WRC 8

WRC 8, also known as WRC 8: World Rally Championship, is the official game of the 2019 World Rally Championship. The game was developed by French developer Kylotonn and published on 10 September 2019 by Bigben Interactive for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.[1] The game carries an official World Rally Championship esports licence.[2]

WRC 8
Game cover featuring Toyota Yaris WRC
Developer(s)Kylotonn
Publisher(s)Bigben Interactive
SeriesWorld Rally Championship
Platform(s)
Release
  • WW: 10 September 2019
Genre(s)Racing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Development and release

WRC 8 was revealed as the official game of the 2019 FIA World Rally Championship in February 2019.[3] It features dynamic weather and an entirely redesigned career mode reminiscent of Codemasters' Formula One series.[4][5] The game also sees the addition of new classic cars, much like its main rival, Codemasters’ Colin McRae Rally/DiRT series, including the Lancia Stratos and Renault Alpine. The game also offers more content than the previous game, with 102 special stages spread across the championship’s 14 countries.[4][6] The game was released to Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in September 2019,[7][8][9] and was later ported to Nintendo Switch on 31 October 2019.[10]

Reception
Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic(PC) 80/100[7]
(PS4) 79/100[8]
(XONE) 76/100[9]
Review scores
PublicationScore
4Players77%[11]
Hardcore Gamer4/5[12]
IGN8.4/10[13]

WRC 8 received "fairly positive" reviews, according to video game review aggregator Metacritic, with reviewers praising the major improvements made to both the game’s physics and graphics.[7][8][9]

Martin Robinson of Eurogamer praised the ongoing evolution of the series, saying "It's a significant year for the series, having taken a year away and returning from its break revitalised and refreshed. In fact, having personally only kept a watching brief on Kylotonn's tenure on the series since it signed up with WRC 5, it feels like a different series entirely."[14]

Joseph Schaffner of Dualshockers ranked the game "great" and gave it an 8 out of 10, stating he was pleased with the improvements to the game’s physics. However, he criticised the career mode for its repetitiveness and lack of content which was an issue in past titles.[5]

Accolades

The game was nominated for "Best Game" at the Pégases Awards 2020.[15]

References
  1. "WRC 8 video game launched". WRC. 5 September 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  2. "Gamers fight for Esports WRC title". WRC. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  3. "WRC 8: the comeback!". WRC. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  4. "Gamers test WRC 8". WRC. 20 May 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  5. Schaffner, Joseph (9 September 2019). "WRC 8 Review — Get Wrecked, Get Good". Dualshockers. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  6. Vaughn, Mark (13 June 2019). "E3 2019: This year's best new car games for your car-crashing pleasure". Autoweek. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  7. "WRC 8 World Rally Championship". Metacritic. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  8. "WRC 8 World Rally Championship". Metacritic. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  9. "WRC 8 World Rally Championship". Metacritic. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  10. "WRC 8 World Rally Championship". Metacritic. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  11. Michael, Krosta (17 September 2019). "Test: WRC 8 - The Official Game". 4Players (in German). Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  12. Jordan, Helm (9 September 2019). "Review: WRC 8". Hardcore Gamer. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  13. Luke, Reilly (17 September 2019). "WRC 8 Review". IGN. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  14. Robinson, Martin (9 September 2019). "WRC 8 review - a new pretender to the driving crown". Eurogamer. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  15. "All the categories (2020)". Pégases Awards. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
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