Once you’ve lost a decent spot, it’s very difficult to climb that leaderboard again. It doesn’t help that the smallest bit of damage, in the name of realism, can make your vehicle a lot less easy to drive. There are lots of things to think about, then, which can create a fair bit of stress when split-second decisions can send you spinning out of control and down the leaderboard. It’s just as easy (if not easier, thanks to the omnipresence of your rival drivers) to lose control in this mode, and you still need to keep a keen eye on what’s ahead. This is a game that rewards cautious drivers, especially ones that can interpret the instructions of their NPC copilots and determine the perfect moments to pick up the pace.Įven on the slicker, less grubby tracks of the WRX mode, spamming the accelerator is a tactic that simply doesn’t pay off. Even if you have the gear-changes set to auto, you’ll want to control your speed and your braking very carefully at all times. This isn’t a simple case of braking on the corners and holding down the R2 button for the rest of the time.Īlthough the controls feel fairly standard, that sort of route one approach will see you smashing into sides, spinning out of control, and flipping through the air until you eventually see TERMINAL DAMAGE splayed across your screen.
Even after having gone out on a real dirt track to get the basics of skidding and cornering in an actual car, we found that staying in control behind the wheel in the game itself can be devilishly difficult. In terms of actually controlling your vehicle, though, other important sweet spots can be very hard to find in Dirt Rally 2.0. Being somewhere in the front-to-middle of the running order seems to be the sweet spot.įurther Reading: 35 Games You Need to Play in 2019 But if you’re way back in the pack, there will be mud flying everywhere and your maneuverability will be significantly compromised. If you’re going first, it’ll be pristine, almost to a fault. The level of detail in the tracks was incredibly impressive from the off, with one particular feature catching our eye the most: depending on how many other racers have tested out the track before you, the surface will degrade accordingly. We set AI Performance to the recommended 70/100 and left hardcore damage switched off, before setting off on a variety of gorgeous rural tracks. Firstly, we checked out some of the Historic content on a PlayStation 4.
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