WRC 4

PlayStation exclusive

WRC4 is the fourth installment to the officially licenced FIA World Rally Championship series. It features all the cars, tracks and drivers from the real world 2004 season.

Released: 22 October 2004
Platforms: PlayStation 2
Genres: Racing Sports
Developers: Evolution Studios
Publishers: Sony Interactive Entertainment
Modes: Single-player
Perspective: First person Third person
Country: United Kingdom
Age ratings: PEGI 3

About

WRC 4: The Official Game of the FIA World Rally Championship (also known as WRC 4 and WRC 2004) is a racing video game developed by Evolution Studios for the PlayStation 2. It is the fourth rallying game to be officially licensed by the FIA World Rally Championship and is based on the 2004 WRC season.

Keywords

rally
motorsports
60 fps on consoles

Media

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Gameplay

In a quick race, the player will play a randomly selected stage with a randomly selected car and driver. During the race, the player will have to beat a time trial (although this is not needed to advance in the game). The time target will be based on the 1st place time ranking. If beaten, the best time will be the new target time to beat.

The Championship mode lets the player play through the 2004 WRC season. The player must play through this mode based on the real life calendar, following the schedule for the 2004 WRC season. Championship mode ends when all 16 rallies are played, but the player can stop playing after any stage, because the game saves after each stage is finished. The player can play all six stages in a rally, but normally the player will have to buy the stage to play it in other modes.

Reception

The game received "generally favorable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. In Japan, where the game was localized and published by Spike on 7 April 2005, Famitsu gave it a score of all four eights for a total of 32 out of 40.