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8.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 51 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 43 out of 51
  2. Negative: 5 out of 51
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  1. Andrew
    May 28, 2004
    5
    Disappointing. This game aint awful, but it gets totally PWN3D next to Colin Mcrae 4.
  2. ChristopherS.
    Jan 21, 2008
    5
    This visually stunning game offers little if any driving challenge. It is basically a pure arcade racer trying to pass itself off as something else. The handling is so easy and unexciting that the experience quickly becomes tedious. The stages are beautiful, painterly even and everything moves quickly and smoothly.
  3. Dave
    Dec 15, 2005
    5
    60fps in-game, replays are just 30fps.. also the co-driver sounds awful, robotic and unrealistic, nothing like the original RSC or the Colin McRae series for example. The graphics are good in-game (but nothing earth shattering) and the gameplay is decent but again nothing mega special. The replays and co-driver spoil it for me - I'm surprised none of the glowing reviews mentioned 60fps in-game, replays are just 30fps.. also the co-driver sounds awful, robotic and unrealistic, nothing like the original RSC or the Colin McRae series for example. The graphics are good in-game (but nothing earth shattering) and the gameplay is decent but again nothing mega special. The replays and co-driver spoil it for me - I'm surprised none of the glowing reviews mentioned these things!!? Expand

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#12 Most Discussed Xbox Game of 2004
70
#70 Most Shared Xbox Game of 2004
Metascore
87

Generally favorable reviews - based on 69 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 64 out of 69
  2. Negative: 1 out of 69
  1. Weekly Famitsu
    80
    8 / 8 / 8 / 8 - 32 gold [Vol 809; 18 June 2004]
  2. AceGamez
    100
    There is a huge single player career to play through with a tremendous variety of locations and courses, the graphics are so good that no description could do them justice and the handling is perfect, making for a supremely enjoyable gaming experience.
  3. Xbox Nation Magazine
    90
    Don't let its sophistication scare you - at the end of the long, mud-splattered day, the game is above all else accessible and fun. [June 2004, p.94]