DiRT Rally

Codemasters returns to glory with the rally game we all have been waiting for. This is probably the best game in its genre since the days of the original Colin McRae Rally franchise.

Car enthusiasts do not have to look any further for the best race game of the moment: that would be DiRT Rally. There is so much depth, challenge and sensation in this new Codemasters title, wow. All we want is more tracks and cars.

Dirt Rally is a tough but hugely enjoyable racer that easily eclipses its competitors and is likely destined for the rally video game hall of fame.

Dirt Rally is a must for rally fans with precise controls and realistic physics, one of the best contemporary games among other racing games developed by Codemasters. Even it is a difficult game, the core mechanics works well to give us an experience full of adrenaline, challenge and learning on every race.

Looking for a fun, engaging racing sim? Look no further than Dirt: Rally. The game offers plenty of challenge, and even requires a new mental approach to racing games.

Codemasters has been making rally games since the original PlayStation era, but it is now closer than ever to perfecting its craft.

If you're a hardcore rally racing fan then DiRT Rally is the best game that Codemasters has made. That said, it doesn't do a great job of helping new players get into the hang of things, which is very disappointing.

I love this Game. You can not judge it without a force feedback wheel. I also own DiRT 4, but it is almost as if Codemasters, the creators of the also very good F1 2017, passed this job to some other team. DiRT Rally is better in every aspect. And no, it's not too hard (speaking a relatively noob). Codemasters: MUCH LOVE!

I really enjoy a good racing game, and I guess this is good in some respects. But I also found this to be a slight struggle to play at times with this game.

Before I continue, I am NOT a fan of racing games. My favorite racing game before the DIRT franchise was Need for Speed : Porsche Unleashed. Yes, I'm old. I could care less about cars or racing games in general. Consider that before hearing my opinion. With that being said, I love the DIRT franchise. It's fast, fun and dirty. I enjoy Rally racing and there's nothing like the feeling of finishing a round with no accidents. Nothing but smooth riding, quick turns and drifting a tough corner. DIRT 3 was IMO, the best of the series. Lots of modes, lots of fun things to do and the graphics, oh the graphics. One of the biggest reasons I love DIRT (don't hate me, even if it sounds petty) is the in-car camera view. I cannot for the life of me play a video racing game using a 3rd person cam view, except for GTA but is that really a racing game? First thing you have to acknowledge is the time and patience needed to succeed in DIRT Rally. It's tough. It's very hard. No hand holding allowed. You're just going to have to figure it out. It took me a good 4-5 hours to get the hang of the first available cars on snowy, muddy or gravel roads. I can see a lot of people giving up within the first 5 hours. One of my biggest complaints this time around are the graphics. I'm playing it on the PS4. Inside the car looks great. I love all the details depending on the car. Outside the windshield? So so. I've come across situations or particular sections where shadows are pixelated and ugly compared to everything else. Even when watching the replays of the race you just finished used to be one of my favorite things to do but there's a ton of glitches, like shrubs and weeds disappearing and then re-appearing. I'm not 100% sure on this but I'd imagine games like GT & Forza have more modes than DIRT RALLY. All you get here is career, custom events and online. Not bad but it could've featured more modes, cars and options. Overall, DIRT Rally is up my alley because I like a good challenge and I prefer rally racing over GT. Considering the rewind feature has been removed this time around, it might be too difficult for some. I bought it on sale for $40 and there's a bunch of new games coming out now since it's almost October so I don't see myself playing this or being addicted to it like I would be if it was June.

Terrible game. The RWD handling on dirt and gravel is far too sensitive, meaning you have to drive too slowly or retry countless times till you learn the stage. There's enough different cars, but each class has one outstanding car which renders the others pointless. Dirt Rally was, almost certainly, not even tested on a console gamepad, as it's virtually unplayable - but the game is far too minimal to be worth buying an entry level wheel and pedals for (>£150!). Game modes are very poor. Rally Cross has unfair AI at top level, where the AI cars drive flat out even when sideways and are solid when shunted, but easily smash you off the track when you're winning. There's no time attack mode, no ghost cars, no real way to test set ups, there's no official World Rally Championship licence - which is very **** d l y considering how low budget WRC has gone, so they could've bought it cheaply. The fake rally season mode only has 6, yes SIX, events! It all seems pointless. Online modes and leaderboards are worthless, only silly Rally Cross races against humans, who no doubt cheat as there's no non-collision options, and no downloadable car set ups or user ghosts to time attack. Very overrated, a very small and minimal game which should be a budget game, it's not a full game. Even if this game was perfected it's so basic it'd only score 6/10.

I've spent a lot of time on a lot of racing games, including other simulators like the Gran Turismo series. This game is literally NOT FUN. I loved all of the other dirt series but this is pretty awful. Worst game I've purchased in a while, and I honestly don't understand all the high reviews. There are 3 modes to play in, two of which you are racing by yourself. After spending hours on a single race, the best I could ever achieve was 2nd place. Difficulty doesn't bother me as long as I'm having fun, but in this case, I wasn't. Played it about 5 times before selling it off. Really disappointing.