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Colin McRae Dirt Hints (PS3)

Better acceleration, cornering and speed

By Andrei Dumitrescu, Games Editor

29th of February 2008, 11:02 GMT

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Colin McRae Rally is a racing video game series developed and published by Codemasters for the PC, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Game Boy Advance, Xbox, and N-Gage. The franchise has been a critical and commercial success and is generally acknowledged as the pioneer of realistic rally sports racing games. The series is named for the international rally driver Colin McRae, who provided technical advice during development.

DiRT (also Colin McRae: DiRT) is the sixth

series of Colin McRae Rally. It features new graphics, audio, physics engine, new vehicles and a new game engine. The game features a variety of off-road racing categories, as well as World Rally Championship style events. A playable game demo was released on Xbox Live Marketplace on May 24, 2007. The demo for PC was released on the same date. It contains 3 tracks and 3 race types to try out.

GAMEPLAY HINTS

CORR Rallys

When doing the CORR Rallys, if the race has a bend first, wait until the other cars have gone, then accelerate. This will get you out of the pile up at the first corner.

Acceleration

Accelerate about halfway down at the beginning. When you are familiar with all tracks, accelerate hard on the straights and brake a good time in advance before a turn.

Cornering

Brake early, then increase the speed carefully when exiting a corner. In races where there are multiple opponents such as Rally Raid or CORR, position on left side if next turn is a left turn and vice versa. This will give you a much better chance of exiting a corner first or block your opponents from overtaking.

Increasing speed

To increase your maximum speed (stats), go for Hill Climb, Windy Point A, which is almost a long straight with some turns. Try using the Toyota Tacoma.

To increase your average speed (stats), go for Hill Climb, Pikes Peak C (or BC) with a Toyota Tacoma.

Selecting a car

When choosing a car, look for torque rather than hp/tons. A high torque can overpower a car with more horsepower. The second best car is often more easy to handle than the most powerful one. You will often get cars as prizes. Try use them to the maximum before buying a new one (for example, if you do not win after ten attempts).

Here's a trailer for the game:

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