<s>
Colin	B-Application
McRae	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dirt	I-Application
(	O
stylised	O
as	O
Colin	B-Application
McRae	I-Application
:	I-Application
DiRT	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
simcade	B-Application
racing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Codemasters	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
new	O
graphics	O
,	O
audio	O
,	O
physics	O
engine	O
,	O
new	O
vehicles	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
engine	O
called	O
Neon	B-Application
which	O
was	O
co-developed	O
between	O
Codemasters	O
and	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
off-road	O
racing	O
categories	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
World	B-Device
Rally	I-Device
Championship	I-Device
style	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
14	O
September	O
2007	O
,	O
a	O
day	O
prior	O
to	O
Colin	O
McRae	O
's	O
death	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	O
,	O
Colin	B-Application
McRae	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dirt	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
simplified	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Glu	O
Mobile	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
Java	B-Language
ME	I-Language
devices	O
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
amount	O
of	O
money	O
earned	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
difficulty	O
level	O
picked	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
when	O
selecting	O
the	O
event	O
;	O
higher	O
difficulty	O
levels	O
have	O
more	O
challenging	O
AI	B-Application
opponents	O
and	O
more	O
realistic	O
damage	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Colin	B-Application
McRae	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dirt	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
15	O
June	O
2007	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
on	O
19	O
June	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
11	O
September	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
on	O
14	O
September	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
the	O
day	O
before	O
a	O
helicopter	O
crash	O
claimed	O
the	O
life	O
of	O
McRae	O
,	O
his	O
son	O
Johnny	O
,	O
and	O
two	O
other	O
people	O
who	O
were	O
family	O
friends	O
of	O
the	O
McRaes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
death	O
and	O
after	O
an	O
agreement	O
was	O
made	O
with	O
the	O
McRae	O
family	O
,	O
Codemasters	O
withdrew	O
a	O
major	O
advertising	O
campaign	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Colin	B-Application
McRae	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dirt	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Colin	B-Application
McRae	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dirt	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
positive	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
84%	O
and	O
84	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
,	O
84%	O
and	O
83	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
and	O
83%	O
and	O
83	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
according	O
to	O
GameRankings	O
and	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
