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Dirt Rally

Platform

PC, PS4, XBox One

Genre

Publisher

Steering wheel compatible

Yes

Developer

Codemasters, Feral Interactive, Feral Interactive (Mac/Linux)

UK Release Date

07/12/2015

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Our Review

8 /10

Summary

DiRT Rally isn’t the most comprehensive rally game ever made. But what DiRT Rally lacks in quantity, it more than makes up for in quality. With its best in class visuals, sound and physics, DiRT Rally sets the standard for rally game simulations, capturing the visceral intensity of rallying better than any game currently available. As a pure adrenaline rush, no other rally game can touch it when it’s firing on all cylinders. The demanding difficulty should limit DiRT Rally’s appeal, but the challenge makes it compellingly compulsive and rewarding. By going against the convention, DiRT Rally successfully reinvigorates the rally game genre. After a few missteps, Codemasters is back on top form with its most seminal racing game in years.

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News DiRT Rally 2.0’s co-driver calls recorded 3 times for maximum authenticity

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News DiRT Rally coming to macOS this year

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News Comparing night & snow in Project CARS 2 vs DiRT Rally

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News Here’s our first impressions of DiRT Rally using the PSVR

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News DiRT Rally to add Oculus Rift support next week

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