World Rally Championship

by Namco

Product Features

• Features official cars, tracks, pilots and co-pilots of the 2001 World Rally Championship
• 108 tracks set in gigantic picturesque environments populated with fans, cameramen and wildlife
• Extensively detailed 3D cockpits and drivers, animated by fully inverse kinematics for a true to life representation
• Cars can pick up dust, mud and snow and receive collision damage, from shattered windows to torn-off bumpers

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000EAT32C
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.5 inches ; 3.2 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: August 8, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #28,181 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #5 in Video Games > Sony PSP > Cards

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Immerse yourself in the first officially licensed handheld FIA World Rally Championship game--packed full of exhilarating stages set in the toughest terrains the world has to offer. WRC offers a complete WRC season over five continents and 16 countries with a vast array of wild terrains and surfaces including the streets of Japan and the hills of Mexico.

Based around the 2005 season, WRC for the PSP system features 30 official and fully deformable 2005 WRC, Evolution, and Extreme spec cars; from manufacturers such as Ford, Subaru, and Mitsubishi, as well as all of the 36 official WRC 2005 drivers and co-drivers. WRC also offers 64 point-to-point stages on gravel, tarmac, and snow with six game modes encompassing single-player, multi-player, and wireless head-to-head support.

Product Description

World Rally Championship is an officially licensed look at the World Rally Championship. Battle your way through 108 heart-pounding stages in 14 rallies located all over the world. Experience the pure emotion, hardcore action and sheer power of rally racing in the quest for ultimate glory.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent off-road racing for novices to expert level players, July 29, 2007

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S. D. Johnson (La Sierra, CA, USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: World Rally Championship (Video Game)

The graphics on this racer are incredible for a PSP game, with lots of detail features like fire extenguishers at the start line. The cars show visual damage from any wrecks you may encounter, though at novice levels I don't feel any adverse handling effects. Rain can vary from a soft drizzle to a driving downpour. Similarly, blizzard conditions can reduce visibility, while snow, ice, and mud can all affect handling in different ways.

The cars are 4wd rally racers from Mitsubishi, Subaru, Peugeot, Skoda, Ford, etc. Each type of car has only a single paint job, with different numbers for the various drivers on that team. The cars have slightly different handling and performance traits, at least from what I can tell by switching from one to another. They all have similar top speeds and horsepower, but the amount of torque and it's peak rpm varies from one model to another.

The tracks are long affairs with many twists, turns, jumps, and road obstacles to make it a challenge every time through. Some roads have drop offs on each side, allowing no room for mistakes, while others have rocks or trees along the side, which can stop you cold if you drift off the road. Other tracks are more forgiving, with room to cut chicanes for faster times and plenty of room to drift sideways into the fencing to keep you on course. Each stage is about 3 minutes of racing, depending on how well you do.

One of the best features is a navigator who calls out the type of road and curves coming up. The game shows a color-coded symbol (grey for easy thru yellow and orange to red for severe) with the type of curves coming up and the navigator calls out audibly what you should expect. This allows you to more quickly learn the courses without having to spend hours and hours just to get through it with a decent time.

There are 16 world rally racing courses in different countries around the world. Each one has 4 stages, but at novice level you can only access the first two stages of each course (bummer). However, this does increase the game's playability, I guess, as it will take some time to get good enough to unlock the upper two difficulty levels.

Each course has a trait that includes the use of weather effects. One of the stages in Finland has heavy rain and mud, while a stage in Sweden features a driving snowstorm so thick it is difficult to see the road or the cars up ahead.

Speaking of other cars, they are represented by colored ghost images ahead of and behind you on the track. When you pass through one car and clearly have it passed, the next car ahead will be visible. This is great in that you don't have to maneuver around other cars, yet get the ability to "race" another car, which helps you see the track ahead and get better times.

You can race individual rally courses, do a time trial, or race in a championship cycling through each track. The Championship requires that you finish 5th or better on a stage to continue, so you will probably end up replaying a lot of stages until you get to really know the tracks.

I've not played enough yet to comment on what gets unlocked when you accomplish a season, but I presume it unlocks at least one of the upper levels (4 in all). The instructions are great in describing what Rally Championship racing is, but do not explain any of the mechanics of the game, other than the controls list.

So far this has gotten a lot of play time. The navigator makes it easy enough that it can provide 3 minutes of fun and the tracks/difficulty levels are challenging enough that it can provide 3 hours of intense gameplay, on demand.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fast paced, exciting racer!, January 10, 2007

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Aaron S. Lee - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: World Rally Championship (Video Game)

This game is probably one of the better racing games available for the PSP. It is very underrated. The physiques are much greater than most racing games available for the PSP, plus the stop doesnt end. although some Maps may get frustrating at times, considering the fast speeds, and unlimited amounts of turns and jumps you forget how annoying some things may get.

this is a fun game, and never does get boring. the choice of car is very limited, but the different levels will definitly keep you entertained. this is a great buy if you're into racing games!

4.0 out of 5 stars Buenos graficos y entretenido, November 21, 2007

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J. A. Mezquita "elmezquita" (Rep Dom) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: World Rally Championship (Video Game)

Nada impresionante en este juego, pero tiene buenos graficos, dentro de los de carrera de rallys es unos de los mejors

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