![]() ![]() The AI cars have a tendency to cluster together, so you'll find yourself at the back of the pack before you've had time to adjust. The problem is that bone-shattering crunches into another racer are as likely to put you sideways into a wall. Boost slowly builds up as you drive, but to get a bigger increase you'll need to ram, shunt and T-bone your way through the field. The excellent car handling model that has evolved over the previous games – realistic yet accessible – sits uncomfortably against such arcade trappings as the purely cosmetic damage system or rechargeable nitrous. Yet despite the focus on speed and destruction, Showdown is the most schizophrenic Dirt to date. That's where you'll meet director Travis Pastrana, who gives. A renewed single player mode finds you starting at the humble limits of an RV, where you will begin your racing career. Dirt Showdown dispenses with rallying altogether instead it's a showcase of arcade racing and trick-based showmanship, topped off with an overzealous announcer and wobbly dubstep. The acclaimed Codemasters off-road racing series continues with Dirt 2, which offers visual enhancements, controls and game mechanics over its predecessor. The Dirt series has always been a kooky marriage between Codemasters' Colin McRae roots and the extreme (and extremely marketable) excess of ESPN's X Games.
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