Colin McRae Rally is a racing video game developed and published by Codemasters for the PlayStation and Microsoft Windows.

Also unlike in the European release of the game (real driver names), the American release has made-up driver names (apart from Colin McRae) Seven official rallies (New Zealand, Acropolis (Greece), Australia, Monte Carlo, Sweden, Corsica, and the United Kingdom), and one unofficial rally (Indonesia) from the WRC were included in the game.

[11] The game also included an Easter egg in the form of an alien abduction scene where the player's car is beamed upwards into a ship on certain special stages upon activating a cheat code (akin to Codemasters' own Game Genie cheat devices prior), parodying the Barney and Betty Hill incident in 1961.

[12] At the 1999 Milia festival in Cannes, Colin McRae Rally took home a "Gold" prize for revenues above €30 million in the European Union during the previous year.

[15] Game Revolution criticized the same console version's graphics, lack of music and co-driver voicing, but praised its track variation and gameplay.

[20] GameSpot were far less positive, praising the PC version's driving experience, but criticizing the car setup procedure, the length of the stages, and the damage model.

[11] Official UK PlayStation Magazine praised the game's graphics and variety, and said that it "pushed the boundaries of the off-road racer to somewhere near the heights of Gran Turismo".