One downfall of the cars is that the handling of them is quite similar. The final category is a ‘bonus’ category, which includes the Citroen C3 WRC, a Porsche 911 GT3, and the Proton Iriz R5. Other car classes include the R5 class, R2 class, a ‘Legends’ category, which features classics like the Ford Escort and Lancia 037, among other cars. They have been carefully designed to exactly match their real life model.
#WRC 9 GAMEPLAY SERIES#
Having World Rally Cars in a video game is a luxury, as competing rally games, such as the Dirt Rally series by Codemasters, do not have current spec World Rally Cars to drive. The cars represented in the game are about as you'd expect. I think the developers have overdone the force feedback, as a real car would absorb a lot of the wheel shudder. The base settings were almost impossible to use, but after some setting changes I was able to make it better, but still not great.įurther on steering, when you have the wheel turned and are driving over a rough surface, the force feedback sent through the steering wheel by the game is like a small earthquake in your lounge room. The steering inputs needed to get the car turned could be improved. Then, when into a roll, the whole situation seems to run in slow motion, A small bank on the inside of a corner is enough to put the car onto its roof, where you would expect the suspension to be able to soak up the bump.
#WRC 9 GAMEPLAY DRIVER#
The physics of the handling seem to be all out of whack, with the car not responding to driver inputs as you would expect in real life. I found the handling of the cars on the game wasn't up to the standard of some other rally games.
I'm not sure in what rally car has dust ever gathered on the windscreen to the point where you can’t see through it? Surely the wind blows off the dust – especially in a car driving at these speeds? Eventually, it gets to the stage where you cannot see anything through the windscreen, and the only way to remove this is to press the windscreen wipers button, which wipes away the dust. When you are driving in 'in-car' view, dust slowly builds up on the windscreen, and it gets thicker and thicker the further the stage goes on. However, once the car starts moving and is actually in stage, I found the graphics get a little grainy, which can be expected when the car is moving at fast speeds.įurther, one of the worst parts of the game is when you’re driving on gravel. When the car is stationary, objects in view, such as trees, signs, mountains and the actual road surface give an impressive resemblance to what you would see in real life. This is a cool feature of the game, as it gives the user a closer insight into the actual WRC, and for avid WRC fans, the recognisable voice definitely gets the tick of approval.Īnother strong point of the game is the graphics of the scenery and stages on the game. The narrator is voiced by Becs Williams, who many would know from WRC All Live coverage.
#WRC 9 GAMEPLAY HOW TO#
In specific game modes, there is a narrator who gives info on how to play, advice on your style, and other helpful tips.
Options such as quick play, championship, career mode, test track, and other game modes are easily found and can be navigated well. The home menus are set out with multiple tabs, making it easy to sort your gameplay, change your settings, and move through the possibilities. I tested the game in a range of cars and locations on my Logitech G29 racing wheel, fiddling around with set-up and making changes to try to improve the gameplay. WRC 9 follows the trend of its predecessors, as a game that satisfies your regular console gamer, however, for many rally fans who are more critical of games on their chosen sport, it leaves a bit to be desired. But what’s it like? How does it stack up to its competitors? Rally fans have been graced with the recent release of WRC 9, the latest rally game to hit our screens.
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