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| image = Dirt Showdown cover.png
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| developer = [[Codemasters]]
| developer = [[Codemasters]]
| publisher = Codemasters
| publisher = Codemasters<br>[[Sega]] (Arcade)
| series = ''[[Colin McRae Rally and Dirt|Dirt]]''
| series = ''[[Colin McRae Rally and Dirt|Dirt]]''
| engine = [[Ego (game engine)|Ego]]
| engine = [[Ego (game engine)|Ego]]
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* [[Xbox 360]]
* [[Xbox 360]]
* [[Microsoft Windows]]
* [[Microsoft Windows]]
* [[Arcade video game|Arcade]]
* [[MacOS|OS X]]
* [[MacOS|OS X]]
* [[Linux]]
* [[Linux]]
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| released = '''PlayStation 3, Xbox 360'''{{vgrelease|EU|25 May 2012<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.psu.com/DiRT-Showdown-dated---a015068-p0.php|title = DiRT Showdown dated}}</ref>}}{{vgrelease|NA|12 June 2012<ref>http://www.vgrevolution.com/2012/05/dirt-showdown-delayed-in-north-america/ {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref>}}'''Microsoft Windows'''{{vgrelease|EU|31 May 2012}}{{vgrelease|NA|23 May 2012}}'''OS X'''{{vgrelease|WW|5 September 2014}}'''Linux'''{{vgrelease|WW|17 August 2015}}
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| genre = [[Racing game|Racing]]
| genre = [[Racing game|Racing]]
| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]], [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]]
| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]], [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]]
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'''''Dirt: Showdown''''' (stylised as '''''DiRT: Showdown'''''; also known in the Arcade version as '''''Showdown''''') is an [[Racing game#Arcade-style racing|arcade]] [[Racing game|racing video game]] developed and published by [[Codemasters]] for [[Microsoft Windows]], [[MacOS|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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Dirt-Showdown-Linux|title = DiRT Showdown Racing Game Released Today for Linux - Phoronix}}</ref> The game was also released on Xbox 360 for free as part of Microsoft's Games with Gold promotion from January 1 to 15 January 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|title = January's Xbox Games with Gold Revealed - IGN|url = http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/12/21/januarys-xbox-games-with-gold-revealed|website = IGN| date=21 December 2015 |access-date=3 January 2016}}</ref>
'''''Dirt: Showdown''''' (stylised as '''''DiRT: Showdown'''''; also known in the Arcade version as '''''Showdown''''') is an [[Racing game#Arcade-style racing|arcade]] [[Racing game|racing video game]] developed and published by [[Codemasters]] for [[Microsoft Windows]], [[MacOS|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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Dirt-Showdown-Linux|title=DiRT Showdown Racing Game Released Today for Linux - Phoronix|access-date=14 September 2016|archive-date=10 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170110091129/https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Dirt-Showdown-Linux|url-status=live}}</ref> The game was also released on Xbox 360 for free as part of Microsoft's Games with Gold promotion from January 1 to 15 January 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|title = January's Xbox Games with Gold Revealed - IGN|url = http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/12/21/januarys-xbox-games-with-gold-revealed|website = IGN|date = 21 December 2015|access-date = 3 January 2016|archive-date = 6 January 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160106155614/http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/12/21/januarys-xbox-games-with-gold-revealed|url-status = live}}</ref>


==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
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{{Video game reviews
{{Video game reviews
| Play = 84%<ref>Play magazine review, issue 219, [[Imagine Publishing]]</ref>
| Play = 84%<ref>Play magazine review, issue 219, [[Imagine Publishing]]</ref>
| MC = PC: 72/100<ref name="mc-pc">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/dirt-showdown |title=DiRT Showdown for PC Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=2021-08-19}}</ref><br />X360: 78/100<ref name="mc-x360">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/dirt-showdown |title=Twelve Minutes for Xbox 360 Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=2021-08-19}}</ref><br />PS3: 75/100<ref name="ps3">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-3/dirt-showdown |title=Twelve Minutes for Playstation 3 Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=2021-08-19}}</ref>
| MC = PC: 72/100<ref name="mc-pc">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/dirt-showdown/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |title=DiRT Showdown for PC Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=2021-08-19 |archive-date=15 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215220537/http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/dirt-showdown |url-status=live }}</ref><br />X360: 78/100<ref name="mc-x360">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/dirt-showdown/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-360 |title=Twelve Minutes for Xbox 360 Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=2021-08-19 |archive-date=21 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621214059/https://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/dirt-showdown |url-status=live }}</ref><br />PS3: 75/100<ref name="ps3">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/dirt-showdown/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-3 |title=Twelve Minutes for Playstation 3 Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=2021-08-19 |archive-date=7 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170207023600/http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-3/dirt-showdown |url-status=live }}</ref>
| IGN = 6/10<ref>{{cite web |last1=Reilly |first1=Luke |title=Dirt Showdown Review |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2012/05/24/dirt-showdown-review |website=[[IGN]] |date=19 August 2021 |access-date=19 August 2021}}</ref>
| IGN = 6/10<ref>{{cite web |last1=Reilly |first1=Luke |title=Dirt Showdown Review |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2012/05/24/dirt-showdown-review |website=[[IGN]] |date=19 August 2021 |access-date=19 August 2021 |archive-date=19 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210819165228/https://www.ign.com/articles/2012/05/24/dirt-showdown-review |url-status=live }}</ref>
| EuroG = 8/10<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bramwell |first1=Tom |title=Dirt Showdown Review |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-05-22-dirt-showdown-review |website=[[Eurogamer]] |date=19 August 2021 |access-date=19 August 2021}}</ref>
| EuroG = 8/10<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bramwell |first1=Tom |title=Dirt Showdown Review |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-05-22-dirt-showdown-review |website=[[Eurogamer]] |date=19 August 2021 |access-date=19 August 2021 |archive-date=19 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210819165228/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-05-22-dirt-showdown-review |url-status=live }}</ref>
| PCGUK = 79/100<ref>{{cite web |last1=Savage |first1=Phil |title=Dirt Showdown review |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/dirt-showdown-review// |website=[[PC Gamer]] |date=19 August 2021 |access-date=19 August 2021}}</ref>
| PCGUK = 79/100<ref>{{cite web |last1=Savage |first1=Phil |title=Dirt Showdown review |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/dirt-showdown-review// |website=[[PC Gamer]] |date=19 August 2021 |access-date=19 August 2021 |archive-date=19 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210819170730/https://www.pcgamer.com/dirt-showdown-review// |url-status=live }}</ref>
| Poly = 6/10<ref>{{cite web |last1=Frushtick |first1=Russ |title=Dirt Showdown review: skid marks |url=https://www.polygon.com/2013/1/24/3671758/dirt-showdown-review-skid-marks |website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] |date=19 August 2021 |access-date=19 August 2021}}</ref>
| Poly = 6/10<ref>{{cite web |last1=Frushtick |first1=Russ |title=Dirt Showdown review: skid marks |url=https://www.polygon.com/2013/1/24/3671758/dirt-showdown-review-skid-marks |website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] |date=19 August 2021 |access-date=19 August 2021 |archive-date=19 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210819165229/https://www.polygon.com/2013/1/24/3671758/dirt-showdown-review-skid-marks |url-status=live }}</ref>
| PSQ = 8/10<ref>{{cite web |last1=Barker |first1=Sammy |title=Dirt Showdown Review |url=https://www.pushsquare.com/reviews/ps3/dirt_showdown |website=[[Push Square]] |date=19 August 2021 |access-date=19 August 2021}}</ref>
| PSQ = 8/10<ref>{{cite web |last1=Barker |first1=Sammy |title=Dirt Showdown Review |url=https://www.pushsquare.com/reviews/ps3/dirt_showdown |website=[[Push Square]] |date=19 August 2021 |access-date=19 August 2021 |archive-date=19 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210819165229/https://www.pushsquare.com/reviews/ps3/dirt_showdown |url-status=live }}</ref>
| GSpot = 8/10<ref>{{cite web |last1=Walton |first1=Mark |title=Dirt Showdown Review |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/dirt-showdown-review/1900-6378269/ |website=[[GameSpot]] |date=19 August 2021 |access-date=19 August 2021}}</ref>
| GSpot = 8/10<ref>{{cite web |last1=Walton |first1=Mark |title=Dirt Showdown Review |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/dirt-showdown-review/1900-6378269/ |website=[[GameSpot]] |date=19 August 2021 |access-date=19 August 2021 |archive-date=19 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210819165229/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/dirt-showdown-review/1900-6378269/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| GRadar = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/dirt-showdown-review/1900-6378269/|title=Dirt Showdown Review |first=Mark|last=Walton 2020|website=gamesradar}}</ref>
| GRadar = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/dirt-showdown-review/1900-6378269/|title=Dirt Showdown Review|first=Mark|last=Walton 2020|website=gamesradar|access-date=19 August 2021|archive-date=19 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210819165229/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/dirt-showdown-review/1900-6378269/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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The game has received mixed reviews, gaining an average review score of 72% on [[Metacritic]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/dirt-showdown/critic-reviews|title = DiRT Showdown|website = [[Metacritic]]}}</ref>
The game has received mixed reviews, gaining an average review score of 72% on [[Metacritic]].<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.metacritic.com/game/dirt-showdown/critic-reviews/?platform=pc|title = DiRT Showdown|website = [[Metacritic]]|access-date = 20 August 2012|archive-date = 5 September 2019|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190905052837/https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/dirt-showdown/critic-reviews|url-status = live}}</ref>


[[GameSpy]] wrote: "''Dirt: Showdown'' delivers bargain-basement entertainment value for the high, high price of $50. With its neutered physics, limited driving venues, clunky multiplayer, and diminished off-road racing options, discerning arcade racing fans should just write this one off as an unanticipated pothole in Codemaster's trailblazing ''Dirt'' series".
[[GameSpy]] wrote: "''Dirt: Showdown'' delivers bargain-basement entertainment value for the high, high price of $50. With its neutered physics, limited driving venues, clunky multiplayer, and diminished off-road racing options, discerning arcade racing fans should just write this one off as an unanticipated pothole in Codemaster's trailblazing ''Dirt'' series".
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==See also==
==See also==
* [[Ambisonics]], the audio technology used<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blueripplesound.com/story/dirt-showdown |title=DiRT Showdown |date=18 June 2012 |website=Gaming News |publisher=Blue Ripple Sound |access-date=21 November 2013}}</ref>
* [[Ambisonics]], the audio technology used<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blueripplesound.com/story/dirt-showdown |title=DiRT Showdown |date=18 June 2012 |website=Gaming News |publisher=Blue Ripple Sound |access-date=21 November 2013 |archive-date=14 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171214182720/http://www.blueripplesound.com/story/dirt-showdown |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:2012 video games]]
[[Category:2012 video games]]
[[Category:Cancelled Wii U games]]
[[Category:Codemasters games]]
[[Category:Codemasters games]]
[[Category:Colin McRae Rally and Dirt series]]
[[Category:Colin McRae Rally and Dirt series]]

Latest revision as of 18:24, 26 December 2023

DiRT: Showdown
Developer(s)Codemasters
Publisher(s)Codemasters
Sega (Arcade)
SeriesDirt
EngineEgo
Platform(s)
ReleasePlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Microsoft Windows
  • EU: 31 May 2012
  • NA: 23 May 2012
OS X
  • WW: 5 September 2014
Linux
  • WW: 17 August 2015
Genre(s)Racing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

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.[3] The game was also released on Xbox 360 for free as part of Microsoft's Games with Gold promotion from January 1 to 15 January 2016.[4]

Gameplay[edit]

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.

Development[edit]

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

The official gameplay trailer featured the song "Mother of Girl" by Eighteen Nightmares at the Lux. This song is also the lead track in the game.

Reception[edit]

The game has received mixed reviews, gaining an average review score of 72% on Metacritic.[16]

GameSpy wrote: "Dirt: Showdown delivers bargain-basement entertainment value for the high, high price of $50. With its neutered physics, limited driving venues, clunky multiplayer, and diminished off-road racing options, discerning arcade racing fans should just write this one off as an unanticipated pothole in Codemaster's trailblazing Dirt series".

PC Gamer wrote: "Dirt: Showdown provides thrills while it lasts, but afterwards you're left wanting the deeper experience of its parents".

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "DiRT Showdown dated". 19 April 2012. Archived from the original on 22 April 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 May 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "DiRT Showdown Racing Game Released Today for Linux - Phoronix". Archived from the original on 10 January 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  4. ^ "January's Xbox Games with Gold Revealed - IGN". IGN. 21 December 2015. Archived from the original on 6 January 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  5. ^ Play magazine review, issue 219, Imagine Publishing
  6. ^ "DiRT Showdown for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Twelve Minutes for Xbox 360 Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Twelve Minutes for Playstation 3 Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 7 February 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  9. ^ Reilly, Luke (19 August 2021). "Dirt Showdown Review". IGN. Archived from the original on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  10. ^ Bramwell, Tom (19 August 2021). "Dirt Showdown Review". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  11. ^ Savage, Phil (19 August 2021). "Dirt Showdown review". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  12. ^ Frushtick, Russ (19 August 2021). "Dirt Showdown review: skid marks". Polygon. Archived from the original on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  13. ^ Barker, Sammy (19 August 2021). "Dirt Showdown Review". Push Square. Archived from the original on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  14. ^ Walton, Mark (19 August 2021). "Dirt Showdown Review". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  15. ^ Walton 2020, Mark. "Dirt Showdown Review". gamesradar. Archived from the original on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  16. ^ "DiRT Showdown". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 5 September 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  17. ^ "DiRT Showdown". Gaming News. Blue Ripple Sound. 18 June 2012. Archived from the original on 14 December 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2013.

External links[edit]

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