Uploaded April 2012 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
thegamejar.com Presents Rampage Gameplay footage from Codemasters DiRT Showdown
Once the wheels hit the track DiRT Showdown has the same feel to the cars that we all know and love, and even when it boils down to the selection of fantasy cars to choose from that, you can just tell how they're going to handle from looking at them. A tiny but significant feature that I was a fan of is the way that each car also has it's own upgrade path, meaning you could in theory take the first car you get in right through to the game's later stages by upgrading things like power, strength and handling. Don't worry it doesn't get all car tweaky and like everything else in Showdown the focus is very much on getting you on the track as fast as you can and upgrading a car is as simple as clicking on the selected stat to take it up to the next level.
Read our full preview here thegamejar.com/2012/04/dirt-showdown-preview
thegamejar.com Presents Rampage Gameplay footage from Codemasters DiRT Showdown
Once the wheels hit the track DiRT Showdown has the same feel to the cars that we all know and love, and even when it boils down to the selection of fantasy cars to choose from that, you can just tell how they're going to handle from looking at them. A tiny but significant feature that I was a fan of is the way that each car also has it's own upgrade path, meaning you could in theory take the first car you get in right through to the game's later stages by upgrading things like power, strength and handling. Don't worry it doesn't get all car tweaky and like everything else in Showdown the focus is very much on getting you on the track as fast as you can and upgrading a car is as simple as clicking on the selected stat to take it up to the next level.
Read our full preview here thegamejar.com/2012/04/dirt-showdown-preview
