<s>
Lotus	B-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Challenge	I-Application
is	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Lotus	B-Application
racing	O
series	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	B-Application
Turbo	I-Application
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
two-player	O
option	O
was	O
retained	O
and	O
the	O
music	O
selection	O
feature	O
returns	O
(	O
Patrick	O
Phelan	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
to	O
Lotus	B-Application
III	O
spawned	O
many	O
modern	O
remixes	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lotus	B-Application
III	O
also	O
added	O
a	O
third	O
car	O
-	O
a	O
concept	O
Lotus	B-Application
M200	O
automobile	O
-	O
and	O
allowed	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
choose	O
which	O
one	O
to	O
race	O
with	O
.	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>
The	O
Genesis/Mega	O
Drive	O
version	O
bears	O
the	O
name	O
Lotus	B-Application
II	O
:	O
RECS	O
(	O
referring	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
new	O
course	O
creation	O
feature	O
)	O
or	O
simply	O
Lotus	B-Application
II	O
depending	O
on	O
country	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
port	O
released	O
in	O
1993	B-Application
was	O
called	O
Lotus	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Ultimate	O
Challenge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
version	O
features	O
the	O
Lotus	B-Application
Esprit	O
S4	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
Esprit	O
Turbo	O
SE	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
again	O
in	O
1996	B-Application
,	O
this	O
time	O
on	O
a	O
CD-ROM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lotus	B-Application
III	O
features	O
a	O
Racing	O
Environment	O
Construction	O
Set	O
(	O
RECS	O
)	O
course	O
creation	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
RECS	O
system	O
was	O
later	O
reused	O
in	O
another	O
Magnetic	O
Fields	O
 '	O
game	O
,	O
International	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
Genesis	O
versions	O
of	O
Lotus	B-Application
III	O
again	O
contain	O
a	O
hidden	O
game	O
,	O
accessed	O
by	O
the	O
password	O
CU	O
AMIGA	B-Device
in	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
and	O
POD	B-Application
PLEASE	O
on	O
the	O
Genesis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
graphically	O
enhanced	O
remake	O
of	O
Southern	O
and	O
Morris	O
 '	O
Commodore	O
64	O
game	O
POD	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
complimented	O
the	O
course	O
creation	O
system	O
but	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
otherwise	O
"	O
more	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Lotus	B-Application
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
recommending	O
World	B-Application
Circuit	I-Application
for	O
those	O
wanting	O
a	O
racing	O
simulation	O
,	O
the	O
magazine	O
approved	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
surprisingly	O
realistic	O
and	O
consistent	O
"	O
car	O
control	O
,	O
variety	O
of	O
courses	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
track	O
designer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Zone	O
said	O
"	O
Although	O
Lotus	B-Application
is	O
not	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
it	O
might	O
have	O
been	O
 [ ... ] 	O
it	O
's	O
still	O
very	O
playable	O
and	O
in	O
two	O
player	O
mode	O
pretty	O
good	O
fun.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Matthew	O
Squires	O
for	O
Amiga	B-Device
Power	O
said	O
"	O
if	O
you	O
ca	O
n't	O
go	O
like	O
a	O
bat	O
out	O
of	O
hell	O
on	O
your	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
where	O
can	O
you	O
do	O
it	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
no	O
disgrace	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
Lotus	B-Application
has	O
passed.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
David	O
Reeves	O
for	O
OZAmiga	O
Magazine	O
said	O
"	O
As	O
car	O
simulators	O
go	O
,	O
the	O
Lotus	B-Application
series	O
has	O
been	O
very	O
well	O
received	O
and	O
this	O
latest	O
edition	O
should	O
be	O
no	O
exception.	O
"	O
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