Acclaim rally raid based on the famous Dakar. Desert tracks, arcade handling, multiple vehicle categories. Decent execution but no personality, specialised audience. Honest for rally-raid fans, no more.
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Category
Racing1 player3+
Description
North-American edition of the rally-raid simulation based on the 2003 Paris-Dakar. Published by Acclaim, released in March 2003. Licensed cars, trucks and bikes, African stages recreated faithfully, road-book navigation and career mode. North-American release only.
Dakar 2 - The World's Ultimate Rally review
3/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Polished"
3/5
Music
★★★★★
"Memorable"
1/5
Story
★★★★★
"Anecdotal"
Gameplay
"Decent"
Fun
"Pleasant"
Addictiveness
"Engaging"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Average"
Technical info
💾0,88 GB📅11/03/2003
Published by Acclaim
Dakar 2 - The World's Ultimate Rally (GameCube) price, value & rarity
Complete: box, manual and disc/cart very clean. Lightly handled.
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Is Dakar 2 - The World's Ultimate Rally still worth playing in 2026?
Under official license of the Dakar rally raid, Dakar 2 offers off road races across deserts and rough tracks, at the wheel of motorbikes, quads, cars and trucks. The mix of arcade speed and demanding terrain has a certain character, faithful to the spirit of the legendary event. The physics stays rudimentary, though, the opponents' intelligence limited and the presentation average. For rally raid fans and the curious about the Dakar license, it offers a pleasant off road change of scenery in short sessions, without the finesse of the racing references.
