#COLIN MCRAE DIRT 2 PS3 PRO#
#COLIN MCRAE DIRT 2 PS3 SERIES#

#COLIN MCRAE DIRT 2 PS3 SERIES#

The Colin McRae series has been about far more than traditional rallying for some time now, and DIRT 2 is easily the most diverse game yet. While not as XP rich as the harder events, these missions mean that you’re always playing for a reason even if things aren’t going well for you on the track.

During the World Tour you are always working towards Missions, such as driving a certain number of in-game miles (200 miles nets you 2,500 XP), breaking environmental objects (smash 100 to get 2,500 XP) or driving on two wheels (manage a combined total of 100 seconds with two off the floor and you’ll add another 2,500 points to your XP total).

XP is what really matters, and there are ways to earn it even if you find yourself languishing in last place and struggling. Money is handed out for competing in events, but there’s certainly more emphasis placed on XP – while you can buy better cars for each event type and need to buy upgrades to compete in harder competitions, the gap between those and what you start with isn’t nearly as large as it is in most other racers. With numerous difficulty levels, flashbacks that let you rewind time if you go head-first into a tree (the same system that Codemasters debuted in GRID) and optional performance damage the game is fully tailorable to your skill level, so beginners through to veteran McRae fans should find a suitable challenge in DIRT 2.

#COLIN MCRAE DIRT 2 PS3 PRO#

From the relative comfort of your tour camper van you can access a world map showing all of the countries that host rally and off-road racing events, so it’s simply a case of picking and choosing what you want to do – perform well in the rookie events in order to move up to Pro level and beyond. Your racing career makes up the core DIRT 2 experience, with the goal being to earn enough experience points through competing in events to level up and unlock new events.

Considering this quality shines throughout the entire game we have a clear contender for racing title of the year. This is about as polished as a video game can get and we’re only talking about the menu system. It positively oozes class from the moment the ‘press start’ screen pops up, whether it be the slick in-game menu system, the neat loading screen info or the simple fact that you can make the voice over man use your real name. If review scores were handed out for slickness alone Codemasters’ Colin McRae: DIRT 2 would be an easy 10.

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