| Lotus III: The Ultimate Challenge | |
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DOS screenshot of Lotus III: The Ultimate Challenge |
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| Developer(s) | Magnetic Fields |
| Publisher(s) | Gremlin Graphics |
| Composer(s) | Patrick Phelan (composer) |
| Platform(s) | Amiga, Amiga CD32 (part of Lotus Trilogy), Atari ST, DOS, Sega Mega Drive |
| Release date(s) | 1992 |
| Genre(s) | Racing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
| Media/distribution | Floppy disk, CD-ROM |
The third game in the series combined the gameplay aspects of its predecessors, allowing players to choose between racing opponents of Lotus Turbo Challenge or the arcade-like time trials of Lotus 2. The two-player option was retained and the music selection feature returns (Patrick Phelan's soundtrack to Lotus III spawned many modern remixes). Lotus III also added a third car - a concept Lotus M200 automobile - and allowed the player to choose which one to race with. The game recycled most of the graphics from Lotus 2, but added a number of new sceneries.
The Mega Drive version bears the name Lotus II: RECS (referring to the game's new course creation feature), while the DOS port released in 1993 was simply called Lotus: The Ultimate Challenge due to being the only Lotus game on that platform. The DOS version features the Lotus Esprit S4 instead of the Esprit Turbo SE. Apart from the slightly different car's graphics, the difference in gameplay is minimal, if any. The DOS version was released again in 1996, this time on a CD-ROM.
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