Colin McRae: Dirt 2

Colin McRae: Dirt 2
European cover art featuring Ken Block's Subaru Impreza WRX STI
Developers
Publishers
ProducerAdam Askew
DesignerMatthew Horsman
ProgrammerMatthew Craven
Artists
  • Nathan Fisher
  • Daniel Oxford
  • Jorge Hernandez-Soria
SeriesDirt
EngineEGO 1.0
Octane (DS)
Platforms
Release
  • NA: 8 September 2009
  • EU: 11 September 2009
  • AU: 17 September 2009
  • AU: 24 September 2009 (DS)
Windows
  • EU: 4 December 2009
  • NA: 8 December 2009
  • AU: 10 December 2009
Mac OS X
  • WW: 8 September 2011
GenreRacing
ModesSingle-player, multiplayer

Colin McRae: Dirt 2 (stylised as Colin McRae: DiRT 2) known outside Europe as Dirt 2 is a racing video game developed and published by Codemasters in 2009, first for the Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Wii and Xbox 360, and then later for PC platforms (Windows, Mac OS X). It is the sequel to Colin McRae: Dirt. Dirt 2 is the first game in the series since McRae's death in 2007 and the last to feature his name in the title. It is also the first and only game in the series to be available on a Nintendo home console and the last game in the series to be released on handhelds.

It features Ken Block, Travis Pastrana, Tanner Foust, Dave Mirra, and Mohammed Ben Sulayem. The game includes many new race-events, including stadium events. Along with the player, an RV travels from one event to another, and serves as "headquarters" for the player. It features a roster of contemporary off-road events, taking players to diverse and challenging real-world environments. The game takes place across Asia, Europe, Africa and North America. The game includes five different event types, plus three more "special" game modes. The World Tour mode sees players competing in multi-car and solo races at new locations, and also includes a new multiplayer mode. A sequel, Dirt 3, was released in 2011.