If the thought of leaving the track in Formula 1 gave you sleepless nights then prepare for nightmares with NFS-Rally because straying from the racing surface is unforgiving. Braking before corners is essential until you learn the art of sliding around them and once this art is perfected you will reduce your lap times by several seconds. Handbrake turns will whip you around those hair-pin bends while grass verges may be cut over if you ease off the gas. If you miss his call then an on-screen indicator will keep you right. As you progress through Arcade mode you will sample the delights of not only eight varying settings such as the streets circuits of Spain and Corsica, the open countrysides of England and New Zealand, the tropical conditions of Safari and Indonesia and the snowbound Alps and Sweden, but each race can take place at morning, noon or night.
Weather conditions range from cloudy, sunny, raining, fog bound, sleet and snow.
If you complete Arcade mode on expert setting there are a further 18 tracks to play which are extremely narrow. If you fancy a break from the pressure of matching those check point times then why not attempt a full blown Championship. Points are awarded for your finishing position over 24 stages, three completely different courses for each venue. A night-time race through the forests of snowbound Sweden is the ultimate test for any hardened racer. How about a romp through the Safari swamp as you aquaplane uncontrollably during torrential rain storms.