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V-Rally 3 (Playstation 2)

For the first time the player would feel not only that he was driving in a high speed rally vehicle but that he was actually living and breathing the life of a driver, working through intense rally seasons. Drive top spec rally cars including Peugeot 206, Subaru Impreza, Ford Focus and many others. All cars modeled with an incredible level of details. Cars display real physical damage and visible dirt every time your car takes on hazardous terrain Hugely realistic car physics and handling. Features stunningly rendered locations with extreme driving conditions (snow, safari, mud, asphalt). [Infogrames]

Infogrames
Racing, Driving
Players: 2
E (Everyone)
Developer: Eden Studios
Released October 22, 2002

Overall Metascore

This is a weighted, normalized average of all individual scores given by critics, on a scale of 0 (worst) to 100 (best).

82 / 100

Critic Reviews

90	Official U.S. Playstation Magazine The feeling of brute force in even the smallest of cars is wonderful... Gearheads will love it. [Jan 2003, p.132]
90	TotalGames.net The sheer quality of V-Rally 3 from its graphical detail and effects through to the depths of the Career mode shines through. It’s only the lack of a multiplayer option that spoils the party.
90	PSX Nation Great speed, perfect control, gorgeous/detailed visuals, plenty of licensed cars, well-designed locations, customization options galore and a menu/option interface to die for easily make V-Rally 3 the best rally game of 2002.
88	IGN In the year 2002, V-Rally 3 offers the best rally racing experience on PlayStation 2.
88	Game Informer I cannot commend developer Eden Studios enough for everything from top-notch presentation to delivering a white-knuckle rally ride that'll have fans enthralled. [Jan 2003, p.96]
80	Play Magazine Aside from the usual -- parts loosening and eventually falling off, real-time deformation, etc. -- the cars in V3 accumulate dirt, mud and snow, in real-time including build up on the windshield that fades in progressively as you complete each leg. [Jan 2003, p.74]
80	Yahoo! Games Fans of both the series and racing titles will lap this up (no pun intended).
75	GameSpy If you think that you're up to wrestling with sensitive controls, then V-Rally 3's formidable package would be well worth investing in.
72	GameSpot It could have been a great driving sim were it not marred by its poor control.
70	Media and Games Online Network While nothing new in rally games it still has that something special that will pull you back in.

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