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DiRT: Colin McRae Off-Road pc Game Reviews
DiRT: Colin McRae Off-Road
Critic Score
Metascore: 85 Metascore out of 100
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5.8 out of 10
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(Formerly known as "Colin McRae Rally 2007" or "CMR '07") After a two-year break for the series, Codemasters Studios' designers have created a reinvigorated McRae experience. The new Colin McRae title goes beyond the series' point-to-point rallying to deliver the most diverse selection of extreme off-road competitions. Sensational gravel, mud and dirt racing events from the world over include perilous Hill Climb and collision-packed Rally Cross events. International rallying competitions are also featured, with official cars on tracks based on real roads and locations around the globe. The title also expands on beat-the-clock racing and includes events with multiple cars on track to satisfy anyone who wants to push their on-the-edge driving just that bit further. [Codemasters]

PUBLISHER: Codemasters
DEVELOPER: Codemasters
GENRE(S): Racing, Driving
PLAYERS: 8
ESRB RATING: E (Everyone)
RELEASE DATE: June 19, 2007

What The Critics Said

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94
Cheat Code Central
There are few racing games that can boast about the pains taken to authenticate the sounds of their vehicles. DiRT is one of those games.
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89
Gamer 2.0
So in all, DiRT definitely stands out as a premiere racing game. The gameplay is great—though it may take a bit of getting used to for those you stick to common racing games—and the graphics help push it along as well.
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88
PC Zone UK
McRae's finest outing to date (minus, of course, Colin himself). The new types of racing offer far more variety of gameplay, the sound effects are impressive and there are eye-searingly gorgeous graphics and an excellent career mode to boot.
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84
IGN
DiRT is one of the coolest racing games I have ever laid my hands on. Though the framerate is sometimes suspect, there's never been a racing game with this much detail.
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83
GameSpot
As a graphical showpiece, DiRT is an unbridled success. It also happens to be an entirely enjoyable rally racer.
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82
Computer Games Online RO
In the end, it all depends on how you look at DiRT. If you want a serious racing simulator, perhaps this is not the best choice, but if you are looking for a really fun game, one that offers long hours of gameplay , great replayability options and looks great in the process we have a winner.
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82
ActionTrip
Besides suffering from a mild identity crisis, this is a very good racing game. It is complex, demanding, and it can get pretty intense, especially in Rally races.
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80
GameSpy
The lack of a real multiplayer mode is a huge disappointment to us. What makes this omission even worse is how short the single-player campaign is.
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What Our Users Said

Vote Now! The average user rating for this game is 5.8 (out of 10) based on 10 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

j m gave it a2:
Unless they fix the controller issues this game is unplayable.

Dan J. gave it a7:
It's fun. Graphics are, of course, incredible. I'm rather disappointed with the 'floaty' feeling of the vehicles - even heavy vehicles feel very light, and seem to be barely connected to the ground. On the other hand, good career mode, beautiful menus, good gameplay, and wonderful track and vehicle destruction effects.

B P gave it a10:
It's much more of a "game" than GTR2, but that also makes it much more accessible, and just oh so beautiful. Each track is truly a delight to drive. Probably my favorite driving game in many years of playing racing games.

Dave P. gave it a10:
Stunning game. Top-notch graphics, intense gameplay, LOTS of content. Simply the best racing game on PC.

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