Dirt 3
Dirt 3 is a rally racing game. Just like expected, most time is spent in races which, at least in most scenarios, are set in offroad environments. The main difference to other racing events is, that the player…
Dirt 3 is a racing developed by Codemasters Southam, released 24 May 2011 on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Dirt 3 is
Dirt 3 is a racing game developed by Codemasters Southam and released in 2011. It was published by Codemasters. It is available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Ego Engine.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Dirt 3 is a racing video game developed and published by Codemasters and distributed by THQ for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. It was released on 24 May 2011 and is the first game in the series without carrying the Colin McRae name. A sequel, Dirt 4, was released in June 2017.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are non-fiction. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
Where it sits in the Colin McRae series
Dirt 3 is the 18th of 41 entries we hold in the Colin McRae series. It arrived 2 years after Colin McRae: Dirt 2 - Access All Areas Pack. The next entry was Dirt 3: Colin McRae Vision Charity Pack in 2011. Its critic score of 86 is 9 points above the series average of 77. That makes it the highest-rated entry in the series.
How it was received
Dirt 3 holds a critic score of 86 out of 100. That places it above 90% of the 1,168 rated racing games in our database, which average 68. Games released in 2011 averaged 68, so it scored 18 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 82, across 216 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
A full completion run takes around 48 hrs.
What it launched against
Dirt 3 launched on 24 May 2011, within three weeks of The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, L.A. Noire, Terraria and Infamous 2. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4.
Released around the same time: The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, L.A. Noire, Terraria, Infamous 2.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Dirt 3 yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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Screenshots
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Dlc
Quick answers
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