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DirtandDirt Rally(stylized asDiRTandDiRT Rally,formerly known asColin McRae Rally), is arallyracingvideo gameseries developed and published byCodemasters.Codemasters had acquired the exclusive license to theWorld Rally Championshipseries in June 2020, which will begin as a five-year deal in 2023.

Colin McRae Rally and Dirt
Genre(s)Racing
Developer(s)Codemasters
Publisher(s)
Platform(s)
First releaseColin McRae Rally
July 1998
Latest releaseDirt 5
November 2020

Started in 1998, the franchise has been a critical and commercial success and is generally acknowledged as a pioneer of realisticrally sportsracing games. The series is named after theWorld Rally ChampionshipdriverColin McRae,who provided extensive technical advice during development.

After McRae's death in September 2007, Codemasters used his name one more time inColin McRae: Dirt 2,dropping the moniker inDirt 3.The McRae name was then used once again in 2013 in the mobile release ofColin McRae Rally.

In 2021, Codemasters has announced entry into the 2021Junior WRCseason as "Codemasters Dirt Rally Team", which was later rebranded in the 2022 Junior WRC season as "EA Sports Rally Team" on behalf ofEA Sports,as a result toElectronic Arts' acquisition of Codemasters.

Games

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Aggregate review scores
Game Metacritic
Colin McRae Rally (PC) 77%[1][a]
(PS1) 82%[2][a]
Colin McRae Rally 2.0 (GBA) 80/100[3]
(PC) 83/100[4]
(PS1) 90/100[5]
Colin McRae Rally 3 (PC) 82%[6][a]
(PS2) 86/100[7]
(Xbox) 86/100[8]
Colin McRae Rally 04 (PC) 87/100[9]
(PS2) 85%[10][a]
(Xbox) 84/100[11]
Colin McRae Rally 2005 (PC) 83/100[12]
(PS2) 84%[13][a]
(PSP) 72%[14][a]
(Xbox) 83/100[15]
Colin McRae: Dirt (PC) 84/100[16]
(PS3) 83/100[17]
(X360) 83/100[18]
Colin McRae: Dirt 2 (DS) 73/100[19]
(PC) 89/100[20]
(PS3) 87/100[21]
(PSP) 55/100[22]
(Wii) 51/100[23]
(X360) 87/100[24]
Dirt 3 (PC) 86/100[25]
(PS3) 87/100[26]
(X360) 87/100[27]
Dirt: Showdown (PC) 72/100[28]
(PS3) 75/100[29]
(X360) 75/100[30]
Colin McRae Rally(2013) (iOS) 69/100[31]
Dirt Rally (PC) 86/100[32]
(PS4) 85/100[33]
(XONE) 86/100[34]
Dirt 4 (PC) 78/100[35]
(PS4) 85/100[36]
(XONE) 86/100[37]
Dirt Rally 2.0 (PC) 86/100[38]
(PS4) 84/100[39]
(XONE) 82/100[40]
Dirt 5 (PC) 72/100[41]
(PS4) 79/100[42]
(PS5) 80/100[43]
(XONE) 83/100[44]
(XSX) 81/100[45]

Colin McRae Rally(1998)

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Main article:Colin McRae Rally (1998 video game)

Colin McRae Rally,the first title in the series, was released for the PlayStation and Microsoft Windows platforms in January 1998 in the United Kingdom and in September 1999 in the United States. The game featured real cars and drivers from the1998 World Rally Championship season.Colin McRae's Subaru Impreza was featured on the game's cover.

In Novice mode there are 3 stages per rally, each followed by a Service Area, making it easier to adjust the vehicle to the different conditions of each stage and repair the damage.

Colin McRae Rally 2.0(2000)

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Main article:Colin McRae Rally 2.0

The second game in the series, and it features the works-entered cars and the rallies of the2000 World Rally Championship.There are 3 difficulty levels, namely Novice, Intermediate and Expert. New features include Arcade mode, with direct head-to-head competition against AI drivers or another player, and a cleaner and more minimalistic menu system, which would be retained for the rest of the series until the release ofDirt 2in 2009. The game was a bestseller in the UK,[46]and again later in the year.[47]A version for theiOSwas released in June 2013.[48][49]IGNgave it a score of very high 9.4/10.

Colin McRae Rally(2001)

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The first handheld entry in the series was released for theGame Boy Colorin Europe in 2001. It was developed bySpellbound Entertainmentand published byTHQ.It features2D graphics.

Colin McRae Rally 3(2002)

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Main article:Colin McRae Rally 3

The firstColin McRaegame released for the Xbox, as well as the PlayStation 2. It features rally cars from the2002 World Rally Championship.A GameCube version was announced but it was cancelled. It uses an autosave feature.IGNranked it as the 91st best PlayStation 2 game. The staff praised its improvement and technology.[50]

Colin McRae Rally 04(2003)

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Main article:Colin McRae Rally 04

This fourth incarnation of theColin McRae Rallyseries, unlike in the previous three games, has no official WRC team license. All of the cars' liveries are either fictitious or taken from championships other than the WRC.

Colin McRae Rally 2005(2004)

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Main article:Colin McRae Rally 2005

The 2005 incarnation of the McRae franchise was released for PlayStation 2, Xbox, Microsoft Windows and PlayStation Portable and has over 70 stages spread over nine countries. There are over 30 cars available. There is also a revised graphics and damage engine that enables paint scratches on the car, and a new 'career' mode where the player starts out in the lower club leagues and works their way up to compete with Colin McRae in his 2004 Dakar Rally Nissan Pick-Up. In 'Championship' mode the player takes the role of Colin himself competing in six rallies using any 4WD car.

The game's graphic engine allows for more realistic damage effects and a blurred vision effect if the player comes into contact with a hard object.

An OS X version of this game, renamed asColin McRae Rally Mac,has been published byFeral Interactiveand developed by Robosoft Technologies and represents the first Macintosh release of a CMR series game. It was released on 26 October 2007, six weeks after McRae's death in a helicopter crash. The development of the game was fraught with problems.Apple's switch to Intel Macs,some behind-the-scenes changes at Feral and other issues conspired to keepColin McRae Rally Macfrom being released until fairly late into 2007, despite it being based on PC-game underpinnings that Windows gamers had been enjoying since late 2004. Feral chose to make this release as independent of the PC franchise as possible to avoid any issues that might date it, calling itColin McRae Rally Macrather than attaching a year to it. Twomobile gameversions of this game were created, a N-Gage title developed byIdeaworks3Dand a J2ME title developed byIOMOand published by Digital Bridges. The N-Gage version reused stages fromColin McRae Rally 2.0.Both were nominated for BAFTAs in the Mobile and Handheld categories respectively.

Colin McRae: Dirt(2007)

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Main article:Colin McRae: Dirt

AtE32006, Codemasters revealed that a new McRae game was in development forMicrosoft Windows,Xbox 360andPlayStation 3,titledColin McRae: Dirtin Europe, andDirt: Colin McRae Off-Roadin the United States.

The title was released on 15 June 2007 in Europe and on 19 June in North America forMicrosoft WindowsandXbox 360.ThePlayStation 3version was released on 14 September.

Colin McRae: Dirt 2(2009)

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Main article:Colin McRae: Dirt 2

In November 2008, Codemasters unveiled a sequel to the successfulColin McRae: Dirt;it was released in September 2009. The game is available onPlayStation 3,PlayStation Portable,Wii,Xbox 360Nintendo DS,andMicrosoft Windows.The game is built upon an improved version of theEgogame engine that powered the previous game, as well as a comprehensive online mode. The game was a dedication to Colin McRae featuring videos and a special tournament in his honor.[51]

Dirt 3(2011)

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Main article:Dirt 3

Dirt 3was released in May 2011, but theColin McRaename was not used in the title.

Dirt: Showdown(2012)

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Main article:Dirt: Showdown

Dirt: Showdown,an "arcade-style spin-off", was released on Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in May 2012.

Colin McRae Rally(2013)

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Main article:Colin McRae Rally (2013 video game)

The 2013 gameColin McRae Rallyshares the same name of the 1998 release but the game's content and driving model are taken directly from the 2000 titleColin McRae Rally 2.0.This version was released oniOSin 2013 and ported toWindows,OS XandAndroidin 2014.

Dirt Rally(2015)

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Main article:Dirt Rally

Dirt Rallyis aracing video gamefocused onrallying.It was announced on 27 April 2015, and was released intoSteam'searly accessthat day[52]and seeing its full release on 7 December 2015.[53]Versions forPlayStation 4andXbox Onewere released in April 2016.

Dirt 4(2017)

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Main article:Dirt 4

In January 2017, Codemasters announcedDirt 4.The game launched on 9 June 2017 onPlayStation 4,Windows,andXbox One.[54]

Dirt Rally 2.0(2019)

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Main article:Dirt Rally 2.0

Codemasters announcedDirt Rally 2.0in September 2018 and released it on 26 February 2019.[55]The game is a continuation of the dedicated simulation ofDirt Rallyas opposed to the emphasis on accessibility ofDirt 4.

Dirt 5(2020)

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Main article:Dirt 5

In May 2020, Codemasters announcedDirt 5.The game was launched in November 2020 forMicrosoft Windows,PlayStation 4,PlayStation 5,Xbox OneandXbox Series Xand in March 2021 forGoogle Stadia.[56]

Future

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It was suspected in 2022 that work onDirtgames has been suspended in order to develop the upcomingWRC-licensed game.[57]On 1 September 2023,EA Sportsconfirmed that the next game will titledEA Sports WRC,with a full reveal taking place on 5 September.[58]The game was released on 3 November 2023.[59]

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