
for	O
IPX	B-Protocol
networks	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
too	O
expensive	O
to	O
adapt	O
to	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
architecture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
full	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Cornfox	O
&	O
Brothers	O
and	O
its	O
parent	O
Mountain	O
Sheep	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Remedy	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
on	O
31	O
March	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remake	O
includes	O
in-game	O
cameo	O
appearances	O
from	O
various	O
different	O
game	O
characters	O
,	O
including	O
Barry	O
Wheeler	O
from	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
,	O
John	O
Gore	O
from	O
Minigore	B-Operating_System
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Arin	O
Hanson	O
)	O
and	O
Mighty	O
Eagle	O
from	O
Angry	B-Application
Birds	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
holds	O
aggregate	O
scores	O
of	O
77	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
based	O
on	O
19	O
reviews	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2012	O
Windows	B-Application
port	O
of	O
the	O
remake	O
was	O
not	O
as	O
well	O
received	O
,	O
holding	O
aggregate	O
scores	O
of	O
62	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
based	O
on	O
11	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Death	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
is	O
a	O
simple	O
,	O
playable	O
,	O
enjoyable	O
combat	O
racing	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
retro	O
top-down	O
perspective	O
and	O
a	O
whole	O
lot	O
of	O
action.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
2012	O
Windows	B-Application
remake	O
,	O
Brett	O
Todd	O
criticised	O
the	O
controls	O
,	O
the	O
repetition	O
of	O
tracks	O
,	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
any	O
sense	O
of	O
speed	O
and	O
the	O
necessity	O
for	O
grinding	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
new	O
take	O
on	O
Death	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
,	O
however	O
,	O
is	O
more	O
like	O
riding	O
with	O
Miss	O
Daisy	O
,	O
a	O
genteel	O
,	O
distant	O
driver	O
as	O
intense	O
as	O
a	O
late-night	O
cup	O
of	O
chamomile	O
tea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
just	O
too	O
many	O
flaws	O
here	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
flimsy	O
controls	O
,	O
dreary	O
tracks	O
,	O
and	O
eternal	O
grinding	B-Application
,	O
for	O
even	O
the	O
most	O
desperate	O
arcade	O
gearhead	O
to	O
get	O
anything	O
out	O
of	O
this	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Destructoid	O
Maurice	O
Tan	O
scored	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
remake	O
8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
criticised	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
tutorial	O
,	O
but	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
Death	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
is	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
fun	O
to	O
play	O
,	O
it	O
looks	O
great	O
,	O
runs	O
smooth	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
's	O
very	O
addictive.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
Levi	O
Buchanan	O
scored	O
it	O
7.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
writing	O
"	O
Death	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
left	O
me	O
smiling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pocket	O
Gamer	O
Tracy	O
Erickson	O
scored	O
it	O
7	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
criticising	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
customisable	O
controls	O
and	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
tracks	O
;	O
"	O
Death	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
provides	O
plenty	O
of	O
cool	O
weapons	O
and	O
rides	O
,	O
yet	O
the	O
absence	O
of	O
 [ ... ] 	O
tighter	O
track	O
designs	O
prevent	O
it	O
from	O
being	O
truly	O
killer.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Jordan	O
Minor	O
of	O
148Apps	O
scored	O
it	O
4	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
,	O
writing	O
"	O
A	O
game	O
like	O
Death	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
ca	O
n't	O
help	O
but	O
be	O
a	O
little	O
mindless	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AppSpy	O
Andrew	O
Nesvadba	O
also	O
scored	O
it	O
4	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
basic	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
;	O
"	O
The	O
real	O
driving	O
force	O
behind	O
Death	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
comes	O
from	O
watching	O
bars	O
fill	O
up	O
after	O
each	O
match	O
and	O
constantly	O
picking	O
up	O
pieces	O
of	O
scrap	O
that	O
go	O
towards	O
new	O
cars	O
and	O
weapons	O
–	O
it	O
's	O
shallow	O
,	O
but	O
strangely	O
appealing	O
despite	O
the	O
repetitive	O
gameplay.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
TouchArcade	O
Jared	O
Nelson	O
was	O
slightly	O
more	O
impressed	O
,	O
scoring	O
it	O
5	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
and	O
writing	O
"	O
Death	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
finest	O
top-down	O
racers	O
in	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Death	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
is	O
n't	O
perfect	O
mind	O
you	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
an	O
absolutely	O
gorgeous	O
title	O
with	O
satisfying	O
combat-heavy	O
racing	O
and	O
an	O
engaging	O
upgrade	O
system.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Death	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
was	O
selected	O
in	O
2017	O
for	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
100	O
classical	O
Finnish	O
games	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
presented	O
on	O
the	O
opening	O
of	O
the	O
Finnish	O
Museum	O
of	O
Games	O
in	O
Tampere	O
.	O
</s>
