Colin McRae Rally 2005

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  • Summary: Colin McRae Rally 2005 offers more than 300 stages, enhanced vehicles, and the chance to race against the very best in rally racing. At the heart of the game is the all-new Career Challenge, which takes you through a full professional rally career as you drive a diverse selection of rallyColin McRae Rally 2005 offers more than 300 stages, enhanced vehicles, and the chance to race against the very best in rally racing. At the heart of the game is the all-new Career Challenge, which takes you through a full professional rally career as you drive a diverse selection of rally cars. Through the game's 23 events, you can drive cars including 4-wheel drive, 2-wheel drive, 4-wheel Classics, Super 2-wheel, Rear Wheel, Distinctive and 4x4 classics. Each rally event provides different challenges through a series of Cups, SuperCups, Shields, and Championships. … Expand
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 29 out of 35
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 35
  3. Negative: 0 out of 35
  1. GameZone
    92
    The most complete rally racing game you'll find on the Xbox. This is the Colin McRae Rally game that defines the very essence of the sport and thus making this the Must Have title to own.
  2. GameBiz
    90
    Has the best true rally experience, with better braking, accelerating, and steering, perfect for serious players than any other game within the genre.
  3. DarkStation
    90
    The one addition that has really made Colin McRae Rally 2005 a whole lot more fun then before is the Xbox Live support. I have found that all of my games have been lag free and all have been quite competitive.
  4. Australian GamePro
    85
    Yes, Colin is king, but when your only real competition turns out to be your previous release, it affects the effort and growth of the series - this is not the next evolutionary step fans had been hanging for.
  5. Eurogamer
    80
    The online play is a very welcome addition (although not really the full monty), the campaign is enormous and there's no doubt at all that in isolation the game is a solid, enjoyable experience with immense longevity, but some may correctly observe that this is the game "CMR3" should have been in the first place.
  6. Worth Playing
    80
    The controls are some of the best you'll find in a rally racer, the online experience adds smooth replay value, and the visuals are above par.
  7. Gamestyle
    60
    Sitting uncomfortably between "Rallisport Challenge 2" and "Richard Burns Rally," in terms of visuals, game length and handling integrity, Colin McRae 05 is too fussy to be an arcade game yet far too simplistic to be classed as a true simulator.

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  1. Positive: 1 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 3
  3. Negative: 0 out of 3
  1. FanY.
    Jul 20, 2005
    9
    I think this game is great, brings me a lots of fun about rally, I love rally so I love this game.
  2. Buried-In-The-Box
    Sep 26, 2004
    7
    Same graphics as the last 2 games regardless of what the devs. would have you think. This should have been put out earlier this year as Same graphics as the last 2 games regardless of what the devs. would have you think. This should have been put out earlier this year as '04. Except for online, nothing has changed except more tracks, which like I said, should have been on the last disc. PS2 graphics on Xbox are getting really old since most of us that have an Xbox bought it because we couldn't look at the outdated graphics the PS2 pushes. Can anyone say cash-in? I can!… Expand
  4. MartijnvanS.(Holland)
    Oct 1, 2004
    5
    CM4 was Great! I really liked it! But...When I played this one yesterdag I was really really let down!! Sure, the graphics are very very CM4 was Great! I really liked it! But...When I played this one yesterdag I was really really let down!! Sure, the graphics are very very nice. But... It feels unrealistic light and where the hell is the engine sound in the outside view! It totally nonsense that they tuned down the engine noise! Nope, this game is not for me.… Expand

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#28 Best Xbox Game of 2004
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#59 Most Shared Xbox Game of 2004