Colin McRae Rally review: rally lover's dream comes true
Colin McRae Rally arrived with a splash in the PC and console world in the late 90’s with its impressive graphics and novel physics engine for the time, and now the game developed by Codemasters has arrived on both Android and iOS. It is a racing game with a precise and realistic physics that will force you to actually use the breaks on your car, a welcome change for realism-seeking virtual drivers often treated to racing games that put all their bets on speed and ignoring the laws of collision physics. This game is not like that. But does Colin McRae Rally keep that excellent PC/console engine in the mobile version, and is it really as good as its siblings on desktop and PS?
What’s even more fascinating than the graphics, though, is the (relative) realism of everything happening in the races: hit a tree and your car breaks - something that you’d not only see on screen, but also feel, as the vehicle slows down, and requires repairs to get back to its original performance. While in the introductory levels, you’d barely feel a pressure to repair your car - everything is purposefully easy at the beginning - right after those first levels, you’d notice how your opponents race faster, requiring you to keep your car in great condition, and rather than crash and reset the car every two turns, you’d start being much more considerate with your driving.
In conclusion, we can safely say that Colin McRae Rally for Android and iOS keeps the excellent physics of the early console/desktop version, adding high-resolution graphics, and on-screen controls that are easy to get used to. It’s a dream come true for the rally lover.
Pros
- Great, realistic physics
- High-res, impressive graphics
- No annoying in-app purchases, reasonable price tag
- Detailed environments
Cons
- Limited amount of championships and car models
- No way to manually set difficulty
- Does not support immersive mode on Android
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