With the 25× optical zoom lens, the camera offers more details over expansive areas. Officially referred as FIA Formula one championship, F1 is the highest class of single-seater auto racing. Most strikingly, the way it offers a premium set of specs for a frankly outrageous price. Alonso, Bottas, Russell and Vettel hit with grid penalties, Ferrari content with its PU upgrade.
Playing the game on Xbox One X is a delight. Why tie progression behind a connection that could have issues? Still there are daily and weekly challenges as well and the other stuff will keep hardcore players coming back for months. This can be an issue in some cases and honestly I simply don’t understand it. Rewards are dolled out sparingly and the progression is tied to an online connection. The career mode is the bulk of the game with a few side championships and single races sprinkled in.
Some of the best in the series to date.Īs far as modes go DiRT Rally 2.0 feels a little sparse. Again I have always been a quality over quantity person and these tracks feel fantastic. I actually prefer this method as it gives the developers a chance to tweak and perfect each course. Sure I can mix it up with day/night and weather cycles, but every bump and turn remains the same.
This may mean less overall selection, but it also means the design is intentional. The tracks are all pre-built, meaning the generated tracks from the last DiRT game are long gone. DiRT Rally 2.0 give a lot of customization to the player allowing them to tailor their experience as they see fit. The co-driver is also great with a bevy of options in its own right. Being able to tweak just about everything will appease the hardcore crowd, but even on default it feels great. The weight of the cars and the way they handle is sublime. The biggest thing to get right with a driving game of any kind is, well the actual driving. While it is still not a pushover, it makes it more manageable if I did make a mistake. This is nice for those that enjoy the idea of these games, but like me are still intimidated by the unrelenting difficulty. There is an AI slider that gives players more opportunity to catch up. When I managed to find the proper lines and taking those turns at just the right angle it was akin to defeating a boss in something like a Souls game.įor 2.0 the developers have allowed for a sort of “easy” mode though. Take a corner wrong and I ended up disqualified from the race due to damages. Right from the outset I noticed the game has no rewind feature, damage actually affects performance, and there are a number of tweaks available to improve the nuances of driving. This iteration of the franchise is designed with hardcore simulation fans in mind. Anyone in the market for a realistic racer will be pleased to know that this title is one of the best the genre has ever seen. DiRT Rally 2.0 is definitely a member of the latter club.
Then we have the extremely realistic racers where every turn is chock full of anxiety and taking one corner poorly means the race is over. Big jumps and plenty of trading paint to entertain the masses. First up are the over-the-top games where rolling your car is more fun than actually racing. Rally games usually come in one of two flavors.