Xbox 360 PS3

Dirt Showdown

RacingSport

Time to beat: about 10 hours

Overview

Dirt: Showdown (stylised as DiRT: Showdown; also known in the Arcade version as Showdown) is an arcade racing video game developed and published by Codemasters for Microsoft Windows, OS X, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Linux. It was released on 25 May 2012 in Europe and on 12 June in North America. The OS X version was released on 4 September 2014 in North America. The game was released for Linux on 17 August 2015. The game was also released on Xbox 360 for free as part of Microsoft's Games with Gold promotion from 1 to 15 January January 2016.

The player is entered in a series of "Tour" events, offering a range of races and tournaments to compete in. Winning these events gives the player prize money, which can be spent buying new cars or upgrading existing ones, and unlocks further races. Upon the successful completion of the series final, the next difficulty setting is unlocked, featuring faster opponents and longer races.

The first trailer was released on YouTube on in December 2011. The soundtrack in the trailer was "Earthquake" by Labrinth.

The game has received mixed reviews, gaining an average review score of 72% on Metacritic.