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There appears to be an inherent problem in normal wheel-to-wheel racing: there isn't nearly enough FIRE! and EXPLOSIONS! and WANTON CAR DESTRUCTION! Thankfully, Dirt Showdown is here to make life a little more fiery.
Released in May 2012, it is the latest addition to the hugely successful Dirt racing series (formerly known as Colin McRae) but, unlike other entrants, this game is singularly focussed on utter, balls-out destruction. So a lot like when Jeremy gets behind the wheel of a car, then.
Showdown features three categories: full-contact ‘Racing' featuring "gaming's most advanced damage engine", ‘Demolition Derby' that allows players to wantonly annihilate fellow racers, and ‘Hoonigan' events which cater for your inner Ken Block.
Gallery: stills from Dirt Showdown
Locales span from San Francisco to Miami and London to Tokyo, through 50 events across four championships, and the cars on offer include Block's new HFHV Fiesta, saloons, muscle cars, pick-up trucks, hearses and even vans.
And we've got a first look at some actual gameplay footage from the '8 Ball' event, below, as well as stills from the game. Have a gander and tell us if you're excited...
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Biohazard commented on this article
at 11:14 am on 27 January 2012
This game.. is goin to be awesome! i hope.. but Codemasters will get the job done =)
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StigBBC commented on this article
at 11:15 am on 27 January 2012
o_O Its interesting but its not a original DiRT
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lamboaudi4 commented on this article
at 11:59 am on 27 January 2012
ive always loved the DiRT series, hope this will be just as fun as the original ones!
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rustymx5 commented on this article
at 12:33 pm on 27 January 2012
This looks like one of the most exciting games in ages, almost like something from the 'flatout' series.
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SimonBee commented on this article
at 12:50 pm on 27 January 2012
That looks a lot like Codemasters Race Driver GRID. There was a race mode named Crashderby and that was a hell of a lot of fun. So Codemasters know what they are doing. Let us just hope they didn't forget about it in all their excitement. Btw, is the new game comming for PC, too?
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