It's a very interesting looking game and in comparison to something like Need for Speed the environments don't feel bland and empty.Įric Martin is on board this time to lend vocals to the only two tracks in the game to actually feature vocals. There is a high level of detail in the environments such as a slowly rising hot air balloon or boats docked next to the road. CCE's textures are outstanding and the frame rate and draw distance are beyond reproach. The textures in the original Daytona were good but they were a little dark and overly saturated. Using the Sega Rally Championship engine you really notice the similarities when you scrutinize the graphics of the game. While there was extra content in the Saturn port of the original Daytona there wasn't a lot of it and it mostly amounted to mirror modes and slightly tweaked game play mechanics. In addition to new tracks there are several new cars, each with their own statistics to augment the ones introduced in the Saturn mode of the original Daytona.įrankly, there's a lot of extra content and it's all very welcome. The same arcade style physics are present as you tear around the tracks, all of which are present from the original Daytona with the inclusion of 2 tracks especially for this version of the game. While the same engine is in use however the game definitely feels like Daytona USA. This was in response to complaints about the poor quality port of Virtua Fighter to the Saturn with no improvements.ĭaytona USA: Championship Circuit Edition builds on the original foundation of Daytona USA using the same engine that the amazing Saturn port of Sega Rally Championship used. This move was similar to Virtua Fighter Remix - a Saturn port of the PC version of Virtua Fighter that included, amongst other things, texture mapping.
Sega, a company who learns from their mistakes then characteristically released a fantastic platitude to fans of the original Daytona USA in the form of Championship Circuit Edition. The technical shortcomings it suffered however led to many unfair misconceptions about the Saturn arising. However the appeal goes beyond its simple lure as a fix for rev heads it was one of Sega's most popular (and most successful) Model 2 arcade games.ĭaytona USA was an impressive game. It was probably the most heavily advertised launch title behind Panzer Dragoon and it's obvious why, it's a racer.
If you had a Saturn at launch then you would have had Daytona USA.
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