That’s only touching on the detail put into the career mode, as you have to watch the morale of your staff, complete manufacturer objectives to increase your reputation and a whole lot more.

That meteorologist is extremely important as the game has a dynamic weather system and choosing the right tires based on the meteorologist’s prediction is essential for rallies as you progress in the game. You need to hire specialists that help you during races, from a physical therapist who helps keep your other specialists’ stamina up, to a mechanic that repairs your vehicle between days of a rally, a meteorologist who predicts the weather and more. There is a whole headquarter bustling with employees for you to look at. That’s a whole lot of admin work but after a few hours, I was hooked, as it felt like an RPG experience inside a racing game. You need to take a look at your finances, improve your team composition, watch your crew morale, hire new members and more. At first, it felt like a chore, as in the career mode you have to manage your crew, your calendar, sometimes even respond to fictional emails. That’s a whole lot of content and after playing multiple rally games in the past few years, I can say without a doubt that WRC 8 delivers the most complete package to date and fans of the motorsport should not miss out, especially with all the new, great features that the game provides.įirst up and most importantly, we have a robust career mode that just screams quality. The game boasts over 100 special stages, 50 teams 14 rallies in 14 different countries and they have all been faithfully recreated from what I can gather.

With that being said, I did a bit of research into the motorsport when receiving WRC 8 FIA World Rally Championship to review. RELATED: Gears 5 Review – This Changes Everythingįirst off, I’m not a big fan of racing games in general and rally titles always feel extra boring as you mostly just race against the clock, not to mention that I have never watched a real-life rally in my life. Two years later and the improvements seen in WRC 8 FIA World Rally Championship is impressive and diverse. In 2017, I reviewed WRC 7 and quite honestly, the game didn’t impress me that much at all. After a two-year break for the WRC franchise, developer KT Racing is back to deliver a rally game that will make fans of the motorsport scream with joy.

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