The first proper racing game I've played in a while: realistic handling, a great damage system, and finally a game that doesn't look worse than GT4. In fact, it looks incredible at times, but you will need a decent rig to run it. The above SS is resized from 1280x800, with medium/low-ish settings. That gets me around 20-30 FPS most of the times, and I'm running on an x1950pro, 2GB ram, and a C2d 4300. As it's a racing game though, lower FPS is not so bothersome.
one of DiRT's biggest plus points is that there's a real feeling of speed, which most racing games lack. So racing through a forest at 100+ km/h really does get exciting (especially when one mistake will leave you with half a car left). DiRT's main problem is the lack of multiplayer. The AI is good, but it could never beat pushing, say, Kyle to a fiery death off the top of pike's peak There IS an online mode, but you can only do it rally style, so its basically a time trial. On top of that, you can't actually choose what you're going to race with: The track and vehicles are randomised. It's a real letdown as proper multiplayer could've made this game last a few months instead of weeks. However, if you look past the lack of multiplayer, DiRT is exciting and actually fun, which is rare amongst sim games. I highly recommend it.
Any other fans in the crowd?
Last edited by SargeV1.4 (2007-08-08 14:46:07)
