Take one Brett Davison and his trusty navigator, and fire them down the world's most treacherous dirt tracks, icy roads and mountain lanes in a highly tuned, turbo-charged car. Or a Skoda.

The inherent problem with the Playstation's controller comes to the fore with driving games. So unless you want to shell out for a steering wheel controller you are always at a disadvantage. However if you were tempted to buy the accessory then WRC04 would be reason enough.

The attention to detail is superb. A particularly nice touch is the damage you inflict on the car so if you are as poor driver as me, or as good as the keypad will allow, your once pristine Lancia/Citroen/Skoda (yes Skoda!) looks more like the final entrant in a demolition derby at a stock car meet.

More options would be good, and make a real difference. The commentary - basically informing you of the severity of the next turn gets a bit whiney after a while. But all in all this is as good a driving game as currently on the market.

I just wish that once you get into a spot of bother (and you will !) - you could rejoin the track rather than have to do a 16 point turn, utilising reverse. It may be realistic but it's hardly thrilling.