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  • May 24, 2012

Mark gets behind the wheel of Codemasters' latest entry in the Dirt series. But how does the new arcade livery fare on the race track?

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129 comments
Gallesh
Gallesh

Hmm, I like both DIRT and Flatout games.. but this is kinda abomination. I played the demo but it was not nearly fun as any Flatout games and it didn't have the feeling of a DIRT game.. 2007 game Flatout UC was better than this.. if u want to play this kind of destruction car game it is still the best choice...

 

Codemasters plz turn back to your roots..

JangoF-76
JangoF-76

Wow, I think I must be the only person in the world who liked the Gymkhana events in Dirt 3!

But this game looks like it would get old fast playing on your own, and as I don't do online MP or have any friends who are into racing games, I guess I'll give it a miss...

ignamatador
ignamatador

Like every driving game has manual gears and how in the world you can drift without them? The fun of DiRT was based on an arcade type, quick and complex driving game, this thing isn't even close to DiRT 1, 2 or 3.

GAME-QUEST-EX
GAME-QUEST-EX

I played the "Dirt Showdown" demo and liked it, so I'm definitely looking forward to playing the full version! A fun arcade racer!

dan_plus_o
dan_plus_o like.author.displayName 1 Like

Sigh... When will we get a true rally racing game again? I had hope for the Dirt series but is went downhill after the second one. gymkhana sucks!

Codester_41
Codester_41

I want flatout, at least the had the drivers fly out of the car in hysterical-ness.

quaggabones
quaggabones

Here's an idea- keep all that gymkhana ken blockhead garbage, smash 'em up arcade style racing to this game & give us the true Colin Mcrae rally racing game in dirt4 that we have been waiting for. 

sXTdeNon
sXTdeNon

Not bad ... Love All Dirt games

sodiumpentathol
sodiumpentathol

I rather play Gas Guzzlers. Much more fun than this snore fest.

sergiodrift
sergiodrift

the game is to repetitive and annoying narrator

hahnasty
hahnasty

Of the 4 "stages" within the game, the Tokyo streets series is the only one different than Dirt 3. I think these game modes could be fun, but Dirt 3 may be a better legit racer. This just looks like mayhem fun.

serginho_scp
serginho_scp like.author.displayName 1 Like

if this release means that Dirt 4 will finally get rid of this ridge racer arcade style crap in order to finally  become a serious and really decent rally simulator...then great. if not ..well then at least have the decency to stop pretending that dirt 3 DLCs like this one deserve to be sold as if they were full new games

Wensea10
Wensea10

Wensea10 is superbly happy with the goods around this video-game.

Urnfs
Urnfs like.author.displayName 1 Like

the video says 7.5, but the site says 8.0. which one is it?

icybl00d3d
icybl00d3d

This gets an 8?? Looks awful... showdown was in dirt 3, they just added on to it. Whats so great about it.

pey17
pey17

i think it has been changed a lot from dirt3

Petnos
Petnos

Looks like good fun, but I'm worried about the content. Too many times I saw three of the same car in one round, and that kinda kills it for me... Also is it a full priced game? I'd pay 15 or 20 bucks for it, but not 40-60.

Codester_41
Codester_41

 @Petnos I payed $10 at the local pawnshop. It was worth it for that much. :P

Evandemok
Evandemok

There going to still continue making dirt 4 and that showdown is just a spin off.

 

Plus showdown's Actually fun

adam1808
adam1808

I'm sorry mark did you just say a codies game requires a "narrative or character to develop"?

scratchisme
scratchisme like.author.displayName like.author.displayName 2 Like

I will for sure skip this one. In Dirt 3 I loved rally races, liked the races, and hated the gymkhana modes. This one isn't for me. 

bigruss51
bigruss51 like.author.displayName 1 Like

Played it. Its a very good and fun game but not enough content to be purchased at full price. Looks amzing for the PC.

dorinopel
dorinopel

super quick but i want to play now

lpsyco666
lpsyco666

the demo is great,try it....

TeeJ76
TeeJ76 like.author.displayName like.author.displayName like.author.displayName like.author.displayName 4 Like

Great review. I really don;t understand why people are coming on banging on about the fact it's not a rally. Codemasters have said all along that it wasn't and they were going to split the DiRT franchise with this one focussing on the fun stuff and the next DiRT game focussing on the simulation side of things. And no it's not a destrustion derby clone, if you bothered to actually PLAY the game rather then make assumptions you'd discover there is a lot more to it than that.

DAMSOG
DAMSOG

And not a single gram of rally was given this day, they should have made a new franchise instead of duping existing customers with a destruction derby clone.

ZachBobBob
ZachBobBob

Copied the start race animation from Burnout when the camera flicks round the car ;D

andrewwittmaier
andrewwittmaier

Another great review, Mark.  I've enjoyed what little I've played of the game so far and I think your review was spot-on.  Arcade racing at its finest.  It's less radical, Codemasters' version of SF Rush.  Very nice indeed.  

FuriousHamst3r
FuriousHamst3r like.author.displayName like.author.displayName like.author.displayName like.author.displayName like.author.displayName 5 Like

This should have been an update for Dirt 3.

Codester_41
Codester_41

as long as I can play this game split-screen. I shall get it, just not at the moment. Nice review too.

aaron25m
aaron25m

im tired of the dirt games now time to bring back some form of the old toca race series

Masenkoe
Masenkoe

We all knew this wasn't going to be a true DiRT game when it was first announced and yet so many of you are crying about it. It's not a big deal! The destruction races look fun, sure I too think Gymkhana is terrible but the game looks somewhat fun. I'll pick it up when it's $5. 

killjoi
killjoi like.author.displayName like.author.displayName 2 Like

 @Masenkoe Complaining about Codemasters diminishing a brand that people associate with fine rally games seems like a good use of company time to me.

TeeJ76
TeeJ76 like.author.displayName 1 Like

 @killjoi How exactly are they diminishing the brand? To me it seems good idea to split the gymkhana and arcadey stuff from the pure rally experience of DiRT. At least that way each game will focus on it's strengths rather than trying to get everything in and the consumers can purchase the one they prefer.

 

Xenon2001
Xenon2001 like.author.displayName 1 Like

Lol, they are "Jim Connor Events," right? or am I missing some huge joke by having only played through Dirt 2?

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