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With a dazzling array of XP meters, coupled with generic currencies and points, you grind your way to the end-game cars, which allow you to compete at a higher level. I say this because the career mode offers you nothing that you haven’t already seen in a video game before. Like every other racing career mode, ‘it’s a go from being nobody’ to ‘being the very best in the world’ kinda affair, which I find a bit of a tired video game trope.

The career mode is a story-driven experience, where you’re thrust into the world of Dirt as a protégé of AJ, a super-cool racing dude, who happens to be at the top of his rally game. But it’s the career and playgrounds that demand the most of your attention.

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Like many racing games, Dirt 5 has the usual arcade and time trial mode for players to jump into a race quickly. Unlike racing simulators such as Dirt Rally and Forza Motorsport, Dirt 5 continues in the vein of its predecessors, embracing accessible arcade driving which anybody can pick up.Ĭareer and Playgrounds Steal The Headlinesīecause this seems like a totally sensible thing to do?

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Bits of your vehicle will be missing, windows will be cracked and smashed, and you’ll have that same hollow feeling you’ll have post-Black Friday when you realise the bargain you got, wasn’t actually a bargain.įinally, driving cars in Dirt 5 is a breeze. Then, after three-five laps of absolute carnage, your bodywork will resemble your local electronics store after Black Friday. At the start of the race, the bodywork gleams under the lighting, looking wonderful and pristine. What they all have in common is that they’re all rendered beautifully. The Mitsubishi Lancer is there, along with Citroen C3, the Ford F-150, the Aston Martin DBX, and many, many others. When I wasn’t waxing lyrical about the Impreza, I did try some of the other cars. It’s glorious to drive, and yes, it’s the greatest rally car of all time. It’s rapid, handles corners like a hot knife through butter, and sounds like it’s blended James Earl Jones’ voicebox with a bag of gravel. The Subaru Impreza makes its return, and it’s exactly how you’ve always imagined it. At launch, the game features a stable of over 60 vehicles, all with their unique characteristics. The most important thing in any racing game is the cars, and in Dirt 5, I wasn’t disappointed. In arid environments, you’ll find yourself battling sandstorms in the tropics, it’ll be torrential rain, and in the British ones, well, there are no British circuits actually, but if there were, it’d just be that bloody fine rain. Naturally, it slowed down my lap time and allowed the AI to catch up with me (humble brag), relentlessly nibbling at my heels as I powered towards the finish line.īut it isn’t just snow you’ll contend with.

For instance, I was racing on a circuit in Norway, where little to no snow was on the ground at the start of the race.īy the time lap three came around, I was navigating a blizzard, in the dark, with nothing but a pitiful headlight to guide my way. No doubt borrowed from titles such as Forza Horizon 4 and Project Cars 2, the weather system changes gameplay and forces you to change your approach on the fly. From the dusty deserts of Arizona, the snow-covered roads of Norway, and the rain-soaked roads of China, you’ll have to contend with over 70 circuits – all impacted by the game’s glorious dynamic weather system. Like an obnoxious first-year undergraduate student, Dirt 5 is loud, brash, in your face, and up for a good time – which is the perfect panacea for the 2020-themed shitshow we find ourselves in.īattle The Elements In an Impressive Roster of Locations That’ll cost a few quid to clean.ĭirt 5 boasts an impressive repertoire of locations to obnoxiously drive your rally car around. Barrelling its way out of the quintessential English countryside is Dirt 5, the latest racer from Codemasters in its long-standing Colin McRae franchise.