This is the first WRC game since PS2 were it was an exclusive as it was made by Evolution Studio's. Milestone / Blackbean (SBK series) are responsible for this multi platform release as Evolution and busy with the next MotorStorm game (PS3).
First impressions are that its a top game.
All countries and stages are open in Single Race Mode , as are the 4 current WRC car classes with just the 1980's Group B series locked.
Gameplay's very similar to Richard Burns Rally (XBox / PS2) , very sim heavy , so if DIRT's your kinda style of Rally game then you'll be disappointed as WRC keeps everything at a realistic level, no high speed sliding round hairpin bends or X Games style events , but I played for a few hours solid and the time flew in I was that engrossed in the game .
No noticeable 'bugs' or faults either , all the camera views are very playable and the handling was very good with a pad , and you can really feel the difference in road surfaces .
The road side graphics fall abit short of what you'd expect from PS3 and 360 at this stage but they're by no means ugly and the car models are superb.
Overall a great Rally sim .
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