Colin McRae Rally 04

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Description

Colin McRae is no longer with Ford and Nicky Grist is no longer Colin’s co-driver. Things have moved on in the rally-driving world, as they have with this, the fourth title in the series. This time the player is in the vehicle of their choice.

While the game features improved graphics over the older titles in the series the biggest improvement is the handling in the game, which is now based on real-world physics. Where the previous titles' handling of the cars made use of one pivot point, the new physics engine has four pivot points, each wheel interacting independently of the others.

There are four championships modes: 2WD, 4WD, Group B and Expert. 2WD is for beginners. 4WD is the next step up, offering an intermediate challenge. Group B features cars from the '80s that were banned in 1986, as they were unrestricted and capable of extreme acceleration. And finally, Expert is for those that finish 4WD in advanced mode, upon which they are presented with Expert mode where one drives with cockpit view only, and with the highest damage setting.

There are 8 national rallies in which to race, including USA, Australia, UK, Finland, Japan and Greece. There are also over 20 cars to unlock, including the Team Ford Transit van.

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Alternate Titles

• "科林麦克雷拉力04" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)

Part of the Following Groups

• Automobile: Audi Quattro
• Automobile: Ford Focus
• Automobile: Ford Puma
• Automobile: Ford RS200
• Automobile: Lancia 037
• Automobile: Lancia Delta
• Automobile: Mitsubishi Lancer
• Automobile: Peugeot 205
• Automobile: Peugeot 206
• Automobile: Subaru Impreza
• Automobile: Volkswagen Golf
• Colin McRae Rally / DiRT rally series
• Licensed title: Athletes
• PlayStation 2 Platinum Range releases

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Critic Reviews

Deaf Gamers	PlayStation 2	2003	9.2 out of 10	92
GameSpot (Belgium/Netherlands)	Windows	May 25, 2004	91 out of 100	91
Gamesmania.de	PlayStation 2	Sep 05, 2003	90 out of 100	90
Futuregamez.net	PlayStation 2	Dec 20, 2003	90 out of 100	90
Gamesdog	PlayStation 2	Oct 07, 2003	9 out of 10	90
GameZone	Xbox	Mar 25, 2004	8.9 out of 10	89
PC Action	Windows	Apr 06, 2004	86 out of 100	86
Gameplay (Benelux)	Windows	Mar 31, 2004	86 out of 100	86
Silicon-Fusion.com	PlayStation 2	Oct 02, 2003	8 out of 10	80
Extreme Gamer	Xbox	Aug 27, 2003	7 out of 10	70

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Development

Six by Nine Studios handled the PC port, but faced a lack of access to the entire source code base of the Xbox version to optimise the game for the PC platform. Therefore, they focused on the weather and particle effects. By splitting the loops for the weather, they added snow and rain effects which seemed to appear both close and further away. The PC version therefore has a more realistic weather system.

Related Web Sites

• Codemasters - Colin McRae Rally 04 (Codemasters' Official site)
• IGCD Internet Game Cars Database (Game page on IGCD, a database that tries to archive vehicles found in video games.)