Colin McRae: DIRT Comments by Luke Albiges

"So all americans have a lady voice?

Or are you just a biggot like FluffyTucker...

Ya, I wonder."

Erm, it was a light hearted comment intended to show that not all of us wish to immerse ourselves in 'skaterboy culture'.


"Well, if you want to miss out on a good game just because the announcer annoys you, thats your problem, to be honest."

As I said, I was prepared to let it go in the menus, but it's the co-driver too, so there's no getting away from it.

motocross / supercross / and now rallying = Travis pastrana

There is no "skaterboy" culture anywhere here.

Sorry for the mis understanding.

No worries. The presentation of the game comes across like it's the next Tony Hawks game or something and it grates. The world of rallying is so far removed from all that stuff that it seems really odd and spoils the atmosphere, for me at any rate.

/puts on anorak
/climbs into misty Welsh forest

Jeez. 360 is fast becoming the place to be if you like cars isn't it. \

Not for me though. The only cargame I want is Burnout 5.

Luke, as soon as you said that Richard Burns Rally was uninspiring I stopped reading, because you proved you don't know what you're talking about and shouldn't be reviewing a rally game.

Next time, try getting a basic understanding of the genre you're reviewing so you don't make yourself look ill informed. In the meantime, go and review a Pokemon game or something you're more suited to.

Yes, nice, BUT WHERE THE FUCK IS RALLISPORT 3?

What's with all the hate just 'cause of Gordon burn's rally?

It's just a game. Surely all that's important is if this game is fun or not?

Personally, it's a racing game.. so nope its not fun.. But that's just me :-)

Bit confused by all the hate. McRae has always been an aracdeish game.

Although Travis annoys me, I thought the stages were quite fun and the wheel worked well. Didn't like the buggies much though. And im a bit disapointed Codies have chosen to cater for an american audience.

But I too was unimpressed by the Richard Burns Rally comments in the review. A highly regarded and great game. Was it too hard for the reviewer?? Not a reason to bash a game...

Hmm - 8/10 - so not as good as Sensible Soccer then??

Dont agree with he reviewer about saying Richard Burns was crap. Far more realistic than DIRT. Especialy with a steering wheel.

Think i'll aqure this - i aint paying £40 for (if the demo is anything to go by) utter dirt.

The words Disappointing and Globalisation keep going thru my head.

Where my Stella.

Laterz

Comparing DiRT to Richard Burns is like comparing Ace Combat to F/A-18 or Ridge Racer to GTR2. They're completely different styles of game. One's arcadey and the other a sim. Although I personally prefer the more accessible fun of Sega Rally and CM, I'm proud of what we set out to do with RBR and I personally don't think anyone has come close to creating a more realistic rally sim.

It is bloody hard though :)

Somone may have said this already and I missed it but I'll say it anyway.

THE AMERICAN VOICE CAN BE TURNED OFF! at least you could in the demo, it was under the sound options for "voice" if I remember rightly.Turn that down/off and it eliminated the menu's guy at least. Hopfully this will be the same in the full version, maybe the review could confirm this as it shouldn't effect your co-driver when giving out pace notes....

>Dont agree with he reviewer about saying Richard Burns was crap

he didnt say it was crap.

I've been trying, without much luck to find out what multiplayer options this has, for two people on the same xbox. on CMR 4 they had a split screen vs mode, with an overlay of each others car on the track, this was where i spend most of my time. is this still available??

If the voice can be turned off
I'll still get the game

>he didnt say it was crap.

Learn to read between the lines FFS, he said Richard Burns was a transvestite and only a MF would play the game.

Whoever uttered that about Burns is a shitheel.

This thread needs an anorak.

Where's the reviewer in all of this? Care to respond? (if only for us poor buttmunches who may be ready to pay the er... readies for it)

buttmunch... that's a good word which I haven't heard for a while

shockingly on-topic: I don't know who that Burns dude is, but this seems to be the best racing game, like... ever!

I'm hitting the refresh button at Amazon's site to check when it's shiped, you know... so I can have DiRTy dreams...

Yes, I would also like to know about the non live multi-player options please. Any chance of split screen... 4 player?

Has Codemasters given a reason why PS3 owners have to wait until october to buy this game?

@Beano - According to an interview I've read, Codemasters wrote the Neon engine with both next-gen consoles in mind so there is no lead version as such; just they had the 360 development kit earlier. I presume that is the reason the PS3 version has been delayed but it's better that than getting a rushed, shoddy version surely?

I hasten to add that my post was in jest at the reviewer :)

Have to admit, that mentioning Richard Burns Rally in such a bad light is near blasphemous. Richard Burns still belongs to the 1st throne to succeed Colin McRae rally 2 as a rally driving orgasm simulator.

@Darren: Absolutely - I had just hoped I could choose between the two versions and buy the best one. I'll just have to settle with the 360 version then ;)

oh how i cross my fingers for all the bloom to be removed from the ps3- version.. looks awful really..

"Has Codemasters given a reason why PS3 owners have to wait until october to buy this game?"

Because they're taking advantage of all the extra power the blueray and cell combo give the ps3.........

Oh

Well I'm kind of hoping that the PS3 version will be free of the tearing that the 360 version seems to have and run with a better framerate (don't laugh!).

I'm buying the PC version now for £18 (the demo runs fine on my setup at 1680x1050 and looks identical to the 360 version except with no v-sync issues!) and will be playing it with the wireless 360 controller which seems to work superbly. I may pick up the PS3 version at a later date if it improves on the 360 version if only so I can play the game on a 32" screen with surround sound rather than the 22" one I have for my PC. Love my rally games, me! :)

You're going to buy the same game again, for probably twice the money, in a few months, just so that you can play it on a screen that is 10 inches bigger?

Sometimes you people confuse me. :)

You PS3 lovers do love the waiting shit, don't you. You guys must suffer quite a bit everytime you see the TBsomething as a release date on every PS3's title.

@ miiiguel

There is professional help available for people like you.

@UncleLou - Much as I like my PC for gaming, I'd still much rather play racing games on my Xbox 360 sprawled on my bed or lounging on a counch rather than sat up in a chair at a desk, one foot away from a screen. ;)

Fair enough, you can obviously do what you want. I just found your dedication to get the maximum out of the game amazing, but I didn't mean it in any way negative. :)

I recomende the Game with a G25 racing wheel. You can literaly feel each wheel!

My copy arrived this morning from the ever wonderful ShopTo. It's great fun - loads of modes, loads of fun to be had.

FYI anyone interested in Multiplayer. This has sod all options. What it has are done well, but don't hold out any hopes for collision based racing.

Options in the game as far as I've seen:
Xbox Live and System Link, with those:
Quick Race or Custom Race, custom just lets you select between Rally or Rally/Hill Climb

So no buggy racing, no crossover, no split screen and no collisions. Arse. Worst thing is, I'd played it with a mate for ages looking forward to system linking, finally got around to trying it to find those dreadful options. I mean, if they come in a patch, I'd much rather have a better game, but to be honest, I'll be surprised if they bother adding it, certainly not for free.

This is probably the best looking racing game the next gen has seen, similarly the damage model and audio is superb - I haven't loved McRae handling for ages, feels fake to me but it's better here than it's been.

So while I'd definitely always have bought it, (sendit.com got it me a day early and for £30) the review should've covered the multiplayer aspect in way more detail. Particularly as the last great xbox rally game had loads of online options.

What a bunch of whinging english wankers. Like somebody already said the first true next gen game for the 360 bar Gears.

I'm British, and you know what, i like the yanks and i like the comments and i like the fXXking buggies too.

I got hooked on CMR2 which was pure arcade and most fans of the series still hark back to that version as THE version.

Dipping framerates, very little of that going on and when you consider the amount of detail that is being drawn it's hardly surprising and anyone who's ever owned a PC for gaming knows all about framerate dips no matter how many cpus or gfx cards they got installed.