World Driver Championship

 Nintendo 64
  • Publisher: Midway
  • Release Date: May 31, 1999
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  • Summary: Your passport to racing! Develop a racing career as you compete for job offers with each of the 15 World Driver Teams. Ten tracks located throughout the world. 20 challenging events spread across two different levels of competition. Over 30 highly detailed, exotic cars with realistic physicsYour passport to racing! Develop a racing career as you compete for job offers with each of the 15 World Driver Teams. Ten tracks located throughout the world. 20 challenging events spread across two different levels of competition. Over 30 highly detailed, exotic cars with realistic physics and handling! Race head-to-head in two-player split-screen mode. Save replay on the Contoller Pak to analyze your driving skills from multiple camera angles.… Expand
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. Nintendojo
    90
    If you're looking to hop into an intense racing experience without the hinderances of setting the vehicle up or dealing with super accurate damage than this game is for you.
  2. Games Domain
    90
    This is something that shouldn't be passed up by anyone. If you are impatient with videogames or don't like GT style racing games, I suggest you at least give it a rent. Play a few hours and unlock a few cars, you'll be hooked and will love every second of it.
  3. Electric Playground
    90
    The system has its fair share of racing titles to be sure, but most of those games feature balloon-headed cartoon drivers or vehicles that jump over city buildings. What a breath of fresh air then, to be able to play a game on the Nintendo 64 that is at once stunning to behold and completely satisfying in its realism.
  4. All Game Guide
    80
    With the two Ps, patience and practice, World Driver Championship becomes an engrossing gameplay experience unlike any other on the system. Realistic driving simulations are a world unto their own. You'll start to see white lines in your sleep.
  5. GamePro
    80
    If you can forgive World Driver Championship's speed problems, you'll find a deep, addictive racing experience. It's not nearly as polished as the PlayStation's racing gem, Gran Turismo, but it's as close as N64 owners can get without buying a PlayStation.
  6. TotalGames.net
    79
    Although World Driver Championship is technically superb and looks gorgeous, it''s arcadey where it should be realistic and vice versa. The end result is that it's just not thrilling enough.
  7. GameSpot
    57
    World Driver Championship is an average racing game with exceptional graphics. The game's incredible visuals give you a sense of realism for a little while, but the second your car starts to do an excessive slide around a turn, it kind of falls apart.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. FoxFelps
    Sep 17, 2020
    10
    um dos jogos de corrida mais subestimados de todos, e sendo um dos melhores que ja joguei, conteudo de sobra, graficos maravilhosos (TOP 3 deum dos jogos de corrida mais subestimados de todos, e sendo um dos melhores que ja joguei, conteudo de sobra, graficos maravilhosos (TOP 3 de Jogos de N64), jogabilidade Otima, Cenarios maravilhosos e variados (destaque para Las Vegas Track B a mais bela do jogo), somente as musicas do jogo que são um pouco repetitivas, mas fora isso é um Jogão, sem sobra de duvidas um dos melhores jogos de corrida simuladores que joguei.… Expand
  2. PeterB.
    Mar 10, 2004
    10
    Reading the review from IGN made me realise what a sad little organisation they are to rate this game so lowly. We must realise that there is Reading the review from IGN made me realise what a sad little organisation they are to rate this game so lowly. We must realise that there is much more to games than graphics and this game delivers exeptional gameplay. This game has absolutely the best fun and genuinely close racing (with no real obvious catchup) and the one lap qualifying rocks. Better than the playstations gran turismo? Short to medium term definately however it doesn't have all of the options to construct and tweak your car. And really, a driver doesn't build their car, they race it and a racing game should have good racing which is where WDC delivers. … Expand
  4. Edugreen
    Dec 13, 2013
    10
    This is a challenging game. One of the best from N64. The graphics are very good, with good cars and courses, extremely detailed. If youThis is a challenging game. One of the best from N64. The graphics are very good, with good cars and courses, extremely detailed. If you looking for a good racing game with a good career mode and hard championshing, you will love WDC.… Expand
  5. BenjaminB.
    Apr 2, 2007
    9
    Best racing game for the N64, but you have to come along with the car handling.
  6. joaopontesvaz
    May 27, 2014
    8
    Graphics: 9.5 Sound: 7.8 Gameplay: 8.6 Fun/Story: 8.2

    N64 lack of decent racing games was the only negative aspect of this system. With    Graphics: 9.5 Sound: 7.8 Gameplay: 8.6 Fun/Story: 8.2

    N64 lack of decent racing games was the only negative aspect of this system. With good and solid graphics and a semi-realism gameplay, WDC was a great release for N64 fans. Apart the sound the game is very good.    … Expand
  7. Yojimbo2015
    Jan 14, 2023
    7
    Another solidly put together racing game that's slightly lacking in thrills but technically one of the better ones on the N64.

Awards & Rankings

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#12 Best N64 Game of 1999
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#12 Most Discussed N64 Game of 1999
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#12 Most Shared N64 Game of 1999