WRC 3: FIA World Rally Championship

WRC 3: FIA World Rally Championship
Developer(s) Milestone S.r.l.
Publisher(s)
Series World Rally Championship
Platform(s) PlayStation 3
PlayStation Vita
Microsoft Windows
Xbox 360
OnLive
Release
  • EU: 12 October 2012[1]
  • AU: 13 December 2012 (PS3, X360)
  • NA: 26 March 2013 (PS3, Vita)
  • NA: 23 April 2013 (PC)
Genre(s) Racing
Mode(s) Single-player, Multiplayer

WRC 3: FIA World Rally Championship (also known as WRC 3, WRC 3: FIA World Rally Championship 3, and 2012 FIA World Rally Championship) is the official racing video game of the 2012 World Rally Championship season. It was developed by Milestone S.r.l..

Cars and classes

WRC Experience

WRC Class : Per the calendar, Jordan Rally was removed from the previous game, while Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo was added, thus reducing the number of non-European rallies to three. Rallies range from 22.4 to 41.1 km, while stages range from 1.4 to 7.2 km. The game features a total of 367 km of courses, although in practice each section is driven up to twice in each direction over a full season. For comparison, the real rallies in 2012 range from 303.52 to 502.73 km.

Manufacturer Team Driver Co Driver
Citroën
(Citroën DS3 WRC)
 France Citroën Total World Rally Team* France Sébastien Loeb* Monaco Daniel Elena
Finland Mikko Hirvonen Finland Jarmo Lehtinen
Qatar Qatar World Rally Team Qatar Nasser Al-Attiyah Italy Giovanni Bernacchini
France Citroën Junior Team Belgium Thierry Neuville Belgium Nicolas Gilsoul
Netherlands Van Merksteijn Motorsport Netherlands Peter van Merksteijn Jr. Belgium Eddy Chevailler
Ford
(Ford Fiesta RS WRC)
 United Kingdom Ford World Rally Team Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Finland Miikka Anttila
Norway Petter Solberg United Kingdom Chris Patterson
United Kingdom M-Sport Ford World Rally Team Estonia Ott Tänak Estonia Kuldar Sikk
Russia Evgeny Novikov France Denis Giraudet
Poland Michał Sołowow Poland Maciej Baran
United States Go Fast Energy World Rally Team United Kingdom Matthew Wilson United Kingdom Scott Martin
Norway Henning Solberg Austria Ilka Minor
Norway Adapta World Rally Team Norway Mads Østberg Sweden Jonas Andersson
Finland Jari Ketomaa Finland Jari Ketomaa Finland Mika Stenberg
Norway Eyvind Brynildsen Norway Eyvind Brynildsen Norway Cato Menkerud
France Julien Maurin France Julien Maurin France Olivier Ural
Czech Republic Czech Ford National Team Czech Republic Martin Prokop Czech Republic Zdenek Hruza
Netherlands Ferm Power Tools World Rally Team Netherlands Dennis Kuipers Belgium Robin Buysmans
Portugal Paulo Franco Portugal Helio Rodrigues
Brazil Brazil World Rally Team Brazil Daniel Oliveira Portugal Carlos Magalhaes
Mini
(Mini John Cooper Works WRC)		 United Kingdom Prodrive WRC Team France Pierre Campana France Sabrina De Castelli
Spain Daniel Sordo Spain Carlos Del Barrio
Sweden Patrik Sandell Sweden Maria Andersson
Portugal WRC Team Mini Portugal Portugal Armindo Araújo Portugal Miguel Ramalho
Brazil Paulo Nobre Brazil Edu Paula
Volkswagen
(Volkswagen Polo R WRC test car)		 Germany Volkswagen Motorsport France Sébastien Ogier France Julien Ingrassia

Class 2 :

Manufacturer Team Driver Co Driver
Abarth
(Abarth Grande Punto S2000)		 Spain Albert Llovera Andorra Albert Llovera Spain Diego Vallejo
Ford
(Ford Fiesta S2000)		 Republic of Ireland Craig Breen Republic of Ireland Craig Breen* United Kingdom Gareth Roberts
Poland Castrol TRW Motointegrator Poland Maciej Oleksowicz Poland Andrzej Obrebowski
Saudi Arabia Yazeed Racing Saudi Arabia Yazeed Al-Rajhi United Kingdom Michael Orr
Norway Marius Aasen Norway Marius Aasen Norway Marlene Engan
Proton
(Proton Satria Neo S2000)		 Malaysia Proton Motorsport Sweden Per-Gunnar Andersson Sweden Emil Axelsson
United Kingdom Alister McRae Australia William Hayes
Italy Giandomenico Basso Italy Mitia Dotta
Škoda
(Škoda Fabia S2000)		 New Zealand New Zealand World Rally Team New Zealand Hayden Paddon New Zealand John Kennard
Germany Volkswagen Motorsport France Sébastien Ogier France Julien Ingrassia
Netherlands Kevin Abbring Belgium Frederic Micclotte
Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Norway Ola Floene
Norway Pontus Tidemand Sweden Pontus Tidemand Sweden Göran Bergsten
Estonia ME3 Rally Team Estonia Karl Kruuda Estonia Martin Järveoja

Class 3 :

Manufacturer Team Driver Co Driver
Ford
(Ford Fiesta ST)
 United Kingdom Louise Cook United Kingdom Louise Cook United Kingdom Stefan Davis
Mitsubishi
(Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX)		 Peru Nicolas Fuchs Peru Nicolas Fuchs Argentina Fernando Mussano
Italy Lorenzo Bertelli Italy Lorenzo Bertelli Italy Lorenzo Granai
Ukraine Mentos Ascania Racing Ukraine Valeriy Gorban Ukraine Andriy Nikolaev
Ukraine Oleksiy Kikireshko Estonia Sergey Larens
Mitsubishi
(Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X)		 Poland Lotos Dynamic Rally Team Poland Michał Kościuszko Poland Maciej Szczepaniak
Mexico Benito Guerra Mexico Benito Guerra* Spain Borja Rozada
Sweden Ramona Karlsson Sweden Ramona Karlsson Sweden Miriam Walfridsson
Subaru
(Subaru Impreza WRX STi)		 Argentina Marcos Ligato Argentina Marcos Ligato Argentina Ruben Garcia
Italy Gianluca Linari Italy Gianluca Linari Italy Nicola Arena
Mexico Ricardo Triviño Mexico Ricardo Triviño Spain Alex Haro
Latvia Andis Neikšāns Latvia Andis Neikšāns Latvia Pēteris Dzirkals
Indonesia Rifat Sungkar Indonesia Rifat Sungkar Australia Scott Beckwith
Ukraine Yuriy Protasov Ukraine Yuriy Protasov Ukraine Kyrylo Nesvit

* denotes driver and team champions

Road to Glory

WRC Class

Class 2

Class 3

2000's

90's

80's

70's

2WD Pro

2WD Rookie

Reception

Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
PCPS3PS VitaXbox 360
EurogamerN/AN/AN/A6/10[2]
FamitsuN/A29/40[3]28/40[3]N/A
Game InformerN/A7.75/10[4]N/AN/A
Game RevolutionN/A[5]N/AN/A
GamesMasterN/AN/AN/A68%[6]
GameSpot6/10[7]N/AN/AN/A
IGN5/10[8]5/10[8]N/A5/10[8]
OPM (UK)N/A6/10[9]N/AN/A
OXM (UK)N/AN/AN/A5/10[10]
PC Gamer (UK)56%[11]N/AN/AN/A
The Digital FixN/A5/10[12]N/AN/A
Aggregate score
Metacritic61/100[13]63/100[14]38/100[15]62/100[16]

The game received "mixed" reviews on all platforms except the PlayStation Vita version, which received "unfavorable" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[13][14][15][16] The consensus was that it was "Far from perfect in achieving true simulation, but still fun and with loads of content." The PlayStation 3 version got to number 14 in the UK sales charts.[17] In Japan, where the game was ported and published by CyberFront on 31 January 2013, Famitsu gave it a score of one eight and three sevens for the PS3 version, and all four sevens for the Vita version.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Ivan, Tom (20 July 2012). "World Rally Championship 3 dated". Computer and Video Games. Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  2. ↑ Robinson, Martin (16 October 2012). "WRC 3 review (Xbox 360)". Eurogamer. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 Romano, Sal (22 January 2013). "Famitsu Review Scores: Issue 1258". Gematsu. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  4. ↑ Kato, Matthew (29 March 2013). "WRC 3 FIA World Rally Championship (PS3): Not As Dangerous As A Rally Game Should Be". Game Informer. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  5. ↑ Peterson, Blake (10 May 2013). "WRC [3]: FIA World Rally Championship Review (PS3)". Game Revolution. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  6. ↑ "WRC 3: FIA World Rally Championship (X360)". GamesMaster: 94. 25 December 2012.
  7. ↑ GameSpot staff (12 October 2012). "WRC 3 Review (PC)". GameSpot. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  8. 1 2 3 Kamen, Matt (15 October 2012). "WRC 3 FIA World Rally Championship Review (PC, PS3, X360)". IGN. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  9. ↑ "WRC 3: FIA World Rally Championship". PlayStation Official Magazine – UK: 105. December 2012.
  10. ↑ OXMUK staff (12 October 2012). "WRC 3 Review". Official Xbox Magazine UK. Archived from the original on 14 October 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  11. ↑ Savage, Phil (30 December 2012). "WRC3 - [FIA] World Rally Championship review". PC Gamer UK. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  12. ↑ Luff, Kevin (8 November 2012). "WRC3 (PS3)". The Digital Fix. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  13. 1 2 "WRC 3: FIA World Rally Championship for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  14. 1 2 "WRC 3: FIA World Rally Championship for PlayStation 3 Reviews". Metacritic.
  15. 1 2 "WRC 3: FIA World Rally Championship for PlayStation Vita Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  16. 1 2 "WRC 3 for Xbox 360 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  17. ↑ "TOP 30 SONY PLAYSTATION 3 (FULL PRICE), WEEK ENDING 13 October 2012". GFK Chart-Track.
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