Computer Game Evaluation Colin McRae Rally 2005
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Computer Game Evaluation
Colin McRae Rally 2005
Presented by:
Robert Rak
Basic Information
Game title Colin McRae Rally 2005
Developer and Publisher Codemasters
Type of game Racing
Release date October 28, 2004
Platforms PC, Xbox, PlayStation 2, and Nokia N-Gage
Price Originally priced at $19.99 Currently available for around $30
Game Requirements
Minimum requirements Windows 98/ME/2000/XP operating system DirectX 9c Pentium III or Athlon processor at 1 GHz 256 MB of RAM 2x DVD-ROM drive Supported 64 MB Graphics Card (ATI Radeon 8xxx
and above, nVidia GeForce3 and above) DirectX 9 Compatible Sound Card 3.5 GB of free hard drive space
Game Requirements
Recommended requirements Pentium III / 4 or Athlon processor at 2 GHz 512 MB of RAM Graphics Card: ATi Radeon 9xxx and above, nVidia
GeForce4 and above Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2
Compatibility issues Does not work with all integrated sound / graphics
solutions Is not compatible with nVidia GeForce 4 MX graphics
cards or nForce on-board graphics solutions
Overview
Fifth and newest edition of the Colin McRae Rally series
Players have access to over 30 cars There are total over 300 stages in the game
located in 8 different places around the world Play modes: Challenges, Championship, Career,
and on-line Advanced physics and damage engines
Player’s Role
Main objective in the game:To achieve the quickest stage time with the
least amount of damage to the car Ultimate objective:
Become the rally champion
User Interface In-game navigation system
User Interface Racing interface
Game Play
Four different play modes Challenges, Championship, Career, and on-line
Challenges Players can race in single stages or rallys
Championship Players take the role of Colin McRae and race in the
championship rally for the title Career
Players start out at the lowest rally level and have to make their way through many events in order to win the title
On-line Multiplayer games with up to 8 players
Artwork
Artwork
Artwork
Sound and Music
There is no music in the game The game supports Creative’s EAX 4.0
technology to generate advanced environmental sound effects
Each of the over 30 cars has its own set of unique sound effects
Co-driver sound are available in different languages
Overall Strengths
Large variety of rally cars (over 30 in total) Large number of stages (over 300) Good graphics and sound effects Special features (unlocking car updates) Replay system Physics and damage engines
Overall Weaknesses
Many options are locked at the beginning of game
Game is challenging because of the degree of realism
Low interaction of some environment objects
Lengthy startup process
Summary
Very realistic rally simulation Large number of cars, stages, and play
modes guarantees many hours of play time
Great buy for racing game fans