![]() Dancing between trackside fans in an Audi Quattro on an icy Monte Carlo hairpin delivers a thrill like no other, though you’ll occasionally go full Carmageddon and add a good 15 seconds of penalties–a light punishment, given the vehicular manslaughter you’ll wreak.įor all its strengths and franchise-building maneuvers, KT Racing continues to ignore a number of issues that have rankled players in the last few years–often tiny issues that hold it back from delivering full immersion, or just a bit more fun. Luckily, it’s part of the fun, and the authenticity of these 80s and 90s events is made even tougher by the safety standards of the good old days when crash barriers were made of flesh and blood instead of wood and steel. ![]() WRC’s scaling difficulty setting, which seems more forgiving than ever before (if anything, you might find yourself pushing it above 100%), doesn’t appear to take anniversary races into account I barely scraped 80% of some stages, until fluking a Lancia Delta stage with two seconds to go. When these anniversary races are dropped into the career mode calendar, they’re quite the anomaly. The classic rally cars return, with better handling than ever. Some, like the Lancia Delta, Toyota Corolla, or Renault Alpine, are predictable–but there are hugely notable omissions locked behind DLC, like the Subaru Impreza and Mitsubishi Lancer. You just get a handful of “classic” stages that allow you to race a few legendary cars. Providing more new meat on WRC’s bones is its anniversary mode, though this element of the game is a little disappointing, not least because it feels like a glorified time-trial experience. No racing game should be without one, and it’s just nice to see WRC 10 has added one–it might be a bit too late, but it’s still appreciated. It’s a bit annoying and finicky, but it’s a start. I actively picked teams to avoid landing that one on my calendar, because it still feels utterly impossible to navigate. Wales sadly remains, despite not being on the 2022 calendar. The new rallies–Estonia, Spain, and Croatia–are all welcome additions, especially Estonia, which might well be the best rallying I’ve ever experienced from the WRC franchise. However, WRC 10 still forces you to join either WRC3 or Junior WRC, rather than skip to the big leagues–something fans of the series will lament. The career mode remains largely intact, mostly for the better–no one wants to relearn its approach to team management, lest they face the wrath of the overly condescending tutorial voiceover (which is thankfully skippable). The menus have had a much-needed makeover, but the wheel hasn't exactly been reinvented.
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