Ari Vatanen Returns to Dakar 18

Legendary pilot Ari Vatanen makes a comeback to a competition he won four times! The famed pilot will be an digital pre-order bonus for DAKAR 18, the cross-country rally racing game coming to PlayStation®4, Xbox One and PC platforms on September 11, 2018. The Bonus will also be available for all buyers of the limited physical Day-One Edition across all platforms.

"Digital Pre-Order: https://store.steampowered.com/app/767390/Dakar_18/
Digital stores for the respective consoles will follow. "

Ari Vatanen won the Dakar Rally in four occasions: 1987, 1989, 1990 and 1991. Players will be given the chance to play as the legendary Finnish pilot in the upcoming DAKAR 18, as part of an exclusive pre-order bonus that includes the Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 that Vatanen drove to victory in the first of those years. This is a limited and exclusive unlock to players that pre-order the game, set to be released on September 11, 2018.

Based on the world famous annual rally raid organized by Amaury Sport Organisation (A.S.O.) in South America, DAKAR 18 is a realistic simulation of the biggest cross-country rally in the world and features a variety of official vehicles and one of the biggest open worlds ever created. Players will have to use the real road books – provided by the pilots to the development team - to find the way across each of the 14 stages across Peru, Bolivia and Argentina..

Players will compete in fierce online multiplayer races as well as playing offline to harness and grow navigation and racing skills. DAKAR 18 is focused on the realism and promises stunning visuals, which faithfully represent many of the official vehicles and pilots for each of the five racing categories (Cars, Bikes, Trucks, Quads and SxS) of the DAKAR RALLY 2018. In addition, the game will feature a single player, online and split screen multiplayer experience.

More information about Dakar 18 can be found here on:
https://www.facebook.com/dakarthegame and http://www.dakarthegame.com,
information about the Dakar Rally is available here: http://www.dakar.com