Codemasters Announce Colin McRae: DiRT 2
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©2008 Grant Smythe
Finally, confirmation that my predictions were correct with regards to this franchise continuing and the second iteration arriving in 2009. I’d been predicting this since the release of the first one but many doubted it due to no mention of it and the sad fact of Colin’s death not long after the original game shipped.
It’s great to see this finally well under way, and as soon as we get a preview code of the game, we’ll do a visual preview and put it up for all our racing nuts who come here every day. If you’re anything like me, you’ll welcome this game with open arms, as it is sure to be a huge improvement on the first game. Which by its self was an amazing piece of work with their first Neo Engine.
The Neo engine has now given way to the EGO Engine, which is the engine behind their brilliant cross arcade come semi-sim GRiD, which really did deliver what Codies said it would. Fast, action packed “racing”. So expect a lot when Colin McRae: DiRT 2 rolls out in 2009.
Plus don’t forget to register for all news and info at their Official DiRT 2 Website now.
From their press release:
The game’s going to include loads of off-road events, taking you all over the world. This World Tour will have you competing in aggressive multi-car and intense solo races at extraordinary new locations.
Exhilarating new events include the edge-of-control canyon racing of Utah’s “Creek Trailblazer” event, the treacherous muddy tracks of the “Rawang Rally Run”, set in the rainforests of Malaysia, and the “Battersea Battle” of London, where rallycross night races are staged in and around Battersea’s iconic disused power station, transformed into an industrial amphitheatre of racing.
The Game will be powered by the third generation of the EGO Engine’s award-winning racing game technology, Colin McRae: DiRT 2 will benefit from tuned-up car-handling physics system and new and improved damage engine effects. It will also be upping the ante in the visual stakes as well, by having cars and tracks twice as detailed as those seen in Race Driver: GRID!
“Rally has attracted new stars and a new style that makes it more vibrant and exciting than ever before; it’s right up there as a premium extreme sport, attracting fresh crowds and a new confident attitude,” said Gavin Raeburn, senior executive producer, also known as Uncle Chewy on the forums.
More Styles of Off-Road Racing
Expanding on the variety of race styles, players can also expect a wider selection of race formats, inspired by authentic contemporary off-road solo, multi-car, and multi-class racing. ‘Rally’ returns reinvigorated with all-new edge-of-your-seat courses through hazardous new locations, the hugely popular ‘Rallycross‘ also features for close battling racing in spectacular new settings.
Raid, the reinvention of DiRT’s Rally Raid, will offer wide open point-to-point stages for multiple competitors to race the heavier off-road vehicles on terrain filled with natural obstacles. Trailblazer is the new hill climb event that will take drivers downhill too and there’s more to be announced…
Faster, More Powerful Cars
Covering seven vehicle classes, You’ll get the keys to powerful vehicles right from the off! As an example of what we are talking about, the opening drive in the game is the Group N Subaru; essentially making the ultimate car from the original game the starting point in the sequel, and the metal gets faster and even more impressive from there.
Tour The World
Immersing yourself in the World Tour and delivering a true feeling of progression, you’ll travel the globe in your own RV; the interior of which will form both the game’s front end and the gateway to new locations. As illustrated in the trailer video, at each location the RV will park up ahead of the race event, with the awaiting scene visible through the windows.
Full Online Play
In addition to the World Tour, Colin McRae: DiRT 2 will come complete with full online functionality that will be core to the overall experience, with head-to-head competitive online play and new social features to engage the racing community.
Sign up for the drive of your life at http://au.codemasters.com/dirt2, and race over to the Dirt 2 forums to discuss all the latest news and game features!
©2008 Grant Smythe
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