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“another
genre-topping classic from Codies”
“its courses have been designed purely to deliver
the best rally driving experience possible”
“...dream car-handling, delivered pixel perfect
to the PC” - PC Zone
- 15th April 2003 |
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"If you ever
wanted to put yourself in Colin’s shoes, this
is your game..."
"You get to decide on your own three-year championship
plan and then act it out at high speed. Fantastic!"
- Rally XS - 19th December 2002 |
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"The cars look
perfect and the backgrounds are vivid - the weather
is especially realistic. Petrol heads will love it"
- Observer Sport Monthly - 19th
December 2002 |
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"Colin McRae
Rally 3 is one of the best rally games ever, and really
does give you the feeling that you're in the car." 90%
- Games Paper - 3rd December 2002 |
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"CMR is still
the best franchise."
"This is easily the most authentic and visually resplendent
rally game on the market." - T3
- 3rd December 2002 |
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"...the motor
sport title to own - for purists and weekend drivers
alike...90%" - BBC Sport
Online - 8th November 2002 |
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"Go and buy
it today!" - Play - 8th
November 2002 |
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"It's visually
stunning, boasts sublime gameplay and is a complete
must for any self respecting PS2 petrol head."
- PlayStation.com - 5th November
2002 |
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"The very best
Colin McRae Rally game ever, and definitely the best
rally game on PS2"
"Looks good, feels great to play and leaves you with
a mile-wide smile on your face." - 90% - PlayStation
Max - 5th November 2002 |
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"Codemasters
know exactly what real racers expect from their games
and it's immediately obvious that CMR3 is their best
effort yet. If you own a PS2 or Xbox then investing
in CMR3 is not optional, it's a must do." - 9/10
- Fast Car - 5th November 2002 |
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"Codemasters'
Colin McRae series has long been considered best of
breed and this latest incarnation could well continue
the tradition. CMR3 has few peers - it's just like being
there. Xbox owners finally have a racer to smile about"
- Time Out - 5th November 2002 |
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"Third time
out, and the game is as compulsive as ever drawing you
into the muddy, soggy, exhilarating world of rally driving.
Sublime car handling. Excellent variety of courses.
Realistic, exciting game structure."
"An excellent, superbly playable game that tops the
rally podium" - OfficialXboxMagazine.co.uk
- 5th November 2002 |
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"Superbly playable
and constantly challenging"
"An instantly accessible, instantly enjoyable experience"
9/10 - Official PlayStation
2 Magazine - 1st November 2002 |
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"Colin McRae
Rally 3 is without question the finest rally game available."
To read the full review click
here - Gamer.tv - 25th
October 2002 |
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"The best handling
system seen in a racer to date"
"The best-looking rally game ever created"
"A game that no rally fan should miss out on"
"Colin McRae 3 is everything you could have wished for
and more"
To read the full review click
here - Total Video
Games - 23rd October 2002 |
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"A dashboard-gripping
pick-up-and-play drama of intense velocity"
"A triumph"
"Sure, WRC2 has got all the authentic stages, but you'll
have more fun playing Colin McRae 3" - PSM2
- 21st October 2002 |
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"As close as
you'll get to real rally driving"
"It's all about mixing insane speed with instinctive
manoeuvres"
"Instantly easy to get on with...9/10" - XGamer
- X-Gamer - 18th October 2002 |
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"The landscape
and the effects are all as good as anything you will
see on the PS2."
"What pushes McRae above the rest is realism."
"Brilliant, beautiful and magnificently well balanced"
"Colin McRae 3 is the best off-roader there is."
"The champion returns with another sublime, sumptuous
and speedy racer. The whole game just oozes class."
"Everything about this sequel is cool, restrained and
stylish...91%" - Gamesmaster
- 18th October 2002 |
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"The finest
racing game on the Xbox."
"Incredibly quick to get into and addictive to play"
"Fear is not an option and this is something that has
been translated perfectly into the game...9/10"
- XBM - 14th October 2002 |
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"Colin McRae
Rally 3 is a fantastic game."
"Colin McRae 3 is a first-rate racer which should provide
all and sundry with many, many hours of entertainment.
Go and buy it today!...91%" - Play
- 14th October 2002 |
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"Third time
out, and the game is as compulsive as ever."
"...Incredibly satisfying... taking bends at stupid
velocities is about as addictive as video game driving
gets."
"Great handling and truly scintillating rallying with
a realistic edge." - Official
Xbox Magazine - 14th October 2002 |
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"Once again,
Codemasters has come up trumps and produced a game that
raises the bar, not just for rally games, but for the
racing genre as a whole." - PlayStation.com
- 7th October 2002 |
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"The Scot rally
supremo powers onto PS2 You won’t believe your
eyes!"
"WRC was a disappointment, GT3 wasn’t the full
on rally experience and V-Rally 3 isn’t without
its flaws - we want something we can dribble over. A
rally game to fall in love with." - PSW
- 2nd October 2002 |
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"The greatest
rally game in the world is set to leave skidmarks on
the competition."
"CMR3 will drive the opposition into the dirt"
- Play - 2nd October 2002 |
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"Colin McRae
3 looks absolutely fantastic. Are we excited? Hell,
yes!" - Computer and Video
Games - 2nd October 2002 |
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"We’ve
played it and there’s none of the floaty weightlessness
of V-Rally 3. When you slam round a corner and the back
starts to spin out; in Colin 3, you really feel like
you’re losing control of a ton or two of metal"
- Computer and Video Games - 2nd
October 2002 |
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"The spectre
of Mr McRae casting a shadow over every mud-churning
racer" - PSW - 2nd October
2002 |
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"Don’t
you dare underestimate this game. It’s going to
be one of the biggest releases this autumn. Everything
in CMR3 exudes quality, passion and attention to detail.
A game that gives you the most complete feeling of being
a world championship rally driver. For the first time,
the driver is the star, the car is crucial and the team
downright essential." - PlayNation
- 2nd October 2002 |
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"The teamwork,
the preparation, the tension between stages –
all the elements missing from the average rally sim.
But not from CMR3. The main play option is the gruelling
Championship mode. In this unflinchingly accurate experience
you compete as Colin McRae through three successive
World Championships. It’s an emotional journey.
A driving quest. A system that requires considerable
time and dedication, but perhaps gets closer than anything
else to the physical and mental demands of the sport.
This is boundary-pushing stuff. This is something new."
- Official PlayStation 2 Magazine
- 2nd October 2002 |
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"The greatest
rally game of all time is currently having its engine
tuned for the Xbox. This could even take the mighty
Project Gotham’s crown as king Xbox racer"
- X-Gamer - 2nd October 2002 |
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"There’s
much more to CMR3 than pretty-boy looks – this
time around it’s mostly about the man himself"
"The handling’s more solid than the slightly arcadey
feel of Rallisport Challenge. But it’s the in-car
detail that astonished us" - Official
Xbox Magazine - 2nd October 2002 |
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"CMR3 propels
rally sport into the future using the immense power
of Xbox. It’s so real, you’ll be picking
grit from your teeth."
"All thoroughly impressive, and the entire package –
tracks, cars, environment, the whole ‘Being Colin
McRae thing’ – gels superbly. For white
knuckle driving, CMR3 is going to take a lot of beating"
- X-Gamer - 2nd October 2002 |
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"The daddy
of the rally world is back and looking classier and
more professional than ever." - Computer
and Video Games - 2nd October 2002 |
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"Never before
have we seen such stunning rain effects in a video game.
Any game that can assert such detailed realism, combined
with undeniable prestigious heritage, is worth a closer
look."
"The in-car view is so good that you could almost mistake
it for video footage of the real thing. Awesome!"
- P2 - 2nd October 2002 |
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"The handling,
naturally, is ace. Codies has taken a lot of time to
get the drive right and the cars react perfectly to
road conditions. But what we love is the way Colin constantly
delights with devilish little details." - X-Gamer
- 2nd October 2002 |
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"The most realistic
rally game ever" - XBM
- 2nd October 2002 |
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"The game looks,
feels and sounds above and beyond any other rally game
to date. Jaw dropping graphical effects, unparalleled
realism, be Colin McRae – not just a car. Looks
set to once again become the leader of the pack."
- PSi2 - 2nd October 2002 |
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"With impeccable
and convincing handling and superb graphics and physics,
we reckon this will be something special by the time
it’s finished. If you’re the young reckless
sort who likes to play driving games to perfection,
constantly beating your lap times over and over in search
of that elusive perfect run, then you may as well pre-order
this now, you won’t be disappointed. For the rest
of you casual drivers, start saving the pennies anyway,
we can’t see this being anything but superb."
- Game.uk.com - 2nd October 2002 |
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"Plays exactly
as you’d hoped and displays the kind of attention
to detail you’ve come to expect from the Warwickshire
team." - Edge Magazine
- 2nd October 2002 |
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"The experience
of what it’s like to be a professional rally driver.
After playing a preview build of the code we, and other
driving nuts around the office, are convinced it will
fulfil its promise." - XBM
- 2nd October 2002 |
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"So dripping
with high-tech features, it’s technical pornography.
Smile! Smile as you play this game! We defy you not
to. Any why? It’s all in the details. Even the
tiniest, most insignificant little smidgen of a detail
has been lovingly crafted to the nth degree. Detailed
and lovingly crafted, Colin 3’s shaping up to
be the rally game we all want." - X-Gamer
- 2nd October 2002 |
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"The best rallying
game around'"
"One of gamings classiest driving sims" - FHM
- 2nd October 2002 |
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"A beautiful
experience...Superb"
"Another sparkling McRae game...9/10" - PSW
- 2nd October 2002 |
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Faced with
the daunting prospect of improving upon perfection,
Codemasters look to have come up with the answer...10/10
more
- Total Video Games - 25th September
2002 |
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"The handling
of the cars is quite exceptional and the visuals are
stunning. Graphically, CMR3 has no equal. Move over
Rallisport, the daddy of rally games has arrived"
- XBM - 13th September 2002 |
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“Find
out why it changes racing games forever” ... “Newton-nobbling
physics, page three quality models, a growling powerhouse
of a game engine, tooth-cracking tracks, lock stock
and a smoking exhaust barrel.” ...
“Realism and the sensation that you’re a
real racer participating in a serious event” ...
“CMR3 is one of the best looking, best handling
racers we’ve seen. A proper next gen racer”
- X-Gamer - 18th June 2002 |
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“Codemasters
has made rallying its own… every iteration of
the game has been fantastic. It’s a no brainer
that CMR3 will turn out to be an impressive game.”
...“The Scot rally supremo powers onto PS2 You
won’t believe your eyes!”
“WRC was a disappointment, GT3 wasn’t the
full on rally experience and V-Rally 3 isn’t without
its flaws - we want something we can dribble over. A
rally game to fall in love with.” -
PSW - 18th June 2002 |
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“Edge
has played WRC, Rallisport Challenge, Pro Rally 2002,
V-Rally 3 and already CMR3 feels ahead of the competition.”
- Edge Magazine - 18th June 2002 |
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“Colin
3 is running in peak condition. Colin 3 is shaping up
to be a cracking racer. It should capture the heart
of even the most casual driver” - PlayNation
- 18th June 2002 |
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“The
best looking and most authentic rally game ever”
- PC Zone - 18th June 2002 |
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“This
game is going to rock like no other rally game EVER!”
- Computer and Video Games - 25th
April 2002 |
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“Sharp
enough to slice a wheelnut” - PSM2
- 25th April 2002 |
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“Ultra-realistic
physics and damage” ... “CMR3 is one of
the most eagerly awaited PS2 titles of the year”
- PlayNation - 25th April 2002 |
