Official Colin Mcrae : DIRT Thread

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Codemasters is planning to launch Colin McRae: DIRT simultaneously on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC in June, the publisher told Eurogamer this morning. "At the moment the guys in the studio are working towards June, more likely to be the end of June I'd imagine," said a Codemasters spokesperson. Advertisement "As far as we're concerned internally, everything's on track." It will be the first next-gen rally outing for the publisher, who is eager to impress us with heaps of sparkly high-definition mud. The game will have the usual boot-full of point-to-point races and plenty of off-road excursions, as well as new Rally Cross events. You'll be able to hop behind the wheels of 2WD, 4WD, Classic and RWD vehicles, drive carelessly, and make a right old mess. DIRT's got a flashy new damage engine too, multiplayer support and European, International and Global rally championships. It's enough to get our engines purring.

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I don't like racing games and particularly not rally ones, but there is just something about the Colin McRae series. I remember playing '04, trying to beat the ridiculously good times on the leaderboards (just to realise time and time again that I was infact nowhere close) and then '05 and racing against friends on Xbl. There is this beautiful, yet so difficult to race track on one of the Japan levels. It has everything, uneven/wet surfaces and various corners.

The screenshots for the new one look very, very good and if the gameplay is essentially similar I might just have to pick it up.

What about you?

Heh, I'd say you probably picked the LEAST realistic looking screenshot to introduce us to the topic.

Yeah, looks quite good. I'm not sure about any more racing games, though, because I'm still playing through PGR3, which I think will probably satisfy me even until PGR4.

Yeah, the others would've involved resizing and I really couldn't be bothered.

And my theory is that people are more likely to read a post if there is an image (any image) involved.

Yup seen it earlier tonight i never really like these sort of games but this looks nice so al have to check it out a little bit.

I doubt it, not my kind of game but then again nor was PGR3 and I've enjoyed that. So I suppose I'll have to wait and see as it gets closer to the release date.

rally the best motorsport in the world i wonder why the yanks dont like it and they sit and watch nascar the worst motorsport in the world

Hey this game does actually look quite good.

I also know a guy who works for codemasters who mainly works on the colin mcrae titles, so im supporting him and am gonna buy it.

My dad loves the McRae games and I find them good myself so I will defo be buying it for the old man and hogging it like he did with my TDU, I was expecting it to come out in October but June is obviously better

Do I Really Think this will be good...yes as it's always been a great series by codemaster's. I carnt wait to get this, but you know already the achievements will be hard! Who cares it's Colin McRae

Originally Posted by lenseleven Do I Really Think this will be good...yes as it's always been a great series by codemaster's. I carnt wait to get this, but you know already the achievements will be hard! Who cares it's Colin McRae

Nice wordplay!

Achievemnts will be hard, but I strangely don't care. It's Colin McRae!

yeah COlin McCrae games rock, and i hope all the fun modes from the old ones are included. anyone remember back to the future style hover cars? , and the fireball mode? They were cool.

Just came across these new vids:

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Enjoy

Oh my god....i think i am in love...........

Good find pal

Nice find, looks great

This looks quite spiffy. Never been a huge fan of the McCrae franchise but this might be the one to rectify that.

This game looks really good may have to buy this one when it comes out nice find dude

The game does look rather awesome even though I'd never touch it. Controlling cars in the PS2 and Xb versions was just too realistic for me and thus, I was pants.

why all the ----e non rally racing ---- then???????

Not a big fan of racing games, find em a little to repetative.... but prob worth a go

I like racing games in general but Colin McRae has always been too realistic for me. I'm more of an arcadey racing type person...fellow. Give me Burnout any day.

Just played the demo. Holy crap this game is awesome. Handling is superb and the graphics... well they were better than forza imo.

this game looks like the ----

stunning game graphically and gameplay wise

I agree Tob3z I found the Demo alot better than Forza, and more enjoyable.

Haven't played a game like this for Years, defiantly picking this up when it hits the selves.

Anybody played it with the Wheel yet ?

Originally Posted by Groove Anybody played it with the Wheel yet ?

Nope, not yet.

I haven't really got it set up to play games with the Wheel, so it's kind of being neglected at the moment.