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The
Software :::...
Well,
the bundle is not spectacular in quite the same way MSI's
bundle is, but then again Colin McRae 04 is significantly
better than some of the junk I've seen inside some graphics
card boxes.
I'm
not a fan of bundles at all in general, but I know many
people are and even if Club3D could scrape together half
a dozen recent and decent demo titles it'd look better than
a single game.
We
hear that Club3D will soon be bundling Colin McRae 05 with
their products so that should be worth having too. Personally
I still rather like 04 and play it more than perhaps any
other game on my machine.
Colin
McRae Rally 04
Main
Features:
- New
PC specific improved audio including crowd and ambient
effects, alongside the acclaimed engine sounds, and fast
flowing pace notes, all delivered in surround sound. Also
exclusive to PC is support for Creative Labs EAX 4.0 ADVANCED
HD environmental real time effects. Sound Blaster Audigy
2 ZS or USB Sound Blaster Audigy 2 NZ sound cards recommended.
- You
take control! The game delivers exhilarating Championship,
Rally and Stages gaming modes, each with single player
or multiplayer options that offer co-operative and competitive
team challenges.
- Drive
any car from the start in the new Open Championship Mode.
Compete in a full rally season or specialise in a 4 or
2 wheel drive championship.
- New
Expert Championship Mode demands the best performance
from the most die-hard rally fan with its tough damage
settings and ultra-competitive AI drivers.
- Test
new car parts in challenging sub games to acquire new
technology - be it an engine, tyres or a suspension test
- increasing the chance of success against the competition
as the season continues.
- In
the Championship, Stages and Rally modes you can race
against the clock or go multiplayer with split screen
or alternate play for upto 4 players. Saved runs can be
seen on the stage as a ghost car, which can be then competed
against for the fastest time.
- Enhanced
environment detail and new replay cameras.
- Create
a Custom Rally, with favourite or themed stages such as
straights, jumps or hills, which can be compiled, saved
and played at any time.
- 48
tracks and 4 shakedown stages through 8 countries including
UK, Australia, Finland, Japan and the USA each designed
by hand to deliver the perfect rallying gaming experience.
- Over
20 incredibly detailed vehicles constructed in exquisite
detail with improved physics and handling giving even
more control, including Citroen Xsara, Mitsubishi EVO
7 and Subaru Impreza, alongside classic cars and more
Bonus vehicles.
InterVideo
WinCinema
WinDVD
4
- Watch
movies while you check email or surf the Web with WinDVD's
new Video Desktop. Our dvd decoder provides the best video
quality through features such as our Full Range Color
Adjustment and Advanced De-interlacing.
- Fit
movies into your schedule with Time Stretching, which
lets you speed up or slow down the playback speed of movies
without distorting the audio. You can turn your laptop
into a portable dvd player and Time Stretching will enable
you to finish a movie quickly before your battery is low
on power.
- Immerse
yourself in a wall of sound with 10 brand new dvd audio
features like Dolby ProLogic.
- Make
your PC the center of your digital universe by hooking
it to your TV to watch movies and WinDVD4's TV Out Support.
- Multi-User
Parental Control prevents children from watching adult
dvd movies.
WinDVD
Creator
WinDVD
Creator is designed for people who want to create professional
looking movies but don't have the time to deal with complicated
difficult to use programs. WinDVD Creator intuitively steps
users through four easy steps of creating digital videos:
Capture, Edit, Author, and Make Movie. WinDVD Creator leads
users through capturing video, editing it, adding titles,
transitions, effects, music, menus and even burning the
finished product to a VCD disc. WinDVD Creator's easy to
follow storyboard interface makes the entire movie-making
process as easy as moving pictures around on your screen.
Club3D
Installation CD
It
must be near impossible to keep up to date with the drivers
on your product CDs, and as you can see this one is a little
behind the times where drivers are concerned.
The
addition of an automated version of the Coolbits registry
tweak was nice touch, but again Club3D missed the chance
to impress by including a few of NVIDIA's tech demos to
help show off the hardware. You'd be surprised how many
people buy cards like this, fire up a 5 or 6 year old game
then get disappointed because the graphics don't look significantly
better.
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