Prior to starting each stage, you can alter the set-up of your car. Not that you have much time to enjoy them the pace is always fraught and your eyes are glued to the tortuous route of dips, bends, hairpins, banks and jumps ahead of you. landscape packed with towns, trees, woods and forests - and you can even see the odd castle, lake and derelict mansion in the distance. Moving out and onto the track, the game is instantly impressive. Unlike the PlayStation's Gran Turismo, this educational section is unrelated to the main game and is there simply as a diversion. The game includes an entire Rally School with different courses, several levels of difficulty, and a detailed commentary by the 1995 World Champion himself. Lets Get Going Thenīefore you jump into a car and pelt off into the distance, it's a good idea to brush up your driving skills.

Turn the car on its roof, drop it off a 300ft precipice and flatten a crowd of bystanders at the bottom, and Nicky will patiently deliver instructions for the bend you missed. It enables you to choose any one of eight factory-prepared rally cars - all laser modelled for the ultimate in authenticity - and wreak havoc in the grime and dust of over 50 FIA World Championship stages.Īlongside you all the way is Colin's long-suffering co-driver, Nicky Grist, who stays impossibly calm throughout his ordeal.

Codemasters' new Colin McRae Rally gives you the chance to redress the balance.

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