DiRT: Showdown

Release Date: May 2012

Publisher: Codemasters
Developer: Codemasters Southam
Genre: Racing

DiRT 3 was only released seven months ago, and we rather liked it to be honest. Why, then, are we already talking about a sequel? Introducing DiRT Showdown, something of a surprise spin-off to the acclaimed DiRT series due out next May, just a year after DiRT 3.

Watching the debut trailer, there’s one thing I’m already certain about with DiRT Showdown: it will effortlessly alienate those who weren't too fond of DiRT's "hey I'm Ken Block" direction all over again.

Indeed, DiRT Showdown appears to be an amalgamation of DiRT 2’s overbearing extreme sports vibe and DiRT 3’s challenging Gymknhana with some all-new destruction derby thrown in for good measure – all elements which are precisely what Colin McRae purists disliked about the DiRT series.

Features:

• An expansion on the rough-riding racing action of Dirt 3′s gymkhana competition, Dirt Showdown offers three modes focused on the wilder aspects of off-road driving: Race, Showdown and Demolition!

Minimum System Requirements

• OS: Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7
• CPU: AMD Athlon 64 x2 or Intel Pentium D @3.4Ghz
• RAM: 2 GB
• HDD: 15 GB free disk space
• Graphics: 256 MB Graphics Memory
• Sound Card: DirectX 9 Compatible
• DirectX: Version 9

Recommended System Requirements

• OS: Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7
• CPU: AMD Bulldozer or Intel Core i7
• RAM: 4 GB
• HDD: 15 GB free disk space
• Graphics: 512 MB Graphics Memory
• Sound Card: DirectX 9 Compatible
• DirectX: Version 9

Supported Graphics Cards:

• ATI Radeon HD2000 Series, HD3000 Series, HD4000 Series, HD5000 Series, HD6000 Series, HD7000 Series
• Nvidia GeForce 8000 Series, 9000 Series, GTX200 Series, GTX400 Series, GTX500 Series