PCGH took high quality screenshots of Colin McRae: Dirt 2. They ran the game at 2560 x 1600 with maximal details and 4xMSAA/16:1 AF in Direct X 11. Afterwards they downsized the pictures to 1280 x 800 what makes the shots look even better since it applies another anti aliasing effect.
What were the genre’s greatest entries ever?
A breakdown of the best PS3 racing games according to Rantgaming.com. Games are rated based on replay value, graphics, gameplay, and controls
I'm not impressed with much in terms of racing this gen. Graphics have been really raised racently, and it wasn't by the "two kings" (GT and Forza) in racing. Shift 2 and the upcoming Project Cars are now DOMINATING racing games graphically, GT5 and Forza 4/H do not even compare. But physics and gameplay-wise, most everything's been "off" aside from a select few. My short list would be.
#1 GT5. It's still rocking everybody in terms of gameplay and variety. It's got every kind of 4 wheeled racing almost from Karts to F1 and everything in between. GT needs to step it up graphically now though. Forza is the LEAST of their worries there.
#2 Motorstorm Pacific Rift. Just the #1 most fun and intense arcade/off-road racer ever made or ever will be made. SOOOOOO much variety compared to the bare bones (but great) first game, and a way better racing game than the 3rd game which was more like Split-Second than MotorStorm in THIS Motorstorm Fan's opinion.
#3 F1 Championship Edition. This PS3 exclusive launch game is imho still the best F1 game this gen in terms of the racing.
#4 FerrariChallenge/SuperCar Challenge. Alot of people havn't heard about these, they got VERY little attention. They sucked because not alot of cars, but it's a fact that System 3 put into these PS3 exclusives (they were on Wii too, but they weren't as advanced) the most advanced, realistic physics to ever be in a console racer. The same physics they put into their PC sim. Good graphics for the time too. Very under-rated.
#5 Shift 2. This is only here because I think graphically, it's a sneak peek at the next level in racing sim graphics. Project Cars is improving on that. But Shift 2 has HORRIBLE physics and I disliked playing it. If Project Cars can get the physics more in line than Shift 2, and have enough of a garage to have the variety in the racing while keeping the online field fairly even like GT5 does, it will truly be the next level of racing sims, and something may actually pull me away from GT5, which nothing has based on gameplay.
Also: WipeOut HD- awesome game, awesome value, it's expansion makes it an even better value, top notch quality.
A surprisingly late release for this one, even for Apple Macintosh (MAC) gamers, the critically acclaimed Colin McRae: DiRT 2 is now available for Apple’s home computer and laptop systems. With fantastic locations, a wide array of events and superb car handling, Colin McRae: DiRT 2 is promising to set a new standard for racing games on the MAC.
damn son.
amazing what direct X 11 has achieved.
oh wait the only thing it does in Dirt 2 is tesselation on FLAGS.
i think I'l wait to change my GPU until someone uses DX11 well (apart from STALKER)
Right Hurr
Just downloaded the demo even though I'm getting it free on Friday from Steam, lol.
Game looks fantastic on my Samsung LED-LCD, running 4x AA Super sampled, maxed out in DX11 mode. Benchmarked at 55fps average! I wasn't expecting that!
Its good to see DX11 taking off much better than DX10, bring on Crysis 2!
pc gamers are paying way to much just for higher resolution graphics lol.
I split my time between PC games and the PS3. Dirt 2 is my favorite racing game of the current gen and I didn't see much room for improvement going to the PC. Had some free time today and figured I'd download the Demo anyway just for grins. All I can say is WOW. Best looking PC game I've ever played and my rig, altough powerful enough (AMD 6000+ and an ATI 4850 Video card) isn't able to take advantage of the full DX 11 experience. Looks like it's time to upgrade video cards.