Dirt 5 game review: Kicking up a storm

Rally racing simulations are a particularly hard bunch to crack The level of precision driving required to play those games takes ages to learn With Dirt 5 this is not a problem Instead of a hardcore simulation Codemasters have given us an entertaining and easytodrive arcade game Honestly this game is so much fun to play I found myself drawn to it every time I needed a break even after I finished playing the game for this reviewGraphically this game is not up there with say Gran Turismo or even Forza Horizon but it doesnt in any way look bad Everything from the tracks to the cars and their interiors are beautiful I particularly loved the weather effects in the gamesnow and rain just look amazing The game also looks pretty similar on both previous and currentgen consoles I didnt notice much of a difference in performance or lookThe OST for this game has a few fun tracks thrown in What I didnt like much was the overlaying commentary Most of the jokes fell flat and I played the game with commentators on muteThe thing that stands out the most in Dirt 5 is the handling of the car It just feels so good and fluid No matter what car you are driving through whatever type of race track the car handles exactly as you would imagine it would For example a fast car driving on a thin sheet of ice handles just as badly as you would expect it to Spend a little time driving around that track and then restart the race Chances are you would have already picked up how to instinctively drive on the track and win The driving mechanism is that intuitive This applies to everything in the game except the Gymkhana levels I couldnt for the life of me finish those at the number one position Fortunately the campaign mode has alternative levels to finish if you want to progress despite skipping racesThe included race tracks and gameplay modes offer lots of variety and vehicles That said the modes are hard to tell apart While that doesnt translate into boring I dont see myself replaying the entire campaign again I also love the inclusion of local splitscreen not enough racing games have this feature any moreOn the other hand the userbuilt tracks are a whole other beast I enjoyed exploring all the different types of tracks that the community has built Some are more complicated than others but they offer a lot of variety It felt a lot like the Trackmania communitybuilt tracksDirt 5 may not be the most amazing car simulation game out there but it is one of the most fun ones you will play It is just hard enough to be challenging but at no point will it get you frustrated Except for those Gymkhana levels fortunately you can skip them in the campaign mode Not to mention the local splitscreennothing better than racing with someone else If you like racing games this one is a good investment with tons of replayability thanks to the user made tracksDirt 5Rating 455Developers CodemastersPublishers CodemastersPlatform PC PS4 XBO PS5 XBSPrice PC Rs 909Consoles Rs 3999