All the models behave differently, have a unique sound.Ī car that I could throw around the corner like a ragdoll without consequence would be totally different from another machine where the race line and time to brake impacted whether or not I’d finish the race. I’d say that WRC 9 is a rare example where picking the right car makes a difference, as does the adjustments to it pre-race. Even the entry-level cars feel like beasts with their superb revving features. Sure, it’s not like jack-knifing a lorry down a one-way street, but these cars handle like they would in real life. The cars here feel significantly heavier than any other game. While I do love a good old arcade racer like Sega Rally or V-Rally, simulations can be a hell of a lot of fun if you pay attention to the mechanics. I struggled with the game, but that has nothing to do with the controls or gameplay, just mindset. After all, they’re the ones who’ll have to put the plasters on the wings. No race was ever the same encounter, and that’s refreshing.Ĭompleting a race improves reputation and also morale, but finishing some of the objectives with crashes can see a manufacturer happy, but your crew losing motivation. Cruising along like a milk float won’t win races so I’d open the throttle, let go, accelerate, brake, clip a rock and so on. Coupled with a terrain that would be better suited for rock climbers, I don’t think I’ve ever driven so erratically: safe cornering to avoid ending up on my roof, but then realising that WRC 9 is measured by time. The sunny August weather outside was juxtaposed with the somewhat flash floods in some of the new courses such as Kenya, driven in the ark.
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Bear in mind that this is the official WRC game, so full licensing for you fellow brand whores. In this latest edition, WRC 9 has 15 classic cars that include the Lancia Stratos and Toyota Corolla 1999 (if that’s your thing), co-op play where another player is the co-driver and new courses Japan, Kenya and New Zealand.
The features in the game are insane and is the equivalent of say UFC 3 with its daily and weekly events, quick plays, online multiplayer and even a club mode to create a league of sorts and even be included in more than one at a time. While I might be tempted to go an easy route in a game based on time, or simply because I’m not very good, I don’t like to muck about with driving games and want to keep to the defaults, which are often challenging enough. Other tweaks include changing the difficulty, and the way the car reacts to damage. I’ll concede that I tried out the starting assistance as I was a little premature in my starts, often incurring a 10-second penalty. Personally, I couldn’t handle traction control – I drive a BMW and couldn’t live without it, but for rally driving, that’s the appeal – the unpredictableness of it all. In the tutorials, it’s almost like a fitness test to assess your ability and aptly support any requirements you may have starting assistance, traction control and braking are the immediate benefits on offer. Kylotonn Entertainment and Nacon have thought of everything, and it’s not just the cars that can be fine-tuned, but the gameplay. WRC 9 ups it a little more and provides that marvellous autonomy of running your own rally team, and not just a simple case of jumping in the car and going all Ken Block on wildlife: this is serious. It also gave the illusion that you ‘got’ this time management malarky. While it was a little daunting at first having to pick out a crew that featured a meteorologist of all things, then plan your daily schedule, it was accessible enough once you got the hang of it. Let’s jump straight to business: the core feature of last years game was the career mode. Fortunately, there’ll be no glazers being called out any time soon, but based on this experience, I should be putting in for my Junior WRC licence as this feels real.
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