![]() Want to see less damage in certain key areas? Reliability is your thing! And with each area providing a decent amount of options, it will take some time to fully max things out. Want to have better relationships with manufacturers? Then the Team upgrades will suit you. Here things are split into four categories with Team, Performance, Crew and Reliability upgrades available to really cater for all the needs you could possibly have throughout your career. Whilst racing and handling is vastly improved, one area that feels a lot more engaging is vehicle development and by way of levelling up after each event, players can earn resource points to spend on the surprisingly vast Research and Development skill tree. On top of that, racing through a level filled with water, snow or ice is certainly different to a dry and sunny day and should you go into things with the same gusto as your typical race day you’ll soon find yourself on the wrong side of a ‘schooling’ as you are forced to relearn how to handle each vehicle. The most extreme form of this is found during night driving, as you rely on your headlights and the voice of your co-driver as you fight your way through horrid conditions. ![]() Not only do visuals change as things such as torrential rain or snow bombards a course, but so the feel of the stage changes with light affected by the weather which can effect how well you see. Something else that helps ensure racing feels better this year is the dynamic weather system that’s in place it can see stages change dramatically as you race. Sure you can lower the difficulty should you not quite have the skills of the next Ken Block or Sebastian Loeb but seeing a WRC game finally master the feel of excitement that you can only normally find when watching a real life WRC event, is certainly a series first. Or, if you find yourself being a little preemptive or too late, you could veer into the side of a tree, but no matter just how good or bad you are, the feeling of urgency and the required concentration is apparent throughout, even if you’re utilising the semi-auto gear shifting that makes for a really tense and exciting time when trying to top the charts at the end of each sector. With the slightest tweak on the steering, you can find yourself manoeuvring your car through the tightest of angles and slipping on through metal gates. In WRC 8, rallying no longer feels quite as arcade-y as it has done in previous entries and there is a very clear focus on simulation this time out. ![]() In fact, it only takes five seconds before you will notice the vast improvement in the overall experience from last time out. From the moment you first take to the gravel, tarmac, snow or dirt, things very quickly feel real and engaging, with a countdown timer the only thing to wait for before slamming your foot to the ground. Naturally in any racing game, the racing is always going to be more important than immediate presentation and fortunately this year’s title seems to have gone above and beyond on the racing side of things. From budget management which is required when repairing cars and hiring new team members, to managing your team, PR events to emails, targets and even a full Research and Development skill-tree, WRC 8 certainly has plenty to work through besides simply racing through each course in the racing calendar. This time we’ve got more improvements and it brings a much more engaging experience to things. Sure, it was enjoyable but there is always going to be that something extra that could be done to make it better. After tailoring your options to suit, you can then either jump straight in with up to three Tryout’s to join the ranks of the WRC 2 category, or start off life within the lower ranks of the Junior WRC before progressing through, with the clear goal being to make it to the pinnacle of the WRC and to fight for the title.ĭespite improving with WRC 7, it’s fair to say that the Career mode has previously been far from perfect. It is this which limits you to just one attempt at each stage with a crash proving the end of the event. First off players must decide on the basics, such as what level of difficulty you wish to set, the level of damage effects you want applied as your throw your vehicle through some of the toughest rallies in the world, and most intriguing of all, whether you want perma-crash on or not.
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