Colin McRae Rally 3

by Atari

Product Details

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• ASIN: B00005BYK3
• Item Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: February 19, 2003
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #34,770 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Platform: Xbox

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There are rally games and there are rally games. And then there's Colin McRae Rally 3. It's difficult to know where to start the review on the third instalment of this hugely successful franchise: the eye-wateringly sharp graphics; the intuitive gameplay; or the understated, superb commentary and sound. In the end, it's probably easier to start with "just buy it."

As you'd expect from a top rally sim, everything about the vehicles can be customised, and tinkering under the hood between stages really produces a difference. If you're a bad driver you can also see the difference, as tearing the hood, side panels, or windows out midstage reveals an astonishing level of detail within the car. Engine parts move, suspension arms judder, and Mr. McRae himself bounces around the car's cockpit in full 3-D.

With a variety of gameplay modes ranging from single races to three-season tours of duty as McRae himself, there's plenty of bang for your buck here--and believe us, by the time you've cannoned off the scenery for the umpteenth time you'll know what bangs are all about. Thankfully, code masters have resisted the temptation to fill Colin McRae Rally 3 with discordant music tracks, relegating the score to intro and menu screens and leaving the in-game sound to codriver commentary and a multitude of engine sounds--a pleasant change in an age where licensed soundtracks are king. Perhaps the strongest element of this game, though, is the gameplay. The car handling is dead on, and in wild weather (snow, rain, and fog) guiding a speeding Ford Focus around sharp bends is a real art form. --Chris Russell

Product Description

MODEL- 24231 VENDOR- CODEMASTERS FEATURES- Colin McRae Rally 3 Colin McRae Rally 3 challenges you to take the wheel of the internationally famous Ford Focus RS WRC with the help of your co-driver Nicky Grist and set the course on fire as you race to become the champion! Fight the elements; rain sleet snow and mist all impact visibility and the cars handling characteristics. Test the limits of both your car and your ability hurtling through treacherous terrain and dangerous weather conditions. The World Championship is a grueling series of races across eight international rallies featuring many different road conditions: tarmac gravel snow dirt and water. Success relies on total teamwork split-second decision making and careful optimization of your cars systems. * Be part of the ford Rallye Sport Team make strategic decisions and live the life of a world famous rally driver. * Experience authentic high-performance rally cars including Mitsubishi Lancer EVO 7 Subaru Impreza WRX (44S) Citreon Saxo Kit Car and the Ford Focus RS WRC. * Race against the clock through 56 stages in 8 countries including the UK USA and Finland. * Change the landscape - your surroundings respond dynamically to collision potholes surface conditions and obstacles affect handling. * Real visible destructible car body with fully operable components - crumple your chassis batter your body panels and shatter your suspension. * Phenomenal graphical quality and object detail create an extremely impressive experience. -- SPECIFICATIONs ----------------------------ESRB Rating : E for EveryoneGenre/Category : RacingSystem : Microsoft XboxNumber of Players : 12Compatible Peripherals: MANUFACTURER WARRANTY: 90 DAYS

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Challenging Ride, May 8, 2003

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Wild Kat "sunblazer" (Miami Beach, FL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Colin McRae Rally 3 (Video Game)

The only other game you could compare this with is Microsoft's RalliSport Challenge. RalliSport Challenge graphics are brighter and the feel of the joystick is better, but you do not get penalized for flooring it throughtout the race. Finesse is rewarded in Infogrames Colin McRae Rally 3 after playing both, Colin McRae Rally 3 is more realistic. The damage on the car does affect your performance, the dust and the rain does affect your vision, and the tracks are more competitive. If your lookng for realism choose Colin McRae Rally 3, if you just want fun with your young ones, choose Microsoft RalliSport Challenge.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing Realism, June 24, 2003

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Frederick M. Segrest (Huntsville, AL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Colin McRae Rally 3 (Video Game)

I picked up this game used for fairly cheap, and when I finally played it I was amazed. This is by far the most realistic driving game I have played, and I have played nearly all of them for all consoles. The first time I saw the back window break into pieces my jaw dropped. A lot of work went into this game, physics and damage especailly. The graphics are amazing, despite what one of the other reviewers said. I have played Rallisport Challenge and didn't like it nearly as much. I started playing racing games with "Pole Position," videogames have come a long, long way since then.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best rally game for any console, March 4, 2003

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Anthony P. (Mohegan Lake, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Colin McRae Rally 3 (Video Game)

This is by far the best rally game I have ever played. The car's controls and handling physics are near perfection. The car feels great as you race through the various rallies and power slide through turns like a professional. The crash simulation is also incredible. If you go wide on a turn and hit trees, parts of your car will fly off and the performance of the car is accurately diminished as the car takes more damage. Another great aspect of this game is the changes you can make to the car. You can change almost every part of the car that affects performance from the entire suspension, to the turbo, to the tires and you can really feel the difference in the car when the race begins. You can also vary the difficulty so newbies won't get frustrated and veterans still have a challenge. All in all, this is a very fun game but there are some flaws. One main problem is that you can only race as Colin McRae for the first three seasons of championship mode. This is a minor flaw and didn't bother me at all but some people may not like it. Another problem is that each season is the same in championship mode (you run the same rallies, in the same order.) However, this isn't that big of a problem because there are six different rallies and each rally has seven stages so there is plenty of track variance. In the end, this is a great game if you enjoy the World Rally Championship racing series or like those dirt tracks in Gran Turismo 3 for the PS2.

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