Rally de Africa is an arcade rally racing game which plays similarly to Sega Rally Championship. The game features four game modes: Championship, where the player plays through a series of races; Spot Entry, where the player can play a singe race; 2 Player Battle, where two players can race against each other; and Memory Battle, where the player can race against the replay of another player which is stored on the memory card. In each race you begin in the twelfth position behind eleven computer opponents, the goal is to pass all the opponents to get into the first place position before you reach the end of the stage. The game features a total of five different stages set across the continent of Africa and a selection of unlicensed vehicles to race with.