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Yes got it yesterday for the Xbox
Better than CM3 in every area, handling is much much better the cars
have a real feeling of weight now. There is a superb feeling of speed
as well, taking the Lancia Rally 037 through the woods in Finland is
every inch a white knuckle ride
So to be very brief
Plus
Physics great, arcade with realistic overtones
Graphics very very good
Cars good mix 5 WRC's, 4 Group B's 5 2WD's + Others
Sound Outstanding absolutely awesome the sound of the wastegate
butterflys on the Group B cars is so evocative.
Minus
Same rally's as CM3 although new different Stages
It's not on the PC and I don't have a wheel for my Xbox (actually it's
my 7 year olds Xbox)
Regards Mike
Huh?
How can you be writing about playing this game when it won't even be
released until 2004?!?
Here's the link to Codemasters website showing their racing games for
various platforms with release dates.
http://www.codemasters.com/games/displaygames.php?genre=Motor+Sports
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> Yes got it yesterday for the Xbox > > Better than CM3 in every area, handling is much much better the cars > have a real feeling of weight now. There is a superb feeling of speed > as well, taking the Lancia Rally 037 through the woods in Finland is > every inch a white knuckle ride > > So to be very brief > > Plus > > Physics great, arcade with realistic overtones > Graphics very very good > Cars good mix 5 WRC's, 4 Group B's 5 2WD's + Others > Sound Outstanding absolutely awesome the sound of the wastegate > butterflys on the Group B cars is so evocative. > > Minus > Same rally's as CM3 although new different Stages > It's not on the PC and I don't have a wheel for my Xbox (actually it's > my 7 year olds Xbox) > > Regards Mike >Released yesterday in the UK. And pretty much worldwide except for
the US.
http://community.codemasters.com/forum/showthread.php?s=a24cbd4a6acf2187c6503b0d807ed20e&threadid=23035
Regards Mike
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>Huh? > >How can you be writing about playing this game when it won't even be >released until 2004?!? >Here's the link to Codemasters website showing their racing games for >various platforms with release dates. > >http://www.codemasters.com/games/displaygames.php?genre=Motor+Sports > > > > >"Mike B" <[email hidden]> wrote in message >news:[email hidden]... >> Yes got it yesterday for the Xbox >> >> Better than CM3 in every area, handling is much much better the cars >> have a real feeling of weight now. There is a superb feeling of speed >> as well, taking the Lancia Rally 037 through the woods in Finland is >> every inch a white knuckle ride >> >> So to be very brief >> >> Plus >> >> Physics great, arcade with realistic overtones >> Graphics very very good >> Cars good mix 5 WRC's, 4 Group B's 5 2WD's + Others >> Sound Outstanding absolutely awesome the sound of the wastegate >> butterflys on the Group B cars is so evocative. >> >> Minus >> Same rally's as CM3 although new different Stages >> It's not on the PC and I don't have a wheel for my Xbox (actually it's >> my 7 year olds Xbox) >> >> Regards Mike >> >On Sat, 20 Sep 2003 20:29:07 GMT, "Jay J" <[email hidden]>
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>http://www.codemasters.com/games/displaygames.php?genre=Motor+Sports
I'd have another better look at that link if I were you : )
Regards Mike
Awesome looking game. Can't wait to try it on my HDTV.
My only regret is that Xbox appear to have any FF driving wheels...
Well.... I'll be dammed....
Why they make us poor Yanks wait 6 months to get titles that are released
currently in the UK, Europe and the rest of the world is beyond me!
I suppose the same must hold true for American racing, like NASCAR 2003, and
NASCAR Thunder 2004 probably not even being available in the UK or Europe,
or if so, not until sometime next spring...
You'd think game makers would want to make as much profit as possible so why
delay a title for one continent vs. another?
Oh well....
CMR 4 look great, hopefully they'll come out with a PC version that meets or
exceeds the PS2 / Xbox version, unlike CMR 3.
Jay J
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> On Sat, 20 Sep 2003 20:29:07 GMT, "Jay J" <[email hidden]> > wrote: > > >http://www.codemasters.com/games/displaygames.php?genre=Motor+Sports > > I'd have another better look at that link if I were you : ) > > Regards MikeOn Sun, 21 Sep 2003 02:40:04 GMT, "Jay J" <[email hidden]>
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>Well.... I'll be dammed....
>
>Why they make us poor Yanks wait 6 months to get titles that are released
>currently in the UK, Europe and the rest of the world is beyond me!
>I guess rallying is a pretty low key sport in the US.
>I suppose the same must hold true for American racing, like NASCAR 2003, and
>NASCAR Thunder 2004 probably not even being available in the UK or Europe,
>or if so, not until sometime next spring...We got NASCAR 2003 very quickly in the UK and oddly it was being sold
by GAME for �14.99 ($25) over here. I was going to buy a copy over
here and ship it to my best mate in the states as it was cheaper that
way! I doubt we will get NASCAR Thunder I never saw the first version
over here and as I had already got NR03 I didn't bother to pick it up
on my last trip to the States.
>
>You'd think game makers would want to make as much profit as possible so why
>delay a title for one continent vs. another?Advertising and marketing lower profit, plus for the states thay have
to produce NTSC versions (I guess)
>
>Oh well....
>
>CMR 4 look great, hopefully they'll come out with a PC version that meets or
>exceeds the PS2 / Xbox version, unlike CMR 3.
Very very much doubt it, I'm sure it will be a direct port of the
console game. Shame I'd really like to play it with decent FFB on my
PC. But it's fine on the Xbox and in my house Jay the wife does not
mind so much if I play on the Xbox after my son's bedtime while she
studies BUT if I dare to leave the room and go get some F1C or GPL in
on the PC well let's put it this way she's a redhead!
Regards Mike
