<s>
V-Rally	B-Application
is	O
a	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Infogrames	O
Multimedia	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
console	I-Device
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
V-Rally	B-Application
series	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
1997	O
and	O
1998	O
World	O
Rally	O
Championship	O
seasons	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
officially	O
licensed	O
cars	O
and	O
tracks	O
inspired	O
by	O
real	O
locations	O
of	O
rally	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
drive	O
rally	O
cars	O
through	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
stages	O
spread	O
over	B-Application
eight	O
different	O
locations	O
,	O
ranging	O
from	O
European	O
countries	O
like	O
England	O
,	O
Spain	O
or	O
Sweden	O
,	O
to	O
island	O
countries	O
such	O
as	O
Indonesia	O
and	O
New	O
Zealand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
simulation	B-Application
game	O
,	O
V-Rally	B-Application
places	O
a	O
strong	O
emphasis	O
on	O
replicating	O
the	O
behavior	O
physics	O
of	O
real	O
cars	O
and	O
generally	O
requires	O
more	O
practice	O
than	O
arcade-style	O
racers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
over	B-Application
the	O
course	O
of	O
nearly	O
two	O
years	O
by	O
a	O
team	O
that	O
would	O
later	O
be	O
known	O
as	O
Eden	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
its	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
console	I-Device
,	O
V-Rally	B-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
multiple	O
platforms	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
V-Rally	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
V-Rally	B-Application
is	O
a	O
racing	B-Application
simulation	I-Application
game	O
where	O
players	O
drive	O
rally	O
cars	O
through	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
stages	O
or	O
tracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Arcade	O
,	O
players	O
race	O
against	O
opponents	O
controlled	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
in	O
three	O
series	O
of	O
stages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
players	O
run	O
out	O
of	O
credits	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
will	O
be	O
over	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
offers	O
more	O
than	O
40	O
stages	O
spread	O
over	B-Application
eight	O
different	O
locations	O
,	O
ranging	O
from	O
European	O
countries	O
like	O
England	O
,	O
Spain	O
or	O
Sweden	O
,	O
to	O
island	O
countries	O
such	O
as	O
Indonesia	O
and	O
New	O
Zealand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
V-Rally	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
console	I-Device
by	O
an	O
Infogrames	O
team	O
based	O
in	O
Lyon	O
,	O
France	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
development	B-Application
kits	I-Application
did	O
not	O
cover	O
the	O
requirements	O
needed	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
decided	O
to	O
create	O
their	O
own	O
programming	O
tools	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
game	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
environments	O
and	O
cars	O
are	O
fully	O
rendered	O
in	O
3D	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Gouraud	B-Algorithm
shading	I-Algorithm
method	O
was	O
used	O
to	O
give	O
3D	O
objects	O
a	O
smoother	O
surface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
supports	O
the	O
NeGcon	B-Device
controller	O
by	O
Namco	O
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
steer	O
their	O
car	O
around	O
curves	O
in	O
an	O
analog	O
manner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
would	O
take	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
between	O
30	O
and	O
60	O
seconds	O
to	O
render	O
these	O
tracks	O
,	O
which	O
could	O
be	O
saved	O
in	O
a	O
memory	B-Device
card	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
,	O
an	O
editor	O
would	O
be	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
1999	O
sequel	O
V-Rally	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Cable	I-Device
,	O
a	O
4	O
player	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
was	O
initially	O
planned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
developers	O
considered	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
adding	O
a	O
rear-view	O
mirror	O
to	O
the	O
HUD	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
ultimately	O
discarded	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
memory	O
constraints	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
the	O
1997	O
World	O
Rally	O
Championship	O
,	O
V-Rally	B-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
in	O
July	O
1997	O
as	O
V-Rally	B-Application
:	I-Application
97	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
no	O
connection	O
to	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
 '	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
series	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
released	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
:	I-Application
V-Rally	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
November	O
4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1998	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
as	O
V-Rally	B-Application
:	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
under	O
the	O
Platinum	O
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
supports	O
the	O
DualShock	B-Device
controller	O
and	O
includes	O
the	O
Toyota	O
Corolla	O
WRC	O
from	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2000	O
,	O
a	O
version	O
that	O
comes	O
bundled	O
with	O
Eagle	B-Device
One	I-Device
:	I-Device
Harrier	I-Device
Attack	I-Device
was	O
also	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Europe	O
,	O
V-Rally	B-Application
received	O
very	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
who	O
compared	O
it	O
favorably	O
to	O
Sega	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
,	O
praising	O
its	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
tracks	O
and	O
challenging	O
yet	O
rewarding	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
U.S.	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Magazine	O
described	O
V-Rally	B-Application
as	O
"	O
a	O
huge	O
game	O
,	O
by	O
far	O
the	O
most	O
comprehensive	O
racer	O
on	O
[	O
the	O
PlayStation ]	O
or	O
any	O
other	O
platform	O
since	O
Psygnosis	O
 '	O
F1	B-Application
"	O
,	O
while	O
Edge	O
credited	O
it	O
for	O
adopting	O
a	O
different	O
style	O
from	O
other	O
PlayStation	B-Device
racing	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Rage	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
,	O
a	O
market	O
the	O
magazine	O
considered	O
overcrowded	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Editors	O
of	O
the	O
French	O
video	O
game	O
magazine	O
Consoles	O
+	O
considered	O
V-Rally	B-Application
the	O
most	O
effective	O
rally	O
simulation	B-Application
game	O
they	O
had	O
ever	O
played	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
editors	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
simulation	B-Application
aspects	O
give	O
V-Rally	B-Application
a	O
lot	O
of	O
depth	O
,	O
but	O
remarked	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
not	O
as	O
instantly	O
accessible	O
as	O
Sega	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
and	O
that	O
its	O
highly	O
sensitive	O
controls	O
can	O
frustrate	O
some	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
considered	O
V-Rally	B-Application
a	O
more	O
attractive	O
game	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
better-looking	O
graphics	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
highlighted	O
for	O
their	O
details	O
and	O
long	O
draw	B-General_Concept
distance	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewer	O
concluded	O
that	O
V-Rally	B-Application
is	O
more	O
for	O
hardcore	O
rally	O
enthusiasts	O
than	O
for	O
the	B-Application
Need	I-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
fanbase	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
a	O
strong	O
offering	O
in	O
that	O
regard	O
,	O
citing	O
its	O
customization	O
options	O
,	O
useful	O
co-pilot	O
voice	O
,	O
and	O
detailed	O
and	O
smoothly	O
scrolling	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Europe	O
,	O
V-Rally	B-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
selling	O
15,000	O
copies	O
during	O
its	O
first	O
weekend	O
of	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
November	O
1998	O
,	O
V-Rally	B-Application
had	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
two	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Australia	O
,	O
V-Rally	B-Application
sold	O
nearly	O
100,000	O
copies	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
three	O
months	O
of	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
its	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
console	I-Device
,	O
V-Rally	B-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
multiple	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
1998	O
,	O
Infogrames	O
hinted	O
that	O
Ocean	O
was	O
planning	O
to	O
release	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Presented	O
at	O
the	O
1998	O
European	O
Computer	O
Trade	O
Show	O
and	O
later	O
at	O
the	O
1999	O
Nintendo	O
Space	O
World	O
show	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Eden	O
Studios	O
and	O
entitled	O
V-Rally	B-Application
:	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
'	I-Application
99	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
in	O
December	O
1998	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
September	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
several	O
improvements	O
over	B-Application
the	O
original	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
revised	O
physics	O
engine	O
for	O
better	O
vehicle	O
feel	O
and	O
control	O
,	O
alongside	O
updated	O
vehicles	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
1998	O
World	O
Rally	O
Championship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
fits	O
in	O
a	O
96-megabit	O
cartridge	B-Device
,	O
but	O
does	O
not	O
feature	O
any	O
music	O
during	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
generally	O
received	O
more	O
positive	O
reviews	O
in	O
Europe	O
than	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
remarked	O
that	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
version	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
judged	O
differently	O
one	O
year	O
earlier	O
,	O
when	O
well-received	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
racing	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
World	B-Device
Driver	I-Device
Championship	I-Device
or	O
Beetle	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
had	O
yet	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
single-player	O
,	O
portable	B-Application
adaptation	O
for	O
the	O
original	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
was	O
exclusively	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
in	O
July	O
1998	O
,	O
under	O
Ocean	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
in	O
Europe	O
in	O
April	O
1999	O
as	O
V-Rally	B-Application
:	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
July	O
as	O
V-Rally	B-Application
:	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
'	I-Application
99	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
is	O
not	O
backward	B-General_Concept
compatible	I-General_Concept
with	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
it	O
is	O
essentially	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
,	O
but	O
features	O
colorful	O
graphics	O
and	O
20	O
tracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
,	O
entitled	O
V-Rally	B-Application
:	I-Application
Multiplayer	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
in	O
June	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
version	O
,	O
but	O
features	O
sharper	O
textures	O
and	O
supports	O
online	B-Application
play	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Symbian	B-Operating_System
version	O
developed	O
by	O
Ideaworks3D	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
mobile	O
phones	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Sony	B-Language
Ericsson	I-Language
P800	I-Language
and	O
P900	B-Language
.	O
</s>
