![]() ![]() The ‘Season’ option also allows you to take part in the championship without all the development fussing around between each rally. The menu screens are a model of clarity and simplicity as they were last year, and although the between race screen initially confounds with the sheer amount of tweaks and details available from your team there are enough hints and guides built into the menus to make them easy to navigate with a modicum of practice. Initially, the learning curve is steep even with all the assists turned on, but perseverance pays dividends, as soon you’ll be nailing each section with green (competitive) times and cursing yourself for any careless errors which cost you the stage. The physics engine and car response aren’t noticeably different from last year, but I’m happy to take the developer’s word for the claimed improvements. ![]() One of the worst rally cars ever made, the Proton which flips onto its roof at the drop of a hat, explores the new New Zealand stage We’ll Take Your Word For It The night stages may be damn hard, but they’re also a joy to behold. The lighting is also a leap forward in quality, particularly on the rainy night stages which glisten and sparkle like a naked wrestler on the way to the shower after a bout. That said, I became slightly irritated by the dust clouds obscuring the whole screen when using the chase cameras, even though I felt like I should be wearing goggles. Aside from the extra rallies, are the tweaks worth splurging the cash for the latest edition, and have they improved the last-gen car models?įirst impressions indicate that the developer has had a busy year improving the realism of the visuals as WRC 9 looks utterly stunning, including the effects around and on the cars which now bristle with filth after a few turns, and the dust clouds kicked up behind are significantly more realistic and help towards a more immersive and believable sim. #Wrc 9 ps5 gameplay upgradeTweaks have been made to the physics engine for increased authenticity and responsiveness, and behind the scenes, there is the opportunity to upgrade the teams and cars. So how does WRC 9 justify itself in terms of the standard yearly chugging out of a licensed sporting event? Well according to the press release, the most obvious ones are the addition of three new rallies to reflect the changes in the 2020 season, namely Kenya, Japan and New Zealand. The 8-ball is about to drive into the drink… Chugging Despite Dirt Rally 2’s more impressive car models, WRC 8 was a more authentic and satisfying rally sim. Last year’s release trumped Dirt Rally 2.0 by Codemasters through its immersive and highly convincing rally stages, each of which felt like they had been meticulously crafted by the team. ![]()
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