Dirt Showdown
Race, crash and hoon your way through a world tour of motorised mayhem in DiRT Showdown! Crowd atmosphere, social gameplay and accessibility are all ramped up in this turbo- injected shot of driving delirium…
Dirt Showdown is a racing developed by Codemasters Southam, released 23 May 2012 on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Arcade and Linux. The main story takes about 10 hrs to finish.
What Dirt Showdown is
Dirt Showdown is a racing game developed by Codemasters Southam and released in 2012. It was published by Codemasters. It is available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Arcade, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Ego Engine.
The premise, in the publisher's words
DiRT Showdown was the first spin-off of the series, taking a more arcade approach to the much-loved franchise. In DiRT Showdown, players entered a series of Tour events and were presented with a variety of races and tournaments to contend with. Released in 2012 on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360, the game added Hoonigan events and Destruction Derbies into the DiRTy mix of disciplines along with a host of online Party Modes such as Smash and Grab, Transporter and Speed Skirmish.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and non-fiction. It supports multiplayer for up to 8 players online. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
Where it sits in the Colin McRae series
Dirt Showdown is the 27th of 41 entries we hold in the Colin McRae series. It arrived 10 months after Dirt 3: Ken Block Special Pack. The next entry was Colin McRae Rally in 2013. Its critic score of 75 is almost exactly the series average of 77. The highest-rated entry is Dirt 3 at 86.
How it was received
Dirt Showdown holds a critic score of 75 out of 100. That places it above 59% of the 1,168 rated racing games in our database, which average 68. Games released in 2012 averaged 70, so it scored 5 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 72, across 87 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 10 hrs.
What it launched against
Dirt Showdown launched on 23 May 2012, within three weeks of Max Payne 3, Diablo III, Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition and Plague Inc.. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Max Payne 3, Diablo III, Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition, Plague Inc..
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Dirt Showdown yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
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