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Colin McRae Rally due out Friday
And if you don't trust reviews for other systems (probably a good idea), worry not-- we're told a demo is imminent, so you'll be able to try the game out for yourself. Find out more about the game itself over on the minisite. Apparently the game features more than 30 cars, 300 tracks in nine locations around the globe, and realistic physics and handling. Throw in a few muddy curves, and you've got a recipe for a fun Saturday night.
On a sad note, the release was actually set for earlier this year, but was delayed due to the accidental death of the series' namesake. Very sorry to hear it-- fortunately, the legendary racer's legacy lives on in his memory and phenomenal racing career history.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Fernando said 9:13AM on 10-24-2007
This is probrably the best Rally Game there is to date. I have it for 360 (DIRT) and still have and play 2005 for the PC, great game a true racing classic. R.I.P CM!
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Matthew said 9:27AM on 10-24-2007
Games and OSes compete?
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Scott said 9:30AM on 10-24-2007
R.I.P. Colin McRae, great racer, great person.
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apeguero said 9:41AM on 10-24-2007
Wonder if I'll be able to use my Logitech Momo Wheel with this. So far I've only been able to use it on PC games while on Boot Camp.
R.I.P. Collin. One of Rally Racing's best of all times.
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Evan Holt said 9:48AM on 10-24-2007
The demo is available on a French Mac Gaming site:
http://www.ludomac.com/downloads.php?id=551
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Ian Bridgeman said 9:58AM on 10-24-2007
"Wonder if I'll be able to use my Logitech Momo Wheel with this." - apeguero
Fear not... the Momo wheel works with CMR Mac :)
-Ian at Feral
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Ryan said 10:45AM on 10-24-2007
I am SO excited for this game :-)
I loved in on my original XBOX but could no longer play due to a mod chip install gone bad :-(
Colin was an amazing racer and his death was very sad, hopefully through this game more people will be exposed to rally through his namesake.
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jus10 said 10:55AM on 10-24-2007
So, I take it a Macbook meets the min specs judging from the site. Is it playable/worth it on such a configuration? I usually resort to my Wii for playing games these days but might be tempted for a good driving game.
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Neil Christie said 3:45PM on 10-24-2007
Is this Colin McRae DIRT?
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Max said 3:30PM on 10-24-2007
Lets just hope it doesn't crash.
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sjmills said 5:43PM on 10-24-2007
Yeeeeeehaaa!!!! I am so giddy right now since reading this. Finally, something worthwhile for Mac. The last decent racing game was Total Immersion Racing, but there were no Intel release for that. Now my Momo wheel can stop collecting dust and get back to making me sweat.
Thanks, Feral. You made my year.
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Fraggle said 5:46PM on 10-24-2007
Now where getting good games on the MAcOS finally we'll understand why windows Users are uncreative, get little sleep and although they spend most of there life sat on the PC they don't actually get anything done. ;)
Welcome to the worst virus out there.. "Good games".
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sikkor said 5:53PM on 10-24-2007
Be careful, this looks like refreshed version of CMR 2005, not Dirt :(
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Mike Schramm said 5:58PM on 10-24-2007
Fraggle you are far too right. And yes, Sikkor, I believe this is a port of 2005, not DiRT.
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anon said 11:02AM on 10-30-2007
This demo runs so much more trouble-free than Tiger Woods 08, even in Leopard. But where/when is it available?
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ralfy said 11:30AM on 10-28-2007
I have just bought this game after playing the demo and it runs very well on my G5 2.5 Dual. But, be aware that according to the box and the manual the game does not support GMA950 graphics cards with shared RAM, so it looks like MacBooks are unable to enjoy this great game.
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fuji257 said 9:16PM on 11-21-2007
1.42Ghz eMac with 1GB RAM, Radeon 9600Pro 64MB Video on 10.4.10. Great game and runs smooth as silk despite being a little slower on the CPU than recommended. With all the graphics options (anti-aliasing) and resolution on at the highest settings. I bought it for my son (who loves it) but I've played it a bit myself.
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