Wed, Nov 19, 2008 | 20:40 GMT
Colin McRae: DiRT 2 announced, first shots, interview
Codemasters has announced Colin McRae: DiRT 2 for Xbox 360, PC, PS3, Wii, DS and PSP in 2009.
According to this IGN report, “Exploring various disciplines of off-road racing, Colin McRae: DiRT 2 will utilise an enhanced version of the EGO engine that was last seen in the impressive looking GRID, and will feature comprehensive online modes that promise to be a marked improvement over those in the original.”
There’s an interview with long-time McRae dev lead Gavin Raeburn elsewhere on IGN, as well as the first screens.
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Tags: Colin McRae: DiRT 2, Gavin Raeburn
7 comments
#1
mightyhokie
19/11/08, 9:05 pm
Don’t know how they could top DiRT. It was a fantastic game. Still, I hope they do! =D
#2
airdom
19/11/08, 9:19 pm
They are not really going to use the guy’s name in the game right? the first game wasnt Colin McRae: DiRT…it was just DIRT. the poor guy is dead.
#3
Whizzo
19/11/08, 9:33 pm
The first game was Colin McRae:DiRT in Europe (possibly elsewhere) where we know who Colin was, it would be a bit odd to keep using the name though.
#4
wz
19/11/08, 9:59 pm
Yeah, I was a bit wtf’ed by the name too. I really liked DiRT (though I liked Sega Rally even more, funny me).
#5
airdom
19/11/08, 10:14 pm
well from what i remember, in North America, the game was just called DiRT.
#6
mightyhokie
19/11/08, 10:18 pm
Yep, you are right airdom. While it was called DiRT here in the US, Colin’s name was all over the manual and whatnot. Jeremy McGrath mentioned it a bit too, if i recall correctly (been a while since i have played it).
Speaking of, I’ve never been to England. Tell me, are the streets in the back country that skinny? In the game you had about four inches on each side of your car! =>
#7
Syrok
19/11/08, 10:37 pm
@mighty: There are very narrow streets. With hedges on both sides so you can’t see anything coming around the corner.
And a way to improve the game: Make the steering more realistic. Cars don’t turn in the middle.