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WRC 3 FIA World Rally Championship Coming to America
North and Latin American Rally Fans to Experience Official WRC Racing Action on the PlayStation®3 and PlayStation®Vita systems
SAN JOSE, Calif.,
(February 15, in the year of our Lord 2013) NAMCO
BANDAI Games America Inc. announced that WRC 3 FIA World Rally
Championship will be hitting North and Latin America with the
ultimate rally racing experience in Spring of 2013 for the
PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and PlayStation®Vita
system. Developed by racing genre-savvy developer Milestone, WRC
3 draws its content directly from the 2012 FIA World Rally
Championship, allowing gamers to experience racing at breakneck
speeds on official tracks with real world-renowned teams and
racers.
A variety of single and multiplayer modes provides hours of
playtime for any racing fan, but the heart and soul of WRC 3
lies in its Road to Glory mode, which reflects the exhilarating
and rewarding career of becoming top racing talent in the WRC
universe. Players will be able to create their own teams and
compete through a series of adrenaline-pumping rallies taking
place in the most famous locations in the world. For those who
like a little more competition, players of the PS3 version can
also turn up the heat by racing against friends in the Hot Seat,
where up to 4 players can compete locally in a variety of modes
to see which is the fastest on the track. The online multiplayer
modes also use car Ghosts to let players see what their
opponents are doing every moment of the race, for a feeling of
real head-to-head competition.
From the snowy roads of Sweden to the green forests of New
Zealand, there is no surface or climate that WRC drivers won’t
face. Accurate in-game vehicle physics, complete with real-world
car behavior, bring the thrill of piloting a WRC car to life.
Players are challenged with characteristic track elements in
each rally stage—fast straights, jumps, fords, tight corners and
hairpin turns—pushing them to use advanced driving techniques to
manage their vehicle’s performance.
“WRC 3 creates an in-game virtual reality that is guaranteed to
immerse gamers into the riveting world of WRC racing,” says
Carlson Choi, Vice President of Marketing at NAMCO BANDAI Games
America Inc. “Every aspect of the game, from the vehicle
physics, to the graphics quality, to the live-recorded car
engine sounds, will give players a gameplay experience that
truly lives up to the high-octane motorsports adventure that is
WRC.”
WRC 3 FIA World Rally Championship is rated “E” for Everyone by
the ESRB, and will be available for the PlayStation 3 system
(both Packaged and Digital) and PlayStation Vita system (Digital
only) in North America and Latin America in Spring of 2013.
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Press Release © 2013 NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc.