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PLAY GAME OF THE MONTH

EA Sports WRC

Glancing at yet another licensed WRC game, you might be wondering why you should. But for the first time this new WRC game is built on the foundation of the superlative series. The convincing handling model that made so brilliant can be enjoyed here whether you’re on a joypad or a marriage-threateningly expensive sim setup. For the sport’s part, it brings with it the hybrid Rally1 vehicles, which are phenomenally capable machines with an alarming turn of speed on a gravel track. The game also hosts the best rally stages we’ve played, plucked directly from real world routes. Brilliant as it is as a recreation of the sport, with the game simulating just about any combination of car, stage and conditions you could imagine – historic or modern – is so much more than just a tie-in. Don’t let this one slide away…

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