Rally fans rejoice, for the Colin McRae: DIRT demo has finally arrived on Marketplace. If you prefer your racing a little muddier than, say, Forza 2, then DIRT is just the thing for you. If the footage we've seen of the game is anything to go by, then DIRT looks to be a stellar title. Why not download the 770MB demo and find out for yourself? Have any fanboys out there taken this filthy racing sim for a test drive yet? What do you think?
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5-24-2007 @ 9:34AM
Maxi said...
First it was okay but then I plugged my wheel in and wow this is a great game :D
Got it on pre-order now. So much detail has been put into the force feedback, each gear change, clicking at each inch the wheel turns. Its great :D
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5-24-2007 @ 9:43AM
gibber9583 said...
Damn, I totally forgot to check this out before I left for work this morning. With Forza and this coming out, I think i'm going to have to pick up the racing wheel. Its so damned expensive though! Ah well, thats why we work
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5-24-2007 @ 9:49AM
rockeranimefreak said...
looks cool i'm on the west coast though so i have to get ready for school ... i'll get it after school! :) from what Maxi said i might even get the wheel and pedal set!
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5-24-2007 @ 9:49AM
GnarKiLL04 said...
with the wheel and a few changed settings to the wheel the game plays amazingly awesome. I have not bought a rally(ish) game since.. well, since that Al Unser Jr game back in the day. Time to change that :D
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5-24-2007 @ 9:51AM
Matt said...
You are going to need the wheel for Forza 2 anyway! :)
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5-24-2007 @ 10:02AM
ProjectEkim360 said...
i loved it even without the wheel but the wheel really makes it that much more fun
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5-24-2007 @ 10:42AM
ANt said...
ABSOLUTELY AWESOME DEMO!! Three cars, three different tracks, I love the Dune Buggy!!
Oh I am stoked for this one....could be better than Forza 2, we will see.....Bring it on!!
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5-24-2007 @ 10:44AM
Dadditude said...
It's kinda strange to say that something so dirty is beautiful, but this game truly is. I especially like the in-car views, complete with driver.
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5-24-2007 @ 11:01AM
ZaaM IT said...
Why choosing between this and Forza? I'll sure get both, this does look and feel cool
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5-24-2007 @ 11:50AM
HHHawk said...
The demo is great. It does offer up the 3 types of racing, beautiful graphics and lighting effects. The cockpit view is something to FEEL for sure. I think I'll be picking this game up and also owning Forza 2. This game is a very faithful Colin McRae Rally game. A must download.
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5-24-2007 @ 11:53AM
JamieBoi V2 said...
Colin McRae prevails yet again. I just love these games for the horrific crashes, something to do when your bored... just drive into/off something very very big and very very solid.
Hope the damage physics have been developed
Downloading as we speak...
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5-24-2007 @ 11:59AM
dikkediv said...
curseth - for some odd reason my download has been ongoing for 6+ hours.. (20mbit dsl).. any other xblm content gets down my tube uber fast.. but this - argh... the agony of waiting!
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5-24-2007 @ 12:04PM
Boff said...
Well it's 5pm here so time finish work, go home and download!!
Cannot wait to try this! WRC on the PS2 was the last rally game I played.
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5-24-2007 @ 12:05PM
D dogg said...
I read somewhere's that this was "arcadey" in a negative conotation. IMO, that is NOT a bad thing as the market seems currently saturated with sim type racing games.
As an "arcadey" type racer, I'd score the demo about an 8.5... maybe a 9 if I had the wheel.
Very fun, cars control great, sounds fit the game extremely well, menus are slick and nice to look at and there is a nice variety of track types in the demo.
Overall, great presentation of the game... I give the demo itself a 10 outta 10 as far as demonstrating what the game has to offer.
P.S. Not sure if the dirt and mud effects are as nice as Motorstorm but I don't think that should be a topic to think about when judging this game.
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5-24-2007 @ 12:07PM
root said...
i guess the download-server died
i'm downloading 3 hours and it stucked at 41%.
kinda sucks....
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5-24-2007 @ 12:20PM
jimhuf said...
why does my download always stop at 14%? its gayer than the xbox boys in the other article
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5-24-2007 @ 12:55PM
poprocker said...
amazing demo. 3 different tracks. graphics are very good, physics are awesome. I love the different views! My download went fast as heck. only took about 20 minutes maybe.
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5-24-2007 @ 12:56PM
soltakr said...
yep, im having same trouble too, got home at 1gmt and fired up 360 it downloads at 230kbs(on 2mb, nice!!) and at 89% it stops. so i canceled and restarted, it started at 89 and stayed there. so i canceled again and deleted temp file and started over-did it 3 times and still nuting it just stops. now 4th time i get can't 'download colin mcrae dirt' error. :(
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5-24-2007 @ 12:57PM
Sinnix said...
It's a pretty great demo. The graphics and controls were very impressive (the presentation is fantastic) and to be honest I liked it a lot more than the Forza demo. I'll need to play it a few more times before I make any buy decisions though...
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5-24-2007 @ 2:00PM
Mr Hayabusa said...
Out of curiosity, GnarKiLL04 what settings did you change? I've been dying to know how the game works with the wheel, and from you guys comments, it sounds like it works stellar! Awesome! I have the wheel at home, and I downloaded the game this morning, but had to head to work. Can't wait to try it out tonight!
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