World Rally Championship (video game series)
| World Rally Championship | |
|---|---|
| Genres | Racing |
| Developers |
Evolution Studios (2001–05) Traveller's Tales (2005) Milestone (2010–13) Kylotonn Games (2015–present) |
| Publishers |
Sony Computer Entertainment (2001–05) Black Bean Games (2010–13) Bigben Interactive (2015–) |
| Platforms | PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo 3DS |
| First release |
World Rally Championship 30 November 2001 |
| Latest release |
WRC 6 7 October 2016 |
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | 68.22%, |
| Metacritic | 64/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| Eurogamer | 70 |
| Game Informer | 6/10 |
| IGN | 6 |
| OPM (UK) | 7/10 |
| Gamer.no | 40 |
Three series of video games with the official license of the World Rally Championship (WRC) have been released.
The first series were published by Sony Computer Entertainment who owned the WRC license in the early 2000s. These titles were all made by British developer Evolution Studios between 2001 and 2005. The series consists of five original games released exclusively for the Sony PlayStation 2 console, and one Sony PSP port, all based on the World Rally Championship seasons from 2001 to 2005, using official drivers, cars and locations.
The license remained dormant until 2009 when Italian publisher Black Bean Games signed a four-year licensing contract. The second series thus followed, which included five games published by Black Bean Games and developed by Italian developer Milestone between 2010 and 2013. These included four official WRC games based on seasons from 2010 to 2013, as well as a licensed arcade title, all of them released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
In July 2013 it was announced that the license was picked up by the French publisher Bigben Interactive. Bigben hired French developer Kylotonn to work on the third series of games, which started in 2015 with WRC 5 and continued with WRC 6 in 2016, based on the 2015 and 2016 World Rally Championship seasons. These were both released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
World Rally Championship was released for PlayStation 2 on November 30, 2001 in Europe and March 21, 2002 in North America. The game features FIA licensed cars, stages and drivers from the 2001 season and has a career mode allowing the player to work through the World Rally Championship season. The game also features damage simulation in the form of visual damage as well as performance damage if the player crashes.
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