World Rally Championship (2001 video game)
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| Developer(s) | Evolution Studios |
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| Series | World Rally Championship |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 2 |
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| Genre(s) | Racing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
World Rally Championship (also known as WRC: World Rally Championship) is a rally driving game for the PlayStation 2. It is the first rallying game to be officially licensed by the FIA World Rally Championship and is based on the 2001 WRC season.
Features
WRC features 21 drivers representing 7 teams and all 14 venues from the season. Game modes feature quick rally, single rally, championship and time trial. Each car is made from around 8000 polygons.[1] There are also cheats that will make the game funnier (Helium Co-Driver, Psychedelic effects, Underwater view, No chassis and Low Gravity).
Teams and drivers
21 drivers and seven teams appear on the game. Although Citroen did not undertake a full season, they are featured on the game at all events and thus eligible to score team points in championship mode.
| Team | Drivers |
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 Peugeot Total |
 Marcus Grönholm Didier Auriol Gilles Panizzi Harri Rovanpera |
 Ford Motor Co |
 Carlos Sainz Colin McRae1 Francois Delecour |
 Subaru World Rally Team |
Richard Burns  Markko Martin  Petter Solberg Toshihiro Arai |
| Mitsubishi Ralliart |
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 Hyundai World Rally Team |
 Piero Liatti  Kenneth Eriksson Alister McRae |
 Skoda Motorsport |
 Armin Schwarz Bruno Thiry |
| Citroën Sport |
Philippe Bugalski Jesús Puras Thomas Radstrom |
1Because Colin McRae had his own video game series at this time, Sony could not acquire the license for him to appear, so he appeared on the game under the title of "Ford Driver".
Rallies
The game features all 14 rallies on the 2001 WRC calendar.
Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo- The International Swedish Rally
TAP Rallye de Portugal- Rallye Catalunya Costa Brava
Rally Argentina
Cyprus Rally
Acropolis Rally
Safari Rally- Neste Rally Finland
Propecia Rally New Zealand- Rallye Sanremo
- PlayStation 2 Rallye de France - Tour de Corse
Telstra Rally Australia- Network Q Rally of Great Britain
Reception
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World Rally Championship received "favorable" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[2] In Japan, where the game was ported and published by Spike on 14 March 2002, Famitsu gave it a score of 35 out of 40.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ Gobbett, Chris (24 January 2003). "WRC II Extreme - Review". FutureGamez.
- 1 2 "World Rally Championship for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- ↑ Edge staff (25 December 2001). "World Rally Championship". Edge (105).
- 1 2 "プレイステーション2 - WRC ~ワールド・ラリー・チャンピオンシップ~". Famitsu. 915: 74. 30 June 2006.
- ↑ "WRC: World Rally Championship". Game Informer (110): 79. June 2002.
- ↑ Four-Eyed Dragon (25 March 2002). "World Rally Championship Review for PS2 on GamePro.com". GamePro. Archived from the original on 9 February 2005. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ↑ Ajami, Amer (29 March 2002). "World Rally Championship Review". GameSpot. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ↑ Tsotsos, Alex (21 April 2002). "World Rally Championship". GameSpy. Archived from the original on 8 February 2005. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ↑ Krause, Kevin (6 April 2002). "WRC: World Rally Championship Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on 9 November 2008. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ↑ Dunham, Jeremy (22 March 2002). "WRC: World Rally Championship". IGN. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ↑ "World Rally Championship". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine: 101. June 2002.
- ↑ "Review: World Rally Championship". PSM: 32. May 2002.
- ↑ "WRC: World Rally Championship". FHM. 16–22 December 2001. Archived from the original on 4 April 2002. Retrieved 3 February 2017.