Xpand Rally

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Xpand Rally
Xpand Rally cover.jpg
Developer(s) Techland
Publisher(s) TopWare Interactive (Micro Application in France)
Designer(s) Paweł Selinger
Paweł Zawodny
Paweł Błaszczak
Maciej Jamrozik
Engine Chrome Engine
Platform(s) Windows
Release
  • EU: September 24, 2004
  • NA: April 4, 2006
  • WW: August 24, 2006 (Steam)
Xtreme
  • EU: December 1, 2006
  • NA: October 8, 2008 (Steam)
Genre(s) Racing
Mode(s) Single player, multiplayer

Xpand Rally is a rally racing game developed by Techland for Microsoft Windows. It contains 60 tracks where players can drive against 120 different rally drivers.

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Reception

The game received "favorable" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. [1]



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References

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