>Europress's previous rally games always seemed a bit boring to me - the
>tracks were too similar.
>But I tried Rally Championship today (get the no-movie version from
>www.3dfiles.com) and it is looking good.
>After playing the over-10-minute course a few times I then tried CMRally
and
>CMRally is just TOO arcadey.
>(Perhaps CMRally2 will do the business?)
>good point summary :- superb track detail; excellent on-track feel; it gets
>very fast;
>you have to listen to the pace notes; 1st person view as good (better?) as
>3rd person view (behind car)
>poor point summary:- sound not good (but pace notes excellent) e.g. there's
>an odd background "rumble" that just doesn't sound right; no crash noises
>when rolling;
The same instant correction deal when you apply opposite lock that previous
versions had. I like the pace notes, like the course, love the graphics and
yes, it makes CMR feel very arcadey, but that handling model is very weak.
Feels like you're in a weightless car to me. I think CMR has more accurate
handling - I was watching some Carlos Sainz in-car footage on Eurosport a
couple of weeks back and watching the way he set up his Toyota for turns
didn't look a million miles away from how you would in CMR (on the loose
stuff, anyway).
CMRs tracks are just too wide - there are courses you don't have to lift on
and the tarmac handling seems a bit too bouncy.
Still waiting for a classic rally title..
Mark
Reading, UK