Dirt (series)

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Dirt
Genre(s) Racing
Developer(s) Codemasters
Publisher(s) Codemasters
Platform(s) PlayStation, Microsoft Windows, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Xbox, PlayStation 2, N-Gage, Mobile, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, OS X, Wii, Nintendo DS, iOS, Android, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X
First release Colin McRae: Dirt
June 2007
Latest release Dirt 5
November 2020

Dirt is a racing video game series developed and published by Codemasters. The series started in June 2007, when Codemasters changed the naming scheme in their previous Colin McRae Rally series of games, making Colin McRae Rally 2005 the last game in that series. The first Dirt game was the last one to be published before Colin McRae's death in September 2007. After that, Codemasters used his name one more time in Colin McRae: Dirt 2 , finally dropping the moniker in Dirt 3 . However, the final DLC package for Dirt Rally 2.0 , released in 2020, was titled "Colin McRae: Flat Out" and features a new scenario mode where players re-enact moments from McRae's career.

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Games

Aggregate review scores
Game GameRankings Metacritic
Colin McRae: Dirt (PC) 84.36% [1]
(X360) 83.49% [2]
(PS3) 83.17% [3] 		(PC) 84 [4]
(X360) 83 [5]
(PS3) 83 [6]
Colin McRae: Dirt 2 (PC) 90.29% [7]
(X360) 87.36% [8]
(PS3) 87.28% [9]
(DS) 71.33% [10]
(PSP) 54.20% [11]
(Wii) 51.78% [12] 		(PC) 89 [13]
(X360) 87 [14]
(PS3) 87 [15]
(DS) 73 [16]
(PSP) 55 [17]
(Wii) 51 [18]
Dirt 3 (X360) 87.96% [19]
(PS3) 87.57% [20]
(PC) 86.27% [21] 		(X360) 87 [22]
(PS3) 87 [23]
(PC) 86 [24]
Dirt: Showdown (PS3) 77.33% [25]
(X360) 74.73% [26]
(PC) 70.17% [27] 		(PS3) 75 [28]
(X360) 75 [29]
(PC) 72 [30]
Dirt Rally (XONE) 86.79% [31]
(PS4) 84.87% [32]
(PC) 82.40% [33] 		(XONE) 86 [34]
(PC) 86 [35]
(PS4) 85 [36]
Dirt 4 (PS4) 85.17% [37]
(XONE) 85.90% [38]
(PC) 77.30% [39] 		(PS4) 85 [40]
(XONE) 86 [41]
(PC) 78 [42]
Dirt Rally 2.0 (PS4) 83.96% [43]
(XONE) 78.71% [44]
(PC) 85.00% [45] 		(PS4) 84 [46]
(XONE) 82 [47]
(PC) 86 [48]

Colin McRae: Dirt (2007)

At E3 2006, Codemasters revealed that a new McRae game was in development for Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, titled Colin McRae: Dirt in Europe, and Dirt: Colin McRae Off-Road in the United States.

The title was released on 15 June 2007 in Europe and on 19 June in North America for Microsoft Windows and Xbox 360. The PlayStation 3 version was released on 14 September.

Colin McRae: Dirt 2 (2009)

In November 2008, Codemasters unveiled a sequel to the successful Colin McRae: Dirt; it was released in September 2009. The game is available on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Wii, Xbox 360 Nintendo DS, and Microsoft Windows. The game is built upon an improved version of the EGO game engine that powered the previous game, as well as a comprehensive online mode. The game was a dedication to Colin McRae featuring videos and a special tournament in his honor. [49]

Dirt 3 (2011)

Dirt 3 was released in May 2011, but the Colin McRae name was not used in the title.

Dirt: Showdown (2012)

Dirt: Showdown, an "arcade-style spin-off", was released on Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in May 2012.

Dirt Rally (2015)

Dirt Rally is a racing video game focused on rallying. It was initially released into Steam's early access, [50] and seeing its full release on 7 December 2015. [51] Versions for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One were released in April 2016.

Dirt 4 (2017)

Dirt 4 was launched in June 2017 on PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One. [52]

Dirt Rally 2.0 (2019)

Dirt Rally 2.0 was released in February 2019. [53] The game is a continuation of the dedicated simulation of Dirt Rally as opposed to the emphasis on accessibility of Dirt 4 . Dirt Rally 2.0 is the first game in the Colin McRae Rally and Dirt franchises that was not directed by Paul Coleman.

Dirt 5 (2020)

Dirt 5 was released in November 2020 on Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X. [54]

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