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Posted: May 24th 2007 9:15AM Cerixus said

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I almost stayed home from work just to play this today :(
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Posted: May 24th 2007 9:34AM (Unverified) said

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Another great demo available for 360! Hey, how many demos does PSN have anyway? Hopefully you get one for every major game coming out like we do on Live... so that might give you, what?...5 to 10 total? ahahaahaha
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Posted: May 24th 2007 9:46AM Gronar said

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I've been reading that it's too arcadey, not a sim at all.
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Posted: May 24th 2007 9:50AM (Unverified) said

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Wow, second post is already a rip on PSN... insecure there buddy?

I'll download this demo over the weekend. Warhawk Beta starts today, I just came off a three week run of Motorstorm, and everytime I jump on Live, I get five messages asking why I'm not in Halo 3 from my friends (to which the response is "Shotty Sniper" sucks)
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Posted: May 24th 2007 10:25AM (Unverified) said

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why don't you ladies take it outside
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Posted: May 24th 2007 10:28AM (Unverified) said

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Boys, boys... let me settle this for you:

Xbox and PS3 online suck equally.

Friend Codes FTW!
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Posted: May 24th 2007 10:26AM (Unverified) said

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Let's keep it non-personal, fellas.
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Posted: May 24th 2007 10:29AM (Unverified) said

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this game saved me from buying a PS3 (for now. I really enjoy off road racing and motorstorm almost had me. Thank god for DIRT
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Posted: May 24th 2007 10:38AM (Unverified) said

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Here's a fun game. Putting friend codes in Google Earth...
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Posted: May 24th 2007 11:00AM (Unverified) said

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I like this demo. Definite purchase.

@3 - Yep, it is arcadey, but I never considered previous McRae games to be sim like either.

I think this is a nice direction for the series to take. Good job Codemasters! Now lets have a 360 version of TOCA Race Driver!!
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Posted: May 24th 2007 11:15AM (Unverified) said

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AWESOME DEMO!! Great graphics and excellent control. This one may end being better than Forza, who knows.....definite owner!!
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Posted: May 24th 2007 11:31AM Niasyn said

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Does it have multiplayer in the demo?
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Posted: May 24th 2007 11:57AM Pipp said

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So is this like a real rally where you're trying to beat the times of your competitors on the tracks, or do they actually put other cars on the same run with you?
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Posted: May 24th 2007 12:10PM (Unverified) said

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I just played it this morning. I don't remember an online mode being available.

As for the race modes, it seems to be a nice mix. When I selected the rally car, I was put on a time-trial asphalt circuit track but when I selected a buggy, I was put on a dirt track with other buggies.

As for graphics, it looks amazing. Think PGR3 Rally! The graphics and animations look much better then Mottorstorm but without the over-the-top burnout type crash sequences (you can flip, crash, wreck, and dretroy just about everything).

THE GUI IS AMAZING!!
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Posted: May 24th 2007 12:31PM jdsony said

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Wow I was interested in this game but that video...so nice. The crashes look amazing. I love Rally racing but the last two McRae games were a bit of a disappointment. The physics seemed really off in a couple ways that really bothered me. I'll be picking this up but I should really try the demo first.
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Posted: May 24th 2007 2:55PM (Unverified) said

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PC demo is out as well, not that joystiq cares about PC. :P
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Posted: May 24th 2007 4:12PM Cameage said

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There's a Saab in this game, this makes it worth buying along with Forza 2.
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Posted: May 24th 2007 5:56PM DjFIL said

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OMG... this demo is awesome. No multiplayer, but 3 events (one cross-over [1 vs 1], one hill climb, one 10-car CORR buggy race) make this download totally worth it's while. The graphics engine is very nice, and the physics are very well done too (including awesome force feedback support on the 360 Wheel). I'll be happy to have Forza 2 next week... but I'll be even more happy when DiRT arrives mid-June.
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Posted: May 24th 2007 6:32PM (Unverified) said

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Oh dear, I hope they put in an actual multi-player mode, not just this time trial score bullshit.

Demos great.
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Posted: May 24th 2007 7:07PM (Unverified) said

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I totally destroyed my buggy

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Posted: May 24th 2007 7:11PM (Unverified) said

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oops, so you can't embed the video.. ok here's my demo vids from DiRT. kick ass.


asphalt race with an impreza
http://www.zannel.com/viewer.jsp?title=P3YBNC3X2G

uphill race with a...? i forget. (i rolled it roof first into some rocks about 1/2 way)
http://www.zannel.com/viewer.jsp?title=8GXCKMRGEL

dirt course race with a buggy (totalled the car)
http://www.zannel.com/viewer.jsp?title=8U7OQ9W54B
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Posted: May 24th 2007 7:59PM (Unverified) said

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for some reason my download goes happily for 5-10% then stops, and i need to stop and start it. which is a pain
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Posted: May 28th 2007 11:26PM (Unverified) said

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what song is that played in the trailer?
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