Dirt 2

by Codemasters

Product Features

• DiRT2 enables players to pick their favorite rides and drive them across multiple disciplines.
• Multiple race disciplines, encompassing the best that modern off-roading has to offer and fueled by the 3rd generation of Codemasters? world-renowned EGO Engine technology.
• DiRT 2 will take players on a World Tour to compete in aggressive multi-car and intense solo race events in the most diverse and challenging real-world environments. Career paths will span the globe.
• Events include exhilarating rally cross in the massive Los Angeles sports stadium?s 'Stadium King Shootout', edge-of-control canyon racing of Utah's 'Creek Trailblazer' event and the 'Rawang Rally Run' along Malaysian rainforest tracks.
• DiRT 2 invites players to become part of an extreme sports community, with full online multiplayer race events and community integration across multiple disciplines.

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001W6JFMK
• Item Weight: 3.4 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: September 8, 2009
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #15,311 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #30 in Video Games > Sony PSP > Racing

Product Description

Platform: Sony PSP

Amazon.com Product Description

As the sequel to the acclaimed racer of 2007, DiRT 2 is set to take off-road racing games to a new level. Packed with a wide variety of features and in-game events such as new benchmark technology, thrilling new race types, big event atmosphere, stunning locations, a new breed of off-roading heroes and a peerless line-up of super-charged speed machines, DiRT 2 isn't your standard off-road racing game. It is the new standard. Diverse race environments. View larger. All kinds of vehicles. View larger. A range of event types. View larger. Promising a thrilling race experience and an extreme sports attitude that borrows from snowboarding and skateboarding culture, DiRT 2 will take players on a World Tour to diverse and challenging real-world environments to compete in contemporary off-road events. Specifically selected to deliver aggressive and fast paced racing, DiRT 2’s garage will house a best-in-class collection of officially licensed rally cars and off-road vehicles; covering seven vehicle classes and players will be given the keys to powerful machines right from the off. Turbo-charged Off-roading with Extreme Sports Attitude Defined by its multiple racing disciplines, encompassing the very best that modern off-roading has to offer, DiRT 2 has more attitude, more adrenaline and more DiRT than ever – off-roading just got cool. Take it on Tour DiRT 2 will take players on a World Tour to compete in aggressive multi-car and intense solo race events in the most diverse and challenging real-world environments. Career paths will span the globe as players unlock tours in stunning locations spread across the face of the planet. Races within the USA, Japan, Malaysia, Baja, Croatia and others await as players climb to the pinnacle of modern competitive off-roading. It’s All About the Event DiRT 2 is adrenaline-fuelled extreme sports with eye-popping visuals and presentation in stunning real-world locations. Events include exhilarating rally cross in the massive Los Angeles sports stadium’s "Stadium King Shootout," edge-of-control canyon racing of Utah’s "Creek Trailblazer" event, the "Rawang Rally Run" along treacherous Malaysian rainforest tracks and the "Battersea Battle," where night races are staged at the iconic London power station. Love Your Ride Embark on a game-long love affair with your favourite cars. Rather than being forced through a checklist of in-game cars, DiRT 2 enables players to pick their favourite rides and drive them across multiple disciplines. Upgrade them, cherish them - and then smash them to bits at breakneck speeds. Get to know which to use for what event and surface, tweak them to perfection, then push them to the absolute limit. The Complete Off-road Package DiRT 2 invites players to become part of an extreme sports community on the PSP, with events across multiple racing disciplines. Packed with racing achievements, DiRT 2 will be a social hub for off-roading fans on the PSP platform. Key Game Features Turbo-charged off-roading action and in-game characters with extreme sports attitude A World Tour race mode that encompasses both aggressive multi-car and intense solo race options. Diverse and challenging events set in real-world environments, including sport stadium racing at Los Angeles' "Stadium King Shootout," edge-of-control canyon racing of Utah’s "Creek Trailblazer" event and jungle racing at Malaysia's "Rawang Rally Run." The Ability to pick your favorite rides at any time and drive them across multiple disciplines instead of being limited to a few choices.

Product Description

Following on the success of the original Dirt as well as a decade of videogame development in partnership with the late Colin McRae, DiRT 2 explores various disciplines of off-road racing. Dirt 2 features a roster of contemporary off-road events, taking players to the most diverse and challenging real-world environments. This World Tour has players competing in aggressive multi-car and intense solo races at extraordinary new locations, from canyon racing and jungle trails to city stadium-based events.

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nostalgic Arcade Feel, April 9, 2010

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M. Rivera - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Dirt 2 (Video Game)

After playing this game I agree from the previous reviews that some of the sound effects are not high quality and that it is true that the AI becomes very cheesy at the Pro level.

However, being a gamer since the NES days, when playing this game I can't help remembering old titles such as Test Drive 4 (PSX), Need for Speed 1,2,3 Hot Pursuit (PSX) and Hot Pursuit 2 (PS2) as this game retains a rather simple playability yet can be entertaining for hours on end, just as those previously mentioned.

Many games now a days are more on the graphics and flashy promotions and have a restricted playability and depth, leaving more to be desired, but this one sure goes back to arcade racing roots, like many of this type should be. All what's needed is to add a few more cars/body kits and tracks, and correct the AI for a solid game.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not sure why it's only $20, February 6, 2010

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G. Pearce - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Dirt 2 (Video Game)

I picked this game up the other day because I really like "Dirt" for the PS3/360/PC. Dirt 2 for the PSP a fun game with a variety of racing types. I've enjoyed it much more than Gran Turismo. The graphics are pretty good and the handling is a good mix between sim and arcade. My only real complaint is the sound and the reason why I gave it 4 stars. The engine noise and jingle from the suspension is pretty lame. As the tile of my review states, I'm not sure why this game is only $20, its worth more!

4.0 out of 5 stars Watch That Throttle! This is DiRT, Not Burnout!, September 9, 2011

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R. Gobbe "AuthorityFigure" (Byron Bay, Australia) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Dirt 2 (Video Game)

A deeply misunderstood game, DiRT 2 proves two things to the PSP owner: the unit itself is still a capable machine, and that console releases can be compressed into a playable and technically accomplished PSP title. Much like the console versions, DiRT 2 takes what is unique about rally and off-road racing and serves it up on a silver platter. The distractions and infinitesimal details of racing simulators are thankfully put aside here, and we are taken across the most extreme and beautiful of locations to drive our top-class machines across.

This is where the game excels, for the locations are unique, varied, and actually makes a difference to the races. A `Trailblazer' event, for example, sees the player behind a Nissan Z or BMW Z4 flying across tundra and snow fields of Iceland. Here, the game shows us that racing is all about two things: your machine and your surface, for Codemasters have made the effort to create a contrast between the constantly varying surfaces of the road. Sliding across a snow-drift (ice-planing?) comes to a halt when you hit a patch of exposed asphalt - the sudden grip is announced as a tyre squeak as it drags you back into line.

Desert locations echo that of the console version admirably, and the table-tops and long, banked corners (each remembering your previous lap's tyre tracks) are included here too. Your F150 or Dodge Ram flies across and over these things as if mere inconveniences, landing you nose-down (realistically) and challenging you to not overshoot, land crooked or hit the impending banks. These car models, by the way, are nicely done, and the shuddering, clunky heaviness of your touring beast (too often ignored by other releases) has been installed in the game play brilliantly.

DiRT 2 will penalise you for doing the one thing every Rally driver must comprehend deeply- speeding beyond the limits of the track. Like a temptress offering thrill, each machine gives you more than enough horsepower for the modest, twisting and lumpy tracks (this is about `dirt', you remember?), and so giving into temptation will leave your nose against the incoming competitors or the barricades. This will frustrate you, but it will also teach you: power does not trump finesse. Application of the throttle is the key to navigating the track, and Ridge Racer enthusiasts are sure to feel cheated - this may be valid, but DiRT 2 will not spoil you either. Earn your wins, say Codemasters.

Strangely, some of the game's presentation is sometimes too quick for itself. While all efforts have been made to portray the world's cache of racing tracks and sprints, we are left wondering just where we are sometimes. The race just starts - no title, no pre-race summary, just a count-down, and an automatic one at that. Before you realise, you've got the throttle down with no idea as to lap count, goal or any other detail you may wonder. Yes, these details are on the screen mid-race, but it would be nice to know before the bugs and gravel start hitting the windscreen.

Frame rates throughout the experience are varied. You will see some slight skipping or halting, but it recovers well and is bound to happen when pushing the video requirements this far. The forest of cactus flying past on a desert level will reinforce just how clever the video-processing is - I've not seen anything this clever in on the racing games on the PSP. These touches are what make the game feel fresher, and part of a newer generation of games. Sega Rally Revo however, had none of this. Obstacles were few, and when hit flew like a helium-filled cannonball across the stage faster than your vehicle - a Newtonian disgrace.

Modes are standard, and fairly generous for a portable racing game. World Tour is fair enough (you'll go to the world's exotic ends, I stress), Challenges give players a unique objective in a non-competition setting (beat the clock, makes the gates, rack up air-time, and so on) and an Arcade Mode will give you a four-race Cup (or Cup-let). Unlockable goods are available after completing some of these challenges and extra, and it is impressive that DiRT 2 showcases its cars properly - Sega Rally Revo on the other hand, gave a static shot of your vehicle on a daggy, photo-book frame. DiRT 2 gives us a presentation worthy of the machines it offers.

DiRT 2 is on the easy side though, and once you've beaten your way past the three other racers, it's a small effort to block them out or hit them away. Occasionally and inexplicably, a rogue rival will give you a lot of trouble, as if making up for the previous cakewalks. But the game cannot be faulted as being unfair, only strict with its established rules - remember: watch that throttle!

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