Game Boy Advance

V-Rally 3

Spectaculaire, voilà comment qualifier ce jeu. Sachant allier le plaisir d'un gameplay de rêve à la prouesse graphique d'une vitrine technologique V-Rally nous scotche littéralement devant notre portable qui ne cesse de nous étonner. C'est le jeu que les fans de simulation détenteurs de GBA attendaient sûrement. La preuve que l'on peut faire de la bonne simu sur GBA (et sûrement tout un tas d'autres choses). Une énorme baffe.

Overall, V-Rally 3 is a fun racer with a decent shelf life, but it's a bit too flawed to keep up with the competition.

Driving games have really evolved in the past few years. Aside from looking much better than ever before, driving games have managed to achieve an exceptional level of realism in a genre that was once extremely simple. Now many driving games attempt to include real-world physics that end up making high-speed races more of a challenge, requiring you to really know the limits of your vehicle and the value of what a little tuning in the garage might bring. Considering that the current generation of driving games is largely made possible by the processing power of today's game systems, you probably wouldn't expect a Game Boy Advance driving game to be on par with the titles on standard consoles. Yet a handful of GBA driving games have excelled, and one of them is V-Rally 3, which features exceptional graphics and great handling.

As awesome as V-Rally 3 looks, it doesn't impress quite as much in the playability department. 3D graphics can only take a game so far, and while this game is a decent racer, it just can't come close to how well Ubi Soft's Colin McRae Rally 2.0 drives on the GBA. The game attempts to be a rally simulator, but ends up being more of an arcade-style racer because there's little technique necessary in getting through the locations' challenges. But if you're looking to see what your GBA is able to do graphically, V-Rally 3 will definitely wow you with its visuals.

V-Rally 3 is great to look at, but it falls a little short in terms of gameplay. The AI is simplistic and the collision problems can cause much undue frustration. However, if you want a title that will dazzle you with amazing graphics, then V-Rally 3 puts on a great show.