DIRT 2

In Dirt 2, you assume the role of an up-and-coming race driver who's competing on the off-road circuit against such pros as Ken Block and Travis Pastrana for the first time. That's a daunting prospect, but one of the many great things about Codemasters' latest racer is that you can have a lot of fun with it and end the lengthy Dirt Tour career mode a champion regardless of your skill level. Your opponents aren't pushovers; in fact, they put up a believable fight from start to finish, but the vehicle handling and damage is forgiving, the difficulty level can be altered before every event, and a slick flashback feature gives you the option to instantly replay portions of a race if you make a mess of them. Dirt 2 isn't as realistic as some of the other excellent off-road racers that have come before it, but it's as accessible and exciting as any of them.

Recommended System Requirements
Processor: Intel Processor: Core i7-920 Quad 2.67GHz or AMD Processor: Phenom II X4 905e
Display Card: GeForce 8800 GT or Radeon HD 4770
Direct X: 9
Memory: 3 GB
Free Disk Space: 12.5GB
Operating System: Windows XP/Vista

Minimum System Requirements
Processor: Pentium 4 @ 3.0GHz or Athlon 64 3000+
Display Card: GeForce 6800 GT 256 MB GDDR3 /Radeon X1300 or above
Memory: 1024MB
Free Disk Space: 12.5GB
Operating System: Windows XP