PLAYSTATION/PC, 1997
One year before burst onto the scene, all four tyres lit up and leaving a crowd of pebble-dashed, thermos-clutching spectators in its wake, there was . Launching on the PlayStation, was a brilliant game that seemed to fundamentally misunderstand the concept of rallying. Instead of pitting you against the unyielding stopwatch, you instead battled directly against three other rally cars that occasionally yield. Especially if you cynically shunted them into a pine tree.