World Rally Championship (video game series)
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The World Rally Championship game series is made by Evolution Studios. The series currently consists of five games all based on the World Rally Championship using drivers, cars and tracks from different seasons.
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[edit] WRC World Rally Championship
| WRC World Rally Championship | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Evolution Studios |
| Publisher(s) | Sony Computer Entertainment |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 2 |
| Release date | NA November 2001 |
| Genre(s) | Racing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, Multiplayer |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: Everyone |
| Media | DVD |
WRC World Rally Championship is a racing game for PlayStation 2. The game features FIA licensed cars, tracks and drivers from the 2001 season and has a career mode allowing the player to work through 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.
[edit] WRC II Extreme
| WRC II Extreme | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Evolution Studios |
| Publisher(s) | Sony Computer Entertainment |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 2 |
| Release date | NA November 27, 2002 |
| Genre(s) | Racing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, Multiplayer |
| Media | DVD |
WRC II Extreme is the sequel to WRC World Rally Championship and was released in Europe and Japan on December 31, 2002. The second game contained teams, drivers, cars and rallies from the 2002 WRC season. It also includes Extreme cars, designed by the teams.
[edit] Music
The main soundtrack to WRC II Extreme was the Chemical Brothers. Come With Us, the title song from one of their albums and the song Star Guitar was used on the in-game menus.
[edit] WRC3
| WRC3 | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Evolution Studios |
| Publisher(s) | Sony Computer Entertainment |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 2 |
| Release date | JP May 27, 2004 EU November 21, 2003 |
| Genre(s) | Racing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, Multiplayer |
| Media | DVD |
WRC 3 is the second sequel to WRC World Rally Championship and was released on November 21, 2003 in Europe, May 27, 2004 in Japan. The third game contained teams, drivers, cars and rallies from the 2003 WRC season. It also contained Extreme and Concept cars, designed by the teams.
[edit] WRC4
| WRC4 | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Evolution Studios |
| Publisher(s) | Sony Computer Entertainment |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 2 |
| Release date | JP April 7, 2005 EU October 22, 2004 |
| Genre(s) | Racing |
| Mode(s) | Single player, Multiplayer |
| Media | DVD |
WRC 4 is the fourth installment of the WRC World Rally Championship series and was released on October 22, 2004 in Europe and April 7, 2005 in Japan. The fourth version of the game contains teams, drivers, cars and rallies from the 2004 WRC season. It also contained Extreme cars designed by the teams, S1600 cars and Group N4 cars.
[edit] WRC: Rally Evolved
WRC: Rally Evolved or WRC5 is the latest version of the series. This game has only been released in Europe so far. It was released on October 15, 2005. The latest version includes teams, drivers, cars and rallies from the 2005 WRC season. It also contains Extreme and Concept cars designed by the teams, S1600 cars and Group B cars from the 1980s.
