Championship, single rally, options, and the standard selections are all down there, but you can barely tell. You get this afterthought-type “Press Start” screen, and have to scroll through horribly designed menu options at the bottom of the interface. Unfortunately, they’re the first things you see. The overall package is great, but there are some really, really annoying things in the game. It’s like taking the most beautiful woman you’ve ever seen out on a date, only to find out she slurps her wine and snorts when she laughs. Let me get this out of the way right now. When I finally unwrapped the cellophane and popped the disc into my Xbox, I was like a kid on Christmas. I thoroughly enjoyed version 2.0, and Codemasters was promising better graphics, handling, damage models, and everything but a supermodel bringing me a beer periodically with CMR3. I shudder to think of what happens if the copilot is wrong…Ĭodemasters had a fairly large success on their hands with CMR2, and they have finally released CMR3 upon the eagerly awaiting public.
The in-car camera shots are downright scary, as drivers fly around at breakneck speed, relying on their copilot to tell them what kind of track lays ahead. In the past few years, however, late night Speed Channel telecasts will show glimpses of this amazing sport. has been busy with Nascar, Indy Racing, and every other method of “circle” driving known to man.
While the rest of the world enjoys this sport very much, the U.S. Rally racing is something that has only recently come into its own in the United States.