Dakar 2: The World's Ultimate Rally, or just simply Dakar 2, is a 2003 video game for Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Xbox. It is the sequel to Paris-Dakar Rally on PlayStation 2 and is based on the real-life Paris Dakar Rally - one of the world's most difficult and dangerous sporting events. The game begins in rural Paris and ends on a beach in Dakar, Senegal, with 11 stages in between, including tracks in the Sahara Desert and Atlas Mountains.
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Gameplay involves driving a vehicle (car, truck, motorcycle) from a third person view, using a mini-map on the bottom left and a tach/speedometer on the bottom right. The upper right-hand side keeps track of your elapsed time for the included track course between France and Senegal. These are are only legs of the race, this game does not allow the entire rally journey.