Codemaster’s have excellent pedigree for racing games, and with DiRT Showdown, they’ve resurrected the ghost of 1995’s classic Destruction Derby. You can play the demo now on Windows via Steam, which features one race and a multiplayer arena event.
DiRT Showdown comes out 24th May and as well as the derby events featuring fictional old bangers, there will be Gymkhana events like those seen in DiRT 3. I’m not sure if these will fit with the rough and tumble of the derby events, but we already know how much fun they are.
Check out some gameplay from the multiplayer mode ‘Rampage’ after the break below – it’s a demo and still need some polishing, but you’ll see how much fun it is. I think DiRT Showdown could be the multiplayer racing game of the year:
