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World Rally Championship Platinum

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Platform:   PlayStation2
2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)

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Game Information

  • Platform:   PlayStation2
  • PEGI Rating: Unknown
  • Media: Video Game

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Product Features

  • Official license--includes all WRC cars, teams, drivers, and locations
  • 14 rallies, 70+ stages and 5 super-special head to head events
  • New 3-D-technology systemc combines technical innovations for a unique look and feel
  • Virtual fully-modelled 3-D cockpits and cars; fully animated driver and co-driver
  • Deformation and damage to car and progressive mud, dirt, dust damage on vehicles
  • Authentic physics for driving and collision
  • Replay/highlight system and real audio effects

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  • ASIN: B000069KPT
  • Release Date: 5 Jul 2002
  • Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 14,213 in PC & Video Games (See Bestsellers in PC & Video Games)

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World Rally Championship Platinum

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Product Description

Amazon.co.uk Review

Watching the intro to World Rally Championship leaves you in no doubt that this is a quality title--and you won't be disappointed when you arrive at the business end of the game, either. All the courses are modelled extremely well, giving a real feel for the differing types of terrain you must traverse, and the cars are even more stunningly put together. Watch as suspension springs move under the arches while you career around bends--and if you really get the car sideways you'll even be able to see the brake calipers behind those lovely alloys. What's more, each stage is introduced by a glorious full motion video describing the venue and conditions you're likely to face at the event.

Be warned, however--this is one tough cookie of a game, and you'll need to beat the normal difficulty mode before you can try Professional. As the voice over for the full Championship Intro says, "With the World Rally Championship, it's not just a question of winning, but surviving".

With a well executed two-player mode that'll keep both you and your friends entertained until the small hours, and even the option to register online and be in with a chance of winning a real Mitsubishi rally car (for a limited time, of course), could you want any more? We don't think so. --Andi Flower



Product Description

World Rally Championship is an officially licensed product, featuring all of the cars, teams and drivers from the official 2001 World Rally Championship. You will battle your way through 108 heart-pounding stages in 14 rallies located all over the world. The game features all of the official cars, tracks, pilots and co-pilots of the 2001 World Rally Championship, and 108 tracks set in gigantic picturesque environments populated with fans, cameramen and wildlife. There are extensively detailed 3-D cockpits and drivers, animated by fully inverse kinematics for a true-to-life representation. More than 40 elements of each car have been accurately modelled to determine their individual physics. Cars can pick up dust, mud and snow and receive collision damage, from shattered windows to torn-off bumpers.
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65 of 73 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The game to rival Gran Turismo 3!, 12 Nov 2001
This review is from: World Rally Championship (Video Game)
When people talk about racing games, lately one name always comes up; Gran Turismo 3:A-Spec. Sure, its a great update of GT2, but World Rally Championship does so much more.
Initially more accesible to newcomers, WRC concentrates on providing an easy-to-use game, with lots of hidden depth for those accustomed to this genre. After playing Colin McCrae Rally 2.0, I can safely say that WRC is the best rally game ever...AND I enjoyed it far more than GT3.
The graphics are fantastic. Instead of relying on flashy lighting to grab gamers attention, Evolution Studios have used far more detailed textures to create a deeper, more realistic looking game. The tracks themselves are breathtaking - as well as the actual track, you can see a fully 3D representation of the real-life area surrounding each location. There is a little pop-up, but not as much as in GT3.
To top things off, Evolution have included video sequences using real footage from the real-life World Rally Championship to include a detailed and informative synopsis of each leg of the championship.
Even if you usually shy away from rally games, this is essential for all racing fans. Far more accessible than Colin McRae Rally, and with a slicker, more proffessional appearance than GT3, this is one of the best reasons to own a PlayStation 2 (as if you needed any more!).
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106 of 121 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars The best rally game yet, 12 Sep 2001
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This review is from: World Rally Championship (Video Game)
This new game takes rallying to a whole new level of realism and brilliance. Sure, I am a great fan of the Colin Mcrae series, but this game just quite simply eclipses it in every sense of the word. The graphics are the best you can find anywhere, and the handling of the cars is only paralleled by Gran Turismo 3. However, it is the depth of realism that excites me the most. I would agree that the Colin McRae series is also very realistic, but not to the same extent as World rally championship 2001. Instead of hitting trees, and walls and then bouncing back on the track, the car will fall an imeasurable distance off the side of a cliff, or end up wrapped round a tree. The realism is almost scary, as the attention to detail is quite unimaginable. As you hurtle down a dusty, bumpy track, at a speed that feels close to supersonic, you actually feel as though you are there in the thick of the action. The atmosphere is that intense. The crowd scream at your every turn of the wheel, as you see the driver, and co-driver doing the best that they can to gain the fastest time. This game screams next generation, and never fails to impress. Even those who don't like rallying will struggle not to be hooked. Where in the 20th Century, Colin McRae set the benchmark for rally games. World rally championship surely sets the benchmark for the 21st Century. Believe me, it is that good. John Mason
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Not quite the full McRae !, 4 April 2002
This review is from: World Rally Championship (Video Game)
I bought this just three days ago and have probably spent just three hours playing it. The graphics & sound are not be criticised, quite outstanding indeed. The feedback through a dual shock controller ties in impressively with the numerous degrees of bumps & road surface changes you see on screen.

As far as I can see, no ommissions have been made from the usual rally stages & procedures. However, after roughly an hour of playing the game I began to feel something was missing from the gameplay. It just didn't seem exhilerating somehow.

It wasn't long before I realised, once you've mastered the handling in the first ten minutes it's way too easy. For 99% of a stage you don't have to come off the accelerator which gets tedious. Even upon an icy road you can absolutely hammer around hairpins without so much as braking. Sounds like fun? Guess again! On long straights you try to build up enough speed to scare yourself at the next bend, but oddly enough this ends up frustrating you when you realise the car's top speed seems like a milk float & you cost around the corner easily! Now isn't that the best feature in a Gran Turismo 3 when you're against tough competition or a clock, yet you can easily blow the whole level by getting carried away? Bearing this in mind, the realism of the road surface feel becomes rather irrelevant when you know it presents no threat whatsoever.

The 'gameplay' issue is something playstation in my opinion has always been generally numero uno. If the PS2 wants to maintain the loyalty of it's gamers, having currently been dwarfed by the Gamecube & the Xbox regarding system speed & memory, it must continue to lead the field in gameplay. Sadly this game having been written with such attention to detail, has somehow overlooked the most important facets of any game. Playability, longevity, exhileration & progressive difficulty.

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Most Recent Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent but some flaws
Wow, cant believe some reviews on here, 1*??? what???
This is one of the, if not THE, best PS2 rally game. Read more
Published 19 months ago by N. Cadman

4.0 out of 5 stars Pushing the envelope.
WRC came as a pleasant surprise after playing V-Rally 3. The controls are pretty good (although, when will developers get it into their heads that gamers would like to customise... Read more
Published on 21 Dec 2002 by Mr. A. Privett

5.0 out of 5 stars The best rally game yet!
This game may not have the sharpest graphics of them all, but it's the most fun I've ever had behind the wheel. Read more
Published on 22 Sep 2002 by Adam

1.0 out of 5 stars Utter Pants
This game offers the realism of a sprite based megadrive driving game, the fun of hitting yourself over the head with a lead weight, the visuals of a naked 100 year old, the sound... Read more
Published on 16 April 2002 by Mr. A. J. Fleming

2.0 out of 5 stars WRC - Great Graphics but Dull Gameplay
All the cars, in great detail, all the tracks, also in amazing detail and the cars handle like a dream. However, remember, that you DO NOT race against any on-screen cars. Read more
Published on 9 Mar 2002 by John Savage

1.0 out of 5 stars What a shame...
I bought this game hoping that it would be a disc filled with GT3 standard Rally cars and courses... I was wrong. The cars handle far too well. Read more
Published on 25 Feb 2002 by ahgrimes@hotmail.com

1.0 out of 5 stars Please listen to me this is a total waste...
My oh my this game is bad and I really cant seem to understand how anyone could think it is good in any way. Read more
Published on 30 Jan 2002 by Mr. A. J. Fleming

5.0 out of 5 stars WRC = Wonderful Rally Championship!
This has got to be the best racing game ever short of Gran Turismo 3. The handling is spot on and the backgrounds are true 3D(compared to the old rally game backgrounds which were... Read more
Published on 27 Jan 2002 by KathH

1.0 out of 5 stars is this game a joke or something?
After reading a long article in the EVO car magazine about this game I thought this would be good, 'real car feel' etc but no. Read more
Published on 26 Jan 2002 by Mr. A. J. Fleming

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic fun with awesome graphics
This game is fantastic! I'm not the worlds best gamer but this is a game I can really play. It starts of quite easy and introduces you to the play nicely. Read more
Published on 18 Jan 2002

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