<s>
Published	O
between	O
1990	B-Application
and	O
1992	O
by	O
Gremlin	O
Graphics	O
,	O
the	O
games	O
gained	O
very	O
favourable	O
reviews	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Original	O
Amiga	B-Device
versions	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
were	O
created	O
by	O
Shaun	O
Southern	O
and	O
Andrew	O
Morris	O
of	O
Magnetic	O
Fields	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
ported	O
by	O
other	O
individuals	O
to	O
several	O
other	O
computers	O
and	O
game	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1990	B-Application
8-bit	O
and	O
16-bit	O
computer	O
systems	O
,	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
allowed	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
race	O
a	O
Lotus	O
Esprit	O
Turbo	O
SE	O
car	O
through	O
several	O
(	O
32	O
in	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
)	O
circuit	O
race	O
tracks	O
of	O
varying	O
scenery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
entering	O
"	O
MONSTER	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
SEVENTEEN	O
"	O
as	O
names	O
of	O
players	O
1	O
and	O
2	O
respectively	O
,	O
reveals	O
a	O
hidden	O
mini-game	O
-	O
a	O
simple	O
space-themed	O
shooter	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
objective	O
is	O
to	O
survive	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
possible	O
while	O
shooting	O
rocks	O
that	O
fly	O
around	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
voted	O
number	O
17	O
in	O
the	O
Your	O
Sinclair	O
Readers	O
 '	O
Top	O
100	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Being	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
released	O
for	O
a	O
game	O
console	O
(	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
under	O
the	O
title	O
Lotus	O
Turbo	O
Challenge	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
fuel	O
limit	O
and	O
difficulty	O
levels	O
were	O
dropped	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
lap-based	O
levels	O
were	O
replaced	O
with	O
course-based	O
time	O
trials	O
(	O
not	O
unlike	O
arcade	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Out	B-Application
Run	I-Application
)	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
required	O
to	O
complete	O
each	O
course	O
within	O
a	O
specified	O
time	O
to	O
qualify	O
for	O
the	O
next	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lotus	B-Application
2	I-Application
's	O
single-player	O
mode	O
uses	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
screen	O
instead	O
of	O
half	O
,	O
and	O
opponent	O
cars	O
appear	O
in	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
colors	O
(	O
opponent	O
cars	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
were	O
all	O
white	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lotus	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
then	O
converted	O
for	O
the	O
other	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Barry	O
Leitch	O
's	O
intro	O
music	O
for	O
Lotus	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
often	O
found	O
on	O
playlists	O
of	O
retro	O
computer	O
music	O
webradio	O
stations	O
;	O
it	O
contains	O
a	O
subliminal	O
message	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
a	O
sampled	O
voice	O
at	O
around	O
the	O
12-second	O
mark	O
(	O
played	O
through	O
the	O
left	O
channel	O
only	O
)	O
which	O
says	O
"	O
you	O
will	O
not	O
copy	O
this	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sample	O
is	O
played	O
very	O
quietly	O
during	O
the	O
first	O
few	O
bars	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
easily	O
accessed	O
in	O
any	O
MOD	O
tracker	B-Application
program	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lotus	B-Application
2	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
password	O
system	O
to	O
access	O
different	O
races	O
-	O
once	O
the	O
player	O
qualifies	O
for	O
a	O
particular	O
race	O
,	O
the	O
password	O
is	O
revealed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
a	O
rendition	O
of	O
Shaun	O
Southern	O
's	O
early	O
creation	O
Kwazy	O
Kwaks	O
,	O
originally	O
published	O
for	O
the	O
VIC-20	B-Device
in	O
1984	O
,	O
is	O
accessed	O
by	O
using	O
the	O
password	O
"	O
DUX	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
a	O
touch	O
of	O
humour	O
on	O
level	O
six	O
(	O
the	O
motorway	O
level	O
)	O
of	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
:	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
manages	O
to	O
successfully	O
drive	O
under	O
the	O
trailer	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
lorries	O
that	O
cross	O
the	O
road	O
,	O
the	O
in-game	O
announcer	O
shouts	O
"	O
Yeehaa	O
!	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
versions	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
serial	O
port	O
and	O
connect	O
to	O
another	O
computer	O
(	O
the	O
players	O
could	O
link	O
2	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
2	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
or	O
an	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
an	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
)	O
running	O
Lotus	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
thus	O
making	O
it	O
possible	O
for	O
three	O
or	O
four	O
players	O
to	O
play	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
or	O
two	O
players	O
to	O
play	O
in	O
fullscreen	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
combined	O
the	O
gameplay	O
aspects	O
of	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
choose	O
between	O
racing	O
opponents	O
of	O
Lotus	O
Turbo	O
Challenge	O
or	O
the	O
arcade-like	O
time	O
trials	O
of	O
Lotus	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
recycled	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
graphics	O
from	O
Lotus	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
but	O
added	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
new	O
sceneries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1994	B-Application
,	O
the	O
three	O
games	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
Amiga	B-Device
CD32	I-Device
in	O
one	O
package	O
,	O
as	O
The	O
Classic	O
Lotus	O
Trilogy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Lotus	O
Trilogy	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
Atari	O
1040ST	B-Device
and	O
Amiga	B-Device
that	O
included	O
all	O
three	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Italian	O
magazine	O
Computer+Videogiochi	O
scored	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
CD32	I-Device
version	O
82	O
.	O
</s>
