

The latest Dirt instalment - available on PS4, Xbox One, and PC - is an amalgamation of Dirt 3 and Dirt Rally, the latter being a simulation-oriented return to rallying roots which scored well with the series' core user base. Codemasters however seem to have done the near opposite of that. After all, as the saying goes, if it ain't broke, don't fix it.

Given its shared naming heritage, you'd expect it to retain most of what made previous versions click. The critical zenith of that phase was its last numbered Dirt entry - Dirt 3 - which means that expectations from the next game in the series were high.ĭirt 4 released earlier this month, and we took it for a spin to find out if it could live up to our hopes. What started out as a true-to-life portrayal with the help of the late champion has morphed over time into an incredibly exciting and fun-loving franchise, one that extended its off-road wings to appeal to a more broader audience. For almost two decades now, Codemasters' Dirt - formerly Colin McRae Rally - has delivered some of the best racing games, and been the final word in rally racing.
