DIRT 5

 PlayStation 5
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5.6

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  1. nw2010
    Dec 14, 2020
    5
    Fun for a while and then gets too samey. with a lack of depth. It's just not as good as Dirt 3 and after 7 hours I just got a little bored and decided to dash for the end rather than try every race. Now uninstalled and I can't see myself playing it again.

    Graphics are good and nicely vibrant. Although in quality mode there is a hit to the frame rate when things get busy. This is    Fun for a while and then gets too samey. with a lack of depth. It's just not as good as Dirt 3 and after 7 hours I just got a little bored and decided to dash for the end rather than try every race. Now uninstalled and I can't see myself playing it again.

    Graphics are good and nicely vibrant. Although in quality mode there is a hit to the frame rate when things get busy.

    This is an arcade racer rather than a sim but the complete indestructibility of your car ruins the fun in some ways as you just shove your way to the front and use the barriers to get around some corners more effectively.

    No replays - this is a real shame, particularly considering the graphics. I personally also miss the old flashbacks - at least give people the option of them.

    Buggy - crashes quite often (about every 45 minutes of play time for me) and one race would just keep re-setting half way through and never let me finish it no matter how many times I tried. Save game corrupted at one point but managed to auto recover.

    I'd personally recommended waiting to buy it until it's significantly discounted.    … Expand
  2. Ovrpricedsalami
    Nov 16, 2020
    6
    Sure it's pretty, I think the frame rate is nice & it's great that there is a new Dirt game available to play on the new consoles...
    Problems are the AI isnt very smart, there doesn't seem to be any replays so you can watch your races & there isn't any solo rally in the Career Mode from what I've found...
    So far I had more fun with Dirt 2 & Dirt 4...
  3. Equinocio
    Jan 14, 2021
    7
    The physics are ridiculous and they could have added more cars, but the amount of tracks and nice graphics save the day, if only barely.
  4. Crasy8s14
    Nov 27, 2020
    5
    I saw the reviews describe this as an arcade game. Well if that means pumping a quid into an machine, driving for 3 minutes and walking away underwhelmed, then yes it is. This game is nothing more than a off-road add-on for Drive Club. The career mode feels unrewarding and unstructured. Drive Club was one of my favourite games but this just doesn't feel like it has any identity.
  5. Sky-Line___
    Oct 9, 2021
    6
    This was my first racing game on PS5. I did not expect it to be an excellent game, but since it is the DiRT franchise, I must say I expected better than what I experienced.

    A first thing I noticed is how poor the online mode is. Just random races without any goal attached. No progression system, no championships, no unlocks, no ranked play, nada. Super super basic. Even worse than in    This was my first racing game on PS5. I did not expect it to be an excellent game, but since it is the DiRT franchise, I must say I expected better than what I experienced.

    A first thing I noticed is how poor the online mode is. Just random races without any goal attached. No progression system, no championships, no unlocks, no ranked play, nada. Super super basic. Even worse than in Wreckfest, where lobbies do not dissolve after each race (yes, DiRT 5 really does that).

    Then I also noticed a terrible lack of modes among which the most basic one you might expect in a rally game, the actual rally mode. Nope, there is no rally in DiRT 5. The whole game is about racing other cars (something like 12 or 16, don’t remember, yet I finished the game) on 3-5 lap races or sprints. You also have some gymkhanas (way less good than in the excellent DiRT 3) and all-terrain sprints with obstacles. That’s it. There is also Playgrounds mode, but that is really of no interest to me. This all makes it so fastidious to even finish the career mode. Races are so boring and so similar. I have turned off all the assists and play in manual so I really gave it all.

    All that said, I have to mention that the game looks really nice on PS5. In the end that is one of the main reasons why I bought it. I played it in Fidelity Mode, in which I noticed some fps drops (sometimes up to total lag) but other than that it plays smooth. The handling of the cars is not as good as in DiRT 3, despite the smart use of DualSense’s features. The cars handling is quite fade and rigid. That’s a real shame because games like Wreckfest can do way better, so why not DiRT 5?

    In conclusion, I find myself quite disappointed with DiRT 5. I expected so much more, and better. The game feels like a way-too-long-demo lacking many modes and content in general. It is not totally bad, but clearly is a step back in comparison with its direct predecessors. I am curious to see which game will be the first real good experience on PS5.    … Expand
  6. SILE3NCE
    Feb 28, 2022
    5
    Dirt started pretty well for me. I enjoyed pretty much everything. The style, the cars, the engine sound, the different type of races and the handling felt pretty good, but it didn't last long.

    It didn't took long to become repetitive. Most vehicles don't really feel like a different drive experience. I expected the game to get more intense, but everything remained the same. Slow    Dirt started pretty well for me. I enjoyed pretty much everything. The style, the cars, the engine sound, the different type of races and the handling felt pretty good, but it didn't last long.

    It didn't took long to become repetitive. Most vehicles don't really feel like a different drive experience. I expected the game to get more intense, but everything remained the same. Slow speeds, drift, hold the trigger and wait for the race to finish.

    Gymkhana was the worst mode the game could have, specially being tied to a trophy. But if I even mention trophies, let's talk about the 1000 miles trophy that take nearly forever to naturally get. At some point you will have absolutely everything done, completely, you're done with the game, you've beaten every possible challenge, but you still only have about 400-500 miles driven. Meaning the amount of time it took you to beat everything is the same amount of time it will take you to complete a single trophy that should have been half of what it demands.

    That was a bad touch, and it is indeed a part of the game, but I also don't think trophy difficulties are tied to game quality so I won't count this one in, but I needed to let it out of my chest regardless.

    The game isn't accomplishing much unfortunately, specially from the same guys behind the awesome Colin McRae games. When you're in the 20's competing with massive racing games you can't focus on a single racing type and be mediocre about it. Not when you have racing games that are not rally games, but still surpass Dirt in rally mechanics. Not when you have games that are better at being Dirt than Dirt itself.

    Online was also very vague. Matchmake, race, bye. No lobbies, no meetings, nothing interesting or compelling to make people return.

    I can't say I didn't have fun, I did for the first 2 hours. Unfortunately.    … Expand
  7. Terranigma89
    Jun 22, 2021
    7
    I love the Dirt Rally games. But this is just Dirt and that’s something you should consider before buying this game. That being said, this is an okay arcade fun off-road racing game.
    Car controls feel good and of course are arcady af. The tracks look really good and the variations are okay as well. Cars do look good, while they aren’t the best in the genre.
    The car selection is nice. There    I love the Dirt Rally games. But this is just Dirt and that’s something you should consider before buying this game. That being said, this is an okay arcade fun off-road racing game.
    Car controls feel good and of course are arcady af. The tracks look really good and the variations are okay as well. Cars do look good, while they aren’t the best in the genre.
    The car selection is nice. There are modern rally cars, 90s and 80s rally cars, gt I love the Dirt Rally games. But this is just Dirt and that’s something you should consider before buying this game. That being said, this is an okay arcade fun off-road racing game.
    Car controls feel good and of course are arcady af. The tracks look really good and the variations are okay as well. Cars do look good, while they aren’t the best in the genre.
    The car selection is nice. There are modern rally cars, 90s and 80s rally cars, gt cars, super light cars, big and heavy Jeep’s and so on. Car customization is possible, but you can only change sponsors and the sponsor layout, car livery and some complete designs. So it’s nothing compared to GT Sport or Forza but you can still make your car look good.
    There is a career mode…well…to be honest it’s just a bunch of different races and challenges you have to do to progress. Not a real career if you ask me. Sadly this can get boring a little to fast.
    But for me the worst is the difficulty. On normal EVERY race is a cakewalk. Really…there is no challenge here. So…I switched to hard.
    Still to easy…it felt exactly the same.
    Okay here we go…very hard. Yeah…now it gets strange. On very hard the most races are still to easy I think. But from out of nowhere there are some races that just totally obliterated me.
    If you didn’t buy the best car of the class you won’t have a chance. Maybe this is just me and a lack of skill in some car classes but I get the feeling that the difficulty is just unbalanced in some rare instances.
    I knew before buying that this is no Dirt Rally. But if I remember correctly there were still some rally events in older dirt games. Yeah sadly they are gone now. Okay time to finish this.
    Dirt 5 is a good looking off road arcade racer with: a career mode which isn’t a career and isn’t rewarding enough, a decent car and track selection, good controls, an unbalanced but mostly to easy difficulty. Dirt is a perfect racing game for moments when I’m waiting for something or when there isn’t enough time to play something big. 7/10 it’s a good game…but nothing that will stay in my mind.    … Expand
  8. BipolarSmile
    Jul 16, 2022
    7
    Good graphics, fun racing game with car handling that can be problematic at times.
  9. das_dennis
    Jan 12, 2022
    5
    Arcade racer - nothing special - enemies stay always close, no matter how good or bad you are - short fun but no deep progress
  10. Cacau-05
    Jan 11, 2022
    6
    O jogo é muito bem feito no meu ponto de vista. Jogar com o cambio manual traz um desafio a mais que traz uma imersão diferenciada. Ele chega a ficar repetitivo, não gostei da forma de progressão, é muito fácil adquirir os carros. Os desafios durante a corrida em algumas delas não faziam o menor sentido (ficar x segundos no ar em uma pista que não tem pulos, por exemplo). Poderiam terO jogo é muito bem feito no meu ponto de vista. Jogar com o cambio manual traz um desafio a mais que traz uma imersão diferenciada. Ele chega a ficar repetitivo, não gostei da forma de progressão, é muito fácil adquirir os carros. Os desafios durante a corrida em algumas delas não faziam o menor sentido (ficar x segundos no ar em uma pista que não tem pulos, por exemplo). Poderiam ter melhorado o sistema de vibração do Dualsense, vibra demais eu acho. Outro sistema ruim são as DLC, que são muitas, curtas e muito caras, uma forma de ganhar dinheiro.… Expand
  11. Nintenduder
    Jan 5, 2021
    6
    Great game, but disappointing performance on PS5. The framerate is horrible and slowdowns are frequent. Playing on 120 fps mode helps, but the graphics don't look very next gen in performance mode and there are still frequent frame rate dips. I've had some crashes too, but no save corruption fortunately. This game needs a lot of work as of my review.
  12. Ardho
    Apr 11, 2022
    5
    bad and dull................................................................
  13. Zski
    Jan 14, 2022
    6
    I am a long time fan of the Dirt series, I have seen the series at their top (Dirt 3), and I am now witnessing the series at its lowest. Objectively, it’s not a bad racing game, but it’s a bad Dirt game. Dirt has always found the sweet spot between arcade and simulation to make a very fun an engaging game, unfortunately this time around it feels like they turned the lever far too much inI am a long time fan of the Dirt series, I have seen the series at their top (Dirt 3), and I am now witnessing the series at its lowest. Objectively, it’s not a bad racing game, but it’s a bad Dirt game. Dirt has always found the sweet spot between arcade and simulation to make a very fun an engaging game, unfortunately this time around it feels like they turned the lever far too much in the direction of arcade without compensating for it in the gameplay. The best way of describing the feel of the game is as if Need for Speed made a Dirt game. The physics feel a little strange although are completely tolerable. What bothered me most about the physics was that there is virtually zero consequence for hitting other cars, so you’ll naturally accelerate hard into corners and use your opponents to slow your momentum so you can take the lead - it’s a little ridiculous. The AI is also very poor, they never make any mistakes and they just clump together in large packs, so you’re either in a way overcrowded stretch or you’re completely on your own. The graphics are decent but nothing to write home about, it almost feels like an upscaled PS4 game (fairly certain this is it). However, the colors in the game are awesome, everything feels super colorful and vibrant. Another cool feature is the active changes in time of day and weather throughout the course of a race, although while it’s a neat feature, it’s just so overused that it feels like a nuisance after awhile because every single race will have poor visibility either due to weather or time of day. The game is also missing some standard features that make for a more bare bones experience, for example, there is no replay system to go back and watch any awesome overtakes, and there is no co-driver that reads any upcoming turns and you can’t adjust where the minimap is located, so you’re stuck constantly taking your eyes off the road trying to figure out what turns are ahead. With all that being said, it’s still a fun game, I enjoyed it, but I couldn’t keep pushing through it felt pretty repetitive. The first 1/3 of the game is exciting, but the remaining 2/3 are just slight changes to the maps and race types that you have already been playing. This game was fun while it lasted. It’s a decent arcade racing game, but it’s a bad Dirt game.… Expand
  14. Musico-vagante
    Oct 5, 2021
    5
    Genérico. A propaganda de trazer os recursos do PS5 é, no mínimo, duvidosa. Os gráficos não são bons, os modelos de carros são patéticos e é muito fácil ficar cansado de jogar. O único ponto positivo que enxerguei foi o uso do dualsense, muito bom uso por sinal.
  15. Pikeej
    May 20, 2021
    7
    Good music, nice vehicles and routes. Graphics looks good but not perfect. In minus, AI should be harder in campaing beacuse at very hard level without any supports you can probably win all races without any trouble.
  16. YTGhost_QUAK
    Sep 19, 2021
    7
    The game is quite a good instalment to the dirt franchise but compared to Dirt 4 and dirt 3 i would say its not as good.
  17. coady
    Jan 12, 2022
    5
    Before I start complaining about this game I’ll agree I’m totally biased and my review will not be entirely fair. I installed this game as its free this month with PSN and I thought I’ll give it a try. Thing is that I’m also currently working my way through Forza Horizon 5 on PC and comparing these two titles just isn’t fair for Dirt 5. Graphics wise there isn’t a huge difference but asBefore I start complaining about this game I’ll agree I’m totally biased and my review will not be entirely fair. I installed this game as its free this month with PSN and I thought I’ll give it a try. Thing is that I’m also currently working my way through Forza Horizon 5 on PC and comparing these two titles just isn’t fair for Dirt 5. Graphics wise there isn’t a huge difference but as far as gameplay goes… Dirt really feels like you’re driving a 90’s arcade racer. Terrible acceleration and braking that feels completely inconsistent depending on if you’re in first or last place. Bouncing off of walls and obstacles when you accidentally go too far off track. Don’t even get me started on the drifting, that’s just as unrealistic as it gets. The sound isn’t much good either, engine sounds are pretty basic and get annoying after a while. I do like the soundtrack, a lot of energizing songs in the playlists. I’m not sure how I would have felt about this game if I had played it when it was just released but probably wouldn’t be much better than my current experience.… Expand
  18. Aftersales
    Jan 26, 2022
    5
    ARCADE game, whitout any simulative aspect. I tried to play it but it's too unrealistic for me.
  19. BrianDavid94
    Sep 1, 2022
    6
    Quick background on me the reviewer, I tend to like single player games that is heavy on narrative the most. I also play a lot of racing games and use to play multiplayer games in my high school days but now that it's hard for me and my friends to find a good time to link up so now it’s more rare for me to get into a multiplayer game. Up to try any genre of games and sometimes I findQuick background on me the reviewer, I tend to like single player games that is heavy on narrative the most. I also play a lot of racing games and use to play multiplayer games in my high school days but now that it's hard for me and my friends to find a good time to link up so now it’s more rare for me to get into a multiplayer game. Up to try any genre of games and sometimes I find something new that I didn't think I'd like. I own a PC (built by me), Xbox One X, Xbox Series X, PS3, PS4, PS5, and a Switch. I prefer Playstation due to their focus on narrative games. For scoring, I’ll be using the Gameinformer review scale and of course influenced by my personal opinions.

    (6) Limited Appeal. Although there may be fans of games receiving this score, many will be left yearning for a more rewarding game experience.

    I’ve enjoyed Dirt 2, Dirt 4, and Dirt Rally but this latest release is a giant step back from their previous games. This iteration has no depth to it and is more arcady than their previous games which isn’t necessarily a bad thing but there isn’t any damage either and with the flip flop of sim vs arcade feel customers may not know what they are buying into if they played their past games . They took out their flashback mechanic too. It would be better if they only had this at an Arcade and I would just be able to put quarters in for the little amount of time it keeps me entertained.    … Expand
  20. Daniel_Lourenco
    May 21, 2023
    7
    Sendo um jogo "oferecido" pela PS plus, dá para passar algumas horas de diversão em diferentes tipos de pista.
    Não sendo grande fã de jogos de condução, dei por mim a querer acabar a campanha e a divertir-me bastante.
  21. CaptDbog
    Nov 15, 2022
    6
    Dirt 5 is a decent game. Not great but not bad. The graphics are excellent and the haptic controls are good. Short career mode and it gets repetitive. Get it on super sale if you want it.
  22. uncleblazer
    Feb 3, 2023
    5
    small amounts of fun mixed with rage inducing ai. sucks when all you can do is watch the front pack get away while you're stuck in the group of cars not racing. game looks fine. sound isn't on par with better racing games. meh. cant recommend unless its real cheap.
  23. Harthik69
    Jul 9, 2023
    7
    Good Game. Can give it a second try in future, I might like the gameplay and visuals

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#11 Best PlayStation 5 Game of 2020
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#14 Most Discussed PlayStation 5 Game of 2020

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Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. GameGrin
    Dec 18, 2020
    85
    DIRT 5 is an excellent, stunning and simply enjoyable arcade racer that is easy for anyone to pick-up and play regardless of your motor vehicle knowledge with a career mode that is surprisingly entertaining. You may want to pick it up on PlayStation 5 though since it feels awesome to play with the new DualSense features.
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  2. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Dec 14, 2020
    80
    Much buggier than the PS4 version, Dirt 5 is nonetheless a showcase for PS5 gaming, and a much-needed champion for splitscreen racing. [Issue#183, p.86]
  3. PlayStation LifeStyle
    Dec 2, 2020
    85
    DIRT 5 on the PS5 is the best version of the game to get on PlayStation consoles, when it works. That’s a big caveat, and most gamers will not want to have to constantly remember to pre-emptively upload their save game after a few races, or risk losing hours of progress due to one unfortunate crash. This also necessitates a PlayStation Plus subscription, since copying PS5 save games to USB storage is unfortunately not an option as of this writing. Assuming these issues get patched out, then it is easy to recommend buying this on the PS5, because DIRT 5 is a showcase racing game for the next generation of consoles with its smart use of haptic feedback and ray tracing, all while delivering a smooth performance.
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