DIRT 2 Demo

ROB IS THE STIG · 21 Aug 2009, 12:30 (Ref:2525525)

Hey guys and girls, Colin Mcrae DIRT 2 demo is available for download on xbox live

ROB IS THE STIG · 21 Aug 2009, 12:59 (Ref:2525541)

My initial impressions are very good.

Grapically superb, what i expect from Codemasters really, controls are good, very loose if ur not careful and what a sound from the Mitsubishi Eclipse GT!!!!!

Looking very good!

chunder · 21 Aug 2009, 14:16 (Ref:2525568)

Sounds good, graphics good

Physics appalling, slide or dopnt slide its your choice

And as usual the difficulty parameteres have ne bearing on how quickly you actually go, a perfact run on the harder settings still equals an 8th place finish!

Genius playability guys, make the challenges harder, not the timing out!

Arcade3 game wise though it is polished, well thought out and has some great slants on the events

Though its pretty much the same format as others

ROB IS THE STIG · 21 Aug 2009, 15:28 (Ref:2525601)

Yeah there is very little "new" stuff here, its same old same old!

The damage model is pretty good tho

nickyf1 · 22 Aug 2009, 00:06 (Ref:2525808)

Handling is FARRR better, you can tell they have added those 3 extra contact points

JAG · 25 Aug 2009, 22:25 (Ref:2528213)

Vastly superior to Dirt with far better physics.

It is an arcade game, but you can drive it like a real car, unlike Dirt or Grid.

Now I just need to find out what the unlockable cars are, I heard the Doran RS200 Evo is in there.

bodgit · 26 Aug 2009, 20:13 (Ref:2528784)

When is the full game being released?

tlongman · 27 Aug 2009, 13:04 (Ref:2529241)

September 8th

M0T0RSP0RTDAN · 27 Aug 2009, 22:12 (Ref:2529592)

I loved it, not sure if will get it though as im kind of banking on NFS shift.

ROB IS THE STIG · 28 Aug 2009, 13:41 (Ref:2529913)

The more i play the demo the more i don't like it, the handling is rubbish, worse than just arcadey!!

Disappointed!!!

broadrun96 · 28 Aug 2009, 14:42 (Ref:2529951)

It's a game that seems to try to be both half-sim and drift. I couldn't seem to ever power through a corner, always had the ass end slide out all the way to the edge of the track no matter what line I tried, but could still win in all but the highest difficulty. I love the in-race replay, sometimes you just have to see what just happened from another angle, and the rewind feature is really arcadey but can be good sometimes if you really want to try something, or like I had to a few times, when you try a pass and the AI decides it wants to take you out. Usually not an in-car camera driver but it's the only way to go for the demo, seems like the chase view makes the car drift and dart with any slight inputs. Not too bad a game, but for the price not sure I wouldn't rather wait another week for NFS or another month for Forza 3.

Anybody know anything about a NFS Shift demo coming online?

M0T0RSP0RTDAN · 28 Aug 2009, 14:57 (Ref:2529964)

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Originally Posted by broadrun96

Anybody know anything about a NFS Shift demo coming online?

I havent heard anything but there is supposed to be one coming out.

Fox89 · 29 Aug 2009, 19:15 (Ref:2530632)

Can't wait till September 8th for this! The demo was loads of fun. I can tell not exactly the uhh...most realistic racer of all time but its consistently challenging and fun.

JAG · 29 Aug 2009, 21:52 (Ref:2530724)

Metro 6R4 is confirmed.

**BertMk2** · 1 Sep 2009, 13:43 (Ref:2532489)

Quote:

Originally Posted by JAG

Metro 6R4 is confirmed.

This was mentioned at the Rallycross meeting at Lydden - Lawrence Gibsons rallycross 6R4 has been modelled for DIRT2

If they've got the engine noise anywhere near right then I'm going to blow my speakers up

Gedwardes518 · 1 Sep 2009, 15:11 (Ref:2532541)

The rallycross feature looks very impressive, they way that they have modeled the cars is very good with the whole blanking off of all lights, lots of air intakes, rear radiators and the 3 rear lights positioned behind the rear glass is very cool. Shame there are no "real world" tracks.

JAG · 1 Sep 2009, 20:10 (Ref:2532726)

Quote:

Originally Posted by BertMk2

This was mentioned at the Rallycross meeting at Lydden - Lawrence Gibsons rallycross 6R4 has been modelled for DIRT2

If they've got the engine noise anywhere near right then I'm going to blow my speakers up

I believe the demo Eclipse uses a 6R4 engine sample, or at least something very similar, and it sounds amazing.

ROB IS THE STIG · 2 Sep 2009, 16:05 (Ref:2533219)

Quote:

Originally Posted by JAG

I believe the demo Eclipse uses a 6R4 engine sample, or at least something very similar, and it sounds amazing.

It certainly does!!!!

Stephen H · 3 Sep 2009, 18:51 (Ref:2533986)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gedwardes518

The rallycross feature looks very impressive, they way that they have modeled the cars is very good with the whole blanking off of all lights, lots of air intakes, rear radiators and the 3 rear lights positioned behind the rear glass is very cool. Shame there are no "real world" tracks.

??? have they dropped Essay, Croft and Knockhill from the original Dirt........why all the effort to model Gibson`s 6R4 and then not have a real track..............

tator2001uk · 3 Sep 2009, 19:52 (Ref:2534036)

i really like the MOROCCO style event on the demo, nice sounds too

i cant help but feel the pick ups felt too arcade like and very similar to a game called FLATOUT on the PS2 with the water etc....hmmmm will wait and see

funny though iv played dirt(1) for over 10 hours this month, noth playing it at all for the past 5 hahaha

Grahame West · 22 Sep 2009, 20:03 (Ref:2546235)

Bought Dirt 2 last night and thought it good. Once I earned the MKII escort then really got into it. Very good graphics and game play. MKII handling is excellent and the stages that are tribute to Colin are a hoot. Luckily have never bent my MKII round a tree! Note to self dont play the game then go out in the escort LOL.

Well worth the money a good fun racing game in my humble opinion. The only thing I miss from the first game is Croft and Knockhill wish they were still there.

Burnsie · 9 Oct 2009, 14:53 (Ref:2557542)

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Originally Posted by Grahame West

The only thing I miss from the first game is Croft and Knockhill wish they were still there.

Yep - Croft and Knockhill (as well as Circuit des Ducs) were great Rallycross tracks to have in DiRT, and it's a pity that they (or some suitable replacements) aren't in DiRT2.

Having been on the receiving end of some abuse on the Codemasters forum concerning my views on the new Rallycross format, I'll try to put my point across clearly here! I do not have a problem with having huuuuuge jumps in an event, but please save them for the X-Games rounds (of which there are three) as a special "treat". Those of you who own the game will probably know that I'm talking about the Marina Air track in Los Angeles, and to a lesser extent the Japanese track; and while they're great fun to drive and very rewarding races to win, they're not really what I'd call Rallycross events. In terms of presentation, it's a game which is very much aimed at anyone who owns DC Shoes, but the graphics and overall gameplay more than make up for any of its shortcomings.

Quote:

Originally Posted by BertMk2

This was mentioned at the Rallycross meeting at Lydden - Lawrence Gibsons rallycross 6R4 has been modelled for DIRT2

Indeed it is... and from one of my replays...

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