When did WRC 3 come out?

WRC 3 was released on 21 November 2003 for PlayStation 2.

WRC 3 (2003) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

WRC 3

Third installment in the rally racing series by Evolution Studios. Fully licensed by the FIA World Rally association, the game features authentic drivers like Richard Burns, Carlos Saints, and Markko Martin…

60 21 November 2003

What WRC 3 is

WRC 3 is a racing game developed by Evolution Studios and released in 2003. It was published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation 2 only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Third installment in the rally racing series by Evolution Studios. Fully licensed by the FIA World Rally association, the game features authentic drivers like Richard Burns, Carlos Saints, and Markko Martin,, as well as licensed cars from Peugeot, Ford, Citroen, and others. Overall, more than 35 licensed cars -- including rally concept and extreme cars -- are available for selection. Rally enthusiasts will appreciate the detailed car history essays, driver performance stats based on all known TV broadcasts, team videos, and a new 3D explorer feature that lets you inspect the vehicles from every angle and "explode" them to see their innards.

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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are non-fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the FIA series

WRC 3 is the first of 2 entries we hold in the FIA series. The next entry was WRC 3: FIA World Rally Championship in 2012.

See all 2 FIA games in release order →

How it was received

WRC 3 holds a critic score of 60 out of 100. That places it above 23% of the 1,168 rated racing games in our database, which average 68. Games released in 2003 averaged 69, so it scored 9 points below the year average.

What it launched against

WRC 3 launched on 21 November 2003, within three weeks of Beyond Good & Evil, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom and Need for Speed: Underground. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Beyond Good & Evil, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom, Need for Speed: Underground.

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