It’s so much fun to work your tail off to get the best possible time. For one of my first games on the wheel, you have to hustle and work that car no matter what or where you are. WRC 9 is one of the most engaging driving games I have gotten my hands on. I could have honestly sat there and listened to it all day long. Listening to a great song before heading out to rip up the Swedish countryside or a mountain road in Japan helps to set the mood and get amped up. Current car culture and chillstep/ instrumental dubstep go hand-in-hand. It’s one of my favorites in a modern racing game. I dropped a subtle hint earlier about the soundtrack. It works and does its job and that’s all you can really ask for. At times it can take a bit to load and it’s not the most beautiful.
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The full interface is also a solid build. At times, not the most astounding, but still solid and fine. Your competitor’s cars look fine as well. There is some motion blur with speeding, but it’s not too distracting as it has been in other racing games (thank god because motion blur is sickening at times). That is expected when you are running 100 KPH on a narrow road. Once in control, foliage and landscapes don’t look great. The intros to courses do look stupendous. It’s not the most breathtaking game that I have seen, but for being near the end of the console generation it’s still a nice game to look at. I can’t begin to tell you the joy I felt when I found the classic Escort in the game.
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The full game also offers a rally weekend, free roam, and time trials as well as several versions/years of rallycross vehicles. Once you get your bearings for the car/handling, it’s exciting to fling it around on back roads and get a tank slapper going. Having to feel out the car on courses for the first time in the snow was cumbersome and at times frustrating as someone who was new. I definitely blew some corners in the snow trying to make up for lost time, but with most things, there’s a learning curve. Despite this, it is exhilarating to go through. Working throttle and brake while focusing on the calls from your co-pilot, paying attention to where the car has shifted are all factors you must keep in mind. You’re constantly having to hustle the car over the course. At times on the wheel, the weight of the car shifts itself and you fight the wheel, only to have the car feel light as a feather. When the rubber meets the pavement (or gravel, sand, snow, whatever it hits) is where you learn the truth of rallycross. Making your team, practicing with your car, and testing and tuning your skills is a satisfying experience. Building up to your first official rally is a fun process. You have that level of hand-holding, but it’s not overbearing. The tutorial doesn’t feel confined and locked in. Everything is laid out in front of you and while you’re on rails to start off.
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That overall is a huge plus for race fans. You can pick and build your team and make it your own.
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The tutorial that works with you is absolutely the most helpful one I’ve come across for any motorsports game. Hopping into the career mode for the first time was a smooth transition. Managing to grasp the feel for flinging around backroads and country alleys in my hot hatch. After a few runs though, I found myself beginning to get a grip, both figuratively and literally. The handling of the car was super abrupt and challenging to corral on the wheel. Going through the tutorial level was rough at first. Off the line, WRC 9 grabbed me from the get-go and kept me running harder and faster. The latest release in the franchise brings me personally to a new world of racing and new style of play because it’s my first review with a gaming wheel. That being said, first impressions for WRC 9 were both shocking and uplifting. It’s more a ‘Gears and Gasoline’ video of their track days or builds. Blaring through New Zealand’s snowy countryside at 100mph while chill techno and instrumental dubstep plays in the background wasn’t necessarily what I was expecting from a game.