Colin McRae: Dirt 2
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Colin McRae: Dirt 2 is a racing developed by Codemasters, released 8 September 2009 on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Mac and OnLive Game System.
What Colin McRae: Dirt 2 is
Colin McRae: Dirt 2 is a racing game developed by Codemasters and released in 2009. It is available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Mac, OnLive Game System and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Ego Engine.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Colin McRae: Dirt 2 known outside Europe as Dirt 2 is a racing video game developed and published by Codemasters in 2009, first for the Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Wii and Xbox 360, and then later for PC platforms. It is the sequel to Colin McRae: Dirt. Dirt 2 is the first game in the series since McRae's death in 2007 and the last to feature his name in the title. It is also the first and only game in the series to be available on a Nintendo home console and the last game in the series to be released on handhelds.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and non-fiction. It supports multiplayer for up to 8 players online. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
Where it sits in the Colin McRae series
Colin McRae: Dirt 2 is the 14th of 41 entries we hold in the Colin McRae series. It arrived 8 months after Colin McRae: Dirt. The next entry was Colin McRae: Dirt 2 in 2009. Its critic score of 79 is 2 points above the series average of 77. The highest-rated entry is Dirt 3 at 86.
How it was received
Colin McRae: Dirt 2 holds a critic score of 79 out of 100. That places it above 69% of the 1,168 rated racing games in our database, which average 68. Games released in 2009 averaged 67, so it scored 12 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 79, across 150 votes.
What it launched against
Colin McRae: Dirt 2 launched on 8 September 2009, within three weeks of Batman: Arkham Asylum, Pokémon SoulSilver Version, Pokémon HeartGold Version and Halo 3: ODST. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4.
Released around the same time: Batman: Arkham Asylum, Pokémon SoulSilver Version, Pokémon HeartGold Version, Halo 3: ODST.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Colin McRae: Dirt 2 yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
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