The two career modes are where you'll earn most of your credits, which you'll need to purchase new cars and upgrades as well as hire and train crew members. In a sport that has you racing the same course over and over again to qualify, that certainly helps. Though the handling can be just as unforgiving in Rallycross, you're still able to throw your weight around a bit more, making these cars a lot of fun to drive. This closed circuit take on rally has become a mainstay of the series, and it's a fun alternative to the twitchy point-to-point races. Repairs and upgrades also apply to your Rallycross cars. You can tinker with your cars outside of events too, with simple upgrades to buy and in-depth fine tuning that allows you to fundamentally change a vehicle's behaviour. It's a simple yet effective strategic wrinkle to proceedings that'll have you weighing up whether to mend your dodgy radiator or the off-kilter wheel calibration. You can make repairs within a limited amount of time, and swap your worn tyres for new ones, or opt for a different type to suit the conditions.
You need to master your car's handling - they all feel unique - and listen to your co-driver's calls to stand a chance at getting on the podium - or even just make it to the finish in one piece.īetween stages, you'll also need to think about the state of the vehicle and its tyres. Racing through (mostly) off-road courses as fast as possible is nail-biting stuff, because one false move can ruin your entire run.
Both are well executed, but the A to B rallying is the star of the show. It puts equal emphasis on rally and Rallycross, which is officially licensed again for this outing. They're there if you need them though, and enabling them does reduce the difficulty of throwing around your car of choice, but either way, DiRT Rally 2.0 is no pushover. Once you've got a feel for it, you'll never want to turn on any of the driving aids. You get the sense that Codemasters isn't messing around almost all assists are turned off by default, throwing you straight in at the deep end. This is a game primarily aimed at fans of the previous DiRT Rally, so the lack of hand-holding makes some sense, but it could be off-putting for newcomers. Once you've created your profile, you're left to discover what the game has to offer, with little explanation. This is one incredibly lean package there are numerous modes of play, but there's no fluff whatsoever. In fact, so hardcore is the game that tutorials are nowhere to be seen. The knife-edge action the sim is known for is back in fine form here. Careening along twisting dirt roads, always a hair's breadth away from catastrophe, will shred your nerves to ribbons. Fans of the original DiRT Rally needn't worry - the sequel recaptures the thrilling point-to-point action the first game established, and it's as excellent as ever. The last game, DiRT 4, took the foundations of the brilliant rally sim that came before it and bolted on a host of features to lower the barrier to entry, but all that has been ripped out, leaving us once again with a no-frills, high intensity racer.Īnd man, intense is the word.
It's swerved between flashy, casual-friendly racing and straight-laced, hardcore simulation a couple of times now, and with the release of DiRT Rally 2.0, we're back on the latter.
The original text follows.Ĭodemasters' DiRT franchise, which has roots in its historic Colin McRae series, has gone through a few changes.
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Republished on Tuesday 24th March 2020: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the leak of April's PlayStation Plus lineup.
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