WRC 4: FIA World Rally Championship

For the 2004 video game, see WRC 4.
WRC 4: FIA World Rally Championship
Developer(s) Milestone S.r.l.
Publisher(s)
Designer(s) Sébastien Pellicano
Series World Rally Championship
Platform(s) PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360
Release date(s)
  • EU: October 25, 2013
  • JP: July 24, 2014 (PS3, Vita)
  • NA: July 29, 2014 (PS3, Vita)
Genre(s) Racing
Mode(s) Single-player, Multiplayer

WRC 4: FIA World Rally Championship is the official racing video game of the 2013 World Rally Championship season. It was developed by Milestone S.r.l.. WRC 4 was released in Europe on 25 October 2013.

Per the calendar, Rally New Zealand was removed from the previous game, while Rallye Deutschland and Rally Mexico both had revised routes.

Cars and classes

WRC :

Manufacturer Team Driver Co-driver
Citroën
(Citroën DS3 WRC)
France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi World Rally Team
France Sébastien Loeb Monaco Daniel Elena
Finland Mikko Hirvonen Finland Jarmo Lehtinen
France Abu Dhabi Citroën Total World Rally Team
Spain Dani Sordo Spain Carlos Del Barrio
United Arab Emirates Khalid Al Qassimi United Kingdom Scott Martin
Mexico Guerra Team Mexico Benito Guerra Spain Borja Rozada
Ford
(Ford Fiesta RS WRC)
United Kingdom Qatar M-Sport World Rally Team
Norway Mads Østberg Sweden Jonas Andersson
Russia Evgeny Novikov Austria Ilka Minor
Qatar Qatar World Rally Team Qatar Nasser Al-Attiyah Italy Giovanni Bernacchini
Finland Juho Hänninen Finland Tomi Tuominen
Belgium Thierry Neuville Belgium Nicolas Gilsoul
Czech Republic Jipocar Czech Ford National Team Czech Republic Martin Prokop Czech Republic Michal Ernst
Finland Ketomaa Team Finland Jari Ketomaa Finland Kaj Lindström
France Maurin Team France Julien Maurin France Nicolas Klinger
Hyundai
(Hyundai i20 WRC test car)
Germany Hyundai Motorsport Italy Mirko Marassi Italy Luca Simonotti
Mini
(Mini John Cooper Works WRC)
Poland Lotos Team WRC Poland Michał Kościuszko Poland Maciej Szczepaniak
Finland Nikara Team Finland Jarkko Nikara Finland Jarkko Kalliolepo
Volkswagen
(Volkswagen Polo R WRC)
Germany Volkswagen Motorsport* Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Finland Miikka Anttila
France Sébastien Ogier* France Julien Ingrassia
Germany Volkswagen Motorsport II Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Finland Mikko Markkula

WRC 2 :

Manufacturer Team Driver Co-driver
Citroën
(Citroën DS3 RRC)
Poland Kubica Team Poland Robert Kubica* Poland Maciek Baran
Ford
(Ford Fiesta RRC)
Saudi Arabia Yazeed Racing Saudi Arabia Yazeed Al-Rajhi United Kingdom Michael Orr
Qatar Seashore Qatar Rally Team* Qatar Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari Republic of Ireland Killian Duffy
United Kingdom Qatar M-Sport World Rally Team United Kingdom Elfyn Evans United Kingdom Daniel Barritt
Italy Fnckmatiè World Rally Team Italy Lorenzo Bertelli Italy Mitia Dotta
Republic of Ireland Barrable Team Republic of Ireland Robert Barrable United Kingdom Stuart Loudon
United Kingdom DMACK-Autotek Norway Eyvind Brynildsen Sweden Maria Andersson
Italy E2 Tre Colli World Rally Team Italy Edoardo Bresolin Italy Rudy Pollet
Indonesia Bosowa Rally Team Indonesia Subhan Aksa Italy Nicola Arena
Mini
(Mini John Cooper Works S2000 1.6T)
Ukraine Mentos Ascania Racing Ukraine Valeriy Gorban Ukraine Volodymyr Korsya
Ukraine Oleksiy Kikireshko Estonia Sergei Larens
Mitsubishi
(Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX)
Czech Republic Semerád Czech Republic Martin Hudec Czech Republic Jakub Kotál
Mitsubishi
(Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X)
Peru Fuchs Team Peru Nicolàs Fuchs Argentina Fernando Mussano
Mexico Triviño World Rally Team Mexico Ricardo Triviño Spain Alex Haro
Spain Villanueva Team Spain Alexander Villanueva Spain Óscar Sánchez
Italy Vallario Team Italy Marco Vallario Italy Antonio Pascale
Peugeot
(Peugeot 207 S2000)
Switzerland Olivier Burri Team Switzerland Olivier Burri Switzerland Guillaume Duval
Proton
(Proton Satria Neo S2000)
Malaysia Proton Motorsport Sweden Per-Gunnar Andersson Sweden Emil Axelsson
Škoda
(Škoda Fabia S2000)
Germany Škoda Auto Deutschland Germany Sepp Wiegand Germany Frank Christian
Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Finland Esapekka Lappi Finland Janne Ferm
United Arab Emirates Skydive Dubai Rally Team United Arab Emirates Rashid al Ketbi Germany Karina Hepperle
Russia Kondrakhin Team Russia Nikita Kondrakhin Italy Danilo Fappani
Subaru
(Subaru Impreza WRX Sti)
Belgium Symtech Racing Ukraine Yuriy Protasov Estonia Kuldar Sikk
Austria Stohl Racing Germany Armin Kremer Germany Klaus Wicha
Norway Grøndal Team Norway Anders Grøndal Norway Trond Svensden
Kazakhstan Smailov Team Kazakhstan Arman Smailov Russia Andrey Rusov
Italy Top Run Racing Argentina Marcos Ligato Argentina Rubén García

WRC 3 :

Manufacturer Team Driver Co-driver
Citroën
(Citroën DS3 R3T)
France Chardonnet Team France Sébastien Chardonnet* France Thibault de la Haye
France Gilbert Team France Quentin Gilbert France Isabelle Galmiche
France Saintéloc Racing United Kingdom Alistair Fisher United Kingdom Gordon Noble
Italy Simone Campedelli Italy Matteo Chiarcossi
France Bouffier Team France Bryan Bouffier France Xavier Panseri
Switzerland Parli Team Switzerland Francesco Parli Italy Tania Canton
Switzerland Della Casa Team Switzerland Federico Della Casa Switzerland Marco Menchini
Germany ADAC Team Weser-Ems Germany Christian Riedemann Belgium Lara Vanneste
United Kingdom Charles Hurst Citroën Belfast* Republic of Ireland Keith Cronin United Kingdom Marshall Clarke

Junior WRC :

Manufacturer Team Driver Co-driver
Ford
(Ford Fiesta R2)
Estonia Pärn Team Estonia Sander Pärn Estonia Ken Järveoja
Sweden Tidemand Team Sweden Pontus Tidemand* Norway Ola Fløene
Slovakia Styllex Motorsport Slovakia Martin Koči Czech Republic Petr Starý
Spain ACSM Rallye Team Spain José Antonio Suárez Spain Cándido Carrera
Spain Lemes Team Spain Yeray Lemes Spain Rogelio Peñate
Finland Amberg Team Finland Andreas Amberg Finland Mikko Lukka
Turkey Castrol Ford Team Türkiye Turkey Murat Bostancı Turkey Onur Vatansever
Switzerland Burri Team Switzerland Michaël Burri France Gabin Moreau
Finland Nieminen Team Finland Niko Nieminen Finland Michael Korhonen
Norway Aasen Team Norway Marius Aasen Norway Marlene Engan

* denotes driver and team champions.

Reception

Reception
Aggregate scores
AggregatorScore
GameRankings57.50%[1]
Metacritic63/100[2]
Review scores
PublicationScore
Eurogamer60%
GameSpot6/10
IGN80%
OPM (UK)5/10
OPM (AU)65%
OXM (UK)70%

The game had mixed reviews. The general consensus is that "the career mode is a lot of fun and the tracks are varied. On the other hand, the game lacks challenge, has an overabundance of loading times and disappoints audiovisually." It got to number 21 in the UK sales charts.[3]

References

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