After the huge success of Colin McRae Rally on the PC and PlayStation, Codemasters have upped the budget for the sequel and promise to retain all the elements that made the first game a best-seller. With over 1.5 million units shipped in Europe and Japan, plus a number one chart slot in 26 countries, the McRae name has been one of the most.
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Once upon a time there was a boy called Colin who liked cars. He liked them so much that when he grew up he drove them at high speed under strict competition conditions. Perhaps driven by rage at his unfortunate choice of name, he drove so fast that he was crowned Champion of the World. It didn't seem to make him happy though, as he permanently sported the countenance of a bulldog licking piss off a thistle. One day, a man from Codemasters gave him some money in return for using his name on a game. He might not have been entirely sure what that entailed, but Colin accepted it gratefully nevertheless. Some witnesses even report a semblance of a smile.

Five years on, Colin is still taking the money - rumoured tobe up to a pound a copy - and the McRae Rally series has exceeded all expectations, consistently leaving its opponents in a cloud of and other cliches. And for what? A game that simulates driving round rural backwaters in a series of vulgarly decorated overpowered cars. Where's the fun in that?

The fun, of course, is in the ferocious challenge that it presents, clinging to variety of road surfaces in a frenzied attempt to shave crucial seconds off your time. Weaving through the backmarkers in a Grand Prix game or nudging opponents off the road in Generic Racer 2' may have its place, but in the hardcore world of professional rally driving, it's all about man, machine and glorious isolation.

Grist To The Mill

Except, of course, for the bloke barking in your ear every five seconds. McRae's name may adorn the box, but in practical terms it's all about the faceless drone sat next to you, the man with the map. For years, I that securely upholstered seat was occupied by Nicky Grist, iwhose nasal whine has infiltrated the minds of a generation of gamers. Spread the word, the Welshman is no more. Kicked to the kerb by McRae, in comes the splendidly-named Derek Ringer, his clipped Caledonian intonation providing a refreshing change after years of Grist.

Ringer was actually McRae's original co-driver back in the day. The pair are now reunited and it feels so good that the old in-game magic has been rekindled. And it's worth listening to what Ringer says, as failure to follow the pace notes will rapidly see you wrapped round a tree like so much yellow ribbon. To him his dues, the boy certainly knows his stuff, unerringly warning of such forthcoming hazards as trees, rocks and discarded Monster Munch packets.

Ringer's commitment must be reciprocated though, and abject concentration is required on the driver's part. Lapse into a fantasy world of your own imagination, and Ringer's voice becomes distant and undecipherable, much the same experience as watching a programme about home improvement. Mental strength is required, and while I managed to focus my thoughts on fashioning abstract observations for this review (and wondering what's for tea), fear for those of weaker mind.

What's The Point?

Even for the sound of thinking, there are times when you become acutely aware of the futility of the activity - driving a pretend car round a pretend track for hours on end - and it does briefly cross your mind that it might be a bit dull. When this happens, the best remedy is to bang the camera into cockpit view, at which point your stomach lurches like you're strapped into Alton Towers' finest. Every bump in the road becomes a perilous obstacle, and if you haven't much gaming experience, you could find yourself committing the cardinal sin of lurching around in your seat. As for the bumper-cam view, it may be favoured by the purists, but there's the nagging thought that if you're going to choose a nice-looking car, you might as well be able to see it.

And there are plenty of shiny cars to drool over. McRae 3 was rightly criticised due to the fact that to compete in a championship, you had to drive the Ford Focus, Colin's employer at the time. Now freed from his contract (or indeed any contract), there's an open field to choose from, with championships up for grabs in both the four-wheel and two-wheel drive categories. In the traditional fashion, success unlocks further vehicles, and there's enough vehicular titillation to whip the average Fast Car reader into an automotive frenzy.

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As well as an array of contemporary rally cars, there are also a slew of classic '80s motors to unveil, many of which were withdrawn from active service due to the inordinate number of fatalities. It's a grim statistic, but they're fully drivable here, with the added bonus of being unlikely to cause decapitation. A few comedy' vehicles have also been thrown into the mix, such as perennial vegan-mobile the Citroen 2CV, and the favoured mode of transport for wolf-whistling Sun readers, the white Transit van (facts courtesy of Pigeonholes-R-Us). Neither is particularly suitable for off-road action, but they do provide a brief respite from the extremely dry nature of the game. However, you don't buy a Colin McRae game for laughs - just look at his face - and fans will be pleased to learn that it's still a deadly serious business.

What's Another Year?

As for new stuff, the game is somewhat limited by the genre, as the developers don't really have the option to strap some rocket launcher to the bonnet. There is an online element, but obviously at the time of writing it wasn't up and running. (We'll be taking a look as soon as the game goes on sale.)Otherwise, it's a case of evolution not revolution, and with Rally 3 released less than a year ago, many of the subtleties will be lost to the untrained eye. Much of the tweaking has gone into the handling, with the car now reacting to the road surface more realistically, rather than behaving as an amorphous blob. Of course, the handling is what has always elevated the series above the mire, and it's as exquisite as ever here, with the numerous road surfaces reacting accordingly with your choice of tyre and set-up.

As for under the bonnet shenanigans, it's kept to a minimum - even the most mechanically inept buffoon should be able to get by. Each championship rally is preceded by a Shakedown, whereby you get to hammer the car round a section of track in order to see if the handling is to your liking.

You can then tamper with various aspects of the car's setup, but it's a slippery slope to clamber on to. Once you start tweaking, there's always a sense of nameless dread that you've set something up wrong, or that a slightly different alignment would make a difference. It's almost too much to bear, and the safest option is probably to stick with the default settings.

The Damage Done

As the rules of rallying stipulate, repairs can be carried out on your car after every other stage, so it's a good idea not to utterly destroy it from the off as you'll find yourself limping round in disgrace later on. That said, it's worth giving it at least one good thrashing simply to see the damage model in full glorious effect. Shattered glass, crumpled bodywork and wobbly wheels ar

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