DiRT Rally

For all the frustration and angst that Dirt Rally provides, the payoff is well worth it. The more time spent with the title, the more you get out of it. If you are expecting a game that you can master from the beginning, please look elsewhere. If you are looking for a bunch of oval circuits, please do not apply.

Dark Souls III is another punishingly hard game in an era of hand-holding that masochists will appreciate. While enemy AI is laughably dumb, those same enemies can take you down in no time flat. This is a game that forces you to learn its intricacies and quirks, and use them all to your advantage. Sporting a wonderful environment full of color, suffering, death, and a small amount of hope, fans can expect to sink several dozen, if not hundreds, of hours into the game, if they haven’t already.

To be honest I’m not certain what it is about this corner in particular that warrants the added advice – there are plenty of deceptive corners in Dirt Rally you can take faster than you’d expect – but "be brave" potently sums up how you need to approach Dirt Rally. Dirt Rally is a brilliant looking and incredible sounding racing sim that feels absolutely outstanding, but it won’t tolerate the timid.

DiRT Rally is a realistic, beautiful-looking off-road racing simulation that's really exciting to drive. Its high level of challenge and unforgiving nature means it won't appeal to everyone, but for those who want to experience the trials and tribulations of rallying, it's an absolutely brilliant game.

DiRT Rally, then, isn't a true successor to the DiRT series you might know and love, but it's a better rally experience if you're willing to put in the work. Tweaking the assists makes the game manageable, but getting properly good will take a lot of time and solid concentration. If you generally spend your time in cars shouting out the difficulty of oncoming corners, give DiRT Rally a go.

Despite a few issues, Dirt Rally is a triumphant return to form for Codemasters. The PS4 version arrives as a slightly more fleshed-out package at release and its technical performance is admirable. It's still mightily difficult, but if you're a rally enthusiast or even just have a passing interest in a challenging racing game, you can’t go wrong with Dirt Rally.

DiRT Rally is the purest and most visceral rally game in a long, long time: it's a constant knife edge experience of risk and reward, trial and error, concentration and sweet, sweet progress. This simulation comes highly recommended to both rally and racing fans everywhere.

Some players might balk at not sharing the road with other racers, but the true rally experience is represented here in spades. Failures on the track are painful. Success is glorious. This is a title that rewards paying attention and thinking as much as it does raw skill. Some graphical peculiarities might pop up here and there, but these are only slight blemishes on an otherwise outstanding title.

DiRT Rally was already a great rally simulator, but the PSVR update enhances what was already there by making it that much more immersive and real. That it also makes the racing slightly easier due to depth perception, and that the entire game is compatible with VR and transitions so smoothly, is a testament to the care and attention by Codemasters to implement this technology.

There are a few trimmings, and a solid selection of modes, but the core of the game is the hard-hitting simulation. This is digital driving in the tread marks of Colin McRae and Richard Burns. And there should be no doubt, Dirt Rally is the absolute number one rally game currently available on PS4 and Xbox One.

In that sense the game doesn’t disappoint, but its underdeveloped campaign and multiplayer modes still leave obvious room for improvement. Hopefully that will happen over time, but it’s hard to get upset about such failures given how entertaining the game already is. Even as it stands now it’s arguably the best rally game ever made, and things can only get better from here.

Dirt Rally gets Codemasters back to their roots, with a game that focuses on rallying through and through. It’s tough and unforgiving of your mistakes, but that’s what rallying is about and it makes getting to grips with the car’s handling, measuring your approach to a stage and coming out on top all the more satisfying.

DiRT Rally is hands down the best rally game I have ever played – stand aside Richard Burns Rally, in fact it’s the best Codemasters racing game I have ever played. Rally games have always been about accessibility and ease for the player and DiRT Rally went against the grain and came out on top. Amazing gameplay, brilliant aesthetics, the list is endless. You can tell the community has been involved and for that Codemasters has almost achieved Rally perfection.

Dirt Rally is a damn fine racing game, and certainly the best rally game in years. Its unforgiving nature makes you fight tooth and nail for every stage win, but this only serves to make those victories all the sweeter when they finally happen. The groundwork is in place for a successor that could top even the legendary Richard Burns Rally, but this title has fallen just short of such lofty heights.

Codemasters aplicó sabiamente el freno de mano a Dirt antes de perder el rumbo y no sólo ha vuelto a las raíces de la disciplina, sino que lo ha hecho mejor que en cualquier entrega de la franquicia. Esto conlleva un precio: no es para todo el mundo; las pocas ayudas que contiene sólo varían el juego de difícil a extremadamente duro.

No cabe duda que DiRT Rally ha llegado para quedarse y gracias al enorme trabajo de Codemasters y a la fantástica idea de contar con el apoyo de la comunidad de PC durante su Early Access para mejorar el título en todos sus apartados, hoy nos llega un videojuego pulido, bestialmente realista, muy exigente y tremendamente divertido.

Al final del día el público especializado al que va dirigido el juego podrá sentirse tranquilo de tener un juego que hace justicia a un deporte lleno de adrenalina, dificultad y desafío, es una verdadera carta de amor a lo que significa esta rama del automovilismo; los que no saben tanto del género podrán aprender si se mantienen constantes y disfrutar mucho al hacerlo en un gran simulador de carreras.

En fin. Mi conclusión es que DiRT Rally es un juego súper realista con controles sólidos que dejará complacidos a los entusiastas más fieles de esta disciplina, a quienes busquen un desafío o a quienes estén dispuestos a invertir decenas de horas en dominarlo, combinando destreza sobre el stick y maestría en los ajustes mecánicos. Por otro lado, también es un título inaccesible, poco innovador y desangelado en cuanto a su presentación.

Dieciocho años después de que el primer Colin McRae Rally nos cubriera de barro hasta las orejas, Codemasters ha recuperado un espíritu que se había ido perdiendo con el paso de los años. Puede que la saga ya no lleve el nombre del mítico piloto escocés, pero nos ha vuelto a hacer sonreír como el día en que nació, volviendo a los derroteros que todos queríamos: exigencia y espectacularidad a partes iguales.

Auch das nachsichtige Schadensmodell lässt abseits der visuellen Darstellung zu wünschen übrig und bei den Rallycross-Veranstaltungen kommt die Technik auf den Konsolen etwas zu sehr ins Schwitzen. Mit seinem großartigen Streckendesign, dem fantastischen Fahrgefühl und der kompromisslosen Umsetzung ist DiRT Rally derzeit aber auch auf Xbox One und PS4 mit Abstand die beste Anlaufstelle für Rallye-Enthusiasten.

Dans l'esprit des Colin McRae de notre adolescence, Codemasters signe avec DiRT Rally un retour aux sources que l'on ne peut que célébrer à sa juste valeur. Si de prime abord, l'habillage sobre et le contenu un poil radin peuvent surprendre voire chagriner, le jeu compense tout cela sans la moindre peine avec un gameplay tout bonnement génial.

DiRT Rally est à la hauteur de la réputation qui le précède. Avec un retour aux sources évident et propulsé par un nouveau moteur physique, il offre d'excellentes sensations de conduite et un véritable plaisir, à la manette comme au volant. Bien que très classique dans la progression de sa carrière, il permet de découvrir et d'approfondir une discipline exigeante, grisante et technique, sans mettre la frustration au coeur de son gameplay.

Le rallyecross ne pénalisant pas les contacts, il faudra souvent jouer du pare-choc, tout en restant mesuré sous peine de détruire sa propre voiture. Aucun problème à signaler au niveau des joueurs qui se comportent en général très bien sur les serveurs, évitant que les courses ne tournent au Demolition Derby.

Questo è DiRT Rally, nato senza clamori e rivelatosi sicuramente il più bel gioco di rally della generazione e forse di tutti i tempi. Un modello di guida semplicemente perfetto nella sua commistione tra elementi simulativi e arcade e una cura certosina per la riproduzione realistica di tutti gli elementi del rally confezionano un'esperienza esaltante e indimenticabile, alla quale tornerete ogni volta con rinnovata voglia nonostante la grande difficoltà.

Anche su console, DiRT Rally si conferma il miglior simulatore di rally in commercio. Si tratta di un gioco appagante, raffinato, realizzato con estrema competenza e passione, estremamente esigente sul piano fisico (nonché mentale). Un gioco che non perdona il minimo errore o distrazione, sempre avido di una guida al limite.

Grafisch goed, genoeg te doen en de perfecte game wat betreft handling. Dat zijn de punten die na een aantal uur spelen van DiRT Rally in het hoofd van de gamers als gedachtegang naar voren komen. Qua handling is DiRT Rally in ieder geval niet te overtreffen. Codemasters brengt de racer dan ook boven de concurrentie uit.

DiRT Rally is niet alleen een van de meest aangrijpende racegames van het moment, ik durf het de beste game te noemen die Codemasters in jaren heeft geproduceerd. Een ware terugkeer naar de roots van de studio. Voor rallyfans is het bijna heiligschennis, maar naar mijn idee kan DiRT Rally zich zelfs meten met de heilige graal van rallygames.

Det här spelet, precis som Assetto Corsa, handlar aldrig om innehållsmängd, total valfrihet eller massiv dödsvariation. Det handlar heller inte om perfekt skademodellering utan om perfekt simulering av världshistoriens mest utmanande motorsport. Och det... Det lyckas Codemasters helt sensationellt bra med.

Varje detalj känns noga genomtänkt och det går inte en minut utan att jag häpnas över någonting nytt jag ser. Det finns ingen WRC-licens, vilket är synd och dessutom är innehållet relativt tunt. Men trots det är simulationen på en nivå jag knappt trodde var möjlig. Det här spelet har jag väntat på sen jag spelade Colin McRae Rally som barn, det var 18 år sedan. Nu är jag äntligen beredd att säga det, rally är tillbaka.