Dirt Rally

Pure Xbox

Ken Barnes·Apr 7, 2016

Critic90/100

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With DiRT Rally, Codemasters have thrown the conventional way of looking at the sport of rallying in videogames out of the window and done it with such aplomb that the end product is all but irresistible. It could be said that the learning curve could do with being flattened just a little. We say that the harder the climb is, the greater the feeling of success is when you finally put in that perfect run, but it's understandable that not all players will feel that way in an age where going into a menu is considered to be achievement-worthy. For our money, this is easily the best rally game ever released. Not only that, it's transcended the scope of that admittedly small genre and is surprisingly close to the top of the general racing game category, too.

Push Square

Matt Adcock·Mar 31, 2016

Critic90/100

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DiRT Rally is the purest and most visceral rally game in a long, long time: it's a constant knife edge experience of risk and reward, trial and error, concentration and sweet, sweet progress. This simulation comes highly recommended to both rally and racing fans everywhere.

Eurogamer

Simon Parkin·Mar 30, 2016

Critic80/100

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To understand rally and, by association, Dirt Rally, a British video game that conjures all of the long-form drama and …

GamesRadar+

Keith Andrew·Mar 29, 2016

Critic80/100

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Can DiRT Rally on Xbox One and PS4 capture the pace and finesse of rallying? Our review is here.

Game Informer

Matthew Kato·Mar 29, 2016

Critic85/100

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Dirt Rally isn't deep in every area, but the gameplay alone makes this my favorite rally game

GameSpot

Richard Wakeling·Mar 29, 2016

Critic80/100

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Dirt Rally’s arrival on consoles lets more people join in Codemasters’ celebration of this brutal motorsport.