Playable without knowledge of Japanese somewhat in my opinion
I mean what racing games aren't, besides give or take on the menus, and stuff i am pretty sure anyone could grasp this game without much effort, obviously it pays to know the language but i still think this is one of few Japanese games, even a novice could try

This is really good
Sega Rally 2006 is a great little game. It takes a little while to get into mainly because of the language problem. Unless you speak Japanese etc. But if you stick with it you can work out the menus after abit of trial and error. This problem is really confined to the career mode but as this is the main part of the game it is important to know your way around the various menus. But once you get past that and start wining a few races and upgrading your car it grabs you. They have included plenty of stages one of which is an updated desert track from sega rally championship with remixed music. Although if you are familiar with the dreamcast version you will have seen a similar update before. But it is still a nice touch all the same. One thing that did disapoint to start with was the fact you did not race against any other cars on the track like the previous sega rallys. Well I was wrong about that because although they have tried for more realism this time around than in previous rallys. Meaning there are alot of stages against the clock this time around. You do still get to race on certain stages against other cars and there are also some one on one races to. The graphics are quite nice some stages have better draw distances than others in fact later stages are more impressive with weather effects and some night stages particularly impressive. Another nice touch is the ability to turn on and off your headlamps when ever you like. I really like the music to which is a good mix of jpop, rock and dance. The handling is also great similar to previous rally games although tire choice is important and you really notice the handling difference with the wrong tire selection on a particular road surface. The rumble feature of the dual shock pad is equally well implemented and works very well.

This game is excellent value as there hundreds of stages to explore loads of cups to win and tons of upgrades for your car. I would recommend this to anyone who is a fan of rally games particularly the sega rally series and wants abit more depth and does not mind spending abit of time getting round the japanese heavy menus.

Sega Rally 2006
This pack is great, it was very kind of Sega to include Rally 1995, but to be honest 2006 is great, the career mode will keep you going for quite some time.
Its quite cheap, buy it!

An Average Sequel to an Outstanding Franchise!
Unfortunately Sega Rally 2005 isn't coded by the same coding team that brought us Sega Rally and Sega Rally 2.

For those who loved the original Sega Rally but was disapointed with Sega Rally 2 on the Dreamcast will defintly be even more so with 2005. The problem is it just doesn't feel like a Sega Rally game.

The handling is far too twitchy, the courses feel as if they've been put together using a map editor and that 'feel good' soundtrack is sadly missing.

If you want some classic Sega action, i recommend buying either Sonic Gems, Space Harrier Collection or Gunstar Heroes Treasure Box which are all available on the PS2.

Sega Rally 2006
Worth it for Sega Rally 1995 which is still a classis.
Sega Rally 2006 is enjoyable there is loads to do the graphics are great its fast and smooth. The car handling is fine but its just not as much fun as the original.