WRC 3: FIA World Rally Championship
WRC 3: FIA World Rally Championship (also known as WRC 3, WRC 3: FIA World Rally Championship 3, and 2012 FIA World Rally Championship) is the official racing video game of the 2012 World Rally Championship season. It was developed by Milestone srl.
WRC 3: FIA World Rally Championship | |
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Developer(s) | Milestone srl |
Publisher(s) | |
Series | World Rally Championship |
Platform(s) | PlayStation 3 PlayStation Vita Microsoft Windows Xbox 360 OnLive |
Release | |
Genre(s) | Racing |
Mode(s) | Single-player, Multiplayer |
Reception
Aggregator | Score | |||
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PC | PS Vita | PS3 | Xbox 360 | |
Metacritic | 61/100[2] | N/A | 63/100[3] | 62/100[4] |
Publication | Score | |||
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PC | PS Vita | PS3 | Xbox 360 | |
Eurogamer | N/A | N/A | N/A | 6/10[5] |
Famitsu | N/A | 28/40[6] | 29/40[6] | N/A |
Game Informer | N/A | N/A | 7.75/10[7] | N/A |
GameRevolution | N/A | N/A | [8] | N/A |
GamesMaster | N/A | N/A | N/A | 68%[9] |
GameSpot | 6/10[10] | N/A | N/A | N/A |
IGN | 5/10[11] | N/A | 5/10[11] | 5/10[11] |
OPM (UK) | N/A | N/A | 6/10[12] | N/A |
OXM (UK) | N/A | N/A | N/A | 5/10[13] |
PC Gamer (UK) | 56%[14] | N/A | N/A | N/A |
The Digital Fix | N/A | N/A | 5/10[15] | N/A |
The game received "mixed or average" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[2][3][4] The consensus was that it was "Far from perfect in achieving true simulation, but still fun and with loads of content." The PlayStation 3 version got to number 14 in the UK sales charts.[16] In Japan, where the game was ported and published by CyberFront on 31 January 2013, Famitsu gave it a score of one eight and three sevens for the PS3 version, and all four sevens for the Vita version.[6]
References
- Ivan, Tom (20 July 2012). "World Rally Championship 3 dated". Computer and Video Games. Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- "WRC 3: FIA World Rally Championship for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- "WRC 3: FIA World Rally Championship for PlayStation 3 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- "WRC 3 for Xbox 360 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- Robinson, Martin (16 October 2012). "WRC 3 review (Xbox 360)". Eurogamer. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- Romano, Sal (22 January 2013). "Famitsu Review Scores: Issue 1258". Gematsu. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- Kato, Matthew (29 March 2013). "WRC 3 FIA World Rally Championship (PS3): Not As Dangerous As A Rally Game Should Be". Game Informer. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- Peterson, Blake (10 May 2013). "WRC [3]: FIA World Rally Championship Review (PS3)". Game Revolution. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- "WRC 3: FIA World Rally Championship (X360)". GamesMaster: 94. 25 December 2012.
- GameSpot staff (12 October 2012). "WRC 3 Review (PC)". GameSpot. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- Kamen, Matt (15 October 2012). "WRC 3 FIA World Rally Championship Review (PC, PS3, X360)". IGN. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- "WRC 3: FIA World Rally Championship". PlayStation Official Magazine – UK: 105. December 2012.
- OXMUK staff (12 October 2012). "WRC 3 Review". Official Xbox Magazine UK. Archived from the original on 14 October 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- Savage, Phil (30 December 2012). "WRC3 - [FIA] World Rally Championship review". PC Gamer UK. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- Luff, Kevin (8 November 2012). "WRC3 (PS3)". The Digital Fix. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- "TOP 30 SONY PLAYSTATION 3 (FULL PRICE), WEEK ENDING 13 October 2012". GFK Chart-Track. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2015.