Mud and dirt accumulate on your car as you splash through them. It's great looking, and adds another touch of realism. Also, cars take damage. Tail lights go out, glass breaks, and small indentations appear as you bash up your sweet, innocent victim of a car. But, the overall visual experience of Colin McRae Rally is rather mixed.
Nothing really stands out.
The terrain is sparsely decorated, and rather forgettable. The game is sort of simple that way, being almost entirely a skill-based racer, with most of the emphasis put on the cars and the racing. Ain't nothing wrong with it, but I can't remember any more than say, one or two particulars of any area, which isn't saying much. In the complaint department, the biggest problems occur when you slow down to take a look at just about anything. Of course, you're supposed to speed by these, and when you do they look fine.