Review: DiRT Rally 2.0 Game Of The Year Edition (Steam)
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.
Pros:
- DiRT Rally 2.0 has crisp highly detailed graphics.
- 110864mb download size.
- Steam achievements.
- Full controller support.
- VR support for Steam and Oculus headsets.
- Graphics-Resolution, Display mode, aspect ratio, refresh rate, v-sync, multisampling, anisotropic filtering, TAA.
- Quality preset including custom.
- Includes all DLC for Liveries/Tracks/Locations/Events/Cars and seasons.
- Profile creation- Name/nationality/choose from 9 preset avatars and your race number.
- Controller- Rebind buttons, Tweak dead zones and sensitivity, Vibration and feedback. Has a handy check input reports feature.
- Full Racenet support (optional)
- Online leader boards- PC only or multi-platform.
- Rally racing gameplay.
- DiRT Rally 2.0 supports daily/weekly/monthly race events.
- My team (career modes)-Events-races/events, Hire/fire staff and buy/sell/upgrade/tune cars in the garage.
- Full team control and you are free to build the team how you see fit. Every member of staff affects something, Could be how long a repair takes to how much extra power you get.
- Two careers- Rally and Rallycross.
- Freeplay – Historic/rallycross/custom/time trial.
- Weather-Rain/snow/heavy rain/dry/overcast and day/night cycle.
- Realistic improved handling.
- Service area(before a race)- Shakedown/repair vehicle (manual selection or auto)/tyre selection.
- Pre-race flyover.
- Fully voiced co-pilot.
- Historic races-4 tiers: Classic/80s/modern/Present day.
- DiRT Rally 2.0 uses a difficulty- Slider from 0-100 and hardcore damage on/off.
- Historic events also boast cool archive footage of the era(tier) you are playing.
- Loading screens show the map, details on the conditions, weather etc.
- Manual starts (optional) hold handbrake then release on the lights.
- Assists- Clutch override/transmission/auto repairs/antilock brakes/off throttle braking/windscreen wipers auto/launch control/stability/traction/time control braking.
- DiRT Rally 2.0 boasts improved animations and character models especially for the stewards and crowd.
- Clear HUD showing race progress that also shows green/red depending on your split time and shows an icon for the class leader.
- Six driving views- 2 in the car, bonnet, bumper, behind and far away.
- DiRT Rally 2.0 maintains a strong cosmetic damage model from doors falling off to lights smashing.
- Reset to track button.
- Edge of the seat driving action.
- Gorgeous locations.
- 50 odd cars to unlock from the classic cars of yesteryear to the new beasts of today.
- Locations are not just beautiful but are also a lot more vibrant and colorful this time around. You get to visit New Zealand, Argentina, Spain, Poland, Australia, and the USA.
- Deep tuning model, You can do as much or as little as you want for each stage.
- The official game of the Rallycross championships.
- Fun to play, The driving is just some of the best.
- Enviromental effects are a lot more refined, Get blinded by the sun, See nothing when driving through a forest at night, Snow/ice is even more treacherous.
Cons:
- No benchmark test.
- No explanation on what all the assists do.
- Few graphical glitches like lighting going all over the place or a tree appearing and disappearing.
- No driving school! Obviously but I miss driving school so much.
- Each car is so different and unique that a learning curve approach is needed every time.
- Some very long races.
- Cannot reset to track until the prompt comes up and that can take a while.
- Few instances of invisible walls or debris.
