Dirt (Series)
Platforms: Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox One and Xbox Series X
Genres: Action, Adventure and Racing
Released: January 2007, updated in 2020. Added to this library 3 weeks ago.
Overview
Dirt 5 is the latest game in a series of the extreme sports racing game. Like Forza Horizon or the older MotorStorm games, the series focuses on exuberance and party atmosphere rather than just realism. It's from the team behind the more simulation focused Dirt Rally but with more fantastic fun and extreme scenarios rather than super-realism of that series.
- Colin McRae: Dirt (2007) on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC
- Colin McRae: Dirt 2 (2009) on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, Nintendo DS, Mac and PC
- Dirt 3 (2011) on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC and Mac
- Dirt: Showdown (2012) on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC and Mac
- Dirt 4 (2017) on PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Mac
- Dirt 5 (2020) on Xbox One, Xbox Series X, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, PC
This game is good if you want to play popular blockbuster games, connect with grandparents or nourish youthful ambition.
Commitment
Costs
You can purchase additional cars and team boosters that give you a unique team offer, a unique engineer and two unique facilities.
You will need PlayStation Plus to play online with PlayStation 3 or PlayStation 4. You will need Xbox Live Gold to play online with Xbox 360, Xbox One or Xbox Series X.
Ratings
Accessibility
System settings: The Wii has a few helpful settings, like disable rumble, but you have to use gesture controls for most games and the system menu. PlayStation 4 has a range of accessibility settings. Some are system only, some work in games (invert colours and button mapping). Xbox One has a wide range of system features including some that can be used on all games, like the excellent co-pilot mode... read more.
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The games on this page are part of the PLAY&TALK Weekend, which has launched in time for National Loneliness Awareness Week, aims to reduce feelings of isolation by getting people to talk with friends or family safely online. Backed by over 30 companies in the games industry, the Play&Talk weekend hopes to initiate 10,000 extra conversations across the UK through the power of games.- Co-operative: Some of the games are good ways to connect and play co-operatively online (like Feather, Overcooked 2, Ibb and Obb, Skylanders Children of Light).
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