South Park Rally
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South Park Rally is a kart
-style racing video game, based on the American animated comedy series South Park
. Developed by Tantalus and published by Acclaim
in 2000 – near the end of the third season
of the show – for PlayStation, Windows
(PC), Nintendo 64
and Dreamcast systems, the game includes many characters, vehicles, locations, items and other features inspired by or featured on the series. Development work on the title – based on Tantalus' own concept – was done on three platforms simultaneously, and took seven months.
South Park Rally was the third video game based on the series. Previously Acclaim has also published the games South Park
(1998) and Chef's Luv Shack (1999). South Park creators Trey Parker
and Matt Stone
had little to do with the development of South Park Rally (as well as the two other Acclaim releases), although they did contribute a number of original lines of voice acting
for it, as they do most of the voices on the show. Parker and Stone have publicly criticized Acclaim and the quality of the games. South Park Let's Go Tower Defense Play! was released in 2009, nine years after Rally, by a different publisher. Some game critics find this game a spoof of Mario Kart 64
.
has decided to stage a rally series that will take place through the heart and outskirts of the town. Favorite characters from the popular television series are included and are able to make use of destructive automobiles, including police cars, mini Porsches, Big Gay Al buggies, wheat bags, jeeps and dozens of other vehicles.
Characters who appear in power-up form include Mr. Hankey, Saddam Hussein, the Underpants Gnomes, Frida, Sparky and Kitty.
Kart racing
Kart racing or karting is a variant of open-wheel motorsport with small, open, four-wheeled vehicles called karts, go-karts, or gearbox/shifter karts depending on the design. They are usually raced on scaled-down circuits...
-style racing video game, based on the American animated comedy series South Park
South Park
South Park is an American animated television series created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone for the Comedy Central television network. Intended for mature audiences, the show has become famous for its crude language, surreal, satirical, and dark humor that lampoons a wide range of topics...
. Developed by Tantalus and published by Acclaim
Acclaim Entertainment
Acclaim Entertainment was an American video game developer and publisher. It developed, published, marketed and distributed interactive entertainment software for a variety of hardware platforms, including Sega's Mega Drive/Genesis, Saturn, Dreamcast, and Game Gear, Nintendo's NES, SNES, Nintendo...
in 2000 – near the end of the third season
South Park (season 3)
Season Three of South Park, an American animated television series created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, began airing on April 7, 1999. The third season concluded after 17 episodes on January 12, 2000.- Episodes :-External links:...
of the show – for PlayStation, Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
(PC), Nintendo 64
Nintendo 64
The , often referred to as N64, was Nintendo′s third home video game console for the international market. Named for its 64-bit CPU, it was released in June 1996 in Japan, September 1996 in North America, March 1997 in Europe and Australia, September 1997 in France and December 1997 in Brazil...
and Dreamcast systems, the game includes many characters, vehicles, locations, items and other features inspired by or featured on the series. Development work on the title – based on Tantalus' own concept – was done on three platforms simultaneously, and took seven months.
South Park Rally was the third video game based on the series. Previously Acclaim has also published the games South Park
South Park (video game)
South Park is a first-person shooter video game based on the first few seasons of the popular TV series of the same name. The game is powered by the Turok 2 game engine and was released in 1998 by Acclaim for the PC, Nintendo 64 and PlayStation. A Brazilian version was published by Gradiente for...
(1998) and Chef's Luv Shack (1999). South Park creators Trey Parker
Trey Parker
Trey Parker is an American animator, screenwriter, director, producer, voice artist, musician and actor, best known for being the co-creator of the television series South Park along with his creative partner and best friend Matt Stone.Parker started his film career in 1992, making a holiday short...
and Matt Stone
Matt Stone
Matthew Richard "Matt" Stone is an American screenwriter, producer, voice artist, musician and actor, best known for being the co-creator of South Park along with creative partner and best friend, Trey Parker....
had little to do with the development of South Park Rally (as well as the two other Acclaim releases), although they did contribute a number of original lines of voice acting
Voice acting
Voice acting is the art of providing voices for animated characters and radio and audio dramas and comedy, as well as doing voice-overs in radio and television commercials, audio dramas, dubbed foreign language films, video games, puppet shows, and amusement rides.Performers are called...
for it, as they do most of the voices on the show. Parker and Stone have publicly criticized Acclaim and the quality of the games. South Park Let's Go Tower Defense Play! was released in 2009, nine years after Rally, by a different publisher. Some game critics find this game a spoof of Mario Kart 64
Mario Kart 64
is a racing game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64. It is the second installment in the Mario Kart series. It was released in 1996 in Japan and in 1997 in North America and Europe. In January 2007, Mario Kart 64 was released on Nintendo's Virtual Console service for the Wii...
.
Plot
The Mayor of South ParkSouth Park
South Park is an American animated television series created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone for the Comedy Central television network. Intended for mature audiences, the show has become famous for its crude language, surreal, satirical, and dark humor that lampoons a wide range of topics...
has decided to stage a rally series that will take place through the heart and outskirts of the town. Favorite characters from the popular television series are included and are able to make use of destructive automobiles, including police cars, mini Porsches, Big Gay Al buggies, wheat bags, jeeps and dozens of other vehicles.
Characters who appear in power-up form include Mr. Hankey, Saddam Hussein, the Underpants Gnomes, Frida, Sparky and Kitty.
Game modes
- Championship: The main focus of the game, it has 14 different races, all of which have to be done in order. This is the only mode where things can be unlocked.
- Arcade: A practice mode allowing the player to choose any unlocked character on any unlocked track.
- Multiplayer: A race for two to four players on any track that has been unlocked. Any character that has been unlocked may also be used.