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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
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Computer Game EvaluationColin 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
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