''V-Rally 3'' is a

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developed by

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and published by Infogrames Europe. It was released for the PlayStation 2 and

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platforms in 2002, and ported to the

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, GameCube, and Microsoft Windows in 2003.

Gameplay

The game focuses on the unique career mode, where the player races against bots in various rallies across an endless number of seasons, ultimately trying to become the champion. Alternatively, the game offers a quick race mode, where the player can play time attacks on the stages provided by the game or compete in one of the five different challenges it offers. The game features 24 tracks and 20 official vehicles from the

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to 2002

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and the 2001-2002

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, including the

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VII WRC 01', the

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WRC 01', Toyota Corolla WRC, and (the game's "flagship" car) 2000

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. There are four unlockable vehicles, which can be unlocked once the player has achieved a goal (like claiming the 2.0 L Championship).

Development

''V-Rally 3'' was developed by

for the PlayStation 2 console. For the game, developers built a new physics and 3D engine, which is capable of modeling vehicles in 15,000

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. The

version was developed by

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, the same team who developed the

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and Game Boy Color versions of the original ''

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'' game. The GBA version was originally planned to be developed at Infogrames Lyon House.

Reception

''V-Rally 3'' received generally favorable review from video game publications. ''

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'' criticized the game's overly sensitive and poor controls, but nevertheless highlighted its "deep" career mode due to its realistic damage-modeling system and ranking system, which is based on staff morale, car reliability, season performance, and budget. ''V-Rally 3'' was a runner-up for ''GameSpot''s annual "Best Driving Game on Game Boy Advance" award, which went to '' Driver 2 Advance''.

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