Firstly let's get one thing straight, for those racing fans out there who spend one day a year abusing the likes of Ford and Holden during the Bathurst race in Australia, WTC is a must-buy. Accurately modelled Ford Falcons and Holden Commodores have been created for the game, as well as an authentic rendering of Bathurst (which is a special thrill for those of us who have been following that particular race every year since they were a child). If you've always wanted to feel what it was like to be Peter Brock flying along incredibly long back straights and daredevil chicanes then your dream has finally been answered. Enough of this mindless fan-oriented rambling however, allow me get my head twisted back on the right way so I can comment on how the game actually looks and plays.

Just to get any illusions out of the way, WTC is a racing simulation, not an arcade racing game. Ridge Racer fans need not apply unless they want an example of what real racing is all about. This latest title in the TOCA series continues the traditions of it's predecessors, and boasts accurate control physics, cars and tracks modelled after their real life counterparts, and automobiles that actually suffer physical damage as they collide with each other. What makes this title better than those before it is the focus on world racing, as the developers have seen fit to include racing competitions from all over the globe, including Great Britain, the Mediterranean, the United States and (of course) Australia. Every competition hosts real tracks, as well as cars based on the countries involved (eg. You may drive a Holden Commodore in Australia, but are more like to drive a Lincoln in America, or a Vauxhall in the UK).