WRC: FIA World Rally Championship

Game details

Game:: WRC: FIA World Rally Championship
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Genre:: Driving
Sub Genre:: Rally
Release Date (US):: October 8th, 2010
Release Date (UK):: October 8th, 2010

Players:: 1
Online Players:: N/A
Developers:: Black Bean Games
Publisher:: Tradewest
Rating:: E [Everyone]
PSU Rank:: 0 of 1169 Games
PSU Rank on PS3:: 0 of 0 Games

Additional Information:: Also available on PC and X360

About WRC: FIA World Rally Championship

Petrol-heads, motorsports enthusiasts and WRC fans alike can now take on the challenge of the WRC with the realistic and accessible driving model of WRC: FIA World Rally Championship. The game features 78 different rally stages and over 550 km of varied road conditions from the 13 countries which host a round of the WRC. Also available for the first time is the new �Road to the WRC� career mode presenting the opportunity to compete for 50 different trophies.

Review

PSU Review Score: 6.5
Avg. user review score:: 8.0

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Summary

Lacks the oomph and fun factor of its rival DiRT 2, but provides a good framework for future installments of the WRC series.

We like

Having access to all the cars, tracks and drivers from the World Championships
The variation of tracks and terrain on offer

We dislike

It looks and sounds five years behind the times
Lack of variation in handling across the classes
There is so much more room for improvement

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Rally driving isn’t a sport for the faint-hearted. While there’s a great deal of accomplishment and satisfaction to be had out of hand-braking smoothly around a tight hairpin bend or careering successfully across a narrow track over an uneven, muddy and unpredictable surface, it’s a pursuit that carries with it real risk. But with great risk comes a lot of excitement! Codemasters has done fantastically to ...

Posted Oct 11th 2010
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