Remember when the Colin McRae rally games were all about, well, rallying? The thrill of a narrow track, the rush of speed, the one-on-one mentality and the ever-present danger that a split second of lost concentration would ruin the whole stage?
Remember how brilliant they were?
And then Codemasters introduced DiRT, which threw away the long-running purity of the series and introduced lots of silly events designed for an American audience that apparently just didn’t ‘get’ time-trial based racing.
DiRT was okay, DiRT 2 was unbalanced and DiRT 3 promised a return to form but didn’t really deliver in the end.
Well, don’t worry, Codemasters have managed to push even harder. Enter DiRT Showdown, which GameSpot say is “an arcade-style spin-off that takes the extreme-sports elements of Dirt 2, mixes in the Gymkhana events from Dirt 3, and then throws in some Destruction Derby action for good measure.”
Crikey.
“Stunts are integral to winning Hoonigan events,” continues the report, “which make up one of the three types of racing on offer.”
“There’s Smash Hunters, where you have to smash objects within a certain time limit; Trick Rush, where you perform stunts for points; and Head 2 Head, a trick gauntlet where you take on an opponent and compete for the highest score.”
Sounds like it’s about as far from rallying as it could be, then.
And that’s got to the worst ‘music’ I’ve ever heard.
james_m2603
Personally i think it looks good. Need more fun driving games. Look forward to seeing more about this game.
Burgess_101
i miss a good old rally game i know WRC is out but its a bit well shit
freezebug2
It’s pretty good once you get past the PS1 menu’s and delayed reaction button pressing whilst trying to access anything in the career menu (3/4 button presses normally does the job) {:O
Online is where it’s at it’s best though, same as WRC1
freezebug2
It’s only worth the lower price that I paid, and is selling for now though if I’m honest!
Awayze
GRID 2.
Tomhlord
PLEEEASE!
Death_In_Flamez
YES
Pete_UK
Ah well, back to Richard Burns Rally until someone steps in to fill the void.
Death_In_Flamez
MMMMMMMMMMMM we’ll see Codemasters, we’ll see
hornet1990
I think … not! Especially since it seems to be entirely composed of the bits I hate most in Dirt2 & 3.
Grid 2 please CM (and don’t screw it up like you have CMR, F1 and Op Flashpoint)
freezebug2
Grid 2 would be great or even a PS3 Toca Touring Cars game evolved from the PS1/2 series that were awesome!
BG
It’s just a GAME FFS! Stop having a hissy-fit and grow a pair. Idiot.