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[]DON'T Buy !!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: May 13, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Wow after all the hype & release delays is this game ever a DISAPPOINTMENT!!! The physics engine is pure junk. Set the feedback to "Maximum" for my Logitech Wheel & can barely feel anything. Have no idea how bad it must be on "Minimum." Quite a shame as the graphics are very good, especially some of the backrounds, but all the cars sound like mad bumble bees instead of race cars...

Realism ... arcade style

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: May 20, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I'd only just jumped into the world of the PS2 in October 2002, after years of PC games and a few things on the PS1. This was one of the games I got with the console.
The first thing I noticed was the graphics, which are just about as good as you're gonna get for a game like this. I hoped that with the look of the game being so good, that the gameplay didn't suffer. It doesn't.
I admit that it took a few practice sessions to get the feel of the game. Fortunately I didn't find the learning curve steep at all, and quickly felt like a pro rally driver .... well, you know what I mean.
The one thing that I have a minor quibble with, and the reason this review didn't get the full 5 stars rating, is the damage. The way the car can appear to slowly disintegrate around you as you crash from barrier to barrier was initially pleasing to see. However, once I'd started in the championship mode, it seemed that the damage had a lot less bearing on the handling and the performance of the car that I'd have expected. It is a minor quibble, and it's probably a good thing, the way I drive.
Plenty in this to keep me entertained for a few months.

A realistic rally simulation

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: June 07, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game is very realistic when it comes to car physics, a feature which any real rally fans crave for, and a feature which World Rally Championship and V-Rally 3 sorely lacks. Graphics is good, but not great. It lacks a bit in game modes also. But the sense of speed and exhiliration is excellent. Those who gave this game a low mark definitely have their priority mixed up.

Finally it Arrives!!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 07, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I have been waiting for this game for a long time to come to the PS2. Ive tried all the others and had to get this too see if it was worth all the hype. In a nutshell Id say is was. It is very well balanced, and is just real fun to play once you get the feel of the game and make your way through the races.

The main downside of this game is you may only play as Colin Mcrae and you must drive for Ford using Ford Focus cars to race in championship (Career mode). (And your co-driver Nicky Grist's voice is a downside, but you can mute him). Once you unlock the bonus cars, you can only play them in practice or time trial, which includes the Suberu Impeza, Mitsubishi Lancer, and some goofy Ford vehicles...for some reason they did not include the Hyndae Elantra or the Toyota Corolla :(. There are only eight different contries, but they all are very fun to drive through, with great scenery. This game gives you the opportunity to race through USA tracks as well as Japan tracks, which is a rare treat for rally fans. This game does have a lot of different car settings (for engine, suspension, breaks.ect) as expected, but there is a catch to that. You have to play through the game in order to unlock the upgrades for your car. And in order to unlock other vehicles you must have the best (average) time in the end of each of the 6-8 rallys. This adds a lot of repaly value, and new cars to look forward to!
A major benefit of this game is the reality of the damage you can put your car through, with outstanding sound effects of glass breaking and crunching....its really fun to just play a track to beat up your car. You can even get your car all dirty then drive through a river and come out clean. The attention to detail is incredible here.

Id say this is a definate buy for those rally fans who need something new, you wont be disapointed! (4.5 stars)

This game is nothing like Need for Speed games its real racing

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: November 02, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I read a Review on this game and someone wrote they didn't like it they're crazy! Here are some reasons to get it.
1 The guy not liking this game didn't like it because it's too real. This game was made for people who drive real cars not kids. It's not a game where you Mash the gas and steer and go 300 mph with unlimited NOS!! In real life you gas, brake, feather the throttle handbrake corners, use the weight of the car etc etc.. This game has it all! Drive the car like you would in real life and you'll get the hang of it and Excel fast.
2 One AMAzing thing about this game is DAMAGE!!! so many arcade crap game offer no realism with damage you can bend suspension arm and feel it in you steering. You can have flat tires bend rims ride only on Rims or have the wheel and or suspension completey break off. the realism is amazing. They even put the details under the body panels.
3 You can learn new driving techniques with this game I actually have a Rally car Honda CRX FWD I was driving a FWD sort of similar to mine I played a course doing a move down shifting on a U drifting the rear and punching in the center of curve and on the game I wound loose speed I took my real car out tried it and work exactly like the game!! No BS
4 I only bought a PS2 to play this game and it was one of the best games i've ever bought.
5 Last thing about this game is you can tell when your driving a 2wd or awd car you can tell the power differences. If you've ever seen Rally on TV or anywhere you hear the Co pilot. This game does that too. At first you really understand it or get it but after playing for a while you completely understand the copilot read out the map and you can drive insanely fast like in the real WRC. you'll seem to be inches away from the concrete walls in Spain.
OK OK last Thing Sorry! I played this before I was big in to rally when I saw WRC on TV I knew what turns where there because of such detail on the courses you feel as if you've already raced there. Every corner I'd wreck at the Pros where smash em too!
Well worth checking this game out if your a real car driver/enthusiast.
I've had this game for years and I always come back to it over and over!

Auto Cross drivers will love this game great gift!

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