DiRT Rally

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DiRT Rally – Since its launch until now, the famous DiRT series of racing games has not taken long to rise to become the king of the road.

Remember in 2011, DiRT 3 debuted and strengthened its position, as well as gaining prestige with rival WRC (World Rally Championship), the DiRT Showdown of a year later was an unreasonable step, then the game series This fell silent for 3 years.

At the beginning of this year the first news of a follow-up to the new DiRT was officially released, but instead of a expected number 4, the one being introduced was the DiRT Rally.

Over the past 8 years, this is probably the quietest version and also the least interested, partly because of the lower budget compared to the seniors, another part lies in the small team developing DiRT Rally are the people who have been “bogged down” with the DiRT Showdown the day before.

However, in life no one knows foreseen, even from the early access version, DiRT Rally shows a completely different style from the “seniors”.

It was a thorny DiRT and just as strong as the name Rally.

At that time, the skeptical eyes were replaced by sympathetic looks.

DiRT Rally turns back to the old classic, but in the shell of modern times, it all creates a realistic, challenging, and attractive game, which will surely be the most typical role model when it comes to racing on the road.

Although considered the king of racing and quality is still on the top of the racing, but in the eyes of experienced drivers, the versions of the DiRT series are not enough to make players “sweat”, they Simply turn to Dirt because there are few options when a WRC opponent is not on the same level.

However, all will have to change for the Rally DiRT.

Looking back a bit, if the first version of the DiRT had some called track racing, the later versions could complete the race in just 3 to 4 minutes.

And to DiRT Rally, this time is for the best drivers only.

Why?

Because the gameplay of DiRT Rally is now purely simulated, every brake, every turn, every “drift” must be carefully calculated, otherwise, the consequences will be very unpredictable!

Indeed, if you are cornering at high speed, the inertial force will send you to the side, if you are rushing through a rough road without releasing the gear in time, the future ahead is only unhappy…

Here, the weather, the environment will play an important role in … increasing the chances of making mistakes!

A rain with slippery pavement reduces friction, a road on a sunny hillside will make the car heavier, a snow-covered pavement will block steps and significantly lower stability between 4 wheels …

The climax of that nightmare was racing in the dark, if you broke the car’s headlights, it would be almost impossible to locate, let alone finish first.

The simulation of the Rally DiRT is also “worth” in the extremely detailed design of the driving feel of each car, the 1960s will not be powerful in terms of the engine but light in weight, the 2000s will have better grip and stronger road holding ability on the steep climb …

Not only that, to increase authenticity, Codemasters straightened out the radar system, instead of forcing the player to locate the race through the guidance of his companion, along with the symbolic arrows classic road racing games.

Because of that, the difficulty is doubled, however, bringing the most authenticity from the perspective of a racer.

Thanks to this simulation path, DiRT Rally, though with a narrower budget and scale than its predecessors, can be seen as a real revolution.

If you are a newcomer, be patient and instead of rushing to get the top position, you have to find a way to memorize each route and each passage and practice listening to your carpool colleagues.

Should practice to complete the track without being “damning” first and then think about shortening the time in each stage.

For DiRT Rally, Codemasters took players to six countries and challenged them to 36 races.

Not only that, but each path brings experiences that seem generic but very unique.

If in the canyon in Greece, the player has to skillfully keep the car waggling safely on the hillside with one side of the mountain, one side of the cliff, then in Wales, the challenge will be in hand skill. When you release the gas, accelerate in time to avoid flying in the middle of the woods, or at Monte Carlo, the highlight lies in the ability to judge the winding slopes …

In each race, players just need to change the weather conditions, the experience will be refreshed and directly affect the overall performance, not merely “making scenes” as before.

Previously, the writer enjoyed the races in Finland, but when finished, it felt not “good” because all could end in just under 4 minutes.

Now that lack has been “compensated” by the screen length … 10km and as a result the writer took a long night to finish first.

The feeling of having to race, race again, and then “to the top” is really hard to describe!

Indeed, if put on the table compared to seniors, the “playground” that DiRT Rally brings is much more attractive and attractive, not only longer but also more diverse, more exciting and contributes to being player easy to play … addicted!

Still with the Ego 3.0 engine used since 2013, but compared to the latest F1 2015 game, DiRT Rally is in a completely different “range”.

Not as flashy as the DiRT Showdown, not as colorful as DiRT 3, or as brilliant as DiRT 2, all colors have been refined and increased authenticity in each color gamut.

It can be said that DiRT Rally expresses the spirit of a racing game on the road, that is dust, thorny without any color.

In the back corner when the DiRT Rally is completed, the new Codemasters’ feat appears completely, for example, as a realistic feeling when the car goes, more detailed when the dust clinging to the wheel or every drop the rain bounced on the windshield …

Not only that, each race exudes a very unique “soul” corresponding to the climatic conditions in each country.

You will feel the humidity and coolness in Wales, the harsh but energetic atmosphere in Greece … Saying no more, if you are a longtime fan of the racing genre, it will be difficult to resist the spirit Codemasters sent him through DiRT Rally.

As for the sound, DiRT Rally will be very perfect in this respect, if there is not a single minus point, that is too little background music, as well as the melody, is not enough “feeling” to make the player mentally before going on.

After being satisfied with the number of tracks, driving feeling, diverse car storage, players will… lose their emotions knowing that the Rally DiRT only has … 3 game modes.

These are Rally, Hillclimb, and Rally Cross.

To be fair, two of them, Rally and Rally Cross, both have significant strides, and Climbhill is also very attractive, but what players expect is something new like DiRT 3 with Gymkhana or DiRT 2 with The Gatecrasher, there is an absolute no.

Although knowing that the two seniors mentioned above are not completely in the category of simulation, DiRT Rally needs a new mode to exploit the full potential of the gameplay.

Along with that, the DiRT Rally game screen also has “holes” in the development process located next to the main road, if you miss the hand, you will be thrown nearby and … deducted points, similar to when not. Get back on track according to the allotted time.

This is sometimes annoying because when thrown off the sidelines, players can correct mistakes by trying to get back on track, instead of losing precious 15 seconds.

Finally, the scattered small rocks can also cause the player to… drop unintentionally.

I have dropped from 3rd to 6th just because the car flipped around when it hit a rock… the size of a tenth of a wheel at a speed of 20 km / h!

Horrible!

where can you get a DiRT Rally online

DiRT Rally – Xbox One: Buy it now

Dirt Rally (PS4): Buy it now

Dirt Rally PS4: Buy it now

Dirt 4 Standard Edition (Xbox One): Buy it now