Perhaps in an attempt to replicate the role-playing elements of Pro Race Driver in some way, or maybe just because Codemasters worked more closely with Ford than with any of the other car manufacturers featured in the game, the championship mode in Colin McRae Rally 3 can be played only from behind the wheel of McRae's Ford Focus. Colin McRae Rally 3 is one of the most realistic-looking games to appear on the Xbox to date.Ĭolin McRae Rally 3 features only single event and championship modes, and since most of the 58 different stages in the game need to be unlocked in a championship, it's not really worth arranging a rally session with friends until you've completed at least a few of the game's two-day rally events. Codemasters' offering is much more realistic than the competition and is also very easy on the eyes, but it offers very little in the way of gameplay options and can occasionally prove frustrating because it makes you overly dependent on the instructions of codriver Nicky Grist. In truth, Colin McRae Rally 3 isn't necessarily a game that should replace Rallisport Challenge in your collection, but it's definitely one that deserves a space right alongside it.

If rally racing is your thing, you're almost certainly curious to find out if Codemasters' latest Colin McRae-endorsed racer is on a par with Microsoft's Rallisport Challenge, which recently celebrated its first birthday.

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