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Video Games : Colin McRae: DiRT (PC DVD)
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Colin McRae: DiRT (PC DVD) from: Codemasters Limited List Price: £34.99 Childrens Toy Shop Price: £13.48 You Save: £21.51 (61%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Video Game Brand: Codemasters Limited EAN: 5050053458377 Label: Codemasters Limited Manufacturer: Codemasters Limited Platform: Windows XP Publisher: Codemasters Limited Release Date: June 15, 2007 Studio: Codemasters Limited Sales Rank: 872 Accessories:
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Editorial Review: Amazon.co.uk Review: It may be tempting to think of this simply as Colin McRae Rally 6.0, but for once a game has been rebranded not to divert attention from an aging and discredited formula, but because it really is a whole evolutionary step forward for the series. There’s now a far greater range of cars and race types than just point-to-point rallying, with everything from hill climbing to rally cross events included. The game’s also far less parochial than before, with plenty of officially licensed international rally tracks and competitions. As exciting as all this may be though the game’s trump card is clearly its graphics. After what seems to have been an endless series of next gen disappointments this is one game that clearly could never have been done on the older consoles. The level of detail is incredible, both on the cars and the environment, but what really impresses is how interactive everything is. Pranging your car not only damages it realistically, but whatever you’ve hit as well, from roadside barriers to other racers. The game’s other great triumph is ironically also it’s only serious flaw. The car handling is superbly realistic, but so much so that it actually makes getting anywhere in the game extremely difficult without an awful lot of practise (and ideally a good steering wheel controller). At least you can go online for a match against others at the same skill level as you though, which does help to avoid too much frustration and helps you appreciate what is probably the best next gen racer so far. Harrison Dent Manufacturer's Description: Colin McRae: DIRT is the most diverse and exhilarating off-road racing experience ever with sensational gravel, mud and dirt events the world over. Events include the series' intense point-to-point races and takes players further off-road than ever before. Race in challenging heavyweight 850bhp cars, drifting on the loose gravel and high-speed blind corners of Hill Climb events along perilous cliff edges. All 12.4 miles of the world famous Pikes Peak International is included, with over 150 precarious turns to negotiate through the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. How about engaging in multiple car races with Dakar-style trucks and super-powered 4x4s on the toughest desert terrain in Rally Raid competitions? Then there are Rally Cross events, switching between dirt and road racing, where the competition is always tight, fast and collisions with your opponents are inevitable. Colin McRae: DIRT also offers a dedicated mode for European, International and Global rally championships featuring official 2WD, 4WD, Classic and RWD rally cars. Colin McRae: DIRT delivers the wheel-screaming exhilaration of off-road racing with the next generation of the series' sublime car handling and physics system and a devastating new damage engine that ensures players experience every bump in the track, every loose rock, every inch of shifting dirt through the reactive environments. With an incredible range of off-road vehicles, thrill-packed tracks, modes that make the most of online multiplayer, and more varied events than any other single-championship rally game, Colin McRae is a bigger, faster, wilder racing experience. Customer Reviews
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 Rating:  - GREAT..... if you have a computer of a similar spec to NASA'sGRAPHICS: Ok, I had read all the reviews about needing a very high spec pc and although my pc isn't super duper I thought it would probably work ok like all my other high spec games. I bought my pc about 2 years ago, then it was very good, (7600gs 256mb, 500gb sata, 2gb ram, pentium 2 core duo). Now that is quite good I think. However at 1240 by 1024 at the lowest detail settings it still only gave about 4fps with a steering lag of about 1.5 seconds (my formula force ex steering wheel works perfectly with other games) i decided to turn the graphics down a notch or two. I ended up at the lowest possible setting, still with a notisable steering lag! Even at the lowest setting it still looks sort of ok, but not great at all. VERY DISSAPIONTED ... Read More: Rating:  - Dont believe the negative reviewsGame is excellent in my opinion. Some of the negative feedback isnt justified. Yes, you do need a very powerful graphics card but on my 8800 GTS framerate is in the 40's with all graphic options maxed out at 1680x1050 Handling takes getting used to I admit but it's just sensitive thats all. Using a joypad I have completed the whole game with no problems. On the downside there are a few minus points though. 1) Your saved games can get corrupted (even after the patch) so I'd advise to make a backup of the file. 2) The game really taxes your graphics card and if you're overclocking too much the game will crash or lockup regulary. But anyone with a high end GPU shouldn't miss out ... Read More: Rating:  - Get Rally 04, not this.First, the moans: I didn't think I would mind, but the American accents really are incredibly annoying! I eventually had to turn the speech off. This is supposed to be a Colin Mcrae game after all... (And I love Americans, honest!) The hardware requirements are ridiculous. My PC has an E6850 3GHz cpu and a factory-overclocked 8800gt graphics card and I still couldn't run it smoothly at the max settings. I tried various combinations of lower res/lower detail and never really got a decent framerate allied with acceptable appearance. There was something wrong with the car handling. A light touch on the brakes and the car stopped almost immediately. Conversely, floor the accelerator and the car felt sluggish, and there was ... Read More: Rating: - This game could damage your PCThis game will, without you consent, install "hidden drivers" These starforce drivers are not compatible with a lot of computers including mine. When you report your problems to Codemasters you will not get any help at all, as they wont admit there is a problem with this Russian software. These drivers will stay on your system after uninstalling game and you will need a special tool to remove them. Leave this game alone and any other games that use "starforce" Ubisoft have ditched starforce and its time Codemasters did the same Rating:  - Whats wrong with the controls?Dislike no.1 : The game is voiced over by americans and you hear some very cheesy comments, not in keeping with the colin mcrae series at all. Dislike no. 2 : this is not a rally game as such, it does have rallying in it, but thats only a small part of the game really, again this does not keep with the colin mcrae series of games. Dislike no. 3 : Playing this game with a gamepad is plain awful. I thought at first my pad must be worn out so I went and bought another one, seems that its not my pad after all but the game. Its just sooooo twitchy, its an utter nightmare. You cant steer smoothly you have to stab at the analogue or you just end up steering left then right again to correct it, awful. It plays more like a game thats designed ... Read More: |
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