Some suprising issues.

User Rating: 4.6 | DiRT PC
By rcostin | Review Date:
I really was anticipating this game to be great. Well I was disappointed right off the bat. Windows Vista ultimate 64bit and the copyright protection on this game do not mix. I purchased this game through newegg and it is a legit retail game. Just to get it to run I had to find a no cd patch. Hmm not good. Before I did all that though I called the tech support number and codemasters have weird hours so they were closed. So I went to the support forums and many people were having the same issue. The fix for now is a no cd patch. Wow StarForce copy right protection stinks to high heaven. before I used the no cd patch I patched the game with the 1.1 patch and it still had the problem. I then renamed the original exe to old and the dropped the no cd file in its place. Wa la, I was in business. Once in I had a blast playing it the menus interface is cool and the playability with the Logitech G25 force feedback wheel is exciting. There were some glitches with the graphics a little bit but for the most part it looked spectacular. It is a system hog and you need the top of the line parts to enjoy the full capability of this game. I have 2 X 8800 GTS 640mb cards in SLI with 4 GB og memory and a core 2 duo E6600 processor overclocked to 3.3 GHZ. There were some spots when racing the AI that it chugged a little bit.
Overall impression: Needs some major updates but is a blast to play if you have the right stuff!!!

Well after many many tries to get this thing to run on a Windows Vista Ultimate 64bit machine it just will not. The problem is that the StarForce protection system does not like the operating system. What do I have to do to play the game. I have to send them an e-mail everytime to obtain a cd key to play the game. ridiculous I have chnged my scoring for this game from a 7.9 to a 4.6. This StarForce protection is crap and until codemasters do somthing about it my rating for the game will stand.

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