Computer Game Evaluation Colin McRae Rally 2005

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Computer Game EvaluationColin McRae Rally 2005

• Presented by
• Robert Rak

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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User Interface

• In-game navigation system

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User Interface

• Racing interface

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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

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Artwork
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Artwork
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Artwork
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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

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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

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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

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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