Summary: Codemasters has stepped up its place in the racing genre over the course of this console generation. Dirt 2 follows suit with another solid entry of exciting rally-based...
Excerpt: With the untimely death of Colin McRae in 2007, Codemasters had a lot to live up to with the second outing of off road racer, Colin McRae: Dirt 2.
Excerpt: If there’s one thing Colin McRae DiRT 2 (CMD2) does correctly it’s to pay tribute. Right from the start of this off road racing game it brings his name into play with...
Excerpt: Following up on the successful racing game DiRT from 2007 is Codemasters' sequel DiRT 2. Actually the franchise has existed much longer than that, but with a different...
Conclusion: Concept: Dirt 2 fleshes out the first title, making it a more full-fledged experience Graphics: This is undeniably one damn fine looking game Sound: The soundtrack is
Conclusion: When stacked up against the first installment of the DiRT series, DiRT 2 provides a gaming experience that’s on par, and even better in several different areas.
Conclusion: With the arcade racing innovation of Split/Second and Blur just around the corner, and the simulation behemoths of Forza 3 and Gran Turismo 5 occupying the other end of
Conclusion: Again, I say this as someone who's been playing the Colin McRae games ever since the first one came out; DiRT 2 is still a great racing game.
Pros: Extremely fun to play in multiplayer, huge number of events, rewards, extras and all that, fun customization options, physics, striking graphics and great sound effects;
Cons: Virtually returning to the same tracks repeatedly, not quite the gripping and engaging single-player we've come to expect from Codemasters' celebrated racing series.