With over 500,000 units in worldwide sales and about half of those in the U.S., Americans are clearly embracing Codemasters' latest off-road racing title DiRT. Rally Racing may not be very popular in the states, but Codemasters found just the right mix to appeal to a wider audience. Game Daily Biz shifted into high gear and spoke with Codemasters' Guy Pearce about the game's early success.
Colin McRae racing games always seemed destined for a niche roll in the U.S. After all, the acclaimed series concentrated on rally racing, a discipline of motorsports that has, at best, a cult following in the U.S. compared to NASCAR. While always well received by critics, sales never equaled what they were in Europe, where rally is widely popular.
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Bad list, but to each their own.
No Forza Horizon, Driveclub, Assetto Corsa, or Grid Autosport?
And if you can throw in Trials when its not a racing game, why is there no Rocket League?
what shocked me was two games I loved during the ps2 era
JUICED and Street Racing Syndicate, Need For Speed Hot Pursuit
Then you have Forza 3, GT5, and the others you named above... smh
edit: and crazy taxi and trails aren't even racers lOl
Bought Grid 1 on pc for 2.50 last week, playing that at 4k60fps will make you feel nuts for ever spending 100's on racing games.
Says the guy who payed 100's on his 4k rig to play a racing game /s.
JK, Im sure its amazing in 4k... Its amazing in 1080p too so I can only imagine. You should try Grid Autosport, I actually liked that better than Grid.
I'll get it in a couple of years for 2.50. After I beat grid 2 and about 5 other racers I have.
@nowitski2004: I chose Project CARS over Assetto Corsa as a personal opinion,and Grid 1 over Autosport because the first one was great 'for it's time', autosport was good but just not that great.
Rocket League would actually be the next game if could make a longer list,really sorry on that.
@C-H-E-F: Juiced and SRS,are you serious? These are the games that defines the genre?
Hot Pursuit 2010 was Burnout Paradise with licensed carswith cops and wasn't even a better game world.
Crazy Taxi wins on the mobile platform,there are very few racing games on mobile with a open world. And the few there are,arent as good as Crazy Taxi. And racing against the clock makes does it a racing game.
Hardcore Gamer: Each game has been discounted 66%, taking DiRT 2 down to $5.09, DiRT 3 down to $8.49, and DiRT Showdown to $10.19 on their own. The best value for your money is the Megapack, which gives you all three for only $17.
So the last Spotlight of April, it's been a good month for money saving.
Those 360 boys will buy anything it seems....7+ rating and enough hype and chances are you going to get 500k plus sold.... I still can't believe the attach rate on the 360 someone need to look over those numbers...
Seems like alot of people like offroad racing games
I love racing games. And Dirt is near the top of my list. Dirt is fantastic. Super fun, and probably the best looking GAME I've played, not just racing game, game period. Yeah, I play GOW and a ton of others on the 360. That's saying a lot.
Do yourself a favor and try the demo on PSN if it ever comes out on there.
And 7+ ratings? What the hell sites you been on? Most of the reviews I've read have been 8.5s to 9.5s.