Colin McRae Dirt review

Now strangely lacking Colin McRae

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Also, all of these tip-top effects come at a cost. You need a monster of a machine to run the game how it’s supposed to be played. Devoid of DirectX10 features, you’ll at least be spared from having to endure Vista in order to play, but recommended specs include an Intel Core 2 Duo, 2GB RAM and a 768MB graphics card. That’s a pretty hefty set-up. Even on our über games machine, we experienced the odd bit of slow down, and lesser systems will be hard-pressed to keep up the pace.

But despite the announcing, the lack of multiplayer options and the machine chugging, Colin McRae: Dirt is well worth the purchase.

Also, all of these tip-top effects come at a cost. You need a monster of a machine to run the game how it’s supposed to be played. Devoid of DirectX10 features, you’ll at least be spared from having to endure Vista in order to play, but recommended specs include an Intel Core 2 Duo, 2GB RAM and a 768MB graphics card. That’s a pretty hefty set-up. Even on our über games machine, we experienced the odd bit of slow down, and lesser systems will be hard-pressed to keep up the pace.

But despite the announcing, the lack of multiplayer options and the machine chugging, Colin McRae: Dirt is well worth the purchase.

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GenreRacing
DescriptionMuddy rally racer tools through rural environments, frequently leaving the pavement behind to fishtail to victory.
PlatformXbox 360, PS3, PC
US censor ratingRating Pending
Release date1 January 1970 (US), 30 June 2007 (UK)
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Alex Dale
Hello! I'm the former Deputy Editor of Official Xbox Magazine, and worked on mags such as NGamer, Xbox World and PC Zone, so I definitely have some idea of what is and what isn't a video game. Outside of gaming, my hobbies include birdwatching, canoeing, tennis, ice hockey and travel - particularly to far-flung parts of the world where nature still rules supreme.