Colin McRae: DIRT (PS3)

I've never been a fan of driving games. They always did my head in because i couldn't get the hang of it and i could never come first. Even in Grand Theft Auto, on the missions where you had to race, i hated them and avoided them if i could. BUT since i've had my PS3 i've downloaded about 10 different driving game demos (motorstorm, Dirt, F1, Burnout Paradise, Need for speed pro street etc). Out of them all, two appealed most. Dirt and Motorstorm. Two very different games. Motorstorm is mostly set in the desert in the USA, with a huge variety of vehicles (trucks, bikes, large rigs, buggies, cars etc), a banging sound-track and forgiving game-play (if you go off the track ...  Read the complete review

Me and my partner bought this game last year (2008) but I've only just had the chance to play it so I though I would write a review on it. We purchased it for £34.99 from our local Games store and thought it was pretty decent value. Had already read a lot about it on the internet and it seemed to have good reviews therefore when this game was purchased, it was done so with a specific purchase in mind. My favourite feature of this game is that fact that you play off-road or take part in rally's against other players. In addition, the graphics are great - very realistic. Another nice thing about this game is that if you select the option, you can ...  Read the complete review

What can you say about the legendary, late, great Colin McRae, a giant of Rallying who deserved a longer life then he had, having lost his life in a Helicopter crash. I remember Colin McRae Rally being released on the original Playstation many moons ago (I still have my copy to this day). As the Playstation has evolved though PS2 and now PS3 Colin McRae games ahve figured on each generation. Therefore it was with a great degree of anticipation I bought DIRT, so it pains me somewhat to say that I am disappointed with what I got. As usual the meat of the game is participating in the World Rally Championships, there is also a carrer mode ...  Read the complete review

Sadly this will certainly be the last edition from Colin Mcrae's series of motor racing games. Although, in my opinion this game is certainly the best Colin Mcrae game of all time. * Graphics * The graphics on this game are absolutely stunning, so stunning that it could be mistakeable for real life. The best aspect of he graphics by a large margin are the vehicles themselves, specifically the vinyls, the detail in the them is amazing. * Vehicles * Not only is the range of vehicles very vast but there is a great variety of classes such as the rallycross class which is home to legends such as the Lotus Exige and the corr pro class which is ...  Read the complete review

'High Speed, Adrenenaline Fuelled, Off Road Racing'. This quote is found on the back of the game and it isn't wrong. Like previous Colin McRae games, this does not disappoint. On the PS3 the graphics are excellent. With a number of differnt race disciplines, this game is like no other 'off roading', rally game. There are loads of differnt cars to race, along with buggies, 4x4's and even trucks. There are also a number of ways of playing the game. Career mode. This is by far my favourite type. It entails the full range of standard vehicles to race. It has 5 different race levels: Rookie, Clubman, Amateur, Pro-Am, and Pro. As you ...  Read the complete review