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Dirt 3 (2011)

Codemasters Southam

PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 3 · Xbox 360

3.38 from 491 ratings

3327 members have it in their collection · 34 playing now · 1544 backlogged · 61 wish listed

How long? Main story 13h · with extras 29h (from 4 logged playthroughs)

Dirt 3 is a rally racing game. Just like expected, most time is spent in races which, at least in most scenarios, are set in offroad environments. The main difference to other racing events is, that the player drives not alone, but has a front-seat passenger with him, who announces when to turn. The game features overall 98 courses, but … Read more
Dirt 3 is a rally racing game. Just like expected, most time is spent in races which, at least in most scenarios, are set in offroad environments. The main difference to other racing events is, that the player drives not alone, but has a front-seat passenger with him, who announces when to turn. The game features overall 98 courses, but some of those are just variations of the same. Also on board is the iconic ability to turn back time after screwing up. In contrast to Dirt 2, in this installment there are other playing modes than the career available, e.g. a single race. But the career is still the heart of the game; here the player tunes his car, participates in races and earns experience points, which are used to unlock new cars. There are six different race modes to solve during the career; e.g. regular races and "trailblazer" (no passenger available). Two of those are newly introduced: drift tournaments and Gymkhana, which are basically confined areas with a lot of stunt opportunities - the goal is to perform as many as possible in a limited time. Additionally every mode has special tricky bonus goals which reward more experience when fulfilled. Read less
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Developers
Codemasters Southam
Publishers
Codemasters
Genres
Racing, Sport
Themes
Non-fiction
Franchises
Colin McRae
Series
Dirt
Steam
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Release dates

  • May 24, 2011 (Worldwide) PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
  • May 24, 2011 (Europe) PlayStation 3
  • May 24, 2011 (North_America) PlayStation 3
  • Aug 25, 2011 (Japan) PlayStation 3

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Rating distribution

5 stars
49
4 stars
177
3 stars
192
2 stars
56
1 star
17
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Bounty_Hunt3r

Review Bounty_Hunt3r 4/5 · Oct 12, 2019

DiRT 3

I have a strange relation to this game, because it made me realise I'm not really into Rally racing. I'm a guy who grew up on Need for Speed and seems like these two worlds are really far from each other. It's an excellent Rally game nonetheless, but you gotta love this world to fully embrace it. Despite that, I …

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I have a strange relation to this game, because it made me realise I'm not really into Rally racing. I'm a guy who grew up on Need for Speed and seems like these two worlds are really far from each other. It's an excellent Rally game nonetheless, but you gotta love this world to fully embrace it. Despite that, I as a kid, enjoyed playing Colin McRea Rally (even though I didn't really understand rally back than), so If you loved those games, this is the real spiritual succesor, that a rally fan can wish of.

The Good:

  • Beautiful scenery
  • An excellent Rally simulator
  • Dynamic weather
  • Various cars and sponsors
  • Time-reversal function

The Bad:

  • Only a couple of game modes
  • Online racing was a bit boring for me, impossible to catch up
  • Races against AI racers are only on closed tracks
  • Drift is annoying
  • But it's nothing compared to the madness, called Gymkhana ( I realised I like watching those videos, but not recreating them :)

Playthroughs: I might finish it someday, halfway through yet

Difficulty: Level 4, No assistance

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