Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #652 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: Codemasters Limited
• Released on: 2007-09-14
• Platform: PLAYSTATION 3

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

Play the pyramid on PRO difficulty, and you realize the incredible potential of this game
Dear all,

Just a quick review... Recently, I finished playing Dirt, Career Mode.
After 6 months, I managed to win all the tracks in the hardest difficulty of all, "Pro" Level.

And let me tell you that this was one of the best games I played in my life. When you play it in PRO, not only you learn to avoid crashes (because the car wrecks), but most important: to know each and every track, in full detail.

And what a pleasure this is, for driving game fans, like me.
Each personal best is automatically published on-line, so, it's quite rewarding, with some luck and skills, to see times in the top 100, say, among 40.000 people.

I played on PS3 with a Logitech G25 wheel, connected to a 42" Plasma. I believe this setup is great.

Just out of curiosity: my previous game was Formula One Championship (more than 700 hours of gameplay, another 5 star game) and now I ventured into GRID, which I'm loving.

In between I drove NFS Carbon (blargh - too arcade) and GT5 Prologue (blargh - hitting the fences proves better than taking the turn, how can this be possible???)

I'm also very curious about FERRARI CHALLENGE, looks good.

The Greatest Rally Game yet created
A truly great game, now in memory of a truly great driver. CM: dirt in corperates many different styles of off-road racing which add a fullness to the game which hasn't been present in its prequels (although they are great games).
Diehard Conventional rally fans can experience all the classics, most notably the red, green and white Toyota Corolla. Whereas newcomers can enjoy the easy but extremely addictive baja-style buggies along with lorry-racing.
Summary: If you've even conceived it, they've done it. An inspiring multi-faceted game

Cracking game
I've been a fan of this series for years now and couldn't wait to play this one with all the extra fizz, whizz & bangs of a PS3!

And overall I'm over the moon with it, some of the levels are hair tearingly hard, but oh so gratifying when you get them right!

The sense of speed is fantastic, the handling just right, Codemasters have done a great job with this!

My only complaint, where is Nicky Grist! I can't stand the voice for the co-driver, he really grates!

I'm about 60% through the game and I'm looking forward to the rest of it, although I would love to get higher up the world ranking on at least one level, before the end of the year.

One last things, thank heavens that the controls haven't been fiddled with, I can use the right analogue for Braking & Acceleration! Brilliant!