Colin McRae: DiRT demo is positively filthy

by Justin McElroy { May 24th 2007 at 9:05AM }

Maybe you liked that Forza 2 demo, but it just left you feeling a bit clean. Maybe you long to break the cement shackles and cruise the natural roads that God made for you. Or, maybe you just want to kill a few minutes. The new Xbox Live demo for Colin McRae: DIRT doesn't care, it's chill like that. Unless, of course, you live in Mexico or Asia. In that case, you're out of luck.

We haven't played through it yet (our severe obsessive-compulsive disorder would force us to stop every 30 feet to use our economy-sized Windex and paper towels) but we're looking forward to hearing what you think. Just, you know, wipe your feet first.

Tags: colinmcrae, dirt, ps3, xbox360

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Scott Beeson @ May 24th 2007 9:15AM

I almost stayed home from work just to play this today :(

Jason @ May 24th 2007 9:34AM

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

The True Gamer @ May 24th 2007 9:46AM

I've been reading that it's too arcadey, not a sim at all.

sheppy @ May 24th 2007 9:50AM

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)

Jeff @ May 24th 2007 10:25AM

why don't you ladies take it outside

Wii @ May 24th 2007 10:28AM

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

Xbox and PS3 online suck equally.

Friend Codes FTW!

Justin McElroy @ May 24th 2007 10:26AM

Let's keep it non-personal, fellas.

DOCTOR DEEP N U @ May 24th 2007 10:29AM

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

sheppy @ May 24th 2007 10:38AM

Here's a fun game. Putting friend codes in Google Earth...

Jdoki @ May 24th 2007 11:00AM

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!!

ANt @ May 24th 2007 11:15AM

AWESOME DEMO!! Great graphics and excellent control. This one may end being better than Forza, who knows.....definite owner!!

ScreamingSkull @ May 24th 2007 11:31AM

Does it have multiplayer in the demo?

Dud @ May 24th 2007 11:57AM

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?

okenny @ May 24th 2007 12:10PM

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!!

James @ May 24th 2007 12:31PM

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.

SirRoxen @ May 24th 2007 2:55PM

PC demo is out as well, not that joystiq cares about PC. :P

Jeff @ May 24th 2007 4:12PM

There's a Saab in this game, this makes it worth buying along with Forza 2.

DjFIL @ May 24th 2007 5:56PM

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.

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