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