EA SPORTS™ WRC

I've tried the previous WRC games before EA took over and I wasn't a fan of the handling. I primarily bought this as an updated VR alternative to Dirt 2.0 (The only real VR rally game I've found so far) but I've not tried out the VR yet so my review is only based on the 2D version. I'm really enjoying this game, the sense of speed you get racing down the tight tracks is something I've not felt in a car game for ages. I've not found much use for the handbrake whereas I use it a lot in other driving games, in EA WRC braking and feathering the accelerator seems to work better. I'm not entirely sure I'm doing things properly in the career mode but I'm having fun figuring it out and needing to worry about repair sanctions with the benefactor for not driving well etc. I'm not sure why my engineers stamina doesn't refill when I rest them either but it's a minor issue. I'm enjoying this game much more than I thought I would and that was outside of my intended reason for purchasing which was the VR aspect. The game runs flawlessly on my 7850X3D and RTX5080, time will tell how it runs on the PSVR2 headset that I use on PC. My only gripe with the game is how bad the replays are, which isn't a big deal at all. The pop in and slow loading textures make them ugly to watch and your car seems to be travelling incredibly slowly regardless of how blisteringly fast I'm flying down some of the roads. Other than that though this game is fantastic and from what I can gather the only reason it has negative reviews is from cheaters not wanting anti-cheat installed. I almost refunded the game because the anti cheat pop up refused to let the game load and the blue link didn't do anything when I clicked on it. I manually typed it into my browser though and everything worked fine from there. If you enjoy Dirt 2.0 like I do then this game should also scratch that itch for you whilst also looking more modern, just skip any replays that pop up.