#Colin mcrae dirt 2 driver#

It's about active drifting and brutal battling with your competition. The cars feel heavy, the turns require accuracy, but the game isn't as merciless as the more simulator-like competitors on the market. Codemasters again prove that they are masters of mixing arcade and simulation in a racing game. Which is a shame, because the racing in Dirt 2 is great. And loading the menu every time I finish a race, just to be allowed to choose a new race and then waiting for that race to load gets to be very irritating after a while. Sure, I've been dabbling with decorating my cars or watching TV in the trailer, but I've mainly been trying to race. After four hours with Dirt 2 the statistics proclaim I've spent a mere 37 hours behind the wheel. This interactive menu is graphically very demanding, and takes ages to load. For the first few hours it's a thrill to return to your trailer between the races to watch TV, study the fans walking by, and selecting a new race. The menus immerse me in the game in a way normal menus wouldn't. It's atmospheric and well-produced, and reminds me more of a snowboard game than the usual clean and shiny racing menus that accompany games in this genre. From here you can enter your trailer to select races, edit options, play multiplayer, etc. You start backstage in a racing arena, surrounded by crew, racing fans and competitors. It's well worth mentioning the start of the game, because Codemasters has really made and effort in making you feel like a real race driver.

Money spent expanding his car pool and gaining access to more races and competitions.

#Colin mcrae dirt 2 driver#

It mixes the best elements of both games: the rally-feel of Dirt with the brutal physics-based racing in Grid, and the result is excellent.Īs usual you start as a young and inexperienced driver out to win races to claim fame and money. Dirt 2 feels like the secret lovechild of Race Driver: Grid and Colin McRae: Dirt.