Thankfully, "Colonel" was an option which seemed appropriate considering my online handle of "Col. This means the game announcer will greet you using this nickname whenever you open up DiRT Showdown. NicknamesThe game allows you to pick a nickname out of a large selection of them. Graphics still look pretty goodI guess one advantage of racing games is that even if they're several years old, the visuals don't age as poorly nowadays as they did when 3D graphics was in its infancy. I wanted to give the DiRT series another try so it made sense to start with DiRT Showdown - besides, the game was one of many in my library that promised full controller support: a perfect game to test on my Steam Link □. I mean, how can you complain about receiving free games? I'm also a fan of the Colin McRae series way back and while DiRT 3 wasn't bad, it didn't really capture the same feel as the rally games I played a long time ago. How I got itI managed to get DiRT Showdown for free earlier this year thanks to the generosity of the Humble Store. The game also has multiplayer with even a local split-screen mode (old school)! it's a race that involves performing certain stunts and tricks around an obstacle course. The game doesn't only have demolition derbies and demolition derby style races though you also get "Hoonigan" events which remind me of the "Gymkhana" events in DiRT 3, i.e. You can use this cash to either purchase new vehicles or upgrade existing ones in terms of "Power", "Handling" and "Strength". At the end of each race you earn money proportional to how well you performed – you'll still get rewarded a small amount of cash even for getting dead last. Stages in each of the single player championships are unlocked by accruing podium finishes for each event so if you get to a point where you're not making it to the top 3, you can't progress with the single player campaign. What is itDuring the period of 2011-2012, quite a few games were developed using version 2.0 of the Ego engine originally developed by Codemasters and Sony for 2007's Colin McRae: DiRT besides a few F1 games and Operation Flashpoint: Red River there was also DiRT 3 (which I reviewed 4 years ago) and DiRT: Showdown released in 2012.ĭiRT: Showdown seems to be the demolition derby cousin of the main DiRT series while the game feels similar and looks similar to DiRT 3 the main difference is what kind of events you can compete in as most of them revolve around demolition derbies or races where smashing opposing cars is not only allowed but encouraged.
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