WRC 4: FIA World Rally Championship

 PlayStation 3
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5.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 25 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 7 out of 25
  3. Negative: 8 out of 25
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  1. MrColdFire
    Oct 27, 2013
    9
    Better loading times, textures, phisycs and overall presentation.
    It already was the best rally franchise available (I said rally, not gimcana), but now it's REALLY GREAT.
    The gameplay, for me, is unparalleled even on the joystick, although a good wheel improves the experience tremendously.
    Good job, Milestone. That's the way.
  2. bobfonced
    Nov 11, 2013
    10
    WRC 4 is just AWESOME!!
    Milestone finally listened to the rally fans and we can feel it. Handling is really simulation-oriented without driving helps and especially using a steering wheel. The audio makes you be in a real rally car and the career mode is just what I wanted for this title.
    Thank you so much Milestone!
  3. Pulh4
    Dec 29, 2013
    4
    This game feels kinda like a rip-of after a few hours of play. Why? Well the driving is kinda of OK, there´s some driving aids in there that ccan be turned on and off and really have a big impact betwen a more arcade or simulation gameplay experience, and the graphics are not bad. BUT other than that, the rest of the game is a cheap experience. The sound effects are bad, the career mode isThis game feels kinda like a rip-of after a few hours of play. Why? Well the driving is kinda of OK, there´s some driving aids in there that ccan be turned on and off and really have a big impact betwen a more arcade or simulation gameplay experience, and the graphics are not bad. BUT other than that, the rest of the game is a cheap experience. The sound effects are bad, the career mode is dull and boring, but the worst thing is, its suposed to be 13 Rally comptetions with 6 stages/courses each, wich should be 78 stages/courses total right? WRONG, in reallity its just like 20 or so original courses, the rest they just use the same stages on reverse or with some minor side road diference, even thou they use diferent names and try to pretend its an entirelly diferent new course. I mean how cheap is that??!!
    SO i think this game is only worth buying on some 10$ sale. More than that is just a rip off.    … Expand
  4. Mr_Eleganto
    May 7, 2019
    8
    The best in the series for this generation, the fastest and continuous gameplay, great physics (brought to the ideal after WRC 3), hot Seat mode, career, optimization - everything is fine, except for the interface design and menu, there is not enough music in the race (well, SIM, but you can support own library to make it not so gloomy), and the soundtrack of what is left much to beThe best in the series for this generation, the fastest and continuous gameplay, great physics (brought to the ideal after WRC 3), hot Seat mode, career, optimization - everything is fine, except for the interface design and menu, there is not enough music in the race (well, SIM, but you can support own library to make it not so gloomy), and the soundtrack of what is left much to be desired. 4.4 of 5… Expand
  5. Suto
    Sep 11, 2016
    8
    I recently decided that I had a rally itch that wasn't being scratched by the other games I was playing, so decided to pick up the official WRC game to see how I would get on with it. Pro reviews don't give this game great scores, but don't really pick any serious flaws with it. My initial impressios were good - it looks and feels good, with a lot of variety. If I were to pick a fault, II recently decided that I had a rally itch that wasn't being scratched by the other games I was playing, so decided to pick up the official WRC game to see how I would get on with it. Pro reviews don't give this game great scores, but don't really pick any serious flaws with it. My initial impressios were good - it looks and feels good, with a lot of variety. If I were to pick a fault, I would say the sense of speed is a bit lacking (I guess that comes from driving the Suzuki Escudo and F1 cars in other games!) Other things are more to do with the real-life challenge of the environments - for example, in the Swedish snow rally it can be hard to see where you're meant to be going.

    The game features all the cars from all the current categories, it's just a shame there aren't any cars from the 60s or 80s, just to add to the lasting appeal. It plays well enough in terms of realism. There are 4 or 5 different surface types (tarmac, icy/stony/sandy/wet/dry gravel, snow, cement, sometimes 3 different ones in a single stage). These all make a difference to the grip, and there is also variable weather and time of day on some tracks.

    There are 13 very varied locations to race on, for a total of around 100 km of unique courses (roughly the same as a current F1 game). If I'm honest, one of the main reasons I got the game was for the iconic Great Orme stage of the Welsh Rally. I was slightly dissappointed to find out that the course isn't modelled exactly on real life - rather, it has a few short sections from the real stage, and captures the feel of it very well, but then fills in all the gaps with generic forrest areas. I would imagine this is the same on all the other locations.

    Graphics are varied - they are usually very good, but people by the side of the track look a bit wooden in terms of details and animation. Sound is good - the co-driver calls out the directions well, although he can get a bit repetitive at times.

    I have a small number of other gripes. When you start a career and create a new driver, there are only 12 face images to choose from - this could easily have been doubled - indeed some other games (eg NBA) have an entire indentifit system where you can create your own face using an unlimited number of possibilities, such as skin tone, length of hair, etc, and even import real camera photos.

    Speaking of the career mode - I'm not really one for this (is anybody?) I have no interest in reading emails from a pretend manager, or in getting newspaper headlines for my performance., or getting sponsorship deals or anything else that happens off-track. I would be happy with a simpler approach, involving progression through the junior categories and the occasional change of team.

    Anyway, all in all, this is a pretty good game. As somebody who does not follow the actual WRC that closely, it would have been nice if they had taken some liberties with the event format, and maybe included a side-mode that allowed you to race wheel to wheel with other players and/or computer opponents. Otherwise, this game does what it says on the tin.    … Expand

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63

Mixed or average reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 11
  3. Negative: 1 out of 11
  1. Eurogamer Portugal
    Jan 17, 2014
    60
    Signs of progress are invisible and generally speaking, WRC 4 is a secondary experience within a genre that does not have many alternatives, but they are certainly better than this.
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  2. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Jan 7, 2014
    50
    Offers a decent afternoon's leisure at best. [Jan 2014, p.94]
  3. Playstation Official Magazine Australia
    Dec 2, 2013
    65
    A worthy entry that cannot escape being pinned down by some crucial flaws. [Christmas 2013, p82]
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