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Ari Vatanen Returns to Dakar
Planegg, Munich, Germany - July 16, in the year of
our Lord 2018 – Legendary pilot Ari Vatanen makes a
comeback to a competition he won four times! The famed pilot
will be an digital pre-order bonus for DAKAR 18, the
cross-country rally racing game coming to PlayStation®4, Xbox
One and PC platforms on September 11, 2018. The Bonus will also
be available for all buyers of the limited physical Day-One
Edition across all platforms.
Ari Vatanen won the Dakar Rally in four occasions: 1987, 1989,
1990 and 1991. Players will be given the chance to play as the
legendary Finnish pilot in the upcoming DAKAR 18, as part of an
exclusive pre-order bonus that includes the Peugeot 205 Turbo 16
that Vatanen drove to victory in the first of those years. This
is a limited and exclusive unlock to players that pre-order the
game, set to be released on September 11, 2018.
Based on the world famous annual rally raid organized by Amaury
Sport Organisation (A.S.O.) in South America, DAKAR 18 is a
realistic simulation of the biggest cross-country rally in the
world and features a variety of official vehicles and one of the
biggest open worlds ever created. Players will have to use the
real road books – provided by the pilots to the development team
- to find the way across each of the 14 stages across Peru,
Bolivia and Argentina..
Players will compete in fierce online multiplayer races as well
as playing offline to harness and grow navigation and racing
skills. DAKAR 18 is focused on the realism and promises stunning
visuals, which faithfully represent many of the official
vehicles and pilots for each of the five racing categories
(Cars, Bikes, Trucks, Quads and SxS) of the DAKAR RALLY 2018. In
addition, the game will feature a single player, online and
split screen multiplayer experience.
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