Just as important as driving well in a rally race is the co-driver. It won’t really feel like a hard-earned win, but it can be done. Thankfully, the difficulty of opponents can also be scaled back, so those who want their paltry performance to push them onto the podium regardless can do so. Inexperienced players will be punished on the normal difficulty, and only veterans of the series need to even think of cranking that dial up higher. But WRC is still a good and well-rounded experience if you are a fan of sim heavy racing/rally games.The handling in WRC 9 is just as ruthless as ever. The game only improved slightly from its predecessors and has hard competition in the dirt racing series. WRC 9 is yet another tidy entry in the series. As a fully licensed game, official branding and teams are present, alongside 14 rallies. The interface reminds me of Grand Turismo interface with the arrow pointing at your options. I experienced some trees and fences pop-in and out here and there as well. When driving it is not noticeable that much but then you stop and look at things then you start to notice some lower resolution textures in the distance. The graphics are great but far from perfect. The combination of not being able to rewind time, having realistic assists, and driving with licensed cars and sponsorships on the real rally tracks, drives home the sim racing even more. There is however a car reset feature that puts your car on the track again, but this will cost you precious time. There is no rewind feature so make sure you don’t make a mistake. When you screw-up in an event there is sadly only the option to restart that event, for a total of 4 times. The assists are real-life sport-specific things like turning ABS and traction on/off. There is no option for things like a racing line to see when to brake or steering/braking assists like have become common in sim racers. The difficulty/assist is changed by completing a track at the start of the game which will then offer up suggestions on the difficulty and assists you should start with based on how well you did. The game also includes a local split-screen mode which is always a big plus.īecause WRC 9 is a sim heavy rally game the game can seem way too hard to control at first, but the more you play, the more you’ll get used to the driving mechanics and start to enjoy it. Multi-player has a thing like weekly/monthly events, multiplayer lobbies, and leaderboards. These points can be spent on different skills in a skill tree divided in 4 sections, that will help you along the way.īesides the single-player there also is multiplayer. Depending on your performance more people want to work for you. You hire crew members with different skills but will also cost different amounts of money. WRC is not only focused around driving but it’s also a game where you manage your team. These are rally events with either severe weather conditions or with a damaged vehicle, or both which really highlight the dynamic weather effects in WRC 9. The game also has extreme conditions special events returning from WRC 8. The participant who has the lowest total time across all the event will win the rally. The last race in a rally is the power stage and grants a bonus 5 points to the five fastest drivers of the stage. In a rally, you will race in Special stages, super special stages aka closed tracks and long stages called epic stages. Junior is suggested for your first career, which makes you race in the same car as your competitors, a front-wheel-drive ford fiesta R2. In career mode, choose from either Junior WRC or WRC 3 (if you are up for a greater challenge). The core singleplayer mode is the career mode. The game offers both a good singleplayer experience as online. WRC 9 is purely focused on traditional rallying events. Bring the same experience in your home but without getting dirty. Trying to get the fastest time on the most treacherous roads and off-road tracks in the world. The World Rally Championship is one of the ultimate tests of driving skill.
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