In Dakar 18, you can choose to drive or ride any of the aforementioned vehicle classes that appear in the event itself, and you race them across 14 stages set in the three countries.

Thankfully, Dakar 18 has been announced for PS4, Xbox One and PC, giving fans an idea of what's it's like to take on the world's famous cross-country rally.

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Dakar 18 Race over 6,500 miles on motorcycles, off-road 4X4 trucks and rally cars as you battle against the most severe rallying conditions in the world ...

Dakar 18, developed by Bigmoon Entertainment, looks to capture that with a very different take on racing games. Dakar 18 is part adventure, part racer. It could be genuinely exciting and challenging.

Dakar 18 is not easy. During my time with the game, I misjudged my speed going over a dune and ended up stuck in the soft sand on top. I also got lost and forfeited.

It wasn’t too long ago that Bigmoon Entertainment developed Dakar 18 which was met with middling reviews. Our former resident racing expert Thomas was pretty critical in his own 3/10 verdict.