Karnaaj Rally

Though this game can be frustrating at times, the frustration I find stems mostly from not thinking strategically about how 2 win. When you start out you are asked 2 pick between three different cars. Each of the cars is rated based on their abilities in three areas: power (speed), grip (tires), & armor (ability 2 withstand rocket blasts & mines from the other vehicles, which I will get 2 in a second).
You start out with just a little money, but you have 2 be careful 2 choose wisely how you spend the money you are given. If you initially chose the type of car that has good grip but not much power, best 2 invest in a nicer engine 2 compensate.
You also have the option of placing a bet before each race, but the bets are random - sometime they are that another racer won't finish the race (these bets typically have the highest payoff if you win) or sometimes you just have 2 pick the correct order all the racers will place at the end of the race. My advice: If you know you don't have a chance 2 win, bet on the other guy 2 win. If you know the other guy will win, best 2 make a little dough off it than bet on yourself 2 win & then lose that money.
Now it's race time & real fun begins. The graphics are amazing in this game. I prefer the over-the-top view of the course this racing game offers 2 most of the racing games out on the market where you get a view from behind the vehicle. You start out with 8 rockets & 4 mines that you can use 2 disable other vehicles during the race & you also have a turbo bar that is randomly charged as you pass the finish line each time going around the track.
My recommendation is 2 try & use the turbo right out of the gate so you get ahead of the other three cars. They will try & shoot you from behind with rockets, but as long as you drive in a criss-cross pattern they won't hit you. The idea is 2 put as much distance between you & them as early as possible.
I consider myself 2 be pretty good at this game, but sometimes I get sloppy & it costs me a race or two & then it's too late in the grand scheme. Once you become the champion of one circuit, you move up 2 the next circuit & get a better car & more money.
This is a thinking man's racing game, so conserve the weapons as much as possible (as they cost money 2 replenish) & you'll be a champion before you know it. You even get your ugly mug on a trophy at the end of the circuit if you end up champion.
I have about 40 Gameboy Advance games & I think this is the one I play the most because it's challenging & fun, while having amazing graphics & it's not impossible 2 figure out, which is what I find is the downfall of a lot of Gameboy Advance games.

I like Karnaaj because you have a lot of different cars & tracks 2 pick from. You can also pick which character you want. It is also very fun because if someone passes you, BOOM! Launch a rocket! And if someone is tailing you, CRASH! You can lay a mine right behind you! The best feature about Karnaaj is that if you beat Easy, go on 2 MEDIUM, then HARD!

I'm surprised nobody has reviewed this heavily discounted rally game 4 the GBA. I guess it's because rallysport is just not a big thing here stateside. In Europe & Asia it's huge... & even though as an American I have no taste 4 soccer or cricket, I think rallysport is much more fun 2 watch (and play on consoles) than doing rounds in Nascar. This obscure title is actually a good rally simulation. You get decent cars & circuits, & the physics model is surprisingly good considering the capabilities of the GBA. If you are into rally games, you shouldn't pass this up.

Leave a trail of destruction behind as you blast ahead of the competition. Make your opponents spin & crash as you bombard them with a barrage of weapons. Take them out of the race with rockets & mines. Win races & prize money so you can progress 2 the next level of competition 4 more fire action.