Talk:Colin McRae Rally (2013 video game)

GA Review

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Reviewer: Niwi3 (talk · contribs) 22:26, 9 February 2017 (UTC)

I'll post a review soon. --Niwi3 (talk) 22:26, 9 February 2017 (UTC)

Lead

• Gameplay is similar to early iterations of the Colin McRae Rally series of racing games with content predominantly taken from the Windows and PlayStation title Colin McRae Rally 2.0 (2000). - I don't think it is necessary to specify the platforms Colin McRae Rally 2.0 was released for because this article is not about that game. I would simply keep the year of release: "...predominantly taken from the 2000 title Colin McRae Rally 2.0."
• Colin McRae Rally was originally designed for iOS mobile devices, releasing in June 2013 on the platform. The game was released for Android devices in February 2014, and then for OS X and Windows personal computers (PCs) in July 2014. - In my opinion, this fits better into the first paragraph, before the gameplay bit and after the opening sentence: "Colin McRae Rally is a rally racing video game developed and published by Codemasters. It was originally released for iOS mobile devices in June 2013, and then ported to Android devices and OS X and Windows personal computers (PCs) in 2014. Gameplay is similar..."
• No need to wikilink Codemasters twice in the infobox.

Gameplay

• Again, no need to specify the platforms Colin McRae Rally 2.0 was released for. Just keep the year of release.

Development

• Colin McRae Rally was created by Codemasters' Southam-based development studio. - I would replace the word created with developed
• The game was initially designed for iOS mobile devices using the title Colin McRae Rally 2.0 as a basis. -- the the title bit is redundant because that game was already introduced in the gameplay section.
• The development team felt that the original PlayStation era graphics of the thirteen year old Rally 2.0 would not hold up to modern standards on a high pixel density mobile display. - the the thirteen year old bit is redundant because original PlayStation era already establishes context.
• The models for the vehicles were also preserved, however they increased their resolution and added more detail and graphical layers to the car bodies. - I would replace the whole sentence with the following: "Although the models for the vehicles were also preserved, developers increased their resolution and added more detail and graphical layers to the car bodies."
• The development team had access to Codemasters' full audio library, composed of sound assets dating from the first Colin McRae Rally (1998) up to Grid 2 (2013). -> "The development team had access to Codemasters' full audio library, which was composed of sound assets dating from the first Colin McRae Rally (1998) up to Grid 2 (2013)."
• ...that was kept in tact... -> "...that was kept intact..."
• Codemasters later released the game for OS X and Windows personal computers via digital distribution service Steam on 31 July 2014. - The following sounds better in my opinion: "Codemasters later released the game for OS X and Windows personal computers on 31 July 2014 via the Steam digital distribution service."

Reception

• Pocket Gamer reviewer Mark Brown was pleased by the decision to take the series the back to its roots with this game - This doesn't sound good at all. I will replace it with the following: "Pocket Gamer reviewer Mark Brown credited the game for taking the series back to its roots."
• I would split the first paragraph into two smaller paragraphs. The second paragraph should start with the sentence Writing for TouchArcade, Karl Burnett said the...
• He concluded by remarking that... - Simplify: "He concluded that..."
• who weren't rally fans or dedicated to racing games -> "who were not rally fans or dedicated to racing games"

References

• No issues here. Also, the fact that all of the references are archived is a great thing.

Overall

Overall, a very nice article. Once all the points I've mentioned above are addressed or explained, I'll be happy to pass this article. --Niwi3 (talk) 23:10, 9 February 2017 (UTC)

@Niwi3: I think I've addressed everything. --The1337gamer (talk) 23:28, 9 February 2017 (UTC)

Alright, time to pass this article. Keep up the good work. --Niwi3 (talk) 16:09, 10 February 2017 (UTC)