I avoid writing reviews if I don't have anything positive to say, but this purchase was a bad experience. I checked the product a month after receiving it (this my fault) and I got a broken box and a used disc with scratches all over it. Didn't even feel like putting the disc inside the console.

Dirt Showdown is a pothole of accessibility. Over the course of the last few releases from Codemasters – most relevantly: Dirt 2 and Dirt 3, they've pretty much established themselves as being a developer and publisher that wants to be as inclusive as possible where driving is concerned.

I expected graphics as good as Dirt 2 for this but in my opinion them seemed worse. 2560 X 1440 monitor, GTX 670 GPU, i3570k processor, 8gb DDR3 RAM.

Dirt Showdown is nothing like the previous Dirt games. There is little to almost no racing involved. Most is just derby driving, racing with derby aspects, and doing stunts. I got this game free with my purchase of an A8-3870k and for the first game that I installed on my computer, what is there to...

Good sim but only supports a small range of controller wheels. More info on the listing please! "Unfortunately only the following controllers and racing wheels are currently supported by the game...

Showdown takes the franchise on a new destructive course. Unfortunately it doesn't take long before it crashes straight into a brick wall.

DiRT Showdown, a racing game with delusions of grandeur attached to muckiness, twisted metal, and engines designed to give teenage boys erections as rigid as a Porche's tail pipe. However, it does boast a very impressive collection of automobiles and game modes to use them in.

DiRT Showdown is the first game to hit shelves since Codemasters' recent rebranding as Codemasters Racing, and it really shows the benefits of a developer single-mindedly pursuing quality in one particular field. Like its predecessors, it favours speedy conflicts across international tracks.

Dirt Showdown provides thrills while it lasts, but afterwards you're left wanting the deeper experience of its parents.

Dirt Showdown Review Publisher: Codemasters Platform: PC , XBox 360, Playstation 3 UK Price (as reviewed): £21.40 Incl. VAT US Price (as reviewed): $26.99 Excl. Tax Okay, let's get the obvious stuff out of the way first - Dirt Showdown is a big, brash, and occasionally ridiculous slab of game.