At the time this particular rally had one of the best deformation of terrain i have seen up untill that point. yes it has since been surpased by spintires and mudranner but for a rally game of the era that was basicaly remake of decade old series?
that was impressive to me.
someone at Sega was absolutley a hardcore fan of the rally stuffs because this plays like loveletter to the wilden days before Collin McRae Rally (i love CMR BTW but there is room for both approaches)