Colin McRae Rally 04

Colin McRae Rally 04

Developer(s) Codemasters
Publisher(s) Codemasters
Series Colin McRae Rally
Platform(s) PlayStation 2
Xbox
Windows
Release date(s) PS2, Xbox, WindowsXbox, Windows
Genre(s) Racing
Mode(s) Single-player
Multiplayer
Distribution CD-ROM, DVD-ROM

Colin McRae Rally 04 is a rally racing video game developed and published by Codemasters. It was released in September 2003 and is the fourth incarnation of the Colin McRae Rally series. It is also the first game in the series to drop the official World Rally Championship license. Its previous game was Colin McRae Rally 3 and was followed by Colin McRae Rally 2005. Like all other Colin McRae Rally games, it is a blend of simulation and arcade style handling.

Gameplay

There are six championships to complete in the game. There are 4 classes of cars: 4WD, 2WD, Group B and Bonus. The bonus class are cars that are not usually raced in rallies. These cars are only here for extra pleasure. The game has rally tracks in 8 countries with a total of 52 stages.

This fourth incarnation of the Colin McRae Rally series, unlike in the previous three games, has no official WRC team license. All of the cars' liveries are either fictitious or taken from championships other than the WRC. Nicky Grist is replaced by Derek Ringer as the co-driver voice in the game.

Reception

The game was reviewed positively by critics and gained rating of 87 on Metacritic for the PC.[1] It also has a rating of 8.5 on GameSpot for PS2,[2] 8.8 for PC[3] and Xbox.[4]

References

  1. "Colin McRae Rally 04 for PC Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More". Metacritic. 2004-04-02. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
  2. "Colin McRae Rally 04 - GameSpot.com". Uk.gamespot.com. 2003-09-19. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
  3. "Colin McRae Rally 04 - GameSpot.com". Uk.gamespot.com. 2004-04-02. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
  4. "Colin McRae Rally 04 - GameSpot.com". Uk.gamespot.com. 2003-09-19. Retrieved 2012-06-19.