I'm a long time fan of the Colin McRae Rally series on Playstation 1-2 and rally gaming in general. I was wondering how the latest and the fifth (2005) in the WRC series compares to CMR 2005 on PS2? I've only played the first one of the WRC series (2002) and while it was ok it paled in comparison to CMR 3 (2003) and the handling of the previous CMR games. I imagine the WRC series has evolved since but has it evolved enough to make it worth buying as an alternative to CMR 2005?
McRae Rally 2005 vs. WRC Rally Evolved
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, Apr 12 2006 15:34
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Posted 14 April 2006 - 11:11
Sorry, I have not played either, but I'll offer my opinion anyway. 
Worth buying as an alternative? Very much so I'd say, but then I like the WRC series. The development for each installment has been substantial, not only updates, though sometime there has been a few setbacks. WRC2-Extreme shares much of the bland stage design with the first WRC but improved the physics of the cars immensly and added good force feedback support. WRC3 took a big step on graphics and stage design giving the game a visual impression on par with CMR4, but car physics actually took a step back from WRC2 and became less realistic. Still, if you don't expect a simulation, it's a fun blast. WRC4 improved somewhat visually, but more importantly it took a big step on the car physics. Unfortunatly the number of stages per rally where reduced from 9 (5 unique and 4 in reverse) to 6 in WRC4 (4 unique and 2 variations).
Worth buying as an alternative? Very much so I'd say, but then I like the WRC series. The development for each installment has been substantial, not only updates, though sometime there has been a few setbacks. WRC2-Extreme shares much of the bland stage design with the first WRC but improved the physics of the cars immensly and added good force feedback support. WRC3 took a big step on graphics and stage design giving the game a visual impression on par with CMR4, but car physics actually took a step back from WRC2 and became less realistic. Still, if you don't expect a simulation, it's a fun blast. WRC4 improved somewhat visually, but more importantly it took a big step on the car physics. Unfortunatly the number of stages per rally where reduced from 9 (5 unique and 4 in reverse) to 6 in WRC4 (4 unique and 2 variations).
