Product Description

(Region free, Full English language, will play on any PS3 console system)

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 Mountains 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, switching between dirt and road racing, where the competition is always tight, fast and collisions with your opponents 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.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3081 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: Codemasters Limited
• Released on: 2007-09-14
• Platform: PLAYSTATION 3
• Original language: English, German
• Subtitled in: English, German
• Dimensions: .30 pounds

Amazon.co.uk Review

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. There’s 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 game’s 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 game’s 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 you’ve hit as well, from roadside barriers to other racers.

The game’s other great triumph is ironically also it’s 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
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 Mountains 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, switching between dirt and road racing, where the competition is always tight, fast and collisions with your opponents 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.

Customer Reviews

Dirt for PS3 better than 360
An Article that might be of some interest..........

PlayStation 3 owners currently have to deal with some headaches when it comes to third party multiplatform titles. Games like Rainbow 6 and GRAW 2 come months and months after the 360/PC versions and games like The Darkness that arrive on time frequently are missing a couple of the graphical flourishes found on the other versions. It's frustrating though not entirely unexpected considering the complexity of the PS3 and it's shorter time on the market. Fortunately, as developers get more accustomed to developing for the PlayStation 3 they're getting better and better at making the PS3 version of multiplatform games.

Codemaster's DiRT is a good example, while it is arriving a couple months after the PC/360 version it's not a huge delay and it appears that the time isn't being spent simply bringing the PS3 version up to the quality of the 360 version. No, according to a Gamespot interview, the time is being spent making the PS3 one better than the other versions. The developer espouses at length about how much better the PS3 version will be, saying that it "looks fantastic compared to the 360." He further explains that the framerate is better, that there is full support for all the PS2 steering wheels, and that they now have full uncompressed 5.1 surround sound -- something 'the 360 didn't allow us to do.'

Great news all around for PS3 owners frustrated about the delay of the highly anticipated racer. While it's always nice getting a game as soon as possible, getting a better game by waiting a couple months is a pretty solid trade-off. DiRT will be out this fall (around September) and according to the developer we'll also be getting a demo before then, so keep an eye on the PS Store for more gorgeous offroad racing.

Not only does Colin McRae DiRT look great, it's bloody fun too!
DiRT is the latest in Codemaster's long-running series of rally racing games inspired by the late, great Colin McRae. This is undoubtedly the best in the series yet with over 40 vehicles to unlock with a selection of over 150 liveries (paint-jobs), several different types of races, and loads of tracks and events.

Normally, a game's menu system isn't much to write home about. Not so with DiRT. This is probably the nicest menu system I have ever seen in a game. It looks beautiful and works excellently. On many of the menus, you can hit the triangle button (Y on the 360) to hear a description of the event, vehicle, stage or vehicle set-up which is very useful, especially when you first start playing. Finally, once you've selected your event and vehicle, you are entertained with some interesting (and sometimes worrying) statistics about your playing habits while the game loads. These include your total time spent driving, longest time on two wheels and longest distance without crashing.

From the main menu, you have the choice to enter Career mode, Rally World, Rally Championship or Multiplayer mode.

Career mode takes you to a pyramid of more than 60 events made up of Rally events (where you race a solo point-to-point course with a co-driver - fastest time wins), Hill Climb events (similar to rally events except you don't have a co-driver), Rallycross events (head-to-head races with multiple cars on half-dirt/half-tarmac circuits), Crossover events (where you race one other person on the same track but with two different start/finish lines and you cross-over at the mid-point in the track- the fastest person around the entire course wins) and Championship Off-Road Racing (CORR) events (head-to-head races against multiple opponents on a dirt track in buggies and racing trucks) among others. Each tier is unlocked by collecting points with the ultimate goal being to get to the top of the pyramid and complete the final event. Each event is worth up to 10 points of which you are awarded a certain amount depending on how well you do in the event (10 points for 1st place). The very meticulous (or unemployed) among you will ultimately attempt to gain 10 points in every event, although (I am told) this isn't necessary to reach the top tier. You gain money for each event you gain a podium position on. How much money you win depends on your position (1st, 2nd or 3rd) and the difficulty you select. This money is used to buy vehicles required to take part in subsequent events.

A nice feature of career mode is that you select the difficulty before each event, not at the beginning of the game. This helps avoid those hours spent with a pot of Polyfilla filling-in that hole that your SIXAXIS made in the wall. If you can't complete an event in Professional mode, just switch it down to the ProAm setting. You'll get the same amount of points, but earn less money.

Rally World is your `pick-up and play' area. Here you can choose to play any type of event with the huge array of vehicles you have unlocked in Career mode. If you need a break from the pressure of life in the fast lane, here's the place to hone your skills and just have fun before continuing your journey to the top of the pyramid.

Rally Championship is where you can return to your Collin McRae roots. There are a variety of rally events to choose from here and is the ideal place to work on your driving skills before going online to see how well you're doing against other players from around the world.

The main area where DiRT isn't such a success is in multiplayer mode. The only online functionality the game has is the ability to compete with other players in a time-trial scenario, not head-to-head racing. Your time is uploaded to an online leader board where you can see how you stack-up against other players. The only other area of the game that I can think to mention in a not so positive tone is your sometimes irritating, always cheesy co-driver. "Smooth and steady. I'm Mr. Smooth and you're Mr. Steady." Shut up! If anything, I'M Mr. Smooth!

The developers are very proud of the damage modeling system they've developed for DiRT. And rightly so! For the first time, vehicles are deformed AROUND objects that they plough into! Gone are the days where you'd hit a brick wall at 80, dent your bumper and bounce off in the other direction. Your car may actually end up considerably shorter by the end of the course. And the environment is just as deformable as the cars. Stone walls, fences and Armco react very convincingly and all under their own physics. All this results in collisions which are sometimes disturbing realistic when played back in the game's replay system.

The replay controls in DiRT are simple but effective. You've got the standard toolkit (pause, rewind, fast forward, slow-motion, etc) and also the ability to select from a number of camera angles. Watching a replay of your car clipping the side of a rock and barrel-rolling seven times down the dusty track also provides the perfect opportunity to take in the stunning scenery that surrounds each stage. It also gives you the opportunity to admire the immersive, crisp 5.1 surround sound that both the replays and the game itself are presented in. The stunning surroundings and sometimes chilling realism his makes for replays that are just as satisfying and entertaining as the race it's self.

Due to it's radical departure from previous games in the series, maybe this game will not be so popular with the Colin McRae purists. But DiRT is a brilliant start to the next generation of Colin McRae games. What's to come in future games in the series, we can only imagine. Codemasters are obviously proud of their latest McRae masterpiece which can now stand as a worthy tribute to the man himself.

Gameplay: 8/10
Graphics: 9/10
Sound: 8/10
Multiplayer: 5/10
Longevity: 7/10
Fun: 9/10

Colin just got more fun!
Got this game today, very rare for me to think I must go and write a review of a game but having played it for most of the last 8 hours I have to say it oozes fun and still has a competitive edge which really makes you focus.This is particularly true in the rally stages although all the race types have their own particular challenges. There are a good range of cars available and at least three changes of livery for each model. The cars handle differently and this comes across strongly even when you drive the same stage with two different rally cars. I love the online capabilities of this game. As soon as you finish a particular race your time is uploaded to the server and you are placed in relation to the global gaming community and because its based on your fastest lap rather than complete time for multi lap races you feel encoraged to push on every lap even if you have had a crash or particularly bad lap time in previous laps. The damage is excellent with increased wear and tear as you progress through the diifculty levels. I would go but I want to get back to playing it! I'm not sure how long I'll play for tonight but I reckon i'll be happy with DIRT for the forseeable future!