<s>
Colin	B-Application
McRae	I-Application
Rally	I-Application
is	O
a	O
rally	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Codemasters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
mobile	O
devices	O
in	O
June	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
ported	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
and	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	O
personal	B-Device
computers	I-Device
(	O
PCs	B-Device
)	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
early	O
iterations	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
with	O
content	O
predominantly	O
taken	O
from	O
the	O
2000	O
title	O
Colin	B-Application
McRae	I-Application
Rally	I-Application
2.0	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
drive	O
cars	O
and	O
participate	O
in	O
point-to-point	O
rally	O
events	O
,	O
competing	O
against	O
times	O
recorded	O
by	O
computer	B-Application
drivers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
marked	O
Codemasters	O
 '	O
debut	O
in	O
developing	O
a	O
mobile	B-Application
game	I-Application
internally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
chose	O
to	O
use	O
Colin	B-Application
McRae	I-Application
Rally	I-Application
2.0	I-Application
as	O
the	O
foundation	O
,	O
taking	O
its	O
tracks	O
,	O
driving	O
model	O
,	O
and	O
pacenotes	O
for	O
the	O
new	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
attempt	O
to	O
replicate	O
the	O
driving	O
experience	O
of	O
classic	O
Colin	B-Application
McRae	I-Application
Rally	I-Application
games	O
was	O
complimented	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
was	O
received	O
negatively	O
by	O
players	O
who	O
were	O
not	O
expecting	O
a	O
mobile	B-Application
game	I-Application
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Colin	B-Application
McRae	I-Application
Rally	I-Application
is	O
a	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
can	O
drive	O
cars	O
in	O
point-to-point	O
rally	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
content	O
and	O
driving	O
model	O
are	O
taken	O
directly	O
from	O
the	O
2000	O
title	O
Colin	B-Application
McRae	I-Application
Rally	I-Application
2.0	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
thirty	O
rally	O
stages	O
from	O
Colin	B-Application
McRae	I-Application
Rally	I-Application
2.0	I-Application
,	O
located	O
in	O
Australia	O
,	O
Corsica	O
,	O
and	O
Greece	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
progress	O
indicator	O
is	O
also	O
displayed	O
on	O
screen	O
,	O
so	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
see	O
how	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
course	O
they	O
have	O
completed	O
and	O
compare	O
their	O
position	O
to	O
the	O
computer	B-Application
drivers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
win	O
a	O
rally	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
attain	O
the	O
lowest	O
total	O
time	O
against	O
the	O
computer	B-Application
drivers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Colin	B-Application
McRae	I-Application
Rally	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Codemasters	O
 '	O
Southam-based	O
development	O
studio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
first	O
internally	O
developed	O
mobile	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
and	O
lead	O
off	O
an	O
initiative	O
to	O
produce	O
games	O
for	O
new	O
and	O
existing	O
intellectual	O
property	O
specifically	O
for	O
mobile	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
initially	O
designed	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
mobile	O
devices	O
using	O
Colin	B-Application
McRae	I-Application
Rally	I-Application
2.0	I-Application
as	O
a	O
basis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
existing	O
content	O
and	O
assets	O
were	O
reused	O
,	O
they	O
also	O
chose	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
modern	O
technology	O
while	O
creating	O
Colin	B-Application
McRae	I-Application
Rally	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
built	O
using	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
game	I-Application
engine	I-Application
and	O
written	O
in	O
the	O
C#	B-Application
programming	O
language	O
,	O
closely	O
referencing	O
the	O
original	O
C	B-Language
source	O
code	O
to	O
make	O
certain	O
that	O
the	O
handling	O
and	O
physics	O
systems	O
replicate	O
Rally	O
2.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
era	O
graphics	O
of	O
Rally	O
2.0	O
would	O
not	O
hold	O
up	O
to	O
modern	O
standards	O
on	O
a	O
high	O
pixel	B-Algorithm
density	I-Algorithm
mobile	O
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PhysX-based	O
collision	O
detection	O
was	O
implemented	O
to	O
enable	O
more	O
objects	O
and	O
debris	O
to	O
scatter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
had	O
access	O
to	O
Codemasters	O
 '	O
full	O
audio	O
library	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
composed	O
of	O
sound	O
assets	O
dating	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
Colin	B-Application
McRae	I-Application
Rally	I-Application
(	O
1998	O
)	O
up	O
to	O
Grid	B-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
2013	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
result	O
was	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
audio	O
from	O
various	O
games	O
;	O
suspensions	O
sounds	O
were	O
taken	O
from	O
Dirt	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
wind	O
,	O
gearbox	O
and	O
mechanical	O
samples	O
from	O
Colin	B-Application
McRae	I-Application
Rally	I-Application
2005	I-Application
,	O
garage	O
sounds	O
from	O
Race	B-Application
Driver	I-Application
:	I-Application
Grid	I-Application
,	O
and	O
music	O
from	O
Colin	B-Application
McRae	I-Application
Rally	I-Application
04	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
on	O
27	O
June	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thumbstar	O
Games	O
,	O
collaborating	O
with	O
Codemasters	O
released	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
in	O
February	O
21	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Codemasters	O
later	O
released	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	O
personal	B-Device
computers	I-Device
on	O
31	O
July	O
via	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
digital	O
distribution	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Colin	B-Application
McRae	I-Application
Rally	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
from	O
professional	O
critics	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
for	O
TouchArcade	O
,	O
Karl	O
Burnett	O
said	O
the	O
restricted	O
set	O
of	O
environments	O
made	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
bit	O
of	O
grind	B-Application
to	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
subject	O
to	O
harsh	O
criticism	O
from	O
players	O
who	O
were	O
expecting	O
a	O
high	O
definition	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
1998	O
Colin	B-Application
McRae	I-Application
Rally	I-Application
rather	O
than	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
mobile	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Acting	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
negative	O
reaction	O
,	O
Codemasters	O
updated	O
the	O
product	O
's	O
description	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
to	O
clarify	O
previous	O
misunderstandings	O
and	O
offered	O
refunds	O
to	O
customers	O
for	O
a	O
period	O
of	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
