Colin McRae Rally 04

Colin McRae Rally 04 is a 2003 racing video game developed and published by Codemasters for PlayStation 2, Xbox and Windows.

Colin McRae Rally 04
Developer(s)	Codemasters
Publisher(s)	Codemasters
Series	Colin McRae Rally
Platform(s)	PlayStation 2, Xbox, Windows
Release	PlayStation 2 PAL: 19 September 2003 Xbox PAL: 19 September 2003 NA: 2 March 2004 Windows EU: 2 April 2004 AU: 23 April 2004
Genre(s)	Racing
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Gameplay

There are six championships to complete in the game. There are 4 classes of cars: 4WD, 2WD, Group B and Bonus. The bonus class are cars that are not usually raced in rallies. These cars are only here for extra pleasure. The game has rally tracks in 8 countries with a total of 52 stages.

Unlike in the previous three games, this game has no official WRC team license. All of the cars' liveries are either fictitious or taken from championships other than the WRC. Nicky Grist is replaced by Derek Ringer as the primary co-driver voice in the game, though Grist's voice set is still accessible via game settings.

Release

Colin McRae Rally 04 was initially released for PlayStation 2 and Xbox in Australia and Europe on 19 September 2003,^[1][2] with the Xbox version alone releasing in North America the following year on 2 March 2004.^[3] A port for Windows was released in Europe on 2 April 2004 and in Australia on 23 April 2004.^[4][5]

Reception

Aggregate scores

Aggregator	Score
	PC	PS2	Xbox
GameRankings	85.78%[6]	85.09%[7]	85.47%[8]
Metacritic	87/100[9]	83/100[10]	84/100[11]

Review scores

Publication	Score
	PC	PS2	Xbox
Computer and Video Games	N/A	90%[12]	N/A
Edge	N/A	8/10[13]	8/10[13]
Electronic Gaming Monthly	N/A	N/A	8.33/10[14]
Eurogamer	N/A	N/A	8/10[15]
Game Informer	N/A	N/A	8.5/10[16]
GamePro	N/A	N/A	[17]
GameRevolution	N/A	N/A	B+[18]
GameSpot	8.8/10[19]	N/A	8.8/10[20]
GameSpy	N/A	N/A	[21]
GamesTM	N/A	70%	N/A
GameZone	N/A	N/A	8.9/10[22]
IGN	N/A	N/A	8.7/10[23]
PlayStation Official Magazine – UK	N/A	9/10[24]	N/A
Official Xbox Magazine (US)	N/A	N/A	8.5/10[25]
PC Gamer (UK)	91%[26]	N/A	N/A
Maxim	N/A	N/A	8/10[27]

Reception

Colin McRae Rally 04 was met with positive reception; it has a score of 86% and 87 out of 100 for the PC version,^[6][9] 86% and 84 out of 100 for the Xbox version,^[8][11] and 85% and 83 out of 100 for the PlayStation 2 version according to GameRankings and Metacritic.^[7][10] It was nominated for GameSpot's annual "Best Budget Game" award, which went to ESPN NFL 2K5.^[28]

References

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2. Bramwell, Tom (5 September 2003). "CMR04 movie released". Eurogamer. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
3. Thorsen, Tor (2 March 2004). "Colin McRae Rally 4 demo up". GameSpot. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
4. Bramwell, Tom (2 April 2004). "What's New?". Eurogamer. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
5. "Colin McRae Rally 04". Atari Australia. Archived from the original on 14 December 2004. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
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10. "Colin McRae Rally 04 (ps2: 2003): Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
11. "Colin McRae Rally 04 for Xbox Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
12. "Review: Colin McRae Rally 04". www.computerandvideogames.com. 16 September 2003. Archived from the original on 23 June 2008.
13. Edge staff (November 2003). "Colin McRae Rally 04 (PS2, Xbox)". Edge. No. 129. p. 104.
14. EGM staff (April 2004). "Colin McRae Rally 04". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 177. p. 122.
15. Reed, Kristan (18 September 2003). "Colin McRae Rally 04 (Xbox)". Eurogamer. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
16. Kato, Matthew (April 2004). "Colin McRae Rally 04". Game Informer. No. 132. p. 106. Archived from the original on 2 February 2008. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
17. Four-Eyed Dragon (May 2004). "Colin McRae Rally 04 Review for Xbox on GamePro.com". GamePro. p. 67. Archived from the original on 1 February 2005. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
18. Dodson, Joe (6 June 2004). "Colin McRae Rally 04 Review". Game Revolution. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
19. Navarro, Alex (20 May 2004). "Colin McRae Rally 04 Review (PC)". GameSpot. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
20. Navarro, Alex (10 March 2004). "Colin McRae Rally 04 Review (Xbox)". GameSpot. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
21. Fryman, Avi (25 March 2004). "GameSpy: Colin McRae Rally 04". GameSpy. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
22. Sandoval, Angelina (24 March 2004). "Colin McRae Rally 04 - XB - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on 3 February 2008. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
23. Boulding, Aaron (15 March 2004). "Colin McRae Rally 04 Review". IGN. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
24. "Colin McRae Rally 04". Official UK PlayStation 2 Magazine. October 2003.
25. "Colin McRae Rally 04". Official Xbox Magazine. April 2004. p. 81.
26. PC Gamer UK staff (April 2004). "Colin McRae Rally 04". PC Gamer UK. Archived from the original on 5 April 2004. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
27. Porter, Alex (23 March 2004). "Colin McRae Rally 04". Maxim. Archived from the original on 3 June 2004. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
28. The GameSpot Editors (5 January 2005). "Best and Worst of 2004". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 7 March 2005.

External links

• Colin McRae Rally 04 at MobyGames