| menu navigation |
| main menu |
| on screen |
| controls |
| cameras |
| pause menu |
| championship mode |
| the rally |
| car setup |
| telemetry |
| damage & servicing |
| points |
| running order |
| stages mode |
| pace notes |
| options menu |
use left/right to highlight a menu item
use up/down to change menu item
use x to select current menu item
use ∆ to go back
| championship | play as colin mcrae in a 3 year contract with Ford |
| stages | tackle a single stage in 1 or 2 player |
| options | adjust game graphics, sound controllers and language |
| extras | view country videos as well as lma 2003 and toca videos |
| co-driver signs | displays co-driver signs |
| split countdown | will turn red or green as you approach a checkpoint indicating how far ahead/behind you are |
| time | total time taken so far on the stage |
| revs | current rpm |
| gear change | shows when a gear change is required |
| max throttle | shows when maximum throttle is being used |
| gear | current gear |
| speed | current speed |
| stage progress | shows how you are progressing through the stage |
| x | accelerate |
| ∆ | change camera |
| o | handbrake |
| ڤ | brake/reverse |
| left | steer left |
| right | steer right |
| l stick | steer left/right |
| r stick | accelerate/brake |
| l1 | gear down |
| l2 | gear up |
| r2 | handbrake |
| start | pause |
there are 3 cameras:
| bonnet cam |
| chase cam |
| cockpit cam |
| continue | return to game |
| restart | restart stage |
| exit | exit stage |
| retire | retire (championship only) |
you must first start a new championship
after a championship has been started, you may choose to continue with it at a later date, or delete it
your career consists of 3 championships each with 6 rally events
for each rally, there will be six special stages and a super-special stage plus two service area visits
before the rally, you will get a chance to optimise car setups using the shakedown stage
| brakes |
pads - small pads take longer to stop the car but will
lock up less but large pads will lock up but stop the car quicker balance - adjusts the brake power between front and rear brakes |
| gearbox |
ratio - low gear ratios give better acceleration but cut
your top speed whereas high gear ratios give good top speed but reduced
acceleration transmission - automatic decides when the gears will change and semi-auto will change gear when required but allows you to change at the same time. manual means you have to change all gears yourself |
| tyres | select the right tyre for surface and weather conditions |
| engine |
launch control - launch control reduces wheel spin off
the start line power balance - adjusts power going to the front and rear wheels |
| chassis | a strong chassis is more resilient to damage but is heavy curbing acceleration whereas a light chassis gives better acceleration but is susceptible more to damage |
| suspension |
springs - soft springs reduce impacts of bumps on the car
but tend to pitch the car more dampers - reduce the vibration of the springs, quicker the dampening the faster the vibration is slowed anti-roll - reduces amount of pitch the car experiences during cornering |
| steering | the faster the steering setting, the quicker the car will respond to the controls |
allows you to compare data received from the shakedown runs
to view the graph, select it (using x) and use the l2 and r2 buttons to scroll across the graph
the red line indicates speed, green line indicates revs and the blue line indicates gear
you can compare 2 graphs by selecting the compare with option
at the end, you can choose which car setup to use by selecting use setup
at the service area, your mechanics will try to fix any damage that has occurred during the rally during the allotted time
if during a stage the car becomes too damaged to continue then you will have to retire
if during a stage you rip a wheel off your car or get a puncture, it will be replaced at the end of the stage
if you do this again in two stages in a row, you will be retired from the rally, because you only have 1 spare wheel
the points system is as follows:
| 1st | 20 pts |
| 2nd | 14 pts |
| 3rd | 10 pts |
| 4th | 8 pts |
| 5th | 6 pts |
| 6th | 5 pts |
| 7th | 4 pts |
| 8th | 3 pts |
| 9th | 2 pts |
| 10th | 1 pts |
this is determined by your current position in the championship
if you are leading the championship, you will not receive split times for the stages but you will if you are not leading the championship
this is where you can tackle a single stage in any car
this mode can be done in 1 or 2 player, using alternate or split screen mode, where player 1 is the top screen
the tighter the arrow, the tighter the bend - simple really
however the co-driver will also use these definitions:
| care | hazardous |
| caution | very hazardous |
| crest | a rise in the road that may obscure the road ahead |
| jump | a jump! |
| long | a long corner |
| very long | an extended long corner |
| turn | a turn at a junction |
| opens | corner widens |
| tightens | corner tightens |
| narrows | road narrows |
| don't cut | do not cut the inside of the bend |
| straight | take the next few corners in a straight line |
| bumps | uneven surface which will upset the suspension |
| tree outside | tree on the outside of the bend |
| cut | cut the coming corner |
graphics - adjust ration of the screen and its position
sound - adjust sound for the game
language - change game language
controllers - sets up both the controllers in the ports