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

Players 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

Sound and Music There is no music in the game The game supports Creatives 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