WRC 3

This article is about the 2003 video game. For the 2012 video game, see WRC 3: FIA World Rally Championship.

WRC 3: The Official Game of the FIA World Rally Championship (also known as WRC 2003) is a 2003 racing video game developed by Evolution Studios and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2. It was released by Spike in Japan.^[1]

WRC 3
European cover art
Developer(s)	Evolution Studios
Publisher(s)	Sony Computer Entertainment
Series	WRC
Platform(s)	PlayStation 2
Release	EU: 21 November 2003
Genre(s)	Racing
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Gameplay

WRC 3 features 17 drivers from 7 teams. Although Mitsubishi did not participate full-time in the championship this season, they appear on every event in the game and are therefore eligible to score team points in championship mode. Likewise, Hyundai appeared in each event despite withdrawing from the championship in real life towards the end of the season. All 14 rallies from the official 2003 WRC calendar appear on the game.

Reception

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
Metacritic	70/100[2]

Review scores

Publication	Score
Computer and Video Games	7/10[3]
Edge	6/10[4]
Eurogamer	6/10[5]
Famitsu	32/40[1]
PlayStation Official Magazine – UK	9/10[6]

Award

Publication	Award
OPS2	Silver[6]

Reception

The game received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.^[2] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of one eight, one nine, one seven, and one eight for a total of 32 out of 40.^[1] In the UK, Official UK PlayStation 2 Magazine said that the game challenged Colin McRae,^[6] and listed it in their top 100 games.^{[citation needed]}