WRC 2: FIA World Rally Championship

WRC 2: FIA World Rally Championship
Developer(s) Milestone S.r.l.
Publisher(s)
Series World Rally Championship
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows
PlayStation 3
Xbox 360
Release
  • EU: October 14, 2011
  • NA: April 24, 2013 (PC)
Genre(s) Racing
Mode(s) Single-player, Multiplayer

WRC 2: FIA World Rally Championship (also known as WRC 2, WRC 2 FIA World Rally Championship 2 and WRC: FIA World Rally Championship 2011) is the official racing video game of the 2011 FIA World Rally Championship.[1] It is developed by Milestone S.r.l. and features improved details, visuals and new modes to be the most realistic rally simulation.[2]

WRC 2 was released for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Microsoft Windows in Europe on October 14, 2011, and in North America on April 24, 2013 (Windows only). The game features six-stage championships, special timed challenge stages, and 16-player online modes. There is a revamped Career mode, which encourages more team management and has new recruitment features.[2]

Gameplay

Single player

The single-player mode features many options like Single Stage Mode, Single Rally Mode, Championship Mode, Time Attack Mode, Career Mode and WRC Rally School. This is where the player can compete with AI's or with his own ghosts to improve driving skills.[3] Vehicles sustain damage according to your driving on tracks and behaves accordingly. There are total 90 stages in 15 locations to compete upon in single player mode.[4] Per the calendar, Rally Bulgaria and Rally Japan were removed from the previous game, while Acropolis Rally and Rally Australia were added.

Multiplayer

The multiplayer option is available for 16 player online gaming. Race types available are Single Stage, Championship, Single Rally, and Super Special Stage.[4]

Cars and classes

WRC Class :

Manufacturer Team Driver Co Driver
Citroën
(Citroën DS3 WRC)
 France Citroën Total World Rally Team* France Sébastien Loeb* Monaco Daniel Elena
France Sébastien Ogier France Julien Ingrassia
Finland ICE 1 Racing Finland Kimi Räikkönen Finland Kaj Lindström
Norway Petter Solberg World Rally Team Norway Petter Solberg United Kingdom Chris Patterson
Netherlands Van Merksteijn Motorsport Netherlands Peter van Merksteijn jr. Belgium Eddy Chevailler
Ford
(Ford Fiesta RS WRC)		 United Kingdom Ford Abu Dhabi Finland Mikko Hirvonen Finland Jarmo Lehtinen
Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Finland Miikka Anttila
United Arab Emirates Khalid Al-Qassimi United Kingdom Michael Orr
United Kingdom M-Sport Stobart Ford World Rally Team United Kingdom Matthew Wilson United Kingdom Scott Martin
Norway Mads Östberg Sweden Jonas Andersson
Norway Henning Solberg Austria Ilka Minor
Argentina Munchi's Ford World Rally Team Argentina Federico Villagra Argentina Jorge Perez Companc
Netherlands Ferm Powertools World Rally Team Netherlands Dennis Kuipers Belgium Frederic Miclotte
Sweden PG Andersson World Rally Team Sweden Per-Gunnar Andersson Sweden Emil Axelsson
Russia ALM Russia Russia Evgeny Novikov Belgium Stephane Prevot
United States Monster World Rally Team United States Ken Block Italy Alex Gelsomino
Mini
(Mini John Cooper Works WRC)		 Brazil Brazil World Rally Team Brazil Daniel Oliveira Portugal Carlos Magalhaes
Italy Motorsport Italia Portugal Armindo Araujo Portugal Miguel Ramalho
United Kingdom Mini World Rally Team Spain Daniel Sordo Spain Carlos Del Barrio
United Kingdom Kris Meeke Republic of Ireland Paul Nagle

SWRC Class :

Manufacturer Team Driver Co Driver
Abarth
(Abarth Grande Punto S2000)		 Andorra Albert Llovera Andorra Albert Llovera Spain Diego Vallejo
Ford
(Ford Fiesta S2000)		 Netherlands Ferm Powertools World Rally Team Netherlands Rene Kuipers Netherlands Annemieke Hulzebos
Qatar Barwa World Rally Team Qatar Nasser Al-Attiyah Italy Giovanni Bernacchini
Portugal Team Quinta Do Lorde Portugal Bernardo Sousa Portugal Antonio Costa
Australia Estralia Rallysport Australia Mitchell Newton Estonia Jarmo Liivak
Škoda
(Škoda Fabia S2000)		 Austria Red Bull Skoda Finland Juho Hänninen* Finland Mikko Markkula
Germany Hermann Gassner jr. Germany Katharina Wustenhagen
Estonia ME3 Rally Team Estonia Karl Kruuda Estonia Martin Järveoja
Norway PS Engineering Norway Eyvind Brynildsen Norway Cato Menkerud

PWRC Class :

Manufacturer Team Driver Co Driver
Subaru
(Subaru Impreza WRX Sti)		 Italy Gianluca Linari Italy Gianluca Linari Italy Andrea Cecchi
United Kingdom Team Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates Majed Al Shamsi United Arab Emirates Khalid Al Kendi
United Arab Emirates Bader Al Jabri Republic of Ireland Stephen McAuley
Russia Dmitry Tagirov Russia Dmitry Tagirov Russia Anna Zavershiskaya
Bilbutikken AS WRT Norway Anders Grøndal Norway Veronica Engan
New Zealand Hayden Paddon New Zealand Hayden Paddon* New Zealand John Kennard
Russia Uspenskiy Rally Tecnica Sweden Patrik Flodin Sweden Gőran Bergsten
Mitsubishi
(Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX)		 Czech Republic Martin Semerád Czech Republic Martin Semerád Czech Republic Michal Ernst
Ukraine Mentos Ascania Racing Ukraine Oleksandr Saliuk, Jr. Ukraine Pavlo Cherepin
Ukraine Oleksiy Kikireshko Ukraine Vadym Chernega
Ukraine Valeriy Gorban Ukraine Evgen Leonov
Mitsubishi
(Mitsubishi Lancer Exo X)		 Finland Jukka Ketomãki Finland Jukka Ketomãki Finland Kai Risberg
Peru Nicholás Fuchs Sierlecki Peru Nicholás Fuchs Argentina Rubén Garcia
Mexico Ricardo Trivino Bujalil Mexico Ricardo Trivino Spain Sergio Salom
Mexico Benito Guerra Mexico Benito Guerra Spain Borja Rozada
Poland Lotos Dynamic Rally Team Poland Michał Kościuszko Poland Maciek Szczepaniak
Citroën
(Citroën DS3 R3)		 United Kingdom Harry Hunt United Kingdom Harry Hunt United Kingdom Steve McPhee

* denotes driver and team champions

Reception

Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
PCPS3Xbox 360
EurogamerN/AN/A6/10[5]
FamitsuN/A28/40[6]28/40[6]
GamesMasterN/AN/A65%[7]
GameSpotN/A5.5/10[8]5.5/10[8]
GamesTMN/AN/A6/10[9]
IGNN/A5.5/10[10]5.5/10[10]
OPM (UK)N/A6/10[11]N/A
OPM (AU)N/A7/10[12]N/A
OXM (UK)N/AN/A7/10[13]
VideoGamer.comN/A6/10[14]6/10[14]
Digital SpyN/AN/A[15]
Aggregate score
Metacritic60/100[16]64/100[17]65/100[18]

The game received "mixed" reviews on all platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[16][17][18] The consensus was that it was "A pretty decent rally game, but lacks finishing touches especially with graphics and audio. The driving model regarding feedback could be also more refined." The PlayStation 3 version got to number 23 in the UK sales charts.[19] In Japan, where the game was ported and published by CyberFront on February 16, 2012, Famitsu gave the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions a score of two sevens, one eight, and one six for a total of 28 out of 40.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "WRC 2 FIA World Rally Championship". GameSpy. Archived from the original on March 19, 2012. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  2. 1 2 Walton, Mark (July 14, 2011). "WRC 2: World Rally Championship Hands-On Preview". GameSpot. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  3. ↑ "SINGLE PLAYER MODE". WRC: The Game. Archived from the original on November 16, 2011. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  4. 1 2 MacDonald, Keza (July 6, 2011). "WRC 2 FIA World Rally Championship (Preview)". IGN. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  5. ↑ Sanches, Joao Diniz (October 13, 2011). "WRC2 - FIA World Rally Championship (Xbox 360)". Eurogamer. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  6. 1 2 3 Romano, Sal (February 7, 2012). "Famitsu Review Scores: Issue 1210". Gematsu. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  7. ↑ "WRC 2: FIA World Rally Championship". GamesMaster: 87. December 2011.
  8. 1 2 Barron, Joseph (October 14, 2011). "WRC 2 Review (PS3, X360)". GameSpot. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  9. ↑ "WRC 2: FIA World Rally Championship (X360)". GamesTM (115): 99. December 2011.
  10. 1 2 Reilly, Luke (October 19, 2011). "WRC 2 FIA World Rally Championship Review (PS3, X360)". IGN. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  11. ↑ "WRC 2: FIA World Rally Championship". PlayStation Official Magazine – UK: 114. December 2011.
  12. ↑ "WRC 2: FIA World Rally Championship". PlayStation Official Magazine – Australia: 76. December 2011.
  13. ↑ OXMUK staff (October 13, 2011). "WRC 2 Review". Official Xbox Magazine UK. Archived from the original on October 15, 2011. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  14. 1 2 Orry, Tom (October 13, 2011). "WRC 2 Review (PS3, X360)". VideoGamer.com. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  15. ↑ Laughlin, Andrew (October 19, 2011). "'WRC: FIA World Rally Championship 2' [sic] Review (Xbox 360)". Digital Spy. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  16. 1 2 "WRC: FIA World Rally Championship 2011 for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  17. 1 2 "WRC 2: FIA World Rally Championship 2011 for PlayStation 3 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
  18. 1 2 "WRC 2: FIA World Rally Championship 2011 for Xbox 360 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  19. ↑ "TOP 30 SONY PLAYSTATION 3 (FULL PRICE), WEEK ENDING 15 October 2011". GFK Chart Track.
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