WRC 3 : FIA World Rally Championship is the official rally game of the 2012 FIA World Rally Championship featuring licensed cars, tracks and drivers. The game consists of three major modes: WRC Experience, Road to Glory and Multiplayer.
In WRC experience mode the player can choose to race a single stage, participate in a single rally or try their hand in the championship. In championship mode the player can choose a car from 3 categories (WRC, Class 2 or Class 3), then they select a driving crew to control from a roster of real-life teams. The player also can configure their championship which can consist of up to 13 rally events set in different countries with varied climate conditions and road types.
Road to Glory is basically the career mode. The premise is that 7 drivers from around the globe are chosen to participate in ultimate competition to decide who will become the next rally rising star. The player is one of these drivers. They need to beat the others in their respective countries (grouped into 7 geographical areas) and then ultimately face the real rally pilots in a series of super-special stages.
Aside from classic rally events there are contests to test the player's skill: drifting, gate contest, rally school, survival contest, top rally contest etc. Each geographical area in Road to Glory mode comprises two countries (except for the last area) with unique rally events.
The cars can be upgraded, re-painted and modified. Fine tuning is available before each race, although there's also an option to tune the car automatically. If participating in rally event the car may be repaired between special stages.
The game experience is configurable. Various game aspect may be adjusted: driving style, breaking and cornering help, damage dealt to vehicles, opponent difficulty etc.