Reviews DiRT Rally 2.0 Reviews

[lashman]

Game Information

Game Title: Dirt Rally 2.0

Platforms:

• PlayStation 4 (Feb 26, 2019)
• Xbox One (Feb 26, 2019)
• PC (Feb 26, 2019)

Trailer:

• DiRT Rally 2.0 | The Announcement Trailer [US]

Developer: Codemasters

Review Aggregator:

OpenCritic - 86 average - 100% recommended

Critic Reviews


We Got This Covered - Todd Rigney - 4.5 / 5 stars

Although it feels a little short on content at times, DiRT Rally 2.0 provides a gorgeous, rewarding, and punishing hardcore experience for dedicated racing enthusiasts with the skills and patience to handle the pressure.

Cubed3 - Tomas Barry - 9 / 10

DiRT Rally 2.0 does nothing but improve the reputation of the purest, modern rally series out there. Codemasters' flagship sequel retains the same uncompromising sense of difficulty and challenge as seen in the original, but achieves it with a new-found sense of finesse and variety. The expanded and evolved Rallycross experience offers something equally visceral, but in a more quick-fire format and with exciting contact-based racing. This is an excellent counter-weight to the more gruelling and linear experience found in Rally events, and it may serve as the better jumping-in point for lesser skilled players. Overall, Codemasters have outdone themselves with one of the greatest rally packages ever made. Whether it quite out-manoeuvres Richard Burns Rally where it counts, the physics and handling through the wheel, is a matter of opinion, but it certainty hits that mark. One thing is for sure, rally fans everywhere must play DiRT Rally 2.0!

Push Square - Stephen Tailby - 9 / 10

Following on from its predecessor, DiRT Rally 2.0 is the pinnacle of rally on PlayStation 4. The simulation handling is brutal, but a lot of fun to learn and brilliantly satisfying to conquer. The raw driving experience is highly intense as you travel at insane speeds, always verging on disaster. While it's missing some of the more casual-friendly features of DiRT 4, the suite of modes and options will keep any rally fan going for a long time. Even if the sim label puts you off, we'd encourage you to take this for a test drive; it's easily one of the most thrilling racing games in recent years.

PCGamesN - Stirling Matheson - 9 / 10

Builds on what's good about its unapologetically hardcore predecessor and adds a full-featured Rallycross career mode for those who prefer to trade paint in their racing.Stirling Matheson

VGN - Davide Frontera - Italian - 8.8 / 10

DiRT Rally 2.0 is a great experience for those of you loving to drive rally cars, and despite the lack of variety in game modes, Codemasters has managed to create a engaging driving model that lets you feel even the smallest difference between any car included in the game. Maybe it's time for the British team to say goodbye to its Ego Engine and create a brand new one to improve even more the driving experience and raise the bar even further.

Gaming Nexus - Dave Gamble - 8.8 / 10

DiRT Rally 2.0 is a worthy successor to DiRT Rally. The driving/car physics, which feel as sophisticated as anything else out there, are only slightly hindered by mediocre force feedback. The tracks and surrounding countryside are gorgeous in their own right; the environmental lighting and shadows serve to make them stunning at times. The addition of Rallycross serves to make DiRT Rally 2.0 two great simulations in one package.

Everyeye.it - Giuseppe Arace - Italian - 8.8 / 10

For all fans of the discipline in question and racing games in general, this Dirt Rally 2.0 is really an almost obligatory stop.

The Games Machine - Stefano Calzati - Italian - 8.8 / 10

Codemasters has succeeded in perfecting an already spectacular driving model, making it more reactive and enjoyable, launching DiRT Rally 2.0 towards the throne of the best rally game ever. Launching, because at day one, without events on the snow, the title is missing a fundamental piece. Apart from that, this is now the most refined rally simulator on the market.

Spaziogames - Matteo Bussani - Italian - 8.7 / 10

DiRT Rally 2.0 is the new master of rally simulation, despite of the unimpressive career mode and the low number and variety of rally locations.

PC Gamer - Phil Iwaniuk - 87 / 100

Simply the best rally sim around, building on its predecessor's already fine foundations.

Hobby Consolas - Spanish - 86 / 100

If you're looking for a real rally simulator experience, with good control and attention to detail, DiRT Rally 2.0 it's your game. It gives players freedom to play and progress the way they want and, even if you'll miss some features from previous games, if offers an even better control and a superior recreation of the rally races atmosphere.

Wccftech - Chris Wray - 8.5 / 10

DiRT Rally 2.0 far surpasses other rally titles and other games that feature, though don't specialise in rallying. With an extensively detailed roster of cars, where each of them feels, handles and reacts differently, on tracks that actively degrade through constant use, changing the lines you'll have to take, this is a game that will keep you thinking. Best of all, unlike its prequel (to an extent) and other racing sims, it's accessible thanks to a bevy of assists that you can change to suit your needs. A game that only features a few downsides, the primary one being a shallow career mode and some minor bugs here and there. All things considered, DiRT Rally 2.0 is the premier rally experience you could hope to have.

IGN Italy - Davide Mancini - Italian - 8.4 / 10

DiRT Rally 2.0 is a solid improvement for the rally sim made in Codemasters. The physics and the driving model are top notch, even driving with a joypad, while the lack of a couple of locations and the general aging of the Ego Engine limit the game scope.

IGN Spain - Antonio Gila - Spanish - 8.1 / 10

An excellent racing game that is better than the original one... but not bigger.

GamingBolt - Shubhankar Parijat - 8 / 10

DiRT Rally 2.0 is a big win for the largely overlooked rally racing simulator genre.

Screen Rant - Rob Gordon - 4 / 5 stars

DiRT Rally 2 is a gorgeous, incredibly challenging racing game that offers rally purists the hardcore racing experience they have waited for.

Stevivor - 7.5 / 10

If you’re a racing fan or a rally enthusiast it makes for a great addition to your collection, but don’t underestimate the challenge that’ll come along with it.

Player2.net.au - James Swinbanks - A or higher

It’s pure joy for enthusiasts, offering a detailed and engaging driving experience to those who are after the sort of thing that hasn’t been on offer since the days of Richard Burns Rally.

 

[Ge0force]

I really can't wait to play this game with my brand new wheel! GMG has the deluxe edition for €59.99 (includes future DLC tracks and cars), so I guess I'll pre-order it tonight.

 

[lashman]

I really can't wait to play this game with my brand new wheel! GMG has the deluxe edition for €59.99 (includes future DLC tracks and cars), so I guess I'll pre-order it tonight.

yes, same ... can't wait to get my hands on it! the first one is soooooo good

 

[Hawk]

This one is even better than the first.

It is missing hillcimb events, and snowy locations, but it has a Season Pass - so I imagine it'll appear down the road.

 

[lashman]

This one is even better than the first.

It is missing hillcimb events, and snowy locations, but it has a Season Pass - so I imagine it'll appear down the road.

i sure hope so ... i always liked hillclimb stuff ... and snow too, i guess

 

[K-putt]

Glad this reviewed so well. The gameplay certainly didn't do me any favors though.
And with DiRT 4 being rather bad, in comparision to Rally, I figured this would fall in line as well. Happy to be wrong.

 

[lashman]

Glad this reviewed so well. The gameplay certainly didn't do me any favors though.
And with DiRT 4 being rather bad, in comparision to Rally, I figured this would fall in line as well. Happy to be wrong.

yeah ... pretty sure they wanted to make it this way but thankfully decided to go back to what made the first DiRT Rally work (and thank fuck for that ... DiRT 4 was awful)

seriously can't want to play it!!!

 

[Ge0force]

It is missing hillcimb events, and snowy locations, but it has a Season Pass - so I imagine it'll appear down the road.

It seems the new tracks from the season pass are reworked tracks from the first game. That's a bit disappointing imo.

Oh well, I've pre-ordered the deluxe edition last night, so I'm gonna enjoy it anyway. I'll be missing the "4 days early access" tho, since I'll be spending the weekend with my wife in a charming wellness resort.

 

[Maxi]

Reviews are looking good and the impressions I've seen from sim racers has been decent so far! Great to see.

Thanks for setting up the thread

 

[lashman]

Reviews are looking good and the impressions I've seen from sim racers has been decent so far! Great to see.

Thanks for setting up the thread

indeed

and no problem