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6.4 out of 10

Colin McRae Rally 2005

First seen: 10 september 2004

Information found in: from 56 sources in 13 countries.

Great Deal: $109.73

  • User Score (23)
    7.4 7.4 from 23 reviewers
  • Expert Score (47)
    7.9 7.9 from 47 reviewers
  • Gameplay (18)
    6.8 6.8 from 18 reviewers
  • Graphics (19)
    6.5 6.5 from 19 reviewers
  • Sound (18)
    6.4 6.4 from 18 reviewers
  • Multiplayer (2)
    5.8 5.8 from 2 reviewers
  • Control (2)
    4.1 4.1 from 2 reviewers
  • Lifespan (6)
    6.2 6.2 from 6 reviewers
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Pros & Cons

  • crash vision, xbox live, incredibly realistic driving physics, excellent gameplay, solid racing mechanics
  • different from 04, takes some getting into

Colin McRae Rally 2005™ returns to the Xbox with an engine-burning roar, featuring more cars, more stages, new challenges, new game modes, and eight-player head-to-head competition via Xbox Live®! With its impeccable car handling, superbly designed stages, and online play, Colin McRae Rally 2005 is set to be the most complete and rewarding rally experience ever. This title is playable on Xbox 360™ with a software emulator. Please see http://www.xbox.com/en-us/games/ba…

Specifications

  • Developer:
    Codemasters
  • Publisher:
    Codemasters
  • Genre:
    Racing
  • Release Date:
    9/1/2004
  • Console:
    Xbox playable on Xbox 360
  • Game Rating:
    E (Everyone)

Release Date

  • First seen
    10 September 2004

Colin McRae Rally 2005

Colin McRae Rally 2005 for Xbox features Dolby Digital 5.1 sound with downloadable content as well as competitive online/offline modes. It also has allocation for 1 -4 players as well as 8 online players. The game also has special headset controllers and is of Rally/Off-road racing genre with suitability for everyone. Developed by Codemasters, the game was released 28 September 2004

Features

Colin McRae Rally 2005 for Xbox features Dolby Digital 5.1 sound with dow…

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Colin McRae Rally 2005

Colin McRae Rally 2005 for Xbox features Dolby Digital 5.1 sound with downloadable content as well as competitive online/offline modes. It also has allocation for 1 -4 players as well as 8 online players. The game also has special headset controllers and is of Rally/Off-road racing genre with suitability for everyone. Developed by Codemasters, the game was released 28 September 2004

Features

Colin McRae Rally 2005 for Xbox features Dolby Digital 5.1 sound with downloadable content. It has competitive online/offline modes. The game allows 1 -4 players with 8 online players. It also features special headset controllers. The game is of Rally/Off-road racing genre and is suitable for all age groups. Colin McRae Rally 2005 takes the series forward with a massive multi-event Career Challenge and introduces online head-to-head rallying, for up to 8 players, on both PlayStation 2 and Xbox. The all-new Career Challenge has players hurtling through over 20 different classes of rally events including Challenges, Cups, SuperCups, Shields and Championships. There are more than 300 tracks in nine worldwide locations), plus a wide assortment of cars.

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  1. Super Swing Golf

    Reviewer: DarkStation
    12 December 2006
    Overall 7
    7.0
    Gameplay 7
    7.0
    Graphics 5
    5.0
     

    In the end, Super Swing Golf may not be the perfect game of golf some of us were hoping for, but it certainly is a good effort. The game definitely capitalizes on its effective use of the Wii controls, which may not appeal to everyone. My recommendation would be to try this as a rental, and then go from there to see if this game is worth the full purchase price. Read more

  2. Colin McRae Rally 2005

    Reviewer: Gamecell
    19 October 2007
    Overall 9
    9.0
     

    The sizeable career mode and decent selection of multiplayer options (including Xbox Live support) mean 2005 will have more staying power than any McRae before it. The improved speed of the game and more beautifully designed stages (many have narrower, truly demanding technical sections) means far from being the “Colin McRae 3.2” that a lot of people were expecting, the game really flies. The cars are without a doubt the stars, never mind GT4, PGR2, Rallisport... Read more

  3. Colin McRae Rally 2005

    Reviewer: The Armchair Empire
    3 March 2005
    Overall 9
    8.5
     

    All in all, Codemasters' obsessive attention to detail make CMR 2005 easily one of the most realistic driving simulations on the market. For fans of rally racing and closet gearheads, it plays like a dream, and the Xbox Live world ranking system is certain to keep those types up nights endlessly tweaking their rides in an attempt to clock the best time possible on every virtual backroad of Europe. For more casual players, the simple repair and customization interfaces... Read more

  4. Colin McRae Rally 2005 Review

    Reviewer: IGN Entertainment
    9 February 2008
    Overall 9
    9.0
    Gameplay 10
    9.5
    Graphics 9
    8.5
    Sound 9
    8.8
    Lifespan 9
    9.3
     

    Codie’s has done it again. Online play, far better graphics, and a great lineup of cars. I haven’t even mentioned the best part yet - the price only went up ten bucks! Are you kidding me? For only thirty bucks, you can have the best rally sim available on the Xbox, and still have a twenty to put towards Forza, which is shaping up to be a road racer’s dream. It may be hard to justify owing two rally games unless you are a total nut for the WRC, but if you don’t... Read more

  5. Colin McRae Rally 2005

    Reviewer: GameSpy.com
    14 October 2004
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    Everyone's favorite rally racer takes to the online world, but is that enough to make this year's edition better? Read more

  1. "Disappointingly, more of the same"

    Reviewer: Xbox 360 Game Reviews
    1 October 2004
    Overall 4
    4.0
     

    Given the deserved reputation of the previous titles in this series, this should have been good. The pre-release hype talks of unrivalled scenery and graphics and all new game play, the fact is it is just more of the same and pretty disappointing it is too. This appears to be one title too far, one last attempt to repackage the driver's fading merchandisable value. For graphical realism and variety, the recently released Rallisport Challenge 2 is hugely impressive and... Read more

  2. Colin McRae Rally 2005 Reader Review - 9.8

    Reviewer: Enduro Man, IGN Entertainment
    17 September 2005
    Overall 10
    9.8
    Gameplay 10
    9.5
    Graphics 9
    9.0
    Sound 9
    9.0
    Lifespan 10
    10
     

    I've always been a rally racing fan. To me, point to point offroad racing has a fascination all its own. Colin McRae Rally is the purest distillation of the sport on the X-Box. I can't tell you how many hours I've spent playing this game. While there are flaws, the overall experience has yet to be matched for realism, gameplay and challenge. The beef of the game is in Career mode where you will race in various different challenges from the Ford Mk II Escort series to the... Read more

  3. Colin McRae Rally 2005

    Reviewer: BONGO, swapgame
    13 November 2005
    Overall 6
    6.0
     

    Having played Rallisport challenge 2 i found this game to be rather tame in comparison. Still, if you like car games then this is still worth a look. Read more

  4. Excellent Balance to a Rally Sim Style game

    Reviewer: PriceGrabber
    29 August 2005
    Overall 10
    10
     

    Unlike most racing games, McRae '05 is focused soley on Rally simulation. With that said, if you haven't played a rally game, throw all of the preconcieved notions out the window, this game is more about your driving skill rather than the ability to go fast. Track design is full of twists, turns, bumps, jumps, and varying terrain that not only test your ability to maneuver through them, but also test your ability to set up your car to handle the course. If you handle... Read more

  5. Excellent Game

    Reviewer: Amazon
    27 October 2009
    Overall 10
    10
     

    If you're looking for an excitting real-like Rally game, this is yours. Since enviromental noises, even individual damage in tires and parts of your car, up to different behiavor deppending the tipe of car you're driving. It's like Forza Motorsport, but rally version (even better than Microsoft version). I'll strongly recommend it. Read more

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