The Codemasters studio is one of the greatest exponents of driving and handling video games in the world, thanks to various franchises that demonstrate this, such as F1, or Dirt, among others. And now, thanks to the British study and Electronic Arts we will return to the snow, mud and gravel with EA Sports WRCa new franchise which brings us the best of the world of rallying.
Concentration
EA Sports WRC It has great pillars, but the key support of this title is without a doubt the playable section. When you sit in control, and we begin to drive a great diversity of rally cars on various very real, demanding and convoluted layouts and routes, we begin to experience all those sensations that the drivers experience in this sport, this without Let go of seeing how all surfaces affect our car.
What’s more, the type of handling and driving of these cars is very different from others, since to begin with we will not have to worry about other vehicles next to us or overtaking other vehicles. Here, we must try to keep our car on the track, which sounds easy, but the new thing about Electronic Arts It is demanding to the point that we will have to be focused at all times in each test, to improve our times and surpass those of the other competitors.
Furthermore, according to the same Codemasters, EA Sports WRC based on the franchise dirtsomething that is noticeable from the beginning, but to which a more realistic experience is added so that the gamers, who are looking for a title with a greater degree of realism and demands, will be satisfied, although that touch Arcadian For newcomers it will not be absent either, resulting in a balanced title.
Cars, layouts and more
Other aspects that caught our attention tremendously are the damage to the vehicles, since in a rally competition, damage will be the order of the day. But the point here is that while all this will be seen in a balanced way, some crashes or side hits seemed a bit exaggerated to us, although this does not affect the gaming experience.
On the other hand, EA Sports WRC It arrives loaded with a large amount of content. That is, we talk about tests and cars. In total, we will have 200 stages in 17 totally different places, although later content from Central Europe in the form of post-launch content which will be totally free.
That is, we will have many routes, a wide variety of cars and an editor which is very complete for customizing the settings, our driver and even creating our own vehicle. And in relation to this, we have more than 80 between current and classics to be able to select and add to our garage, which will also enjoy their own characteristics, performance and behavior
Game modes
Moving on to the modalities to play, we will have the Career Mode (Bell), which at first glance can give the impression of the most complete offering a large number of hours and hours of play, and which offers the category Junior WRC for less experienced gamers and that will allow them to learn all the concepts in team management and master this sport little by little and then move on to other higher level categories. This mode could be rounded out in a great way, only that in the medium and long term it could seem a little off, although this is balanced by the content it offers.
Furthermore, we will have the Moments Mode, which will allow us to review important moments of the rally, which we believe could have been exploited better. Outside of this, we will have the Championships (Quick Tests), which are something classic in these video games, a Online Modewhich will soon enjoy a modality esportsand finally a Moments Mode, which will allow us to review the great moments of this sport. The latter is a great idea, but we believe that it could have been executed in a better way, such as offering prizes or rewards, apart from the fact that you will also have to be subscribed to EA Play.
Solidity
The title of Electronic Arts and Codemasters It is solid wherever you see it. Like it a lot. On screen it offers a high degree of recreation in the cars, reflections, textures of gravel, snow or water, for example, but it also has certain details that could have been worked on a little more if we are talking about a current generation title . Outside of the latter, EA Sports WRC It delivers and in great shape.
And at the performance level, and keeping in mind that the version for this analysis has been that of PlayStation 5we can say that the loading times are very short and that the 60 frames per second that the title offers are generally stable, although with some very small drops, but that does not affect the playability at all.
Conclusion
There is no doubt that Codemasters is one of the king studios in the development of driving titles and that makes it clear with EA Sports WRC, a video game that takes rally competitions to a high place in the world of video games. Do you remember dirt?, yes, but to this they add realism and without giving up the component Arcadian. It is not perfect, it could have been improved even more, but there is no doubt that it is very fun and highly replayable.
The analysis of EA Sports WRC was developed thanks to a digital copy of the title sent by Electronic Arts for PlayStation 5.
DATA SHEET
• PLATFORM: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, PC
• DEVELOPER: Codemasters
• GENDER: Sport, Driving
• DISTRIBUTOR: Electronic Arts
• SCORE: 8.5