Colin McRae: DiRT 2

You need to take this game for what it is, a racing game. If you are expecting game like the old colin mcrae games on ps2 then you will be dissapointed. This game feels very like grid, which is good in some respects but bad in others.
The game commentary feels very american and phrase like 'you nailed that one dude' and 'awesome' pop up a lot, the first quarter of the game involves racing against other drivers who want to be your friend, then later on in the game you unlock actual rally stages, but you are racing against cars with flames painted on the bonnet and why you have toys on the dashboard and dice hanging off the mirrors i will never know. this game feels like they have taken the technical part of the old colin mcrae away, things like customising your car for different stages and fixing the damage on the car, and replaced them with commercial aspects like dashboard toys and boy racer paintwork on the cars.

Saying that the driving part of the game is fantastic,… more »

You need to take this game for what it is, a racing game. If you are expecting game like the old colin mcrae games on ps2 then you will be dissapointed. This game feels very like grid, which is good in some respects but bad in others.
The game commentary feels very american and phrase like 'you nailed that one dude' and 'awesome' pop up a lot, the first quarter of the game involves racing against other drivers who want to be your friend, then later on in the game you unlock actual rally stages, but you are racing against cars with flames painted on the bonnet and why you have toys on the dashboard and dice hanging off the mirrors i will never know. this game feels like they have taken the technical part of the old colin mcrae away, things like customising your car for different stages and fixing the damage on the car, and replaced them with commercial aspects like dashboard toys and boy racer paintwork on the cars.

Saying that the driving part of the game is fantastic, feels very responsive and quite like grid, also you have the rewind option for when you powerslide into a tree you can pause rewind and try the corner again. Graphics are very good and the rally stages very challenging on different surfaces.

All in all this game is very good, but you need to forget the Colin Mcrae or WRC of old and take it for what it is, a good racing game.