DiRT 3

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7.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 547 Ratings

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  1. Erikons777
    May 26, 2023
    10
    Best game ever I think I got a little addicted to this game because I was better than my friends

    I wish there was a mobile game like this
  2. The_D4RknesS
    Jun 22, 2022
    8
    it's not a bad game but 2 gives this one a beating. not counting gymkhana mode which is super difficult and monotonous. The motorcycle noise of each car has almost no difference, it's ridiculous for you to use a car from the 80's and one from the 2000's both with the same noise
  3. SentryFastRacer
    Nov 22, 2021
    10
    This is the Greatest rally arcade. Whenever multiplayer worked in this game. True physics, awesome grafic, famous GYMKHANA events...
  4. gold
    Aug 28, 2021
    8
    Теперь эта часть смесь GRID и Colin McRae Rally 04 - 2005 по настроению. Это значит хуже второй. Но графика лучше. Разговоры персонажей убрали - это минус. игровое меню в виде отдельной локации (хаба) из второй части заменили на пирамидки - большой минус.
    Итог: 8.765/10    Теперь эта часть смесь GRID и Colin McRae Rally 04 - 2005 по настроению. Это значит хуже второй. Но графика лучше. Разговоры персонажей убрали - это минус. игровое меню в виде отдельной локации (хаба) из второй части заменили на пирамидки - большой минус.
    Итог: 8.765/10
  5. NotBanMePLZ
    Jan 27, 2019
    8
    Очень крутая физика, очень крутой геймплей. Очень атмосферно, в прямом смысле, погода делает ошеломляющую атмосферу. Я фанат серии DiRT и это одна из моих самых любимых.
  6. Panica3643D
    Jun 17, 2018
    8
    Классные гоночки с поразительной графикой. Картинка действительно радует глаз.
  7. iddqd4
    Mar 19, 2018
    8
    Этот текст здесь для того что бы оценка отобразилась в моем профиле.
  8. alexfsmw
    Jun 11, 2017
    8
    This is one of the best racing games I've ever played, if not the best. The graphics is smooth and beautiful. I love the variety of the types of races, tracks and cars available in this game. Overall it's a very entertaining game and quite worth playing.

    I wish though they designed more tracks as halfway through the Dirt Tour you get tired of them repeating over and over. And as for    This is one of the best racing games I've ever played, if not the best. The graphics is smooth and beautiful. I love the variety of the types of races, tracks and cars available in this game. Overall it's a very entertaining game and quite worth playing.

    I wish though they designed more tracks as halfway through the Dirt Tour you get tired of them repeating over and over.

    And as for the DC Compound missions, better save your time and nerves and consult the Internet as most descriptions are not quite clear and you can easily waste a lot of time doing something and later find out that's not what was meant. The missions are pretty easy but it's really frustrating when you have to spend a lot of time just trying to find where and what on earth you are actually supposed to do.    … Expand
  9. Melgacius
    Mar 30, 2017
    8
    1 – GENERAL

    Saying that Dirt 3 is a Rally simulator it's an understatement. This is probably the most complete arcady style rally game that I've played ever and it's amazing that the game was launched in 2011. The graphics are completely amazing. Ofc we can spot bad textures here and there, but most of the time everything is in place. Weather effects, lights, day and night tracks,    1 – GENERAL

    Saying that Dirt 3 is a Rally simulator it's an understatement. This is probably the most complete arcady style rally game that I've played ever and it's amazing that the game was launched in 2011.

    The graphics are completely amazing. Ofc we can spot bad textures here and there, but most of the time everything is in place. Weather effects, lights, day and night tracks, snowy tracks. It's impressive I have to say.

    Every car has his own sound and we can clearly suspect the amount of horsepower that each one has. It's different to drive a Mini from the 60's, or a B group car from the 90's.

    2 – GAMEPLAY

    You start with a 4 years contract and that’s it. You have then to start grinding reputation for new teams offers, and points so you can access new events.

    The reputation system becomes annoying since one of the offers is always way better than the others, so you tend to choose that over all the other and, with that, you will not experience most of the cars available. And there are a lot of available cars... believe me, a lot!

    There's so many content in the game that I'm afraid I forget some of it. We have several disciplines:

    Traditional rally;

    Rallycross;

    Trailblazer (a rally with much more powerful cars);

    Landrush (rallycross with trucks or buggies);

    Head 2 Head (most of the time is the event final);

    Gymkana (where you test your skills performing several tricks).

    So and what about the gameplay? The game can offer a lot, but if it handles bad it isn't worth it. Fortunately it handles quite well. It's not a perfect simulator. It has a lot of an arcade feeling, but the driving is still accurate and precise, just not unforgiven.

    You can choose from a lot of difficulty levels of the AI, and you can choose the level of assists that you want. I found medium level to be adequate to my level of driving.

    With the flashback system you can go back in time and make that perfect corner that you've missed. You can only do that 5 times per race. It's more than enough.

    I have a big issue with the game. The massive loading screens. We have a lot of those, and they take a lot of time to go, so that take away some of the immersion, and I do not like that.

    3 – CONCLUSION

    I've had so much fun with this game... I play with a controller and it was more than enough for me. I do not know why you cannot find this game on Steam anymore, but if you find it somewhere just get it. I think I got it for free during some giveaway, I do not know where. Well worth it! Great game.    … Expand
  10. GreenSkullRider
    Jan 31, 2017
    9
    Codemasters lo vuelve a hacer con este titulo, mejorando todo los aspecto en relación con el anterior, mayor numero de vehículos, pistas, pruebas, mejoras de sonido y gráficos, una delicia. digno sucesor de lo que fue alguna vez Colin McRae Rally. Muy Recomendado
  11. The1Verse
    Dec 13, 2016
    9
    I believe this to be a fantastic game visually and as a simulation. No, it is not perfect. No, you cannot customize anything. To all of the negative reviews on here regarding the previous points, pessimistic much aren't we? Look at the good. The graphics are beautiful. The game is challenging (after you crank up the driving level of course). It is intuitive and the feeling of immersion isI believe this to be a fantastic game visually and as a simulation. No, it is not perfect. No, you cannot customize anything. To all of the negative reviews on here regarding the previous points, pessimistic much aren't we? Look at the good. The graphics are beautiful. The game is challenging (after you crank up the driving level of course). It is intuitive and the feeling of immersion is incredible. Go into this game with a positive state of mind, and I promise you will enjoy yourself.… Expand
  12. ghzghost
    May 25, 2016
    8
    First, let me talk about the things I love:

    I LOVE the car selection. I am a huge fan of vintage rally cars, and there are a lot of great ones here from Lancia, Opel, Ford, Audi, and more. I like the tracks. They look nice and the designs have enough variety to keep me interested. I like the variety of race types. Visually, it is still really nice even now 5 years later. I    First, let me talk about the things I love:

    I LOVE the car selection. I am a huge fan of vintage rally cars, and there are a lot of great ones here from Lancia, Opel, Ford, Audi, and more.

    I like the tracks. They look nice and the designs have enough variety to keep me interested.

    I like the variety of race types.

    Visually, it is still really nice even now 5 years later.

    I think it's cool that the narrators use my actual name. Neat little touch.

    The biggest problem I have with Dirt 3 though, is Gymkhana. I **** DESPISE the Gymkhana levels. I hate them. They do not work well in this game, but being the completionist I am I can't resist the urge of playing them over and over and over trying to get all the medals. These things are SO frustrating.

    Other than that, it's a great game.    … Expand
  13. mevsthevoices
    Feb 29, 2016
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is a great game, easily one of the top 10 racing games ive ever played, and certainly one of the best released in recent years. Considering it came out 5 years ago, it really holds up, the graphics are clean, the controlls are nice and snappy. Never did work with my wheel all that well, but, my wheel is a piece of crap so, not gonna judge it on that account, great game… Expand
  14. XDavidX
    Nov 23, 2015
    10
    The game is just amazing. I love play this game. For me this game is amazing ! Nothing more to comment because this game is amazing ! I rate this 10/10
  15. Marick
    Oct 18, 2015
    9
    You can not say that Dirt 3 is a bad game, but over time you see that repetition is this very significantly .
  16. Lewa
    Jan 2, 2014
    9
    What a great game! The gameplay so fun! The graphics are great, and so are the menus. The dirt tour is really fun, too! This game also does multiplayer very well! Split screen so fun, and doing a joyride with a friend is unimaginably fun! The only flaw I found that this game is that once the dirt tour is over, there's really not that much fun in playing anymore.
  17. lach1223
    Nov 1, 2013
    8
    A great rally game with many options and different tracks. The single player mode is well voiced and you will face many challenges in rising to the top. The actual menu screen however, is a bit cumbersome, with the whole triangle interface being very pointless and annoying. Games for Windows Live DRM is also very annoying, but lets hope this game drops that soon, as other games (such asA great rally game with many options and different tracks. The single player mode is well voiced and you will face many challenges in rising to the top. The actual menu screen however, is a bit cumbersome, with the whole triangle interface being very pointless and annoying. Games for Windows Live DRM is also very annoying, but lets hope this game drops that soon, as other games (such as Bioshock 2) have recently dropped it.… Expand
  18. SwitSwat
    Sep 28, 2013
    10
    (My Xbox 360 review available as well) First off, let me say that I am also one among many that hate the 'Windows Live' log in just so you can save your game and actually get stuff done. But it's a small step back for how fun this game is. Yes, there isn't a lot of traction and more often than not you'll slide off the track and crash into a tree. But, that's just part of challenge,(My Xbox 360 review available as well) First off, let me say that I am also one among many that hate the 'Windows Live' log in just so you can save your game and actually get stuff done. But it's a small step back for how fun this game is. Yes, there isn't a lot of traction and more often than not you'll slide off the track and crash into a tree. But, that's just part of challenge, besides, it's a rally racing game, so it has to be at least somewhat realistic. Overall, nice graphics, cool cars, and addicting challenges all over. 10/10… Expand
  19. AWG
    Jul 27, 2013
    8
    A great game experience (Rally, Showdown, City track... this game certainly doesn't lack game mods) ruined or at least crippled by the continuos YouTubeTwitterFacebook requests, and DLCs offers.
    My vote is the average between the game itself (a solid 9), the graphics engine (a perfect 10) and the "let's try to be appealing to the 13 years old boys" containers and menus (barely a 4).
  20. Mandula
    Jun 9, 2013
    9
    Codemasters did a very great job on this title. Graphics are awesome, I like the gameplay too. FF is awesome. I always loved rally games. It's a bit over-advertised (Monster energy and stuff). I think it should be more rally than rallycross and landrush things. I think it's the best racing simulation so far. Who said that this is a Colin McRae game? It isn't in the name. Waiting for DiRT 4!
  21. sinadoom
    Oct 25, 2012
    9
    Graphically, this game is extremely inefficient. DiRT 2 on Ultra is equivalent to this on High without Ambient Occlusion. The Medium preset in DiRT 3 is what the Xbox 360 version looks like. My PC crashed within 2 minutes of track time on Ultra, which doesn't happen after 2 hours on BF3 on High! Anyway, the only graphical difference between the 360 version and PC is the more consistentGraphically, this game is extremely inefficient. DiRT 2 on Ultra is equivalent to this on High without Ambient Occlusion. The Medium preset in DiRT 3 is what the Xbox 360 version looks like. My PC crashed within 2 minutes of track time on Ultra, which doesn't happen after 2 hours on BF3 on High! Anyway, the only graphical difference between the 360 version and PC is the more consistent environmental textures. Cars look no different really, apart from more reflections. The green tint can be annoying as well. However, that's the only downside to this game. Achievements are good, career is of perfect length and variety and multiplayer is even more rewarding than DiRT 2, and more balanced and polished. This really is an ultimate package. I'm glad that there is now full controller support for PC. You can navigate menus easily and most controllers will work with the game. This is a racing game for everyone. There is rally, rallycross, gymkhana, hillclimb, one-on-one crossovers and landrush. You really can't go wrong. There are now assists so you can cater the experience to suit you. Vehicle set-ups are simplified like in DiRT 2 but now the game will automatically choose the optimal even if you don't change anything. Only gear ratios are constant, but they're more personal preference. Anyway, apart from the inefficient and taxing EGO 2.0 game engine, which quite evidently isn't very good given how demanding games like this, F1 2011 and F1 2012 are for very little eye candy gain, it's still just as good on PC as it is on 360. The lack of improved graphics is dissapointing, but that shouldn't be enough to stop you buying this amazing game. You can read my 360 review of why this is the case if you want to know more. In short, it's the variety of game modes, variety of cars, complete and near-perfect multiplayer and a well-paced DiRT tour along with polished time trial leaderboards. What more could you want?!… Expand
  22. jerrypatel_07
    Oct 17, 2012
    9
    The only problem with this incredible racing game is the the gymkhana part which disrupts the career mode......but my gosh what beautiful graphics....maybe the best i have experienced. especially the kenya and snowy regions
  23. biggranny
    Jul 27, 2012
    8
    I've put over 200 hours into this game. It never gets old. The graphics are amazing. The car models look great, and my favorite: The landscape is gorgeous. The damage engine works fine, it just doesn't go "Deep" with damage. The physics are pretty close to realistic. It's pretty fun. The tracks feel a little dull, too much dark color and there isn't many variety of colors. The sound isI've put over 200 hours into this game. It never gets old. The graphics are amazing. The car models look great, and my favorite: The landscape is gorgeous. The damage engine works fine, it just doesn't go "Deep" with damage. The physics are pretty close to realistic. It's pretty fun. The tracks feel a little dull, too much dark color and there isn't many variety of colors. The sound is very good, the engines sound realistic, you hear the crowd, you hear the tires, you basicly hear everything that is going on. The Dirt Tour was great, but although a tiny bit short but wasn't bad. If you finish the Dirt Tour, you can all ways play the multiplayer which will take a long time to reach max level. Another bad thing is the tracks are very short. 1-3 minutes for every track, there is only one that is 4 minutes. Some textures, especially the engine and inside car parts are a bit blurry. The rest of the textures are very clear and look nice. Another thing about the damage engine, you can pop your tires, and the engine can take damage and start smoking, which slows down your acceleration and top speed. There are over 50 cars and each car has a few designs. Although landrush is only 2 vehicles, buggy and truck. There is a variety of things to do in Dirt 3, Rallycross, Rally, Trailblazer, landrush, etc. You can drive classic cars all the way to new cars and trucks and raid vehicles. One of my favorites things about this game is watching the car build up mud, dirt, and snow. The interior of the cars is beautiful. The rain (Especially the interior) is very pretty and looks realistic. There is also a variety of weather options. In night your car has lights and it looks really cool. Overall I give the game a 8/10. A few cons and a lot of pros. Not perfect, but decent. If you like racing, and offroad, give it a try. If you have a friend, splitscreen will be very fun.… Expand
  24. Liquidlizard
    Jun 3, 2012
    10
    Great racing sim. Plenty of different environments and different tracks to race on. Gymkhana is a bit over-emphasized in my opinion. I prefer DiRT 2 better.
  25. kippy32
    Jun 2, 2012
    8
    This is the first DiRT game I've managed to play, as I got a voucher for it with my AMD GPU. It's very unlike the old Colin McRae games (the last one I played was 2005 on the PS2), however that said it really isn't his game anymore. But Regardless, I've really enjoyed the experiences I've had with this game, the new game modes added are a lot of fun, particularly the head to head races,This is the first DiRT game I've managed to play, as I got a voucher for it with my AMD GPU. It's very unlike the old Colin McRae games (the last one I played was 2005 on the PS2), however that said it really isn't his game anymore. But Regardless, I've really enjoyed the experiences I've had with this game, the new game modes added are a lot of fun, particularly the head to head races, and even the standard rally phases are a blast. The visuals of this game are also fantastic when ran at maximum which gives a super sharp picture. However the only problem with the PC version is the awkwardness of the keyboard controlls, but luckily I have a game pad which does the trick. Another downside to this game is the mass amounts of paid DLC required to unlock cars and rally stages which I feel should have been included into the game in the first place.

    Overall, A good game with nice visuals.    … Expand
  26. AbhayD
    May 24, 2012
    10
    This is an amazing looking game. You can't be failed to be impressed with the graphics on the PS3, and I'm guessing that stays true across all platforms.
    Not only are the environments totally interactive and destructible, but the vehicles also take a serious and detailed beating.
    Looking forward to the lauch of Dirt Showdown. I've been participating in the contests over at AMD Facebook    This is an amazing looking game. You can't be failed to be impressed with the graphics on the PS3, and I'm guessing that stays true across all platforms.
    Not only are the environments totally interactive and destructible, but the vehicles also take a serious and detailed beating.
    Looking forward to the lauch of Dirt Showdown. I've been participating in the contests over at AMD Facebook page - http://www.facebook.com/AMD/app_370166086361523 and on http://www.facebook.com/RelianceHVG . You guys should check it out, they've got some cool giveaways.    … Expand
  27. Certate0
    Apr 30, 2012
    9
    Really fun driver to get in a have a blast. Dirt 3 does not take itself too seriously and is a little more arcade than simulator - this means more fun, less frustration. Driver assist means less competent drivers can still enjoy it. Visuals are great and sounds are good. I played with a 360 controller which worked well. Gymkhana can be a little frustrating but turns out fun when you getReally fun driver to get in a have a blast. Dirt 3 does not take itself too seriously and is a little more arcade than simulator - this means more fun, less frustration. Driver assist means less competent drivers can still enjoy it. Visuals are great and sounds are good. I played with a 360 controller which worked well. Gymkhana can be a little frustrating but turns out fun when you get the hang of it. Maybe would be better if it wasn't required to progress though. Highly recommended… Expand
  28. Ebayers
    Apr 15, 2012
    9
    Quite short really but I really enjoyed it. Not a game for playing to complete but the perfect game to dip in and out of casually. Driving genuinly enjoyable. I find few games that are enjoyable as a casual player and this is definitly one of them. , nothing quite beates drifting through norway in a mini :)
  29. SimonOverlord
    Nov 14, 2011
    9
    Once set up properly everything about this game is incredibly excited, Dirt 1 and 2 did not give me that much excitement, but this one is just crazy. With a proper wheel and setup then you are ready to rock, or be rocked, either way is fun in Dirt 3. The flashback feature is entertaining as well, especially when you are driving with your friend. I have to stop here now and go back to getOnce set up properly everything about this game is incredibly excited, Dirt 1 and 2 did not give me that much excitement, but this one is just crazy. With a proper wheel and setup then you are ready to rock, or be rocked, either way is fun in Dirt 3. The flashback feature is entertaining as well, especially when you are driving with your friend. I have to stop here now and go back to get some DiRT!!… Expand
  30. charlie412
    Nov 14, 2011
    8
    This is a very good game but if you have played dirt 2 it just doent feel as "high octane", there is a lot a new and different cars, the tracks are dirrerent and varied the game looks a lot better than dirt 2 but theres no more fireworks exploding when you jump or music in the menus which made the game feel a little more exiting, that being said i would say this game is much better forThis is a very good game but if you have played dirt 2 it just doent feel as "high octane", there is a lot a new and different cars, the tracks are dirrerent and varied the game looks a lot better than dirt 2 but theres no more fireworks exploding when you jump or music in the menus which made the game feel a little more exiting, that being said i would say this game is much better for racing than dirt 2, most of the recing styles are present from dirt 2 such as rally cross, truch races and land rush but the rallying seems a lot better, i also like the new assistance, eventhough at first it looks a bit annoying it helps a lot, its a line in the track which shows the suggested line and also glows orange or red when you need to brake, if you have played forza 3 or f1 2011 its the same as those assistance methods, the only annoyance i have is that in multiplayyer people tend to bash you out of the way in corners to get in front but i suppose thats the whole point of the game,crashing and bashing each other, an xbox controller is a necessety aswell as youl find this difficult with keys on the keyboard… Expand
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#16 Best PC Game of 2011
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#50 Most Discussed PC Game of 2011
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#44 Most Shared PC Game of 2011

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Metascore
86

Generally favorable reviews - based on 23 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 23
  3. Negative: 0 out of 23
  1. Absolute Games
    Jul 26, 2011
    67
    Looks like Codemasters really struggled with DiRT 3, piece by piece cutting everything that could have saved this game from going off the cliff.
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  2. PC Gamer
    Jul 14, 2011
    85
    Tremendously fun and mostly pothole free, this gorgeous and flexible off-roader has something for every driving fan. [Sept 2011, p.70]
  3. PC Format
    Jul 12, 2011
    86
    Not quite the inspired sequel we had all hoped for, but there's still enough in DiRT 3 to bring the fans back. [Aug 2011, p.96]
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