Colin McRae demos live

By Tom Bramwell Published 24 May, 2007

On Xbox 360 and PC.

As promised during yesterday's promising, Colin McRae: DIRT demos are now available for Xbox 360 (768.9MB) and PC (875MB).

Each has three tracks to race around on in different modes. A Crossover race where you compete against McRae takes place on Germany's Avelsbachring, with Subaru Impreza WRX STI spec Cs wrapped around the pair of you, while nine other racers join in for a Championship Off-Road Racing (CORR) event in V8 650hp buggies at Michigan's Bark River Off Road Raceway.

Then the demos branch off, with the 360 version taking you on a Windy Point Hill Climb event in Arizona, whereas the PC introduces multiplayer as up to 100 people can compete for the best time on the Sardinian Mounte de li Conchi point-to-point rally stage.

The full game's due out on Xbox 360 and PC on 15th June, with the PS3 version following "shortly after". Look out for our review nearer the time.

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  • Zomoniac #1 5 years ago

    Bah! Why does time go slowly on days when demos come out and I'm at work??

  • DB2k #2 5 years ago

    some PC screenies.. although i believe the op only got a few fps with these settings:
    http://fo rums.guru3d.com/showpost.php?p=...

  • Bertie Verified Senior Staff Writer, Eurogamer.net #3 5 years ago

    Jeez Louise that looks nice.

  • El_MUERkO #4 5 years ago

    get some gameplay vids up on EGTV plx

  • mad_caddy #5 5 years ago

    quite impressed, just tried the demo, if I had a 360 or a half decent PC I'd be buying it.

  • Stormflood #6 5 years ago

    [link url=http://forums.guru3d.com/showpost.php?p=2276197&post count=70
    ]http://fo rums.guru3d.com/showpost.php?p=...[/link]

    4fps lol

  • UncleLou #7 5 years ago

    Wow. 4FPS though, with this kind of PC? Hola.

  • DB2k #8 5 years ago

    full on haze next gen blur going on tho which I'm not sure i like the look of in the pics. looking forward to trying the demo out later

  • riz23 #9 5 years ago

    Gah! still only at 65% here at work. We've been downloading it since 10:30 :(

  • JackyB #10 5 years ago

    @riz23, where the fuck do you work where you can download game demos you lucky bastard?
    Edited by 1 at 24/05/07 @ 14:17

  • bonker #11 5 years ago

    Guys,

    someone please confirm/deny my current understanding that the 'multiplayer' in this game doesn't actually have any other cars on the screen with you?

  • Beano #12 5 years ago

    I can "deny" that :)

  • GamesConnoisseur #13 5 years ago

    I tried the X360 demo, not too sure of the handling aspect and frustrated with the buggy section as kept getting messed about by other AI cars!

    Was looking forward to this as thought it could perhaps match Motorstorm with regards to muds, physics but no not by a long shot. However what I most want is Rallisports by Dice as these are work of arts in my view.

    Hell, Dice could do Rallisport 3 on multi-platform as they are part of EA.

    However, it is unfinished build but with release not far away not convinced yet.

  • freedumb #14 5 years ago

    I read from a preview somewhere that they've dumbed down the handling a bit to appeal more to mainstream gamers. They've also got an american co-driver as well it seems.

  • Caimbeul #15 5 years ago

    4fps on that set up (which whilst not top end is much more powerful than the average PC) is no a good sign...

    Anyone else got some benchies?

    @riz23 - Yes, please enlighten us on your place of work.

  • BBIAJ #16 5 years ago

    Great, just got back from seeing At World's End, take my 360 out of low power mode (yep, it was still downloading the demo some 5 hours later...), only to discover that it's only 67% complete, before being presented with the message "Can't download Colin McRae: Dirt demo"!

    Cheers Microsoft...

  • Uncle_Fishboy #17 5 years ago

    Rallisport Challenge 2 on the xbox is the best rally game EVER. Anyone who disagrees with me is a tit.

  • polymorph #18 5 years ago

    Anyone had trouble downloading this? I got to 20% quite quickly then it stuck on 21% my router flashed a little here and there, but no major action.
    I cancelled retried again and again no luck.
    So ive just started to download the FABLE video, flying just like it should!

    EDIT BELOW,
    @BBIAJ,
    Missed your post i must need glasses! read every other one, me too.

    EDIT, ICANT SEEM TO SPELL FOR S@~T TODAY,
    makes note to play brain training a bit more tonight
    Edited by 3 at 24/05/07 @ 16:30

  • Hugundo #19 5 years ago

    4fps. Have a look at a picture, wait a couple of moments, look at a completely different picture.
    Edited by 3 at 24/05/07 @ 18:22

  • Arcadiian #20 5 years ago

    meh.

    Hope SEGA Rally Revo is better than this.

  • code601 #21 5 years ago

    Been downloading since about 3.30, got about 16% so far. Nuff said

  • kangarootoo #22 5 years ago

    "4fps. Have a look at a picture, wait a couple of seconds, look at a completely different picture"

    Ummm, I think you might find that 4 different pictures pass in the space of once second, but then I'm no scientist.

    ;)

  • magicpocket #23 5 years ago

    it's alright. Nice looking, but too much blooming for my liking. Handling is challenging, but not to my liking either. 6/10

  • MrBiggles #24 5 years ago

    DIRT is dirt, Rallisport challenge 2 smokes this broken rally tech demo piece o crap with no online play and lame handling.

  • MrBiggles #25 5 years ago

    I had to laugh when Codemasters said there was no head to head online because it sucks, and waiting for the host to start a game ruined it.

    When people told them it was a lame excuse they owned up that they're a small developer with not enough resources or time to put online play into the game.

    Wait for Rallisport challenge 2 to become backwards compatible on 360, great online and the best dam rally game ever made.

  • ostrasized #26 5 years ago

    Codemasters? A small developer?

    There's 300+ people in their Southam base...

  • Lukus #27 5 years ago

    It won't bloody download properly. It gets about halfway then is unable to continue and aborts. I have plenty of space on my hard drive, so not quite sure what's going on. Network problems?

  • Fatnick #28 5 years ago

    Can anyone confirm whether it's initially as pleasing but ultimately as half-baked/broken as Brian Lara? [/bitterness]

  • Hugundo #29 5 years ago

    @kangarootoo

    It's all starting to make sense :)
    That was a pretty stupid comment on my part lol.
    Edited by 2 at 24/05/07 @ 18:28

  • vegard #30 5 years ago

    My XPS M1710 with a 7900 Go GTS has some serious issues handling this game. AA is out of the question, that's for sure.

    Oh, and i wish nvidia would update the drivers for the GO series, last drivers came out in june 2006 or something.

  • Nitrous #31 5 years ago

    bah! Left it downloading for 1 hour and it only got to 15%, knew that wasn't right so gave up on it right away. Will try at 6am tomoz.

  • spookyzombie #32 5 years ago

    I can't download this either. It gets to about 9% and then says cannot be downloaded'. No reason is given either. I've checked the space on my HDD and I've got over 3gb.

  • KreyAtiv #33 5 years ago

    I've gotten that "Can't download Colin McRae: Dirt demo" message too.
    Although I was up to 81%. Took the majority of the day to get that far.
    Then when I tried to download it again, started at 1%. :S
    Just ended up turning it off.


  • Lukus #34 5 years ago

    Phew! Relieved it's not just me.

  • orcane #35 5 years ago

    I've loved CMR2.0 and 3 wasn't that bad either (although I didn't agree with making fun cheats require people to pay), haven't played the last ones but seeing this contains StarForce I don't even consider getting it on PC, and my Xbox 360 is out of order unless Microsoft fixes the green tint issue with US console + RGB cable + dashboard spring update so no X360 version for me either :(

  • Deepo #36 5 years ago

    Ooohh, i love the stupid moron who talks to you in the menus. Is that next-gen?

  • LeSpank #37 5 years ago

    "Pressure? Pressure is for tyres not drivers" - if I hear this another time I will headbutt my telly.

    Well it looks smashing, that's for sure but the handlings a bit easy going for a rally game I'm finding. Too easy to be honest, I don't feel like I'm going sideways enough and you hardly need the footbrake. Anyone agree?

    And what's with all these people not being able to download it? Took me about 20mins.

  • BadBoyBonner #38 5 years ago

    Dreaming of 81% - sat stuck at 6%. Went to 7% turn around looked again an back down to 6% the cheek of it! lol

    Been really looking forward to this - trust it to be the only thing to ever have problems with downlaoding.

  • BadBoyBonner #39 5 years ago

    Plus live went off for about 10 minutes

  • SexyBodyBuilderDude #40 5 years ago

    I just got the July issue of The Official Xbox Magazine, and this game is reviewed. It gets a score of 9 out of 10!!!!!

    I am going to be driving around in the dirt playing this game. That is for sure!!!

  • Nitrous #41 5 years ago

    Just been checking the codemasters forum and it's the same problem for a few of them there as well.... This had better be worth waiting for >.<

  • BadBoyBonner #42 5 years ago

    upto 8% now, only been 2 hours, would be faster on dial up! lol

  • Pablo2k5 #43 5 years ago

    Just played the demo. Really disappointed. To 'arcade-y' for my liking...

  • CannonAnBall #44 5 years ago

    Is everyone aware only rookie and amateur settings are available??

    It could explain why it's a little easy on the handling and why it feels arcadey

  • Haloboy #45 5 years ago

    SHame about starforce and the fps cap the game is meant to be using, although many are reporting that even having the game running at just 20 fps is good enough to actually enjoy it.

    [link url=http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/1927/di rtdemo200705241554113ph6.jpg
    ]http://im g339.imageshack.us/img339/1927/...[/link]

    Go figure!

  • jienn #46 5 years ago

    StarForce destroy yet another game?

    I have trouble getting Dirt to boot. the exe just idles and takes up 99% CPU. I installed newest ATI drivers but no luck.

    Ideas?

  • ScottyXTUK #47 5 years ago

    Same here, game won't even load just as above poster. took 4 hours to download what a waste of time.

    Managed to get the 360 demo, was underwhelmed by it. I too thought it might be like Motorstorm but its nothing near it. Cars feel heavy and sluggish and handle like crap.

    you can tell that they are trying to appeal to the Yanks with the lame Yank co driver and menu guy. McRae was good once (first two) but now it bears nothing to those games aside from the name.

    Very disappointed as I was looking for a decent rally simulation to play not some arcadey yank influenced crap.

    Will give this a miss or perhaps pick it up when it's cheap.

    least there's still Forza 2 to look forward to.
    Edited by 1 at 25/05/07 @ 00:18

  • PapaSmurf630 #48 5 years ago

    Imagine actually having a digital orgasm...

    Still waiting :( 4 hours now...43%

  • numptyboymatt #49 5 years ago

    We left our xbox running overnight to download it - had a look this morning and although it looks really good, what the hell is with all the Americanisation??? Colin McRae was a Scot, not a Yank last I heard..... anyone else perplexed by this?

  • Beano #50 5 years ago

    "anyone else perplexed by this?"

    Yes!

    Although I haven't tried the demo (haven't been able to download it yet due to MS's crappy servers!)... but I saw a few videoes a while back where the co-pilot was american.... just awful!

    I hope that the EU version will have a different co-pilot!

  • Nige #51 5 years ago

    Mine crapped out at 9% download too (XBL) - sounds like I'm not missing much.

    How disappointing; sort it out codefelchers.

  • sinco #52 5 years ago

    Left my console DL the Demo while I was out.
    Got home after 6 hours and it wasn´t ready yet ( 94%).
    Waited 45 min (?) for the Download to finish.
    Played the Demo.
    What a miserable demo! What a waste of electricity and time.
    Deleted the Demo, it's reallly perfectly useless, I got to think it was a joke... but it isn´t.

  • Kiigan #53 5 years ago

    The American voices seem very inappropriate. But I guess that is the way of videogame culture now, it is all about the American teenage male audience.

    Overall it isn't such a great demo anyway. The menus and general presentation are nice but the game itself plays like a pig. Maybe I'm just bad at the game, but the controls feel so twitchy that I could barely drive in a straight line, let alone take a corner. Narrow tracks and twitchy controls are a strange combination, I guess it takes more skill than I possess to play it but I sure didn't feel inspired to part with any money for the game. Also, the framerate is very variable especially with the in-car views, and that is pretty much a deal breaker when it comes to racing games IMO.

  • dr_shambles #54 5 years ago

    It's amateur night.

    Tried downloading it last night. Took 2 hours to get to 34% then lost connection. As Nige says sounds like I'm not missing much.

    It would seem the problem is widespread if you read these posts...

    [link url=http://www.majornelson.com/archive/2007/ 05/24/demo-colin-mcrae-dirt.aspx
    ]http://ww w.majornelson.com/archive/2007/...[/link]

    Think I'll wait for the PS3 demo. At least Sony seem to use dedicated servers for this kind of thing and the service is free. Getting really hacked off with XBL lately.

  • andromeda #55 5 years ago

    mixed opinions on thsi one.
    Am a big fan of the series so was almost sick at the stupid septicalization of this.
    Feedls totally wrong to have some yankee doodle tellign you to "give it your best shot , maaaannn!!" fuck off

    but visiually its rather splendid and most importantly , the handling hasnt been dumbed down too much. Cockpit view is awesome and the as usual the best way to drive...

    good demo, taste of many aspects of the game but appalled at the US of A-ness of the whole affair

  • NinjaWilliams #56 5 years ago

    started at midnight, 4hrs or so later and it was stuck at 50% or so, what a mess up... tsk....

  • Darren #57 5 years ago

    I gave up trying to get the PC demo to work on my setup as it wouldn't load in XP or Vista (I have a dual-booting system); it just crashes with an error message before it even gets to a loading screen... :(

    The 360 demo took EIGHT hours to download (compared with just 30 minutes tops for the PC demo) but I like it alot despite the minor v-sync tearing. Plays as well as I remember and the superb helmet cam complete with internal dashboard, etc., makes it the most immersive rally I've played to date. Was going to buy the PC version but with the issues I had getting the demo to work it can just piss off... no wonder people prefer to play games on consoles these days...

    P.S. I have nearly 40 games installed on my PC (all XP) ranging from oldies like Quake III Arena right up to new ones like S.T.A.L.K.E.R. and LOTRO and all work perfectly... only CM DiRT doesn't!!! /rolls eyes

  • superdelphinus #58 5 years ago

    What is it with americans that they have to have their own accents in games to like them?!

  • UncleLou #59 5 years ago

    Managed to get the 360 demo, was underwhelmed by it. I too thought it might be like Motorstorm but its nothing near it. Cars feel heavy and sluggish and handle like crap.


    Hehe, funny, I've so far mostly seen complaints how the cars feel like they had no weight at all. :p

    I quite like the handling, feels good to me. It's no GTR, but it's also not as arcadey as some people say. In my opinion, of course.

  • Nige #60 5 years ago

    >What is it with americans that they have to have their own accents in games to like them?!

    Let's call it "Hugh Laurie" syndrome...

  • Machiavellian #61 5 years ago

    Sony doesn't use any dedicated servers for Demo downloads. Most demos are hosted by the developer an not Sony. On average, most demos I have downloaded from the PSNET takes 3 to 4 times as long to download compared to an equal size demo from XBL.

    This must be an issue for certain parts of the country because the demo downloaded in less then 20 mins on my 360.

  • bloodflowers #62 5 years ago

    Jesus wept - could they turn the damn bloom effects down? It looks like walking into the sun after 3 bottles of Vodka the night before. BAD LIGHTING!

  • Nitrous #63 5 years ago

    Was able to download the demo this morning (location UK).

    I rather like it but the american voice guy should have been given the boot months ago. Liked all the effects such as the mirrors and the dirt being spun up off the tyres but they do need to do somthing with the bloom lighting effect and work on the handling of the cars. I couldn't drift very well at all because of the lack of "feel"

  • flapps #64 5 years ago

    @ Machiavellian
    What rubbish! 'Sony downloads take on average 3 to 4 times as long". Not seen that in my experience, they're both about the same. Take your thumb out of Live's ass.

  • Beano #65 5 years ago

    Finally got the demo downloaded (phew!) ... looks promising... beautiful and smooth graphics when racing alone on the thack agains the clock... but when there are more cars on the track, there's trearing and even slowdown :(

    Hoping this will be fixed before release !

    And yes - the american voices are annoying... A Colin McRae game must be in scotish :)

  • Darren #66 5 years ago

    Game downloads are generally quicker for me on PS Network and certainly more consistent in terms of speed than what I'm experiencing with Live at the moment. Sometimes I can get large 360 demos in little over 30 minutes but at other times, like with the Colin McRae DiRT demo, they take hours and hours and hours and hours!!! And hours and hours! I pay £40 per year for Live so these kinds of niggles are less forgiveable than they would be on the PS3 where the online service is completely free.
    Edited by 1 at 25/05/07 @ 13:26

  • green_nifta #67 5 years ago

    >>What is it with americans that they have to have their own accents in games to like them?!


    What is it with Brits that they have to have their own accents in games to like them?!


    pot kettle black

  • riz23 #68 5 years ago

    Once this finally downloaded I have to say I thought it was great. It seems there is a lot of variety in there, with the CORR races and traditional rally races. Remember Colin McRae does not have a WRC drive right now and has done a few crazy things in the past year or two like being in the Le Mans 24 Hr and the X-Games. This and the CORR races helps to explain the americanisation of the game. As well as a desire to increase sales. Rally driving is big in Finland and that's about it!
    Personally I would rather play this than Forza 2, but it's horses for courses. Looking forward to this. I would say a lot of the comments here seem harsh.

  • Beano #69 5 years ago

    "What is it with Brits that they have to have their own accents in games to like them?!"

    It just make more sense that the voices in a Colin McRae game are scotish... or at least british ;)

    Using american voices in the EU version is a bad desicion - fine by me to release the game in america with american voices, but please let the EU version be different!

  • UncleLou #70 5 years ago

    Yeah, games aren't expensive enough to make as it is. We also need an Austrian doing the voiceover for the Austrian version, and a Suisse voice-actor, or rather three, for the Suisse German, French and Italian accents. ;)

  • numptyboymatt #71 5 years ago

    "Yeah, games aren't expensive enough to make as it is. We also need an Austrian doing the voiceover for the Austrian version, and a Suisse voice-actor, or rather three, for the Suisse German, French and Italian accents. ;) "

    There should only be one voiceover, but it should be British, not American.

    Thank you please.

  • SomaticSense #72 5 years ago

    Took AGES for this to download. Seriously, the Halo 3 beta and Dead Rising demos were quicker and were larger files.

    Very disappointed with the demo to be honest. It's the same Colin McRae rallying gameplay, but with a stupid mini-map in place of a co-driver (which actually has implications on how the game, ie, not being able to purely focus on the actual track as much).

    There appears that there may be even less focus on actual proper rallying than I was expecting (and I was expecting less than the CMR tradition anyway).

    The tracks are still too short for a rally game, when I was hoping that they would be lengthened from the previous games. This also lessens my hope of more stages within each track compared to previous games in the series (especially seeing as a lot of the game's space will be taken up by stupid buggy racing).

    And FFS I hope this is the demo of a seperate US version, because I seriously wanted to plant that Yank fucker square on his jaw to shut him up as soon as I pressed 'A' on the title screen. Seriously, this game reeks of pandering to the Americans. I can understand that targeting games towards the Yanks may be a economic benefit, but I thought American's couldn't give a shit about proper rallying. And the CMR games have always been more popular in Europe. So yeah, the blatant American pandering grates just a tad, as they hardly deserve this series being turned into an 'American' game, as WE are the ones that have made it successful.

    Sorry for the rant, but being a CMR nut and massively looking forward to this game, this demo pissed me off to no end.

    Actual rallying with the wheel was fun though.....
    Edited by 1 at 25/05/07 @ 16:45

  • UncleLou #73 5 years ago

    There should only be one voiceover, but it should be British, not American.

    Thank you please.

    That's quite alright, no need to thank me.

  • dynarama #74 5 years ago

    Looks nice apart from mild popup but the floaty, pivot on central axis handling means a no-sale for me.

    Oh and the American guy - what a twat
    Edited by 1 at 25/05/07 @ 18:31

  • cyber_nicco #75 5 years ago

    For fuck's sake, you should just be glad we haven't decided to rub Britain off the map.

    Up till now we've found you odd in a likeable way, but if you start whinging about our accents...

  • cyber_nicco #76 5 years ago

    and P fucking S, version 9 or 10 will have your codriver speaking in Chinese.

    Welcome to the world!

    ;)

  • SomaticSense #77 5 years ago

    @ cyber_nicco - "For fuck's sake, you should just be glad we haven't decided to rub Britain off the map.

    Up till now we've found you odd in a likeable way, but if you start whinging about our accents...     "

    It's not about that though is it. It is about the blatant unneeded Americanisation of a game series that has never been 'American' in any way whatsoever. The patronising, cheesy Yank twat in the demo is just an annoying part of that, as is the shoehorned inclusion of motorcross, and US 'rallying' Travis 'complete non-entity outside of the US' Pastrana.

  • PapaSmurf630 #78 5 years ago

    Wait...so there'll be no "left 4, right 2" stuff like in rallying?? You've got to be f**king kidding me....

    And yes, the voiceover dude is a prick. THIS AINT TONY HAWKS!

  • captainrentboy #79 5 years ago

    I just downloaded it, the servers seem to be a bit better now as it wouldn't even start yesterday. Anyway I liked what I saw, yes the Yank voiceover is very annoying especially in what is normally considered a European title and maybe we'll get the option in the full game to knock it off, but I thought the game itself was pretty impressive, very very nice graphics for a start with only a tiny amount of tearing (I know there shouldn't be any at all, I wonder if it'll be present in the PS3 version) and clearly I seem to be in the minority but I liked the handling too, well bar those buggy things, I really couldn't get the hang of those at all, the hill climb seemed to be the best of the bunch in my opinion. Anyway going from the demo it'll be a purchase for me, it was a hell of a lot more fun than the dullsville that was Forza 2.

  • chrism_scotland #80 5 years ago

    This demo is terrible the game is just nowhere near as good as the rest of the CMR series, give me Forza anysay and the American twat is very annoying in what is essentially a game about a British/European Sport

  • SexyBodyBuilderDude #81 5 years ago

    I read this game got a 9 out of 10 in the Official Xbox Magazine!

    I am really looking forward to playing this game on the Xbox 360 a lot!!!!!!

  • Monkey-Wizard-Ken #82 5 years ago

    Nice menus. I think the two rally tracks look and play well. But buggy off road stuff is disappointing, its frustrating and isn't fun. Codemasters: play more 'Motorstorm'

  • SomaticSense #83 5 years ago

    @SexyBobyBuilderDude

    Never. I repeat, NEVER, pay attention to the scores a game gets in an official mag for any format. Most biased bullshit this side of 'Man Utd fan' Graham Poll.
    Edited by 1 at 26/05/07 @ 21:03

  • TurboBailey #84 5 years ago

    Ive downloaded and completed the PC version. Dam this game eats resources. I have an overclocked E6600, 2 gig of Ram and an Nvidia 8800 GTS. And i can still only run it 720p mode at decent framerate.

    Great looking game. Crashes are quality, you get a real sense of speed. Lets hope the full version is better.


    7 / 10

  • fusionhat #85 5 years ago

    Why all the hate?

    How many of you have been to the USA? Do any of you have American friends? Is it because of our jackass president that you are punishing the rest of us? I don't hate people in the UK, and neither does anyone I know. It's just a video game, after all. I don't really understand why it's cool to hate America. People are people. So chill!
    Edited by 1 at 28/05/07 @ 07:00

  • numptyboymatt #86 5 years ago

    @ fushionhat

    OMG - if you had even bothered to read everyone else's comments before eagerly leaping on board the racism-esque bandwagon that you seem to be riding, you would realise that no-one actually has a problem with Americans, just the way in which this game panders to the Americans.

    Colin McRae is Scottish/British, however you want to look at it, and Rally Driving predominantly is a British/European sport.

    To my knowledge all previous iterations of this game have featured British co-drivers and British voice-overs, but for some reason in this version, the whole thing has been unnecessarily Americanised and now bares very little resemblance to the other games in the series and its THAT that people are complaining about.

    Now, off you go to read everyone else's comments again, and then go and sit in the corner and think about what you have done.

    Thank you please.

  • fusionhat #87 5 years ago

    Yes, I have read everyone's post, and I do feel that what I said was appropriate. I'm not talking about outright racism. Just a sour sentiment towards Yanks. Quite sour!

  • fusionhat #88 5 years ago

    And besides, I was in a bad mood! Give me a break!

  • captainrentboy #89 5 years ago

    Fusionhat have you actually heard the guy at the start of the demo? If so, honestly do you believe that it sounds normal, do you think it has a place in a rally game, infact any game? I mean there's talking in an American accent, but then there's talking in an American accent and sounding like a twat. And this guy's the latter. If he's there to motivate and psyche me up for the upcoming race then I'm afraid Codemasters didn't succeed with what they were trying to do.
    I'm English and if the voiceover guy on a game was talking in some stereotypical upper class posh voice that would also piss me off.
    ''PRESSURE, pressure's for tyres'' Indeed.

  • fusionhat #90 5 years ago

    Like I said, I was in a bad mood. I'm better now.

  • numptyboymatt #91 5 years ago

    As captainrentboy says, he's a twat - doesnt matter what accent he has, he is a twat. But he should be a british sounding twat.

    And thus concludes the debate.

  • DjFlex52 #92 5 years ago

    I hate to inform all the complainers but Codemasters intentionally changed the name of the game to DIRT while removing Colin McRae's name. Though you may think it's a Colin McRae game...it's NOT his game anymore....hence they can put American voices and not British ones. Personally I wish they used better voices...period.
    BTW...I don't think Codemasters used focus groups to find out what voices appealed to American teenagers because if they did they wouldn't have chose these voices.

  • SomaticSense #93 5 years ago

    The game is officially called "Colin McRae: DIRT", at least in Europe.

    So fuck off.
    Edited by 1 at 28/05/07 @ 22:44

  • DjFlex52 #94 5 years ago

    YOU FUCK OFF!!...Thats why they changed the name....cause of assholes like you with NO respect, Somatic...who cares what name it has...does it play and look good, shithead??? I can have my opinion just as your warped one is allowed here.

    Guess what you can do? Don't buy the damn game!!!
    Edited by 1 at 29/05/07 @ 00:20

  • SomaticSense #95 5 years ago

    Ummm, they haven't changed the name. It's still called Colin McRae, that's my point.......

    And to reverse it on you.... They "changed the damn name" to appeal to the lowest common denominator yanks like you, who couldn't give a shit who McRae is, and who wouldn't buy the game unless they stuck buggies in it, Travis Pastrana, an American announcer (because anything British wouldn't be accepted), and made the special stages have 'laps' like Ridge Racer.

    "does it play and look good shithead"

    The brakes are way too over-powerful, there is no vibration or feeling in the cars, so no, it doesn't even play as well as the previous games in the CMR series. I'll give you one thing, it looks good though. But then I'm never going to buy a game purely based on how good it looks, as if I was to do that....... then I'd buy Pirates of the Carribean instead.

    Edited by 2 at 29/05/07 @ 01:10

  • DjFlex52 #96 5 years ago

    Can we try to be civilized, Somatic?

    "Ummm, they haven't changed the name. It's still called Colin McRae, that's my point......."

    Well, I don't know what you are playing in Europe but, on Xbox Live, the demo is called DIRT demo. And when you boot the game the first words that appear are "DIRT" and when you go to the start screen it says "DIRT". Nowhere does it say Colin McRae. As I said before they changed the name so Colin McRae fans like YOU aren't offended since it's NOW not a Colin McRae rally game. But of course you're offended anyway....sorry!!!! The game is DIRT.

    "They "changed the damn name" to appeal to the lowest common denominator yanks like you, who couldn't give a shit who McRae is..."

    I DO know who Colin McRae is...I'm a sports/gamer/movie fan not a lcd as you called me...Errr...do you know who Vince Young is?

    "The brakes are way too over-powerful, there is no vibration or feeling in the cars, so no, it doesn't even play as well as the previous games in the CMR series."

    Ummm....that's cause it's not part of the CMR series.
    BTW, you tried a demo....you don't know how the game will play until it's released, uhhmmm....Sherlock!

  • robotgremlin #97 5 years ago

    must be a different name in the states then? I swear it said Colin McRae on my demo, but maybe i was mistaken.

    Instead of bringing people together, XBL seems to highlight the differences. There's a lot of hate out there!