Dirt - Playstation 3

by Codemasters

• Wide variety of off-road and rallying disciplines including Rally, Hill Climb, Rally RAID, Rally Cross & the CORR desert series
• Photorealistic tracks painstakingly recreated from real-world location photography and satellite data
• Incredibly detailed models of 46 licensed vehicles bring the action to life
• Online play that allows 100 players to compete against one another
• Stay in control or watch as your car dramatically crashes into a barrier and barrel-rolls, crushing every panel and spewing debris across the track

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000QL0T36
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: September 11, 2007
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (47 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #24,123 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Platform: PlayStation 3

Experience a new off-road style while rallying a large selection of courses. There are gravel, mud, and dirt racing events that allow you to travel all over the world, which also include a Hill Climb and Rally Cross events. International competitions feature official cars and tracks based on real roads and locations. Beat-the-clock racing includes events with multiple cars on the track. The new physics and damage system brings an even greater challenge. Also included are modes that allow online competition.

Features:

• Racing experiences include gravel, mud and dirt
• Rally with 45 vehicles featuring 2WD, 4WD, Classic and RWD

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars A DiRTy Little Addiction December 29, 2007

By HS Family

Platform for Display:PlayStation 3

Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

This is a game that on the outside looks like any other driving game. All I can say is that this game is a complete addiction. I'm having flashbacks of the early days of the Nintendo Entertainment System when my wife worked 2nd shift and I would play Super Mario Bros for hours on end. That was 15 or so years ago and hate to say it, but this game has the same potential to do the same thing that NES did to me...BAD but this game is NUTS!! I LOVE IT!!!

Don't hesitate...Just get this one and enjoy. DiRT is the BEST offroad racing game that I've played. EVER! PERIOD!

26 of 30 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Great game overall, if you like arcade racers October 8, 2007

By Leonardo Rodriguez

Platform for Display:PlayStation 3

Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

I have not yet finished this game, but if you're interested in buying this game, I'm here to tell you you won't regret your purchase overall. I find the game easily manageable for all ages, 'cause simply you can ramp up/down the difficulty level at any point in the game, the difference is you win more money in the more challenging difficulty in order to buy more vehicles as you move up in your career mode. Nice touch! If you enjoyed Motorstorm, this game ranks up there in about the same level of excitement, although, I found Motorstorm a technically more advance IP in terms of graphics and better handdling of vehicles in their terrains. I won't go into detail with this review, but Dirt is a well-rounded game for the PS3 as this little franchise has been in pretty much all the consoles, including the Dreamcast. This latest version, includes fantastic graphics with hardly any slow-down, or frame-rate issues, tracks aplenty(3x more than Motorstorm), and decent controls for an enjoyable package. In a few days Sega Rally Revolution will be hitting the shelves very soon, and with Motorstorm released a few months back, PS3 is starting to beef up its racing portfolio. All great games for everybody. Enjoy.

23 of 26 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Dirt - my thoughts October 17, 2007

By Andrew Hussey

Platform for Display:PlayStation 3

Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

Quite simply: I love this game. My kids (10 and 13) can play it. The learning curve is brilliant if you start at the lowest skill level and progress as you start to find things easier.
GET THIS IF YOU LIKE DRIVING GAMES

My only niggles are: no rain and no two player on one console option. That said the online gaming works fine - just wanted to race my kids and finally show them who is boss!

12 of 15 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Loads of content, fun gameplay, and nice graphics, but.... March 28, 2008

By Peace Daddy VINE VOICE

Platform for Display:PlayStation 3

Fun: 4.0 out of 5 stars   

Dirt for Playstation 3 is an action-packed game with great graphics and driving realism. It is quite addicting, and the variety of vehicles and tracks surpasses MotorStorm and pretty much any other offroad racer around right now.
Career Mode has a nice pyramid setup of levels, and the difficulty progression really does work well. It takes some skill to master all the different types of races with the wide array of vehicles, but it's not overly difficult and it sure beats having it be too easy. The framerate is relatively seamless, although I have noticed some glitches here and there during races. Not overly distracting, but it is noticeable and takes away from the smooth HD conversion.
The omission of localized multiplayer is also a downfall. Online play is fine, but sometimes you just want to race against someone in your own household. Add to that the fact that you have no control over the music on here (and their music is just awful). It would not have been hard to allow users to import customized soundtracks from the PS3, and it is sorely missed. To top that off, the load times are horrendous, and before each race you're forced to look at all your career stats on an annoying display feed for almost a minute before your race finally loads.
Overall, although Dirt is a fun game with great graphics, there are a good amount of flaws that cannot go unnoticed. Still a recommended buy, however, as there's enough content on here to keep you busy for a while.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Dirt Review May 27, 2008

By Wren

Platform for Display:PlayStation 3

Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

This is a great game. I bought this as a gift for my husband, but after watching him play for a while, I started playing it too. The graphics are good and the loading screen shows all of your stats. The races are good too, but somewhat difficult. The stats range from your fastest lap, to your favorite car, to how many times you've flipped the car over. This is a really great game that I highly recommend to anyone that likes racing games.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Amazing level of realism December 30, 2007

By Russell Oneill

Platform for Display:PlayStation 3

Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

I am into simulations both in games and professionally in physics; and while I can see some aspects of how they try to ensure the driving is not too difficult or frustrating it is still an extremely detailed and accurate simulation of a Rally driving experience. I am especially amazed by how much realism they put into the interaction between the vehicle and the surround obstacles in the environment like bushes, trees, guard rails, roadsigns, fences, rocks, logs, and any other debris on or around the track. That includes bits and pieces of other cars that sustain damage during the race. I mention the damage modeling here almost as an aside but the only word to describe the detail and depth of the accurate simulation here is Awesome. You have to see it to believe it - I would recommend this game to any driving sim enthusiast.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars You can almost smell the exhaust February 4, 2008

By Stephen J. Janeczko

Platform for Display:PlayStation 3

Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

Being a born again fan of racing games thanks largly to the ps3's sixaxis controler and it's steering wheel sensors, I went on a quest for the best racing game avalible for my shiny new ps3. I can honestly say that I didn't buy a bad game out there, then I saw Dirt and decided to try it. To my immediate disapointment there was NO motion sensor option for the controls. Feeling let down I pressed on ahead only to find I needed a spatula to get my jaw off the floor.

The graphics in this game are by far the closest you will get to the thrill of piloting a front wheel drive hatchback down a hair pin turned road in Gremany, Japan, or wherever else. Multi views, excellent replays, and scenery you need a harness to keep from watching while driving makes this game a real work of art.

The meat of the game comes from career mode. Here you go through a whole galaxy of events from time trials, match racing, off road derbys, and hill climbs to win money and points to unlock events. One very nice feature of this is that you can set the difficulty for each event. So if you do good on hill climbs but not on time trials, then you can up the difficulty and win more money which in turn buys more cars. There is also no shortage of tracks in this game which means pretty much every drive I've had so far has been a new experiance each time.

Over all, hands down, I would have to give this game my personal recomendation to anyone who's looking for a game with looks as well as substance. It's very very pretty.