The
official video game of the FIA World Rally Championship, WRC8 has been released
on PC, Xbox One and PS4. The Nintendo Switch version is due for release around
November. Developed by Kylotonn, WRC8 puts the players in the seat of a
legendary rally car, and with a stronger focus on realism, takes rally car
driving to a whole new level.
WRC8 has
been given completely new car and surface physics, as well as dynamic weather
conditions for each country. All of these need to be taken into account by the
driver if they are to grab that podium finish.
52 world
rally teams are included as well as 100 special stages over 14 different
countries, and a massive array of legendary rally cars from the World Rally
Championships history.
Six legendary rally cars that made WRC history as being part
of a Manufacturer’s World Rally Championship winning campaign:
Alpine A110 1973 Champions
Lancia Stratos 1974/1975/1976 Champions
Ford Escort MkII RS1800 1979 Champions
Lancia 037 1983 Champions
Lancia Delta HF Integrale Evolution
1988/1989/1990/1991/1992 Champions
VW Polo R WRC 2013/2014/2015/2016 Champions
Three iconic rally cars that are great examples of the rich
variety of cars that are driven in the WRC:
Lancia Fulvia HF 1972 International Makes’
Champions (precursor of WRC)
Porsche 911 GT3 RS RGT (997) Iconic Rally GT car
Proton Iriz R5 First drive of the WRC 2’s newest
homologated rally car
The
Lancia Fulvia HF, Lancia Stratos, VW Polo WRC 2016 and Proton Iriz R5 will be
available in-game from 5 September. The Lancia 037 and Porsche 911 GT3 RS RGT
(997) are available as a preorder bonus. The Alpine A110 1973, Ford Escort MKll
1800 and Lancia Delta HF Integrale Evoluzione are available as Day One DLC or
via the Legendary Cars Pack.
The career
mode has also been completely rebuilt. It puts you in the shoes of a rally
driver and manager, who apart from coming first on the podium, but also plan
your calendar, manage your crew, and recruit new members.
There’s also a whole raft of online features on Epic Games as well, such as allowing players to see and compete against the ghost of any player on the leaderboard. Around min-October, you’ll be able to face your friends in real-time directly on stage. WRC 8 is available now on PC, PS4, and Xbox One and in November on Nintendo Switch.
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Jim Franklin
Jim Franklin is a freelance writer, living in Derby UK with his wife and his player 3. When time allows he likes nothing more than losing himself in a multi-hour gaming session. He likes most games and will play anything but prefers MMO's, and sandbox RPG's.
