DiRT

 Xbox 360
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7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 107 Ratings

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  1. Yojimbo2015
    Jul 5, 2023
    9
    The Colin McRae series takes a leap forward and includes other forms of off-road racing including buggies, trucks and rally cross. The pyramid style of unlocking later challenges works well, there are heaps of vehicles, it's great to look at and the sense of speed, physics and realistic damage give it a real sense of driving on the ragged edge. One of the best racers on the Xbox 360.
  2. iddqd4
    Mar 16, 2018
    8
    Колин Макрей погиб, но серия одноименных раллийных гонок жива и по сей день, но название пришлось сменить.
  3. Broyax
    Apr 11, 2017
    3
    Vite fini, vite oublié... Dirt, c'est du macgerbale dans un bel emballage : très beau, toujours fluide, partie sonore très réussie, replays corrects. Mais le contenu est creux : conduite très arcade et insipide, les voitures de rallye qui freinent comme des Formule 1... Seule la grande diversité des épreuves permet de tenir le coup jusqu'à la fin ! bref, du Codemasters standard si l'onVite fini, vite oublié... Dirt, c'est du macgerbale dans un bel emballage : très beau, toujours fluide, partie sonore très réussie, replays corrects. Mais le contenu est creux : conduite très arcade et insipide, les voitures de rallye qui freinent comme des Formule 1... Seule la grande diversité des épreuves permet de tenir le coup jusqu'à la fin ! bref, du Codemasters standard si l'on peut dire, du jeu jetable.… Expand
  4. gamingisgreat
    Sep 24, 2016
    7
    The original Dirt is a good game.

    The game plays well,with good physics and competitive AI.The is no limited use flashback feature like the 2nd and 3rd game,which is frustrating when you have to restart a long race.The variety of racing is great.The game does give out way too much prize money though The graphics are nice,with a smooth framerate. The sound design is good,but the    The original Dirt is a good game.

    The game plays well,with good physics and competitive AI.The is no limited use flashback feature like the 2nd and 3rd game,which is frustrating when you have to restart a long race.The variety of racing is great.The game does give out way too much prize money though

    The graphics are nice,with a smooth framerate.

    The sound design is good,but the soundtrack,and the in-menu announcer will irritate you so much.

    Overall,the original Dirt is a good game held back by far too much prize money,the irritating announcer in the menus,and the poor soundtrack.    … Expand
  5. matroycem
    Apr 30, 2013
    5
    I have only played this recently and that may be a small part of the poor score. It looks dated but to be fair was not bad at all graphically. I thought that the car handling was solid enough and felt responsive. The main gripe I had was with the Career Mode. It uses the same tracks and cars and setups repeatedly and it just got really tiresome having to play through to the end. After aI have only played this recently and that may be a small part of the poor score. It looks dated but to be fair was not bad at all graphically. I thought that the car handling was solid enough and felt responsive. The main gripe I had was with the Career Mode. It uses the same tracks and cars and setups repeatedly and it just got really tiresome having to play through to the end. After a while you get some much money you can buy the best car and then just blitz races without any care. The AI of the opponents is not up to much and they just follow in a procession until the end of the race. I found the game a real slog and could not motivate myself to fully complete it. I ended up having to play it over several months. Having a quick blast then leaving it when it started to get boring. A game should be a joy to play and unfortunately this wasn't. It has a good game in there but its so hard to enjoy it.… Expand
  6. drlowdon
    Mar 12, 2013
    7
    Dirt continues to deliver the excellent single player experience associated with the Colin McRae series combining the usual superb handling with a number of new race modes and greater variety of vehicles. The multi-player, both on and off-line, is a disappointment with very few options available but fans of previous entries will find plenty to entertain them here.
  7. sinadoom
    Jul 23, 2012
    7
    Out of all the DiRT games this is definitely the most technical and least simplified version (in theory). You can tune to very fine details all aspects of the vehicle, and must spend money to repair damage, which encourages clean racing. Tracks are fun, arcade and yet technical, with plenty of pre-race data such as surface type and even a short briefing avaialble beforehand. In race,Out of all the DiRT games this is definitely the most technical and least simplified version (in theory). You can tune to very fine details all aspects of the vehicle, and must spend money to repair damage, which encourages clean racing. Tracks are fun, arcade and yet technical, with plenty of pre-race data such as surface type and even a short briefing avaialble beforehand. In race, proper rally co-driver terminology is used (such as 1-6 to indicate angle of turns). There are 5 difficulty levels which can be chosen separately for each event, with a higher reward for harder difficulty obviously. The presentation is slick, but the menus and general navigation is best in this one, and looks very polished and modern. When you jump into the game however, things aren't as great as they first seem. The technical tuning setups look pointless when the braking, handling and graphics seem so unrealistic and childishly arcade in some aspects. Lighting and environments are good, but texture detail is very much lacking, with just about everything - including shadows - requiring much more anti-aliasing to even look presentable. Nevertheless, you do get manual transmission, can change controls and interior view. Inside the car everything look very bland with very little detail at all. Framerate is choppy at times too. The disparity in graphics between sandy landrush circuits and trucks (which look hideous) compared with the woodland jungle rally courses and cars like the Renault Clio & Subaru Impreza (which look impressive even in 2012) are too large. But the game does do a fantastic job of talking you through everything so you're not left confused- not that it would ever happen due to the smart GUI. It's also good that at the end of each event a leaderboard is shown so you can see how good or badly you did compared to world record and where you rank. Progression is very simple, and achievements are even more straightforward. However, compared to DiRT 2 and DiRT 3 this is much more arcade-feeling despite it being more technical. It's still a good game, just not a great game like DiRT 2 or mind-blowing like DiRT 3. As a starting point though, the foundations are solid and are evidently improved upon in DiRT 2 and evolved in DiRT 3. Still worth playing even if you've played the other two, as it has better, more varied tracks which are not only more technical but fun, satisfying and intense too. In terms of variety overall it beats DiRT 2 and even DiRT 3 in the rallying part, since DiRT 3 tends to deviate a bit more with Gymkhana and in DiRT 2 you have gate crasher (which definitely isn't rallying). Here you get the lot- from massive rigs on rough surfaces in the desert to agile rally cars like the Peugeot 307 being driven on very tight, technical mountain roads in Spain and Japan. For its time it's by far more fun to drive on than Forza 2, but that's the only thing this game really excels at.… Expand
  8. SteveP
    Jan 21, 2009
    9
    Not a simulation like Gran Turismo but never-the-less it is a great game. Really good graphics and good damage. Handling of cars is a little arcadey and takes a while to get used to. Races are quite varied. Uphill races are awesome especially on full difficulty and damage, knowing one small mistake will totally trash your car. Online aspect is good, you have to strike the balance between Not a simulation like Gran Turismo but never-the-less it is a great game. Really good graphics and good damage. Handling of cars is a little arcadey and takes a while to get used to. Races are quite varied. Uphill races are awesome especially on full difficulty and damage, knowing one small mistake will totally trash your car. Online aspect is good, you have to strike the balance between all-out speed and agression with the knowledge you actually have to finish the race in order to finish first. People who dont usually rate racing games may find it a little repetitive.… Expand
  9. DragonWind
    Jul 23, 2008
    4
    This has to be one of the wosrt rally games i have ever played, the physics dont even act right and the camra angles r horrible, buy this game if u enjoy playing bad games.
  10. andrews
    Jan 6, 2008
    4
    I am a huge fan of the McRae series. This one is terrible, though. No car stops this fast, corners exactly the same on dirt, wet gravel and pavement, or has such a bad framerate drop from the in car view, which has always been my favorite. the framerate is fine outside the car but from inside it is aweful, and there is no excuse for that given that the game is not really utilizing the I am a huge fan of the McRae series. This one is terrible, though. No car stops this fast, corners exactly the same on dirt, wet gravel and pavement, or has such a bad framerate drop from the in car view, which has always been my favorite. the framerate is fine outside the car but from inside it is aweful, and there is no excuse for that given that the game is not really utilizing the power available though the 360. Glad the free demo was available..I won't be buying this one even on half.com for 2 bucks. It just infuriates me because I loves the francise until now. The last regular xbox version is completely superior in physics and smoothness. Maybe next time.… Expand
  11. LarryS.
    Oct 24, 2007
    4
    Average game all round. Colin was a British driver not some American and the camera angles a just Horrible! other wise "Non-Rally" truck type racing is fun.
  12. WayneH.
    Sep 22, 2007
    8
    After reading the comments on this page so far its obvious that the hard core McRae fans are dissapointed byt the lack of pure realism in the game. I have many rally games including the Mcrae franchise and world rally etc and as far as looks go this one beats them all hands down. The handing of the cars can be made to feel more like a rally game if you change it correctly in the set up After reading the comments on this page so far its obvious that the hard core McRae fans are dissapointed byt the lack of pure realism in the game. I have many rally games including the Mcrae franchise and world rally etc and as far as looks go this one beats them all hands down. The handing of the cars can be made to feel more like a rally game if you change it correctly in the set up but I understand where people are comming from when they say its not a rally game. It is however a fun fun game, i love the big Chevy 4x4 races. Its Just fun, I know that the physics isnt spot on but i still have a smile on my face. If you just want a pure rally feel prob best to get the new sega rally game but if you want a great racer thats fun by Dirt! Biggest down fall is the lack of 2 player. Rest in Peace Col, you're a legend.… Expand
  13. RyanH.
    Sep 16, 2007
    10
    This game is pure awesome, and as close to real as a racing game can get while staying fun for the average gamer. I'm not a Forza or Grand Turismo fan, the burnout and NFS series' have always held my heart, but this semi-sim has just the right amount of challenge and reward to keep me coming back to it. The lack of anything but improvised hot seat multiplayer at home is sad, but This game is pure awesome, and as close to real as a racing game can get while staying fun for the average gamer. I'm not a Forza or Grand Turismo fan, the burnout and NFS series' have always held my heart, but this semi-sim has just the right amount of challenge and reward to keep me coming back to it. The lack of anything but improvised hot seat multiplayer at home is sad, but the single player is incredible enough to play and watch that you and your friends won't mind taking turns. Dirt for the win!… Expand
  14. V-digit
    Aug 31, 2007
    9
    Great game - great graphics - way too much fun. perfect controls once u get the hang of it.
  15. Daz
    Aug 21, 2007
    7
    I enjoyed thiis game very much, great graphics beatuiful layout ,till i got to Tier 5, it suddenly demands you do 3 rallys for one podium and a meagre reward, i can t do 2 races in a row ( full rally races) then get time to do barely any repairs, its gets impossible as your on the last race is close to a scrapheap even on amateur, i'm not the only the only one. Oh and truck and buggy I enjoyed thiis game very much, great graphics beatuiful layout ,till i got to Tier 5, it suddenly demands you do 3 rallys for one podium and a meagre reward, i can t do 2 races in a row ( full rally races) then get time to do barely any repairs, its gets impossible as your on the last race is close to a scrapheap even on amateur, i'm not the only the only one. Oh and truck and buggy races are awful, worst steering ever in buggy races.… Expand
  16. BlueFalcon
    Aug 13, 2007
    8
    This is a truly outstanding game. It plays a LOT like Rallisport Challenge 2. I just wish there was offline multiplayer, and better online multiplayer. With those additions, I'd likely give it a 10/10.
  17. BenderR.
    Aug 9, 2007
    4
    Beautiful menu, nice graphics. Poor physics, poor realism, poor fun-factor (car reset "feature"? gimmie a break! all this beautiful scenery beyond the bounds of the track, and we can't touch it), overall a fantastic idea with some high points that was poorly executed.
  18. JohanA.
    Aug 9, 2007
    3
    No local multiplayer on a single console and the pretty boring races with lorrys really brings down an otherwise fun off-road racing game.
  19. TaylorM-G
    Jul 11, 2007
    6
    Wow... this is a what I call a "BMW with a broken window". What a giant flaw the game developers have with this game. Hello? Welcome to 2007. When you buy a game for the next gen consoles you expect to play with your friends online. And when you expect to play with your friends online, you expect to shoot them in the head or run them off the road. DiRT offers none of this with their onine Wow... this is a what I call a "BMW with a broken window". What a giant flaw the game developers have with this game. Hello? Welcome to 2007. When you buy a game for the next gen consoles you expect to play with your friends online. And when you expect to play with your friends online, you expect to shoot them in the head or run them off the road. DiRT offers none of this with their onine capabilities. What a tragic flaw with such a beautiful game that offers sensational menu interface and glorious graphics. The one other downfall is the car's ease with which it brakes hard and accelerates. This would be a 10 if the multi-player existed.… Expand
  20. Andyman
    Jul 10, 2007
    6
    I'll sum it up this way... the dirt in DiRT just doesn't feel like dirt. For one, the braking is ridiculously powerful... ever slammed on the brakes on an unpaved surface? You slide straight ahead. Not in DiRT. No sir, in DiRT you simply STOP with teeth-jarring suddenness. On top of that, nearly every vehicle in the game steers with go-kart-quick twitchiness. Where is the I'll sum it up this way... the dirt in DiRT just doesn't feel like dirt. For one, the braking is ridiculously powerful... ever slammed on the brakes on an unpaved surface? You slide straight ahead. Not in DiRT. No sir, in DiRT you simply STOP with teeth-jarring suddenness. On top of that, nearly every vehicle in the game steers with go-kart-quick twitchiness. Where is the finesse of sliding a loose back end around tight corners? DiRT gets an 8 for the impressive visuals and the addition of new types of vehicles, but a 4 for the gameplay and unrealism... net result, this game is a 6, and a big disappointment.… Expand
  21. JackD.
    Jul 10, 2007
    9
    This game is a lot of fun and the graphics look great. It would probably be even better if I had the steering wheel.
  22. KurdtK.
    Jul 3, 2007
    5
    The gameplay is horribly inconsistent. Sometimes it's fun, like when you are driving the unusual cube trucks in a rally cross, but most of the time it isn't. The game looks beautiful, but the gameplay is s***. None of the cars behave realistically, or in any kind of a fun arcade style. I wanted to like this game - so much that I spent $70 cdn on it! But I am trading it back to The gameplay is horribly inconsistent. Sometimes it's fun, like when you are driving the unusual cube trucks in a rally cross, but most of the time it isn't. The game looks beautiful, but the gameplay is s***. None of the cars behave realistically, or in any kind of a fun arcade style. I wanted to like this game - so much that I spent $70 cdn on it! But I am trading it back to ebgames tomorrow; it just isn't compelling at all.… Expand
  23. SLogan
    Jun 30, 2007
    10
    This Game is fun ,fun, fun! Forza 2 is great but its not a rally game and vice versa. Dirt has Great GFX and great handling if you know how to set it up in game. I love playing online, battling it out and trying to get the best time, and love the replays! the only thing Codemasters left out... saving replays ...overall great game that will stay in my gaming cabernet for a long time to come.
  24. KelR.
    Jun 30, 2007
    5
    Hugely disappointing, I can't tell you how excited my brother and I were for such a realistic racing experience... However, we soon learned that the multiplayer aspect of this game is BROKEN. For the next-gen of gaming this is not acceptable as far as I'm concerned. Be warned, In multiplayer there in NO racing against friends, well, you literally cannot see them on the screen! So lame.
  25. HCGamer
    Jun 29, 2007
    7
    + Best looking racing game ever on any platform + Variety of disciplines, not just rally + Damage modelling - Baaad physics. Way too powerful brakes - No snow, no rain - No multiplayer, only leaderboards - Cars reset too easily Why make a game which actually manages to LOOK REAL, be totally unreal in terms of physics? Also, the multiplayer is total failure. It is not really a multiplayer, + Best looking racing game ever on any platform + Variety of disciplines, not just rally + Damage modelling - Baaad physics. Way too powerful brakes - No snow, no rain - No multiplayer, only leaderboards - Cars reset too easily Why make a game which actually manages to LOOK REAL, be totally unreal in terms of physics? Also, the multiplayer is total failure. It is not really a multiplayer, it´s a cheap trick. The game is 100% single player game, with online leaderboards, nothing more.… Expand
  26. MiguelG.
    Jun 29, 2007
    10
    I haven't been to the "driving games University" so I kinda play them just for the fun, and heck! This one's a blast, and gorgeous to look at on top of it. Roll on a driving weekend's coming this way!
  27. AmritK.
    Jun 25, 2007
    7
    @Jon W- I totally agree with you man.That commentator was like making me insane.Can someone please punch him in the face for me(If you know him). They also screwed up the whole physics for which i so liked this franchise in the first place.CMR 2005 and 2003 are a blast for rally fans,infact,i am still playing CMR 2005.I don't know why they try to re-invent the successful idea and @Jon W- I totally agree with you man.That commentator was like making me insane.Can someone please punch him in the face for me(If you know him). They also screwed up the whole physics for which i so liked this franchise in the first place.CMR 2005 and 2003 are a blast for rally fans,infact,i am still playing CMR 2005.I don't know why they try to re-invent the successful idea and screw it up.… Expand
  28. FPSMaster
    Jun 22, 2007
    6
    I've been a long time fan of the CMR games since the first on PS1.There was finally a sim that wasn't strictly pavement or half-assed rallying like Gran Turismo. Over the years, it got better and better, looked better, handled better and just played flat out better with hundreds of courses and every weather and surface type imagineable. It was the equivalent of Gran I've been a long time fan of the CMR games since the first on PS1.There was finally a sim that wasn't strictly pavement or half-assed rallying like Gran Turismo. Over the years, it got better and better, looked better, handled better and just played flat out better with hundreds of courses and every weather and surface type imagineable. It was the equivalent of Gran Turismo's core racing but offroad. Now comes DIRT. It originally left me with the feeling that this game would continue that trend, but boy was I wrong. First, the graphics are nice other than the framerate issues and tearing which tell me they didn't put 100% into smoothing out the graphics, but it only looks really good in the sunlit stages. The other cloudier stages it very much resembles something from an Xbox title. Man, what some sunlight and shadows can do to make you think a game looks better this gen than last! The physics and damage modeling are good, but you don't get to see much of it because your car resets as soon as you leave the track. The cars do feel like they're on a central pivot much like Ridge Racer 4 felt and looked on PS1, but it's not as apparrent when using the in-car view. The deal breaker though is the way they designed this game from a depth standpoint. There isn't any depth unless you consider depth as having a Motocross racer handling the voice overs for a rally game!!!???. That has to be the dumbest and most blatant way of showing you are trying to get the casual audience to buy your game...what does a Motocross racer that has the nerve to tell me I'm not racing very well have to do with rallying? You only get a couple of road surfaces, mainly dirt and pavement. No snow, no weather, no falling rain like in all the past CMRs. It just feels half-assed to call this a rally game and have no more road surfaces or weather in the entire game than the demo showed you or what the half-assed rally modes in the GT games gave you in 1999. Couple that with the fact that they added in stupid wheel to wheel racing with vehicles that have nothing to do with rallying, like garbage trucks and buggies and what you have here is the 360's version of the tech-demo-ish Motorstorm from PS3. This is not CMR, so if you go into it thinking that it will be you will be as enraged as I was. Go into it thinking it will be nothing more than an arcadey, over-the-top Motorstorm clone and you might be happy for a few days. I was just starting to think Codemasters was finally finding a way to show the world how great they are with games like CMR, Operation Flashpoint and a few other once great and very promising franchises, but they have now shown me they are no different from companies like EA and out to make a quick buck by making their games more user friendly and whoring them out to the casual market that thinks if the game has cool music and good graphics that it must be a great game. It looks like Sega Rally Revo will HAVE to step up and reign because between Dirt and Forza I don't know if I can deal with another over-hyped half-assed, cut corner racing game on 360. As a flat out completely arcadey racing game with cool damage physics, this succeeds for a little bit. But as the next game in the CMR legacy and something that's at least supposed to be about rallying, it's flat out a piece of dog****. I just don't understand the infatuation this gen with completely changing all these franshises into something completely different from what made the franchises what they were to begin with. That's not innovation or reinventing as they like you to believe, it's desperation to sell more half-assed, easier to get into games to a less informed audience. And this game proves that point by seeing all the high scores it's getting.… Expand
  29. AnthonyN.
    Jun 22, 2007
    8
    When I first played the demo, I wasn't too impressed with the over responsive handling, but overall it was fun. Already owning and loving Forza 2, I thought I'd go for Dirt. I'm glad I did. When Forza 2 gets slighty dull (after hours of constant play), it's a breath of fresh air to play a no-brainer game that it full of speed and excitement. If I had to choose, When I first played the demo, I wasn't too impressed with the over responsive handling, but overall it was fun. Already owning and loving Forza 2, I thought I'd go for Dirt. I'm glad I did. When Forza 2 gets slighty dull (after hours of constant play), it's a breath of fresh air to play a no-brainer game that it full of speed and excitement. If I had to choose, I'd have Forza2 over this but if you can, get them both as they are totally different games. Also, get the forcefeedback steering wheel. It's amazing how much it adds to these games. For all those people who gave Dirt a score of 1, well you're entitled to your opinion....but you're wrong. Cheers.… Expand
  30. Dan
    Jun 21, 2007
    10
    I bought this game the day it came out. I love it. If you want a "Fun-to-play" racing game this is a must! Although I have PGR3 and forza 2, i just get so fustrated sometimes. Half way through forza 2 and I end up loosing interest... If you liked Burnout or if anyone remembers back in the day "Insane" this game is a MUST have!
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#20 Best Xbox 360 Game of 2007
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#23 Most Discussed Xbox 360 Game of 2007
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#44 Most Shared Xbox 360 Game of 2007

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Metascore
83

Generally favorable reviews - based on 59 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 55 out of 59
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 59
  3. Negative: 0 out of 59
  1. Official Xbox Magazine
    90
    So don't let Dirt's pointed non--"PGR"-ness stop you in the slightest--if all you care about is great gameplay, it's easily one of the best 360 racing games yet. [July 2007, p.74]
  2. IGN
    84
    When you can count every leaf on every piece of brush across a three mile track, that's a major graphical accomplishment. If only every aspect of DiRT matched the graphics and presentation, it would be among the top racers on Xbox 360. DiRT still hasn't fixed Colin McRae's longtime use of a central pivot for turning and the racing feels floaty at times.
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  3. VideoGamer
    80
    The core racing is thrilling yet accessible and the amount of content on offer will keep players enthralled for some time. Some inexplicable frame rate problems and a lacklustre online multiplayer mode prevent this from being a classic.
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