WRC 3

 Xbox 360
Metascore
62

Mixed or average reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 15
  3. Negative: 1 out of 15
  1. Console Monster
    Dec 4, 2012
    45
    Overall it seems for everything good WRC 3 has, there are three or four bad things. It's not the easiest game to pick up and play and it certainly isn't that fun. Serious fans of rally sport will probably enjoy this game, purely because of their love for the sport. As for the rest of us, there's plenty other games around which your time would be better spent playing.

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7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 7 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 1 out of 7
  1. beyondtool
    Dec 9, 2012
    8
    Firstly this game is best played with a wheel, I used a Fanatec GT2. The feedback is fantastic is this game, each surface is modelled in aFirstly this game is best played with a wheel, I used a Fanatec GT2. The feedback is fantastic is this game, each surface is modelled in a different way and once you master dirt, then snow, then fast open stages on tarmac, then a combination..it's is refreshingly challenging. The difficulty curve in the career mode is perfect, and at 50% through I'm starting to really feel the pressure to perform. It's not a total sim ala Richard Burns Rally (although there is a PC mod which fixes this), but it is a good trade off and very similar to the original Colin Mcrae games. Landing the perfect slides, scandanavian flicks and jumps is incredibly rewarding..especially when the pressure of attaining that first place remains elusive. Graphics are a mixed bag, but on the whole I like the most of the large number of stages. There are enough tracks here to fill several Dirt 3 games, really putting Codemasters lack of content to shame. The menus and dub step unfortunately heavily distract from the wonderful ingame experience. I noted a few minor bugs with menu presses not registering, ocassional frame rate issues, and green cars as textures loaded..but nothing game breaking. If you like REAL car driving games and rally, it's must buy.… Full Review »
  2. iGold
    Feb 20, 2016
    3
    Worst WRC Game ever made after WRC Powerslide.
    The idea was good. But drifting in a wrc car? What doenst work great.
    Is not a really succes.    Worst WRC Game ever made after WRC Powerslide.
    The idea was good. But drifting in a wrc car? What doenst work great.
    Is not a really succes. They looked to much to Dirt 2.    … Full Review »
  3. TundraFreeze
    Sep 17, 2013
    9
    Milestone improves on their WRC series with each new release. The handling is improved, the graphics look better, the game modes are improvedMilestone improves on their WRC series with each new release. The handling is improved, the graphics look better, the game modes are improved and expanded, the sound is more convincing etc. The other review gives a good account for these things. Few racing series make perfect releases each time, even the old Colin McRae Rally games and the WRC games by Evolution Studios had their problems back in the days. Something rally "fans" forget far too easily. The same goes for modern racing series like Codemaster's Dirt and F1 series. Each new game is a gradual improvement of the last. Just as some people don't see an improvement or change in the F1 games by Codemasters or the Forza games by Turn10, some people refuse to see an improvement in the WRC series by Milestone. People are biased. The fact is WRC 3 does a good job balancing sim and arcade experiences, both are needed to sell enough copies, just look at Forza and GT, which have become forced to adapt to a changing consumer market where the majority now wants quick and simple racing. The majority of racing gamers today do not want to spend hours honing their skills. It was different in the PS2 era, but you can't turn back time. Hardcore rally gamers need to move with the times and not live in the past. If you want your business to survive you need to adapt, which is what Codemasters did when they successfully changed the format of the Colin McRae/Dirt games. You can't expect WRC to look as good as a Dirt game when the Dirt series has a significantly larger consumer base and therefore gives Codemasters significantly more money to put in their games. Graphics are the most expensive component of any game.But I digress too much, WRC 3 is a fun rally racing game that sits somewhere between sim and arcade just like the Dirt games do. The difference is that WRC is based on traditional rally racing whereas Dirt focuses on Rallycross, they are not the same thing, they offer different types of rally racing experiences.… Full Review »
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