Introduction
MAX RALLY is a multi-player overhead racing
game for all Amigas wih at least 2 Meg of memory. Up to four players can
participate in various types of race, against each other, against the clock
or against intelligent computer controlled cars. The following is a brief
run-down of the various areas of the game.
Championship
This is the single-player mode, where the player
races against three computer controlled cars on 20 different tracks across
four terrains (Woodland, Cosmic, Alpine and Dunes). The idea is to finish
in first position on all twenty tracks, and to also complete the Max Rally
Challenge (see below), using just five continues. If you fail to finish
first on a track, a continue is lost and the race has to be replayed. The
tracks can be raced on in any order, and offer various levels of difficulty.
It is possible to gain extra continues, either by lapping all omputer cars
in a race, or completing a Max Challenge track in three laps.
Max Challenge
In Championship, as well as completing the twenty
tracks, five Max Rally Challenge tracks must be completed. These are totally
original and unique styles of race, set on the Cosmic terrain. On these
tracks, there are no computer cars, and the screen scrolls independantly
of the main car. The aim is to complete all laps, without going off the
edge of the screen, and without falling off the side of the track. There
are various pads, placed around the tracks, moving pads, which transport
your car between different areas of the track, lap pads, and switch pads.
At the start of each lap, all switch pads are switched on, that is, lit
up. In order to complete a lap, they must all be switched off, by driving
over them. When this is done, a lap pad will be lit up, and this must then
be switched off to complete the lap. When the lap pad is swithced off,
all switch pads are turned back on for another lap. If a pad is missed,
the lap has to be done again. There are three laps in total, and extra
continues are awarded for completing the entire track without missing a
pad.
Multi-Player
Two, three, or four players can race against each
other in Multi-Player mode, across the same twenty tracks as in Championship.
The normaL multi-player races allow two-player split-screen, two-player
link-up, or four-player split-screen link-up. The link-up races allow two
Amigas, each running a seperate copy of Max Rally, to be connected via
a null-modem cable (not supplied with Max Rally).
The battle mode multi-player races allow between
two and four players to race against each other on a single screen on a
single computer. The idea of this race is to get your car to the front
of the screen, while the screen is scrolling round following all the cars.
Falling off the back of the screen results in your car being taken off
the track until someone else has won a point. Points are gained by staying
on the screen until all other cars have been eliminated. The winner of
the race is the first player to gain five points.
Time Trials
The Time Trials mode allows either one player
to race against the clock, attempting to beat previously set record laps,
or for between two and four players to compete against each other. In multi-player
time-trials mode, all players race seperately, trying to beat not only
previously set lap records, but also the other players fastest laps. The
winner of this race is the player who gets the fastest lap time.
Other Features
Max Rally allows the players to choose their own driving character, from a selection of six. Each driver has it's own unique driving attributes, and it is up to each player to find which one suits their style of play most.
Also in Max Rally are two superb soundtracks, one for the title screens, and another for when racing on the Max Rally Challenge tracks.
Max Rally requires you to use your cars braking
and reversing abilities more than most other racers, and requires constant
concentration. Each race also allows one turbo for each player, which can
be used at any time to gain on their oppenent.
Features not mentioned above
Max Rally comes on two floppy disks.