Software:Dirt: Showdown

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DiRT: Showdown
Dirt Showdown cover.png
Developer(s)Codemasters
Publisher(s)Codemasters
Sega (Arcade)
SeriesDirt
EngineEgo
Platform(s)
ReleasePlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Microsoft Windows
  • EU: 31 May 2012
  • NA: 23 May 2012
OS X
  • WW: 5 September 2014
Linux
  • WW: 17 August 2015
Genre(s)Racing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Dirt: Showdown (stylised as DiRT: Showdown; also known in the Arcade version as Showdown) is an arcade racing video game developed and published by Codemasters for Microsoft Windows, OS X, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Linux. It was released on 25 May 2012 in Europe and on 12 June in North America. The OS X version was released on 4 September 2014 in North America. The game was released for Linux on 17 August 2015.[3] The game was also released on Xbox 360 for free as part of Microsoft's Games with Gold promotion from January 1 to 15 January 2016.[4]

Gameplay

The player is entered in a series of "Tour" events, offering a range of races and tournaments to compete in. Winning these events gives the player prize money, which can be spent buying new cars or upgrading existing ones, and unlocks further races. Upon the successful completion of the series final, the next difficulty setting is unlocked, featuring faster opponents and longer races.

Development

The first trailer was released on YouTube on in December 2011. The soundtrack in the trailer was "Earthquake" by Labrinth.

The official gameplay trailer featured the song "Mother of Girl" by Eighteen Nightmares at the Lux. This song is also the lead track in the game.

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
MetacriticPC: 72/100[6]
X360: 78/100[7]
PS3: 75/100[8]
Review scores
PublicationScore
Eurogamer8/10[10]
GameSpot8/10[14]
GamesRadar+3.5/5 stars[15]
IGN6/10[9]
PC Gamer (UK)79/100[11]
Play84%[5]
Polygon6/10[12]
Push Square8/10[13]

The game has received mixed reviews, gaining an average review score of 72% on Metacritic.[16]

GameSpy wrote: "Dirt: Showdown delivers bargain-basement entertainment value for the high, high price of $50. With its neutered physics, limited driving venues, clunky multiplayer, and diminished off-road racing options, discerning arcade racing fans should just write this one off as an unanticipated pothole in Codemaster's trailblazing Dirt series".

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ "DiRT Showdown dated". 19 April 2012. http://www.psu.com/DiRT-Showdown-dated---a015068-p0.php. 
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". http://www.vgrevolution.com/2012/05/dirt-showdown-delayed-in-north-america/. 
  3. ↑ "DiRT Showdown Racing Game Released Today for Linux - Phoronix". https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Dirt-Showdown-Linux. 
  4. ↑ "January's Xbox Games with Gold Revealed - IGN". 21 December 2015. http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/12/21/januarys-xbox-games-with-gold-revealed. 
  5. ↑ Play magazine review, issue 219, Imagine Publishing
  6. ↑ "DiRT Showdown for PC Reviews". https://www.metacritic.com/game/dirt-showdown/critic-reviews/?platform=pc. 
  7. ↑ "Twelve Minutes for Xbox 360 Reviews". https://www.metacritic.com/game/dirt-showdown/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-360. 
  8. ↑ "Twelve Minutes for Playstation 3 Reviews". https://www.metacritic.com/game/dirt-showdown/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-3. 
  9. ↑ Reilly, Luke (19 August 2021). "Dirt Showdown Review". https://www.ign.com/articles/2012/05/24/dirt-showdown-review. 
  10. ↑ Bramwell, Tom (19 August 2021). "Dirt Showdown Review". https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-05-22-dirt-showdown-review. 
  11. ↑ Savage, Phil (19 August 2021). "Dirt Showdown review". https://www.pcgamer.com/dirt-showdown-review//. 
  12. ↑ Frushtick, Russ (19 August 2021). "Dirt Showdown review: skid marks". https://www.polygon.com/2013/1/24/3671758/dirt-showdown-review-skid-marks. 
  13. ↑ Barker, Sammy (19 August 2021). "Dirt Showdown Review". https://www.pushsquare.com/reviews/ps3/dirt_showdown. 
  14. ↑ Walton, Mark (19 August 2021). "Dirt Showdown Review". https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/dirt-showdown-review/1900-6378269/. 
  15. ↑ Walton 2020, Mark. "Dirt Showdown Review". https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/dirt-showdown-review/1900-6378269/. 
  16. ↑ "DiRT Showdown". https://www.metacritic.com/game/dirt-showdown/critic-reviews/?platform=pc. 
  17. ↑ "DiRT Showdown". Blue Ripple Sound. 18 June 2012. http://www.blueripplesound.com/story/dirt-showdown. 

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