EA Sports WRC Review
The World Rally Championship license stands amongst the most prestigious in the motorsports gaming world, but it’s one that’s bounced from developer to developer, most recently having an extended stay with Kylotonn Games. Despite its prestige it’s not always been a hallmark of quality, and though the outgoing series’ highlight, WRC Generations, benefitted from years of experience with the license it’s now fallen to Codemasters to take their turn at the wheel. As the developers of Dirt Rally and its sequel, arguably the best Rally games of the last decade, expectations for EA Sports WRC are high.
EA Sports WRC recreates the sport in its entirety, and not just out on the open roads and winding trails. Through the career you’re expected to become involved with the successful management and operation of a racing team, from keeping your sponsors happy to managing the day-to-day running costs, and it’s a mix that in the wrong hands could prove boring or unwieldy. Codemasters strike an excellent balance through the Career mode of keeping you in control, but not distracting you from the heart of the racing action.
Your first task is to create your racer, and I was initially impressed by the visual appearance of the stock character. However, I soon realised that there was a paltry 20 preset appearances for you to pick from, with no physical customisation options. So, the best you can probably hope for is that you make a racer that’s the right race and gender to stand looking a bit gormless in the background of the menus, which seems especially frugal.
There is customisation via the Rally Pass – the progression system you move through as you level up – and you can grab new helmets, suits and gloves here. Admittedly, this is what
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