![]() ![]() The audio experience in RBR can only be described as ‘dated’ nowadays. In fact, even by the period’s standards, the car engine sounds aren’t exactly fantastic when compared to Colin McRae 2005. It’s not easy to differentiate between the distinctive flat-four Subaru engine and the other four-cylinder engine sounds such as the Toyota, Mitsubishi, Citroen, Peugeot and Hyundai. ![]() Let’s not talk about the horrible tyre-screeching cacophony that will offend your eardrums when switching to tarmac driving though… However, the sounds of the cars sliding on gravel are pretty good, even immersive, and so are one or two of the ambient crowd sounds. My winner: DiRT Rally 2.0 Mitsubishi Evo VII on Prospect Ridge, USA The co-driver The co-driver in RBR – Richard Burns’ real-life co-driver Robert Reid – offers a decent guide for those new to the rally genre, but int forgoes the standard pacenote numbering system, opting instead for call-outs such as ‘fast left, ‘medium right’ and ‘K-left’, which aren’t quite as approachable as simply calling out the gear number that many rally crews’ favour. A ‘1 right’ would denote a very tight hairpin bend requiring 1st gear, for example. It was, however, a system akin to that used by Burns and Reid in real life.ĭiRT Rally 2.0 on the other hand, uses a more accessible system. 2003 World Rally Champion Petter Solberg’s co-driver – Phil Mills – offers his services calling out the pace notes. WRC 9 offers an acceptable alternative, but unfortunately, the co-driver isn’t as familiar as Robert Reid or Phil Mills, which breaks the immersion for die-hard rally fans. But more on why it’s not quite so clear cut later… Graphics My winner: Comparing default co-drivers, DiRT Rally 2.0 wins hands down. Much like my looks, time hasn’t been kind to RBR. ![]() Without a doubt, DiRT Rally 2.0 is the prettier game, with WRC 9 close behind – especially on the latest console hardware. My winner: DiRT Rally 2.0 The stuff dreams are made of… Features I don’t think there’s much point dwelling on this fact RBR just can’t compete with sims that have had the benefit of fifteen years’ worth of graphical improvements. ![]()
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