| Top Gear Rally | |
|---|---|
 North American box art | |
| Developer(s) | Tantalus Interactive |
| Publisher(s) | |
| Series | Top Gear |
| Platform(s) | Game Boy Advance |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Racing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Top Gear Rally, known in Japan as Top Gear Rally SP, is a racing video game developed by Tantalus Interactive and released for the Game Boy Advance in 2003.
Top Gear Rally is a racing game where the player drives rally cars through a series of courses. [1] It also features a multiplayer mode where two players can compete against each other with the use of the Game Boy Advance Game Link Cable. [1]
Top Gear Rally was developed by the Australian company Tantalus Interactive. [2] Its cars were designed as full 3D models. [3] The game was presented at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in May 2003. [3]
| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| GameRankings | 77% [4] |
| Metacritic | 78/100 [5] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Eurogamer | 5/10 [6] |
| Famitsu | 30/40 [7] |
| Game Informer | 8/10 [8] |
| GameSpot | 8.3/10 [2] |
| GameSpy |   [9] |
| IGN | 8/10 [1] |
| Nintendo Power | 3.7/5 [10] |
Top Gear Rally received generally favorable reviews from publications. [5] GameSpot praised its graphics very positively, comparing their quality to that of PlayStation games. [2]
Tantalus won Best Game at the 2003 Australian Game Developer Awards in Melbourne for its work on the game. [11]
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