As with pretty much all racing games these days precision of driving and the overall enjoyment of the driving increases exponentially when using a wheel rather than a controller. Overall the graphics remain solid but there is still a little bit of an inconsistency in the quality of the car models compared to the surrounding environment. The cars and tracks still feel great, with the cars handling well and certain aspects of driving being exceptionally realistic and challenging such as how the cars slide due to a lack of grip when going from gravel or dirt to an asphalt part of a track. In regard to Dirt Rally 2.0’s improvements due to gameplay, graphics and sound there doesn’t seem to be any major improvements. It is notable that the quantity and variety of content will likely improve due to upcoming DLC, the first of which is the Deluxe pack which is available for $42.95 on top of the price of the full game. Despite this however Dirt Rally 2.0 still manages to feel almost like an unfinished game, due to its scarcity of both track and to a lesser extent vehicle variety. This absence in content is improved however with the welcome return of the rallycross content which now has the more immersive co-operation of the actual World Rallycross championships involvement. Possibly with the inclusion of some off-road cars such as SUV’s and more historical vehicles as well. The car list also feels like it could be more varied. A clear omission from this track list is the lack of any snow scapes such as the immensely popular and historical ones found in Finland and Sweden. However, this is the first example of the game’s biggest issue, an obvious lack of content. All of these stages are true, realistic and provide a decent variation within themselves due to the different types of road surfacing such as gravel, tarmac and dirt tracks. The game also includes different types of racing with the regular off-road rally which spans across multiple real-world rally stages including ones in Australia, Argentina and Poland. This begins with code masters’ familiar avatar creation tool which is now a mainstay in all its racing games. On surface level Dirt Rally 2.0 presents the player with plenty of variety and different gameplay options. Therefore, it is imperative that Dirt Rally 2.0 presents a game worthy of putting up a respectable fight against its main competitor and establish itself as a unique and strong sim racer in its own right. Which is releasing its eighth instalment in September 2019. It attempts to both build on what it established in its first instalment (Dirt Rally) and challenge it’s obvious contender World Rally Championship (WRC).

Dirt Rally 2.0 is the latest and seventh game to bare the Dirt name and in order to continue on the series’ exceptional run of form.

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