It looks amazing, but could have been so much more.

User Rating: 6 | Colin McRae: DiRT X360
After some of us were blown away by Rallisport Challenge 2 for the Xbox, I really expected more out of this newly named extension of the Colin McRae rally racing series. The good thing about this game is that it looks stunning. All the environments are gorgeous even though the frame rate is limited to 30. This does become visually problematic when multiple vehicles are on-screen where you will see the frame rate drop instantly; perhaps this gives you even more incentive to stay ahead of the pack.

Single player is quite extensive and will keep you busy for a while and with multiple levels of difficulty you will easily find your niche to keep you challenged, but still able to progress. The multi-player is the saddest part of this game. Rallisport 2 was able to use every aspect of Xbox Live three years ago and now in a new generation all we get is a surprisingly sub-standard offering. You will never see an opponent on-screen; each racer simply races against the continuously updated times of their opponents. There is also no voice chat whatsoever. All we are given is a set of text messages reminiscent of wi-fi play on the Nintendo DS or the online games on Windows.

Overall the game is good, but at this point in time, I expected much more. The life expectancy of this game could have been greatly extended, but a lackluster multi-player was chosen instead and a sorry frame rate was implemented. Better luck next time and maybe we'll get a better Rally game sometime in the future.