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Nice Rallying!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: August 06, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Well, I have a ood rig to play the game, with a 8800gts 320MB and X-Fi sound card. I get really good frame rates, and the graphics are amazing. A little bit complicated because there is a sense that the car is floating, but that is compensated with the extra strong braking the cars have.

A must HAVE game.

Roberto

I own next year's computer now!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 9
Date: September 20, 2007
Author: Amazon User

and it runs Dirt like a dream... stellar frame rates and purely fluid motion at the highest detail possible with all the special effects turned on... well worth all the expensive upgrades required to run it well...

my system is a Compaq Presario 8000 with the following specifications:

3GHZ Intel Pentium 4 single core CPU
800MHZ FSB with Hyper Threading
2GB Kingston Hyper X single channel DDR RAM (upgraded from 512MB RAM)
512MB VisionTek ATI Radeon HD2600XT 8X AGP video card (upgraded from 128MB ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 8X AGP video card)
Sound Blaster Audigy 4 sound card (upgraded from Sound Blaster Audigy 1 sound card)
430W Thermaltake Purepower PSU (upgraded from 250W PSU)
Windows Vista Home Premium (upgraded from Windows XP Professional)

in other words, I could still spend alot more, and have much better specs!

I spent $[...] on my system in early 2003 and $[...] on upgrades in late 2007... not mentioned in my upgrades was a new Thermaltake Purepower 430W PSU to power the new video card (upgraded from a Bestec 250 W PSU)... not too bad a deal, all things considered... you do get what you pay for...

it's a real tragedy that Colin McRae himself didn't live long enough to see how many people would enjoy what has now become his final game, once enough people with system specs like mine become the majority instead of the minority... I see absolutely nothing wrong with this game running it at 1024 X 768 X 32 with 85HZ refresh (my monitor won't support a higher refresh)... I'd quote my exact frame rates too, but I don't have FRAPS installed yet... but I can still tell that I'm getting an extremely good solid frame rate without a single trace of slowdown whatsoever though...

I play alot of racing games, and this is by far the best one that I've played yet... and I can hardly wait to see what all the new games that actually use all the features and special effects that my new video card is capable of will look like, whenever some are finally released soon... Dirt only requires a Direct X9 card with Shader Model 3 support, and my new card is a Direct X10 card with Shader Model 4 support... so just imagine what the future holds... I'm already blown away by Dirt, and it doesn't even use a single new feature or special effect from the new generation of video cards that are only just now coming out right now...

so if you haven't started upgrading already, get ready to do it or buy a new system before this holiday season is over, or you will be missing out on all the new games like this that will be coming out from now on... the future has arrived, and Dirt barely even scratches the surface of it...

Great game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 30, 2008
Author: Amazon User

If you enjoy the Colin Mcrae series this is right up your alley, made by Codemasters as well..the main difference being that DIRT includes many more types of racing than just rally. Trophy trucks, buggies, huge Baja-type trucks, semis, classic rally cars. The menu does seem a bit like a console port with Travis Pastrana constantly nagging/congratulating you..but the racing action itself is a blast.
As for system demands, the game runs great on my Dual-core X2 1.8Mhz, 2GB, Geforce 7900 GTO.

Playing in the DIRT is Fun!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 8 / 9
Date: June 21, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I only play PC games, not consoles. Still, I haven't owned a racing game since Nascar III. This is the first racer to interest me since then. Dirt is absolutely beautiful! The physics are a bit weak, but it's a joy to play. I'd much rather play this kind of racer than the "simulator" types where you get burdened with car setup details out your tailpipe. The demo was great and can wet your wistle. The full version is also cheaper than the console versions if you decide to pick it up. Plus, it includes more vehicle types and tracks. The coolest looking vehicles are the racing rigs, IMO. 4-thumbs up from me.

DiRT, not CoNCReTe

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: August 05, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I've driven through a good portion of the game and I've enjoyed it for the most part. The graphics are the best that I've seen in any game, but they're definitely taxing my 8800GTS 640MB. Matched with my E6600 and 3GB DDR2-800 RAM, this game runs at 1680x1050 on Ultra settings in XP pretty well. I get 23fps on average with my 8800 at stock speeds and 30fps with it overclocked a bit.

If the game ran any faster, it wouldn't be as detailed. I'd much rather the game be too detailed and future-resistant than not detailed enough and age quickly. You can easily turn down settings if a game is running too slow on an aging computer, but you can never add detail that isn't there to begin with. I'm glad that DiRT is graphically detailed much more than most computers can smoothly support.

The cars definitely have unique handling and there is a learning curve, but it's fun once you get the hang of it. Most of the races are in fact on dirt, so the cars are going to be sliding around a lot more than expected (and it's easy to fly off the road if you're going too fast). There are some tracks on blacktop and the difference in traction is very noticeable--you can take turns a lot quicker and the tires squeal. I've been playing this game with a Logitech RumblePad 2 and while it's fun enough, I'm going to get a Logitech MOMO steering wheel and pedal set to get a little bit more control over it (and hopefully crash less).

The game is easy once you get used to controlling the cars and run on Rookie/Clubman difficulties, but you'll be much more challenged when you go above that.

The damage modeling is good but it could be better. Although, the rally cars are basically steel tubing, so it would be hard to improve very much. I still enjoy smashing into something and then running over my front bumper as it falls off or watching my hood fly off, along with the scraps of debris that remain at the accident site.

All in all, this is a pretty good game, one of the best racing games that I've played. The only significant negative that I can find is the multiplayer. It's a joke. You can't play with any other players on the same track; you can only individually race on your own track instances and try to get the best time. That's not much multiplayer, so that was a let down, and good enough to take one star away.

Tighten Those Harnesses

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 7 / 8
Date: September 30, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This isn't one of those drop the hammer and hang on racing games. You must use some finesse to accel at this game. I wouldn't advise using anything but a wheel for control. Being able to gradually power up is essential to getting through the turns fast, and blipping the throttle over the jumps to set the car for the landing. All make for a challenging experience.

I was worried after reading some of the reviews. So I downloaded the demo what a blast. I haven't had so much fun since SODA Off Road Racing.

I believe to have what I would guess to be an average PC (AMD 64 X2 3800+, 1GB Ram) and the game runs good. Online could be a nightmare I haven't exploried there.

The concept of dirt racing is thrilling to me. I would have really liked to see some active dirt physics. If the track would wear in (and out) determend by where and how the cars run during the race that would put it over the top. I'm not sure if it's just the demo but the AI is a bit weak. But super fun.

Great game -- But has Starforce

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: October 15, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This is a great game. Yes you need a monster of a PC to run it well; but if you do, the game is amazing. 1920x1080 runs smooth with maxed settings on a 8800 GTX SLI on a QX6700@2.92Ghz - on a 46" HDTV.

But keep in mind that the game has starforce v4.7. This isn't as bad as the dreaded v3.0. But it's still starforce. You've been warned.

Great game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: February 29, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Terrific game. Run this on my laptop with medium graphic settings and I am still blown away with the visual representaion. Game play is smooth, and has a nice arcade feel to it which I like. Only gripe is my x-box style controller makes the vehicle control a little twitchy at times....but hey its a game so I can deal with it...if you have the extra money would recommend a wheel and pedal setup....but don't let that stop you from buying this game. Terrific game.

DiRT

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 27, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game is quite fun to play. Had some trouble, but easily got the patch at the games website. Had to buy a new video card, too. Very graphic intense game!

Gift for nephew

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 13, 2008
Author: Amazon User

My nephew loves it. Once they were able to get the software running. Word to the wise, pay attention to the specs needed to run this game. It may take more than your computer has in order to run it. Once they got some upgrades for the computer, it apparently runs ok!

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