Product Description
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It may be tempting to think of this simply as Colin McRae Rally
6.0, but for once a game has been rebranded not to divert
attention from an aging and discredited formula, but because it
really is a whole evolutionary step forward for the series.
Theres now a far greater range of cars and race types than just
point-to-point rallying, with everything from hill climbing to
rally cross events included. The games also far less parochial
than before, with plenty of officially licensed international
rally tracks and competitions.
As exciting as all this may be though the games trump card is
clearly its graphics. After what seems to have been an endless
series of next gen disappointments this is one game that clearly
could never have been done on the older consoles. The level of
detail is incredible, both on the cars and the environment, but
what really impresses is how interactive everything is. Pranging
your car not only damages it realistically, but whatever youve
hit as well, from roadside barriers to other racers.
The games other great triumph is ironically also its only
serious flaw. The car handling is superbly realistic, but so much
so that it actually makes getting anywhere in the game extremely
difficult without an awful lot of practise (and ideally a good
steering wheel controller). At least you can go online for a
match against others at the same skill level as you though, which
does help to avoid too much frustration and helps you appreciate
what is probably the best next gen racer so far.
Harrison Dent
Manufacturer's Description
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Colin McRae: DIRT is the most diverse and exhilarating
off-road racing experience ever with sensational gravel, mud and
dirt events the world over. Events include the series' intense
point-to-point races and takes players further off-road than ever
before.
Race in challenging heavyweight 850bhp cars, drifting on the
loose gravel and high-speed blind corners of Hill Climb events
along perilous cliff edges. All 12.4 miles of the world famous
Pikes Peak International is included, with over 150 precarious
turns to negotiate through the Rocky ains of Colorado.
How about engaging in multiple car races with Dakar-style trucks
and super-powered 4x4s on the toughest desert terrain in Rally
Raid competitions? Then there are Rally Cross events, sw
between dirt and road racing, where the competition is always
tight, fast and collisions with your nents are inevitable.
Colin McRae: DIRT also offers a dedicated mode for European,
International and Global rally championships featuring official
2WD, 4WD, Classic and RWD rally cars.
Colin McRae: DIRT delivers the wheel-screaming exhilaration of
off-road racing with the next generation of the series' sublime
car handling and physics system and a devastating new damage
engine that ensures players experience every bump in the track,
every loose rock, every inch of shifting dirt through the
reactive environments.
With an incredible range of off-road vehicles, thrill-packed
tracks, modes that make the most of online multiplayer, and more
varied events than any other single-championship rally game,
Colin McRae is a bigger, faster, wilder racing experience.
- Wide variety of off-road and rallying disciplines including Rally, Hill Climb, Rally RAID, Rally Cross & the CORR desert series.
- Photorealistic tracks painstakingly recreated from real-world location photography and satellite data.
- Incredibly detailed models of 46 licensed vehicles bring the action to life.
- Online play that allows 100 players to compete against one another.
- Stay in control or watch as your car dramatically ces into a barrier and barrel-rolls, crushing every panel and spewing debris across the track.