My final racing game of the year for the Xbox 360 arrived this week and it has certainly proved to be the best one of the year so far. The game shocked me slightly when it first arrived, mainly because it arrived on Tuesday when the game wasn’t released until Friday. The second thing that shocked me was that it came with two discs, one being an install disc. I’m not sure if this is common practice on Forza games, as this is the first one that I’ve bought, but it certainly came as a surprise for me. As for the content of the second disc, when you load up the first disc you are made aware that the second…

When I first heard that Codemasters were in the process of making a sequel to the amazing rally game, Colin Mcrae: Dirt, I was really pleased. The original Dirt game was amazing, not only did you get a good taste of rally driving, but they also included different types of races where you could race in anything from buggies to Hummers, all in brilliant graphics. All of this great gameplay is maintained in the sequel, plus even better graphics, despite the legend Colin Mcrae passing away. More and more games recently have been creating more of a focal point of the menu screen. The first time I really took notice of this was in Fifa 09 where the menu screen allows…

The sequel to one of the best driving games ever made, Colin McRae: Dirt, is close to release. With less than one month before Colin McRae: Dirt 2 is released, the makers of the game, Codemasters, have released a little teaser to let you get the taste for rally racing. A demo has been released today onto the Playstation Network and the Xbox Live Marketplace, for free download of course. Once you have downloaded the demo you will have the chance to play through two different events, both of which can be played single-player, or online with a total of 8 players. The first event is the Trailblazer where you have to drive your way through the Moroccan terrain in a…