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The sound is good with each car having its own
distinctive sound. The music is standard for a driving game and I wonder
if 'Garbage' are going to specialise in this type of work?
The graphics are not up to
Gran Turismo 3
standard but do the job. It is something
of a challenge to make a rally course interesting (after a while one
gravel track looks very much like another) but they manage to covey the
illusion of being in a realistic setting in an identifiable country for
each event.
Unlike previous rally games it really feels as if the cars are in
contact with the course and the vibration feature plays a big part in
this.
It is a shame that for a game that lets you choose to play as one of the
real-life rally heroes and features 'in car' views, that all the drivers
and co-drivers look exactly the same.
The cars are distinctive and handle very much like their real-life
counterparts with significant differences in their performance.
As for replayability, I can't see it taking any competent player long
to complete a championship on all the difficulty levels. After that it
depends on how keen you are on racing each other in multiplayer or to
see if you can improve your times in a time trial.
To buy or to rent? - I would advise renting the game first of
all and seeing if you can complete it in a few days. After that if you
still think its worth going on with your rally career then consider a
purchase.
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