DiRT 3

1. Bjorn77

   May 25, 2011

   10

   The "Twitchy" that some people complain about are there to give the game it's edge. If you are a quitter and press "Restart" every time youThe "Twitchy" that some people complain about are there to give the game it's edge. If you are a quitter and press "Restart" every time you crash your car then do not buy this game, you will not have a good time. If you do like to invest in a game and at the end be rewarded with ultimate car control then this for you. Master the controls and you can pinpoint your car trajectory and be amazed while watching the replay ... but beware ... you are always 1 second away from totaling your car.
   
   This game is so good, that I absolute hate my job right now. I want to go home and play DiRT3. I wished they had released it on Friday :-(
   
   Codemasters have done it again... they truly master the racing genre. Thank you for DiRT3 it is worth every penny.… Expand

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2. PepsiBen

   Jun 8, 2012

   10

   A fantastic racing game that's held back by a few niggling issues.
   (I cannot judge the online play due to the fact that I bought a used copyA fantastic racing game that's held back by a few niggling issues.
   (I cannot judge the online play due to the fact that I bought a used copy of the game.)
   
   Pros:
   Accessible, beautiful presentation, good sense of speed, variety of events, easy-to-grasp handling, stylish menus, solid sound design
   
   Cons:
   Poor Youtube integration, stages can become repetitive, DC/Gymkhana events have a high learning curve, uninspired voice acting.
   
   8/10… Expand

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4. SpeedyGonzalez

   May 26, 2011

   10

   Awesome game, has best of both worlds Rally & Gymkhana stages which makes for a refreshing change to the bog standard games in the market forAwesome game, has best of both worlds Rally & Gymkhana stages which makes for a refreshing change to the bog standard games in the market for this genre. The whole gaming experience from the brilliant graphics to the music to the detail of the course venues makes for a thrilling drive and even better when using a racing wheel... This game gets my vote every time!â… Expand

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5. Lopakf

   Jul 18, 2020

   8

   This is the best rally game that i've played. i enjoy these tracks and different vehicles and vehicle classes. I like these controls, they areThis is the best rally game that i've played. i enjoy these tracks and different vehicles and vehicle classes. I like these controls, they are really good. i can easy control my car, and its easy.… Expand

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6. brady4

   Jun 14, 2011

   8

   ok i will start of saying that this game is waay underrated, I am not saying everyone should go out and buy this game but i am saying if youok i will start of saying that this game is waay underrated, I am not saying everyone should go out and buy this game but i am saying if you love intense challenging racing games then this is the game for you! But it has its flaws, they certainly don't ruin the game but they do make it more frustrating and harder to play. When i started my first race i immediately realized that they had tweaked the handling a little but i wasn't sure how, then as i began to get further into the race i began to notice the changes, In dirt 2 turning corners wasn't to much of a problem for me but in dirt 3 it feels a lot looser and lighter and this is bad because dirt 3 has lots of narrow roads and tricky corners. So the first corner comes up and im confident i will get round it, so i take my finger of the accelerator and begin to turn with the analog stick. I then spin 360 degrees and i am facing the wrong direction, this happened to me lots of times and it was really frustrating. So you get my point they have tweaked the handling and have made it more difficult.
   Onto the graphics which i am disappointed with. After playing it at a friends house on 360 i immediately wanted to buy it, it looked amazing. Not the case with the ps3 version it was more grainy lighting affects are not as good, textures and overall detail are just poor compared to the 360 so its obviously a bad port.
   The different modes and activity's are great and can be addictive if you get used to the trickier handling. The sound is really well done especially when its comes down to the sound of the cars.
   So the game is good there are some changes they have made that were not necessary but there are also changes that are very welcome, like the gymkanna activity's, i would recommend this to any car or racing fan.… Expand

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7. skankyjoe

   Jun 11, 2011

   7

   Dirt 3 is without a doubt an excellent racing game, if you are at all familiar with the previous instalments then this is a no-brainer: you'llDirt 3 is without a doubt an excellent racing game, if you are at all familiar with the previous instalments then this is a no-brainer: you'll want it. People are going to be divided on this issue but i personally appreciate the move away from the very americanised style of D2. The sober triangular menu system is functional if a little staid, it would have been nice if a side effect of this was fewer load times but alas not. I like the British lady and Australian guy chatting between races but the American guy has to go. The soundtrack is, apart from the odd teeny-punk track, surprisingly bleak ("I am a man with a heavy heart"???), very British in a dubby and string sample-y way, and it really grew on me and i can now honestly say, i like it. Graphically it's superb, pretty much exactly what you'd expect from a Dirt2 sequel, it's a bit more colorful as well thanks to a wider variety of locations. Kenya and Norway are just, wow. I for one also really appreciate the wider variety of cars, especially the inclusion of more classic rally cars like the Lancia Fulvia. Alpina A110 and Mini Cooper, this is something i personally just am into. I really wish Porsche didn't give their licence to that nemesis of the racing genre, EA, because this game would have benefited fro the inclusion of one or two of those. Gameplay-wise it feels like the handling is a tiny bit more noob-friendly, there are a lot of assists that you can select and on the whole it feels to me as if the force feedback is a bit less violent than in 2, I may be mistaken about it though and need to uncheck some assists or something but i miss that sense of danger a little bit. As always, the flashback system is there, and this something i've never liked because it influences how you play, you're not careful and strategic, you just make a mistake and go, 'Oh well, i'll just rewind'. Consequently you just kind of power your way through the career mode with one or two races that you need to retry along the way. I can understand why it's necessary but i feel it cheapens one's experience of the game.
   Gymkhana events are surprisingly fun (coming from someone who routinely sucks at things like Drift trials) and the Battersea Power Station sandbox is brilliant.
   Tiny nitpick, i would have appreciated if the car setup would default to the last one you used, currently, if you want to use the same one you used last you have to reselect it. Also, the shortest gear ratio setting feels a bit extreme and unnecessary, any car using it will be redlining in 5th within 2.5 seconds.
   All in all, nothing short of an excellent racing game, i would give an 8.5, while i don't think it's the revelation some reviewers are making it out to be it's a solid, enjoyable and polished experience.
   Now, the bugbear, which you may argue does not reflect on the quality of the game: the VIP pass, or more specifically, how the developers chose to rub your face in it at every given opportunity. I have no problem with, in fact i'm completely in favour of, an online pass system as a way for developers to profit from second hand sales of their game. But to rub your customer's nose in it every time the game starts up is inexcusable. If, like me, you bought the PS3 version at launch, you wouldn't have been able to redeem your code owing to circumstances beyond your control. Codemasters choose to ignore the fact that some consoles are simply not online, those gamers will still be prompted to redeem or purchase a code. This, to me, is the equivalent of a DRM system that punishes the people who actually paid for the game. It's letting external political factors encroach on the experience of your product and i really think Codemasters need to be castigated for it.
   A similar hassle is the fact that the insufferable Daniel tells you after each win: "You GOTTA upload that to Youtube, amigo, your fans will go nuts!". I won't deny that the youtube functionality is neat, for the handful of expert players out there, but i really don't think anyone wants to see my races and thus i never intend to use this feature, don't shove it in my face after every race!
   Again, i understand that these questions are peripheral to the issue of whether Dirt3 is a good racing game or not, because it really really is, but i do feel they intrude on the game experience and therefore are pertinent reasons to knock he score down a notch or two.… Expand

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8. Inuit_Dude

   Aug 5, 2011

   0

   beutiful graphics, nice cars and great music can't make up for the fact that you can't keep your car under control and therefore can dobeutiful graphics, nice cars and great music can't make up for the fact that you can't keep your car under control and therefore can do absoulutly nothing with this game… Expand

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