DiRT Rally 2.0

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Summary

DiRT Rally 2.0 dares you to carve your way through a selection of iconic rally locations from across the globe, in the most powerful off-road vehicles ever made, knowing that the smallest mistake could end your stage.


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DiRT Rally 2.0 Reviews & Ratings

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Review by Ardho [user]
October 8, 2021

I really like the view of New Zealand, the gameplay is more friendly, not too difficult to master, I wish there were more rally maps because II really like the view of New Zealand, the gameplay is more friendly, not too difficult to master, I wish there were more rally maps because I don't like playing rallycross

100
Review by Reduced138 [user]
August 18, 2021

I love this gameThe grind from using a FWD Lancia to using an AWD Audi quattro at ridiculous speeds is greatI also really liked how II love this gameThe grind from using a FWD Lancia to using an AWD Audi quattro at ridiculous speeds is greatI also really liked how I started off terrible at the game to getting some decent results in the daily challengesthe graphics are stunning and the world geometry was breathtaking, I felt like I was actually thereif you like sim racers or maybe you're willing to put in the effort to get better then I would recommend buying this game

80
Review by BKD3 [user]
August 10, 2021

This is the game that separates men from boys.perfect stimulation, perfect graphics, and very difficult but once you get it, it is veryThis is the game that separates men from boys.perfect stimulation, perfect graphics, and very difficult but once you get it, it is very satisfying. I will say that this is better than any other rally racing game. The only thing I don't like in this game is the GAME MENU. there is no separate tab for seasons 1 2 3 and 4 like in GRID 2019 and sometimes you feel like you bought a basic version of the game. the second issue is that game recommends high specification PC which in my view not right and it feels I cannot play next DIRT RALLY 3.0. Overall a perfect game.

100
Review by radioavon [user]
March 3, 2021

While the game is beautiful and technically impressive the design philosophy behind it is flawed at best and cruel at worst. Codemasters hasWhile the game is beautiful and technically impressive the design philosophy behind it is flawed at best and cruel at worst. Codemasters has decided that the best way to guide players is not to reward good play but punish poor performance. You routinely spend more to repair your cars than you earn in events leading to a cash vortex where 6 figure vehicles sit unused because you can't afford to drive them. Likewise there is shockingly no tutorial or education content in the game so you are left to figure out all the complex mechanics out on your own, all the while loosing in game cash you need to repair said vehicle. And if that wasn’t enough the game is almost unplayable on a gamepad at anything over even modest speeds. A glaring deficiency for a game released on console...If you are an enthusiast with an expensive simulation set up, maybe there is fun to be had here, but for the average and even some hardcore gamers out there, there is only disappointment in one of the most inaccessible games I’ve ever had the misfortune of paying money for...

80
Review by Angel_Sigh [user]
July 18, 2020

I've just downloaded this from Game Pass and I stepped into it very gingerly. I'd heard tales of how legendarily difficult it is; howI've just downloaded this from Game Pass and I stepped into it very gingerly. I'd heard tales of how legendarily difficult it is; how punishingly realistic; and while I play a lot of racing games the times when I've turned my hand to the sim end of the market, with games like Assetto corsa, I've been brutalised by the difficulty of even driving a car in a straight line never mind competing in a race. So I expected to bounce off this in a pretty dispiriting way.My first few minutes were spent resetting the controls to the Forza layout(I can't drive without it) and readjusting the audio so that your co-driver is inaudible and the menu music is quiet. Since there are so many games on Game Pass this was one of those titles I expected to muck about in for half an hour or so and then delete a few days later when I turned to something else. Basically I just wanted to test how good the rally cars sounded - Codemasters are the undisputed champions of videogaming car sounds and their recent(and underwhelming) arcade racer GRID was almost worth buying on the strength of its insane engine and exhaust notes. So I took an Alpine out for a spin in the free roaming area*, tested out the chase and cockpit views, drank in the raw, grating gurgle that it makes and then had a look elsewhere in the game. I saw the time trial option and selected some other car, a Nissan I think. Then I took it out for a spin on a Spanish course. Because it's now my habit as a relatively seasoned videogame racer I left all the assists off, set it to manual sequential(clutch still escapes me), and dove in. Straight away I was surprised. I did better than I expected. I smoked the car to pieces and rolled it over repeatedly, sent it flying over inclines and into ditches, but I could at least control the car with my analogue stick, which I was half expecting to be impossible(most sim racers swear by a racing wheel setup). I think I ran it again. By this point I'd forgotten about testing engine noises altogether, I was just having too much fun.Not long after I started a championship, again expecting to get savaged by the AI and my own incompetence. But again I was surprised: this game is punishing, no doubt about it. One mistake can cost you twenty places in a rally run. One mistake can total your car. Clip a rock, just a tiny rock poking into an otherwise open straight and you're at a 45 degree ange, drifting into a bank and then flipping through the air like a gymnast before landing upside down in a forest clearing. But the handling is more forgiving than you'd imagine. There's none of the wheel lock that you find with simulation road cars, where once you start spinning out and losing traction, even sightly, you're basically f***ed - in Dirt Rally 2.0 there's always at least a chance to wrestle back control of your car if you end up going diagonal.Anyway, I think I placed something like seventh on my first attempt at one of these tracks, and that was enough encouragement for me. I've been playing it ever since.It's one of those pure-skill games that certain gamers will love: gamers who love that feeling of slowly learning the nuances of a system of enormous depth and subtlety. Every time you drive it is a constant struggle: there are no moments where you can relax as you hare down a straight, like you can in GT Sport or Forza. Every single centimetre of track constitutes a threat to your time, and you must adjust your drive on a constant basis.The track-racing emphasis on maintaining geometrically perfect driving lines is not so important in Dirt Rally 2.0, and losing traction is not just acceptable, it's often crucial. These are all mental readjustments for someone like me. The one and only rally game I played was an Xbox(original Xbox) rally game, Rallisport Challenge I think, and every racer I've played before and since has been tarmac-centric.Anyway, in the same way that I was sure that I'd love Sekiro from the moment I pulled off my first parry, I was similarly sure I'd love this game when I first completed a track without damaging my vehicle. The feeling of wrangling your car through a tortuous course is exhilarating..I'm a newcomer so I can't judge this game against previous incarnations. As a result plenty of hardcore fans will feel differently, in the same way that even though I love Forza Horizon 4, if I were to review it here half of said review would be complaints about how FH4 has failed to implement things that hardcore supporters of the franchise have been asking for. I can understand if there are complaints of that nature about this installation of Dirt Rally, it's just I'm not qualified to make them.All I'm qualified to do is judge this as a standalone racing game - and on that front it is absolutely imperious.*I do wish Codemasters would get their act together and make a proper open-world racing game to rival Forza Horizon - if anyone has the knowhow to pull it off it's them.

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Game Information
Release Date February 25, 2019
Publisher Codemasters
Content Rated E (Everyone)
Game Modes Single player, Multiplayer
Player Perspectives First person, Third person, Virtual Reality
Genres Racing, Simulator, Sport, Strategy
Themes Action, Non-fiction
Platforms PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Oculus VR, SteamVR