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{{Short description|1999 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = V-Rally 2
| image = Vrally2Box.jpg
| developer = [[Eden Games|Eden Studios]]
| publisher = '''PlayStation'''<br />{{vgrelease|EU|[[Atari SA|Infogrames]]|NA|[[Electronic Arts]]}}'''Dreamcast''' & '''Windows'''<br />Infogrames
| series = ''[[V-Rally]]''
| platforms = [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]], [[Dreamcast]], [[Microsoft Windows]]
| released = '''PlayStation'''{{vgrelease|EU|June 25, 1999<ref>{{Cite news |date=June 24, 1999 |title=All out |pages=66 |work=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/259674809/?terms=%22v-rally%202%22&match=1 |access-date=December 2, 2023 |quote=Tomorrow may be the best day of the year for new games, with about 30 titles expected, ''if'' they all make it to the shops. The pick of the crop should include ''Driver'', ''V-Rally 2'', ''Street Fighter Alpha 3'' and ''Player Manager 99'' for the Sony PlayStation, and ''Outcast'', ''Total Annihilation: Kingdoms'', ''Unreal: Return to Napoli'', and ''Aliens Vs Predator'' for the PC.}}</ref>|NA|November 17, 1999<ref>{{cite web |author=IGN staff |date=November 17, 1999 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/11/18/fighting-dinos-fighting-motors-and-fighting-irish-all-on-playstation |title=Fighting Dinos, Fighting Motors, and Fighting Irish All on PlayStation |website=[[IGN]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |access-date=January 9, 2022 |archive-date=December 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221224163642/https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/11/18/fighting-dinos-fighting-motors-and-fighting-irish-all-on-playstation |url-status=live }}</ref>}}'''Dreamcast'''{{vgrelease|EU|May 26, 2000|NA|October 18, 2000<ref>{{Cite web |date=2001-04-21 |title=Infogrames Press Release |url=http://www.infogrames.net/corporate/press/101800_tdvrallyship.asp |access-date=2023-04-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010421063305/http://www.infogrames.net/corporate/press/101800_tdvrallyship.asp |archive-date=2001-04-21 }}</ref>}}'''Microsoft Windows'''{{vgrelease|EU|September 22, 2000|NA|September 27, 2000<ref>{{Cite web |title=V-Rally 2: Expert Edition - PC - GameSpy |url=http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/v-rally-2-expert-edition/ |access-date=2023-05-03 |website=pc.gamespy.com}}</ref>}}
| genre = [[Racing video game|Racing]]
| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]], [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]]
}}

'''''V-Rally 2''''' (titled '''''Need for Speed V-Rally 2''''' in North America for the PlayStation version and '''''Test Drive V-Rally''''' in North America for the Dreamcast version) is a [[racing video game]] developed by [[Eden Games|Eden Studios]] and published by [[Atari SA|Infogrames]] for [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]], [[Dreamcast]] and [[Microsoft Windows]]. It is the sequel to ''[[V-Rally (video game)|V-Rally]]'' (1997). The game received favorable reviews, and was followed by ''[[V-Rally 3]]'' in 2002.

==Gameplay==
The game features rally cars that competed in the [[1999 World Rally Championship season]]. There are 26 cars in Championship Edition and 27 in Expert Edition. There are over 80 original tracks which represent all of the rallies of the 1999 season, excluding [[Acropolis Rally|Greece]] and [[Safari Rally|Safari]]. The game modes include a time trial mode, an arcade mode which follows the traditional style of arcade games, V-Rally Trophy where the player competes against 3 AI opponents to see who can get the least time in all of the rallies. The championship mode follows the actual example of [[rallying]] with different stages in the rallies featured in the game. V-Rally Trophy and Championship Mode feature 3 distinct championships: European, World and Expert.

Weather conditions like [[snow]], [[rain]], and rallying in daytime, [[sunset]] and [[night]] are included.

The racing tracks are essentially stored as curved lines in 3D space. Instead of designing and storing the entire track environment as a 3D model, the [[game engine]] generates each track segment based on the 3D line and several parameters, such as track theme, weather, incline/decline, degree of curvature etc.

There is also a [[level editor|track editor]] where the player can design their own rally tracks. There is Multiplayer mode which supports up to 4 Players. The PlayStation version of the game features support for [[DualShock]] analog controllers and [[Namco]]'s [[neGcon]] and [[Jogcon]] racing controllers.

==Development==
Interviewed by ''[[Official Dreamcast Magazine (UK magazine)|Official Dreamcast Magazine]]'' producer Oliver Raffard said that the development team were inspired by "''[[Formula One Grand Prix (video game)|GP1]]'' for the sensation [of driving], the realism and the choice of tunings; ''[[Out Run]]'' for the fun and arcade spirit; and ''[[Michelin Rally Masters: Race of Champions|Rally Masters]]'' for the handling".<ref>{{Cite journal |date=11 May 2000 |title=In the hot seat with Eden Studios |journal=[[Official Dreamcast Magazine (UK magazine)|Official Dreamcast Magazine (UK)]] |publisher=[[Dennis Publishing]] |issue=8 |pages=106–107}}</ref> The game was originally planned for release as a [[Nintendo 64]] title, but was cancelled during the early development phases of the game and was never officially announced.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyh3WHgo3N4&t=27 |title=Promotional N64 footage |website=[[YouTube]] |publisher=[[Google]] |date=July 5, 1999 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/dyh3WHgo3N4 |archive-date=December 21, 2021 |url-status=live}}{{cbignore}}</ref>{{better source|date=March 2024}}

==Reception==
{{Video game reviews
| SDC = true
| PC = true
| PS = true
| na = true
| GR_SDC = 82%<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/dreamcast/199236-test-drive-v-rally/index.html |title=Test Drive V-Rally for Dreamcast |website=[[GameRankings]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190505054640/https://www.gamerankings.com/dreamcast/199236-test-drive-v-rally/index.html |archive-date=May 5, 2019 |url-status=dead |access-date=January 9, 2022}}</ref>
| GR_PC = 75%<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/pc/370949-v-rally-2/index.html |title=V-Rally 2 for PC |website=GameRankings |publisher=CBS Interactive |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190214010226/https://www.gamerankings.com/pc/370949-v-rally-2/index.html |archive-date=February 14, 2019 |url-status=dead |access-date=January 9, 2022}}</ref>
| GR_PS = 81%<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/ps/199237-need-for-speed-v-rally-2/index.html |title=Need for Speed: V-Rally 2 for PlayStation |website=GameRankings |publisher=CBS Interactive |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501111518/https://www.gamerankings.com/ps/199237-need-for-speed-v-rally-2/index.html |archive-date=May 1, 2019 |url-status=dead |access-date=January 9, 2022}}</ref>
| MC_SDC = 86/100<ref name="MCDC">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/test-drive-v-rally/critic-reviews/?platform=dreamcast |title=Test Drive V-Rally for Dreamcast Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[Red Ventures]] |access-date=December 1, 2019}}</ref>
| Allgame_PS = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Kanarick |first=Mark |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=20526&tab=review |title=Need for Speed: V-Rally 2 - Review |website=[[AllGame]] |publisher=[[All Media Network]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141114233043/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=20526&tab=review |archive-date=November 14, 2014 |url-status=dead |access-date=February 7, 2019}}</ref>
| CNG_SDC = 8/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Mahood |first=Andy |date=September 6, 2000 |url=http://www.gamecenter.com/Dreamcast/Reviews/Tdvrally/ |title=Test Drive: V-Rally [sic] |website=Gamecenter |publisher=[[CNET]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001018115527/http://www.gamecenter.com/Dreamcast/Reviews/Tdvrally/ |archive-date=October 18, 2000 |url-status=dead |access-date=January 10, 2022}}</ref>
| CNG_PS = 9/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Mahood |first=Andy |date=December 10, 1999 |url=http://www.gamecenter.com/Consoles/Sony/Nfsvrally2/ |title=Need for Speed: V-Rally 2 |website=Gamecenter |publisher=CNET |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000815075340/http://www.gamecenter.com/Consoles/Sony/Nfsvrally2/ |archive-date=August 15, 2000 |url-status=dead |access-date=January 10, 2022}}</ref>
| EGM_SDC = 8.33/10<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Sewart |first=Greg |last2=Hager |first2=Dean |last3=Davison |first3=John |url=https://retrocdn.net/images/2/21/EGM_US_135.pdf |title=Test Drive V-Rally |magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]] |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=135 |date=October 2000 |page=176 |access-date=January 9, 2022 |archive-date=April 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220423144441/https://retrocdn.net/images/2/21/EGM_US_135.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>{{efn|Three critics of ''[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]'' gave the Dreamcast version each a score of 8.5/10, 9/10, and 7.5/10.}}
| EGM_PS = 8.25/10<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Chou |first1=Che |last2=Davison |first2=John |last3=Hager |first3=Dean |last4=Smith |first4=Shawn |url=https://archive.org/details/electronicgamingmonthlyvol126january2000600dpi/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Vol.%20126%20%5BJanuary%202000%5D%20%28Searchable%29/page/n231/mode/2up |title=Need for Speed Presents V-Rally 2 [sic] |magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=126 |date=January 2000 |page=235 |access-date=January 9, 2022}}</ref>{{efn|Two critics of ''[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]'' gave the PlayStation version each a score of 8/10, and two others each gave it each 8.5/10.}}
| Fam_PS = 27/40<ref name="Fam">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=2941&redirect=no |title=V-ラリーチャンピオンエディション2 [PS] |language=ja |magazine=[[Famitsu]] |publisher=[[Enterbrain]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209124111/https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=2941&redirect=no |archive-date=February 9, 2019 |url-status=live |access-date=February 7, 2019}}</ref>
| GI_SDC = 1/10<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Anderson |first=Paul |url=http://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200101/R03.0804.1618.59217.htm |title=Test Drive V-Rally |magazine=[[Game Informer]] |publisher=[[FuncoLand]] |issue=93 |date=January 2001 |page=123 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080411234944/http://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200101/R03.0804.1618.59217.htm |archive-date=April 11, 2008 |url-status=dead |access-date=February 7, 2019}}</ref>
| GI_PS = 7.25/10<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=McNamara |first1=Andy |last2=Anderson |first2=Paul |last3=Reiner |first3=Andrew |url=https://gameinformer.com/reviews/review_detail.cfm?ITEM_ID=4428 |title=V-Rally 2 [sic] |magazine=Game Informer |publisher=FuncoLand |issue=81 |date=January 2000 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000522174110/http://gameinformer.com/reviews/review_detail.cfm?ITEM_ID=4428 |archive-date=May 22, 2000 |url-status=dead |access-date=February 7, 2019}}</ref>
| GameFan_SDC = 87%<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Van Stone |first1=Matt "Kodomo" |last2=Higgins |first2=Geoff "The Judge" |last3=Ngo |first3=George "Eggo" |url=https://archive.org/details/Gamefan_Vol_8_Issue_10/page/n17/mode/2up |title=Test Drive V-Rally |magazine=[[GamePro]] |publisher=[[BPA Worldwide|BPA International]] |volume=8 |issue=10 |date=October 2000 |page=17 |access-date=January 9, 2022}}</ref>{{efn|Three critics of ''[[GameFan]]'' gave the Dreamcast version each a score of 91, 87, and 83.}}
| GameRev_PS = B+<ref>{{cite web |author=Clint |date=January 2000 |url=https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/34131-v-rally-2-need-for-speed-review |title=V-Rally 2 Need for Speed Review |website=[[GameRevolution]] |publisher=[[CraveOnline]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040219032634/http://www.game-revolution.com/games/sony/racing/v-rally_2.htm |archive-date=February 19, 2004 |url-status=live |access-date=February 7, 2019}}</ref>
| GSpot_SDC = 8.9/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Provo |first=Frank |date=September 25, 2000 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/test-drive-v-rally-review/1900-2632799/ |title=Test Drive V-Rally Review [EU Import] [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006"] |website=[[GameSpot]] |publisher=Red Ventures |access-date=December 1, 2019 |archive-date=December 3, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181203055820/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/test-drive-v-rally-review/1900-2632799/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| GSpot_PS = 7.9/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Stahl |first=Ben |date=November 23, 1999 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/v-rally-2-presented-by-need-for-speed-review/1900-2550128/ |title=V-Rally 2: Presented by Need For Speed Review [sic] [date mislabeled as "May 2, 2000"] |website=GameSpot |publisher=CBS Interactive |access-date=December 1, 2019 |archive-date=April 24, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160424151704/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/v-rally-2-presented-by-need-for-speed-review/1900-2550128/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| GSpy_SDC = 6.5/10<ref>{{cite web |author=Holy Hand Grenade |date=November 2, 2000 |url=http://www.planetdreamcast.com/games/reviews/testdrivevrally/ |title=Test Drive V-Rally |website=[[GameSpy|PlanetDreamcast]] |publisher=IGN Entertainment |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060323061521/http://www.planetdreamcast.com/games/reviews/testdrivevrally/ |archive-date=March 23, 2006 |url-status=dead |access-date=February 7, 2019}}</ref>
| IGN_SDC = 9/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Schneider |first=Peer |date=October 23, 2000 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/10/23/test-drive-v-rally |title=Test Drive V-Rally |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |access-date=January 10, 2022}}</ref>
| IGN_PS = 8.5/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Nix |first=Marc |date=December 2, 1999 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/12/03/v-rally-2-presented-by-need-for-speed |title=V-Rally 2 Presented by Need For Speed [sic] |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |access-date=December 1, 2019 |archive-date=May 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501111520/https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/12/03/v-rally-2-presented-by-need-for-speed |url-status=live }}</ref>
| NGen_SDC = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="NGenDC">{{cite magazine |last=Preston |first=Jim |url=https://archive.org/details/NextGen71Nov2000/page/n123/mode/2up |title=Test Drive V-Rally |magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)|NextGen]] |publisher=[[Future US|Imagine Media]] |issue=71 |date=November 2000 |page=123 |access-date=January 9, 2022}}</ref>
| NGen_PS = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="NGenPS">{{cite magazine |last=Everingham |first=Max |url=https://archive.org/details/NextGen61Jan2000/page/n101/mode/2up |title=[Need for Speed:] V-Rally 2 |magazine=NextGen |publisher=Imagine Media |issue=61 |date=January 2000 |page=100 |access-date=January 9, 2022}}</ref>
| OPM_PS = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Need for Speed: V-Rally 2 |magazine=[[Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine]] |publisher=Ziff Davis |volume=3 |issue=4 |date=January 2000}}</ref>
| PCGUK_PC = 80%<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Walker |first=John |url=http://www.pcgamer.co.uk/games/gamefile_review_page.asp?item_id=5942 |title=V-Rally 2 Expert Edition |magazine=[[PC Gamer|PC Gamer UK]] |publisher=[[Future plc|Future Publishing]] |issue=89 |date=November 2000 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010711025544/http://www.pcgamer.co.uk/games/gamefile_review_page.asp?item_id=5942 |archive-date=July 11, 2001 |url-status=dead |access-date=January 9, 2022}}</ref>
| PCZone_PC = 62%<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Woods |first=Dave |url=https://archive.org/details/PC_Zone_Issue_095_2000-11_Dennis_Publishing_GB/page/n75/mode/2up |title=V-Rally2 [sic] Expert Edition |magazine=[[PC Zone]] |publisher=[[Dennis Publishing]] |issue=95 |date=November 2000 |page=77 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080317061705/http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=3619 |archive-date=March 17, 2008 |url-status=live |access-date=January 9, 2022}}</ref>
}}

The Dreamcast version received "favorable" reviews according to the [[Review aggregator|review aggregation]] website [[Metacritic]].<ref name="MCDC"/> In Japan, where the PlayStation version was ported for release under the name '''''V-Rally Champion Edition 2'''''{{efn|{{nihongo|'''''V-Rally Champion Edition 2'''''|V-ラリーチャンピオンエディション2|V-Rarī Chanpion Edishon Tsu}}}} and published by [[Spike (company)|Spike]] on January 27, 2000, ''[[Famitsu]]'' gave it a score of 27 out of 40.<ref name="Fam"/>

Max Everingham of ''[[Next Generation (magazine)|NextGen]]'' said of the latter console version in its January 2000 issue, "It looks good, it plays fine, and it has a lot of tracks. Only a few annoying quirks keep it from really flying."<ref name="NGenPS"/> Ten issues later, however, Jim Preston called the former console version "A colorful, fun, and realistic driving sim."<ref name="NGenDC"/>

''[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]]'' gave the PlayStation version eight out of ten, saying that it was "Not perfect [...] but certainly closer than most other PlayStation driving games are likely to get."<ref>{{cite magazine |author=Edge staff |url=https://retrocdn.net/images/e/e4/Edge_UK_074.pdf |title=V-Rally 2 |magazine=[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]] |publisher=Future Publishing |issue=74 |date=August 1999 |pages=82–83 |access-date=January 9, 2022 |archive-date=July 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230710195855/https://retrocdn.net/images/e/e4/Edge_UK_074.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[GamePro]]'' said that the same console version "walks a fine line of bridging a rally racing sim with arcade fun. The game has some tweaking options available, but mostly it's just about learning the ropes and driving, driving, driving. Easily the top of the class in rally racing games for the home console and not likely to be topped (except maybe graphically by ''[[Sega Rally 2]]'' for the Dreamcast)."<ref>{{cite magazine |author=Uncle Dust |date=November 24, 1999 |url=http://gamepro.com/sony/psx/games/reviews/3311.shtml |title=[Need for Speed:] V-Rally 2 Review for GamePro.com |magazine=[[GamePro]] |publisher=[[International Data Group|IDG Entertainment]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040820223558/http://www.gamepro.com/sony/psx/games/reviews/3311.shtml |archive-date=August 20, 2004 |url-status=dead |access-date=January 10, 2022}}</ref>{{efn|''[[GamePro]]'' gave the PlayStation version three 4/5 scores for graphics, control, and fun factor, and 3.5/5 for sound.}}

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