WRC 3 - THE OFFICIAL GAME OF THE FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP
OFFICIAL TITLE  WRC 3 - The Official Game of the FIA World Rally Championship
COMMON TITLE  WRC 3 - The Official Game of the FIA World Rally Championship
SERIAL NUMBER(S)  SCES-51684
REGION  PAL
GENRE / STYLE  Driving / Racing.

DEVELOPER  Evolution Studios.
PUBLISHER  Sony
DATE RELEASED  21 November 2003
DISC NUMBER &
PRINTED SERIAL NUMBER
DISC 1

SCES-51684
SERIAL NUMBER IN DISC SCES-51684
MEDIA DVD-5
NUMBER OF TRACKS 1
( 1 Data Track )
BARCODE NUMBER(S)
( UPC / EAN )

From the back cover.
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English

French

German

Italian

Spanish

Portuguese

Norweigan

Finnish
Menus and gameplay are in Multi-8 (English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Norweigan & Finnish).

WRC 3: The Official Game of the FIA World Rally Championship is the third game of the official license World Rally Championship. The player can play the 14 official rallies of the 2003 season, divided in 125 special stages. It gives the player nearly one thousand kilometres of driving. The player has the choice of seven official rally cars (Hyundai Accent wrc3, Citroen Xsara wrc, Peugeot 206 wrc, Ford Focus wrc03, Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII wrc, Subaru Impreza wrc 2003m, and Skoda Fabia wrc) plus thirty-five more to unlock.

Game modes are Quick Race, Time Trial, and WRC. In the last mode (WRC), the player may enter a simple race or championship either with solo or multiplayer settings. It is also possible to test cars. Gameplay is almost the same of the previous opus, WRC II Extreme.

Features:
- The all-new rally event in Turkey
- The only game based on the FIA World Rally Championship
- New visual effects increase the immersion of high speed rallying
- All new concept cars



  MANUFACTURER'S DESCRIPTION:

The Official Game of the FIA World Rally Championship

Get under the skin of rally and experience the raw exhilaration of WRC.

Drive the 7 official WRC cars and unlock up to 35 performance enhanced versions, each with their own distinctive handling
Be the first to race manufacturers’ pioneering Concept rally cars; as well as unique Extreme cars created with the assistance of the WRC teams’ chief designers.
Trust your instincts in adrenaline-fuelled, intensely competitive rally racing across over 125 stages of the 14 official WRC locations.
Heed your co-driver’s tactical advice, negotiate testing terrain and pit your wits against the world’s cruellest climates.



  FEATURES:
  • Third or First person perspectives.
  • 3D graphics
  • Cartoon graphics
  • Rally theme.
NUMBER OF PLAYERS  1-4 Players
NUMBER OF MEMORY CARD BLOCKS  116 KB Minimum
COMPATIBLE CONTROLLERS TESTED
( OFFICIAL GAMEPADS ONLY )
 Standard Controller / Analog Controller ( Dual Shock Controller compatible )
COMPATIBLE LIGHT GUNS
( OFFICIAL LIGHT GUNS ONLY )
 None
OTHER COMPATIBLE CONTROLLERS
( OFFICIAL CONTROLLERS ONLY )
 None
SPECIAL CONTROLLERS INCLUDED OR
SUPPORTED ( OFFICIAL ONLY )
 Fanatec Speedster 2 Steering Wheel [SLEH-00024] / Logitech Driving Force / Logitech Driving Force Pro Steering Wheel
VIBRATION FUNCTION COMPATIBLE  Yes
VIDEO MODES  50 Hz = Yes / 60 Hz = No / Progressive Scan = No / 16:9 Option = No
AUDIO MODES  Stereo = Yes / Mono = No / Dolby Surround = No / Dolby Digital = No; Dolby Pro logic II = No
MULTI-TAP FUNCTION COMPATIBLE  No
LANGUAGE SELECTOR  Yes
NETWORK ADAPTOR (ETHERNET) COMPATIBLE  No
EMULATOR  PCSX 2 v.0.1.4.0 (Software)
SPEED HACKS USED  EE Cyclerate = 0; VU Cycle Stealing = 0; Enable INTC Spin detection = Yes; Enable Wait Loop Detection = Yes; Enable fast CDVD = No; mVU Flag Hack = Yes; MTVU (Multi-Threaded Micro VU1) = No
SPECIAL GAME FIXES USED  VU XGkick Hack
VIDEO PLUGIN  GSDX v.1.1.1 ( Allow 8-bit textures = Yes; Alpha Hack = No; Offset Hack = No; Skipdraw Hack = 0 )
AUDIO PLUGIN  SPU2-X v.2.0.0 ( Interpolation = 4; Disable Effects Processing = No; Use the de-alias filter = No; Enable Dubug options = No; Module = 1; Synchronizing Mode = TimeStretch Mix; Audio Expansion Mode = Stereo )
CD-ROM PLUGIN  CDVDolio Cdrom plugin v.0.1.0
GAME PAD PLUGIN  LilyPad svn (r3993) 0.10.0
VIBRATION COMPATIBLE  Yes.

  NOTE:   This is not the only possible combination of plugins. There are others that will work (better or worse) for your particular hardware. We provide you with one working set-up so that you may get the game up and running, hassle-free. Testing other emulators/plugins is up to you.
 

 BASIC CONTROLS:

Steer - D-Pad or Left Analog Stick
Accelerate - X Button or Right Analog Stick Up
Brake, reverse - Square Button or Right Analog Stick Down
Handbrake - Circle Button
Change view - Triangle Button
Gear down - L1 Button
Gear up - R1 Button
Steering - R2 Button
Replay options: Select Button
Pause - Start Button



 

MISC CODES:

Unlock all cars and tracks
At the main menu highlight Quick Race, press Start 13 times and then press X Unlock all cars and tracks




RAW CODES:

Static Timer
2048B870 00000001



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FRONT
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Res. - 300 dpi
File Size - 1'51 MB
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File Size - 1'07 MB
 - JEWEL CASE COVERS
FRONT
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Dim. - 3500 x 2376 pix.
Res. - 300 dpi
File Size - 2'11 MB
 - DISC COVER
DISC
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Dim. - 1500 x 1500 pix.
Res. - 300 dpi
File Size - 461 KB

 NTSC-J:
  • WRC 3 [SLPM-65583]   
     
  • WRC 3 [Spike the Best] [SLPM-66103]   
     

Thanks to ARAMIR for providing the game german front & CD hires covers.
Thanks to ZARK80KR for providing the game european front hires cover.
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