WRC 3 1.0

World rally Championship 3 or WRC 3 is a playable demo and it sure is a lot of fun, although using the keyboard will have your fingers aching in no time, it’s certainly not the easiest game and it may not appeal to all although it is pleasing to see it is possible to opt for a female avatar.

The graphics are nice if a little dated now and the soundtrack is good, your co-pilot gives you instructions as you go although you may find he is a little premature with them, when he is saying hairpin right and your still turning left and a good 200 meters from the next turn then you may start to get a little confused or frustrated and find yourself shouting at your co-driver to shut up and let you use your eyes!

The gameplay is a lot of fun and it’s very fast paced although if you have a controller it’s advisable to use that as the sharp turning, accelerating and braking can really take its toll on your fingers especially with the twisting turning tracks that are available in the free demo.

The demo itself sadly doesn’t allow you to try the online multiplayer and only allows access to a couple of early courses from the game but those are worth playing and fun enough there is also the crash mode where you have to smash in to target along the track to gain more points with each target that you hit, which is a nice change from the standard time trial race.

A mode to actually race other NPC cars would have been nice but I know this is not normal for a rally but it would have been pretty crazy, however for a free game (well free demo at least) this is a lot of fun and highly recommended even if you’re not a fan of rallies it’s worth giving this a go to see if you enjoy it. You can download it here.