| Top Gear Pocket | |
|---|---|
 North American box art | |
| Developer(s) | Vision Works |
| Publisher(s) | |
| Series | Top Gear |
| Platform(s) | Game Boy Color |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Racing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Top Gear Pocket, [lower-alpha 1] known in Europe as Top Gear Rally, is a racing video game developed by Kemco and released for the Game Boy Color handheld console in 1999. A sequel, Top Gear Pocket 2 , was released in 2000.
Top Gear Pocket is a racing video game where the player drives rally cars through a series of tracks. As the player wins races, new cars and tracks are unlocked. [2] The game features a total of 14 cars and eight tracks. [3] Races can take place in cities, savannas, grasslands, and snowy trails. [3] Both two-wheeled and four-wheeled cars are featured in the game and the handling of each car varies significantly. [3] The game cartridge features a built-in rumble feature that vibrates when the player crashes into other cars or slides on the track, [2] but does not feature a battery to save the game progress, so passwords must be used to restore the game to a specific state. [3] The game also includes a multiplayer mode where two players can race against each other. [3] The Game Link Cable is required for multiplayer. [4]
| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| GameRankings | 63% [5] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| AllGame |   [2] |
| Computer and Video Games | [6] |
| Game Informer | 6/10 [7] |
| GameSpot | 5.3/10 [8] |
| IGN | 7/10 [3] |
| N64 Magazine | [9] |
| Nintendo Power | 5.1/10 [4] |
| Consoles + | 89% [10] |
| Nintendo Acción | 60/100 [11] |
Top Gear Pocket was the first Game Boy Color game to introduce a rumble feature in North America. [4] In Europe, the game was released as Top Gear Rally. [9] [10] Critical reception for the game was generally mixed. [5] N64 Magazine criticized it for its lack of challenge and variety, stating that tracks are "either a mixture of looooong straights or fairly simple curves", but highlighted its graphics and sense of speed. [9] In contrast, Computer and Video Games felt that the game was very challenging, stating that players might get both frustration and joy in equal measure. [6] IGN remarked that the graphics are sharp and clear and that the game "creates a very realistic feeling of movement". [3]
The French video game magazine Consoles + praised the game's rumble feature, stating that it enhances the gameplay experience significantly. [10] The Spanish official Nintendo magazine Nintendo Acción agreed, but criticized the car handling and their small size. [11]
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