<s>
Colin	B-Application
McRae	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dirt	I-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
stylised	O
as	O
Colin	B-Application
McRae	I-Application
:	I-Application
DiRT	I-Application
2	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Codemasters	O
in	O
2009	O
,	O
first	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
then	O
later	O
for	O
PC	O
platforms	O
(	O
Windows	O
,	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Colin	B-Application
McRae	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dirt	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dirt	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
since	O
McRae	O
's	O
death	O
in	O
2007	O
and	O
the	O
last	O
to	O
feature	O
his	O
name	O
in	O
the	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
and	O
only	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
available	O
on	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
home	O
console	O
and	O
the	O
last	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
handhelds	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Dirt	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Colin	B-Application
McRae	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dirt	I-Application
2	I-Application
features	O
five	O
racing	O
disciplines	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
are	O
playable	O
offline	O
(	O
against	O
AI	O
bots	O
when	O
applicable	O
)	O
and	O
online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Colin	B-Application
McRae	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dirt	I-Application
2	I-Application
runs	O
on	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
EGO	B-Application
engine	I-Application
,	O
which	O
powered	O
Codemasters	O
 '	O
Race	B-Application
Driver	I-Application
:	I-Application
Grid	I-Application
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Colin	B-Application
McRae	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dirt	I-Application
2	I-Application
features	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
which	O
the	O
user	O
can	O
partake	O
in	O
over	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
,	O
Games	B-Application
For	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
-	I-Application
Live	I-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
local	B-General_Concept
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
before	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Colin	B-Application
McRae	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dirt	I-Application
,	O
Colin	B-Application
McRae	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dirt	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
described	O
by	O
Matthew	O
Horsman	O
,	O
chief	O
game	O
designer	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
game	O
more	O
improved	O
and	O
refined	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
engine	O
,	O
EGO	B-Application
,	O
initially	O
featured	O
in	O
Race	B-Application
Driver	I-Application
:	I-Application
Grid	I-Application
,	O
was	O
updated	O
to	O
better	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
specifications	I-Operating_System
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
improving	O
multi-core	O
processor	O
utilization	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
features	O
and	O
expanse	O
of	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
component	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
often	O
criticized	O
in	O
Colin	B-Application
McRae	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dirt	I-Application
as	O
being	O
fairly	O
anaemic	O
,	O
was	O
completely	O
new	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ken	O
Block	O
,	O
a	O
rally	O
driver	O
featured	O
in	O
Colin	B-Application
McRae	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dirt	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
served	O
as	O
a	O
consultant	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
handling	O
and	O
physics	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Colin	B-Application
McRae	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dirt	I-Application
2	I-Application
used	O
the	O
audio	O
technology	O
Ambisonics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Firebrand	O
Games	O
,	O
developer	O
of	O
Race	B-Device
Driver	I-Device
:	I-Device
Create	I-Device
and	I-Device
Race	I-Device
,	O
developed	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Dirt	B-Application
2	I-Application
that	O
would	O
run	O
on	O
its	O
Octane	O
engine	O
,	O
also	O
used	O
by	O
Firebrand	O
's	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Race	B-Application
Driver	I-Application
:	I-Application
Grid	I-Application
,	O
utilizing	O
its	O
3-D	O
graphics	O
,	O
user	O
interface	O
and	O
track	O
editor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Colin	B-Application
McRae	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dirt	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
an	O
official	O
sponsor	O
of	O
Ken	O
Block	O
,	O
Travis	O
Pastrana	O
,	O
Tanner	O
Foust	O
and	O
Dave	O
Mirra	O
of	O
the	O
Subaru	O
Rally	O
Team	O
USA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
demo	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Marketplace	O
on	O
20	O
August	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Feral	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2009	O
,	O
Codemasters	O
revealed	O
plans	O
to	O
release	O
"	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
small	O
DLC	B-Protocol
packs	O
soon	O
after	O
launch	O
which	O
players	O
can	O
use	O
to	O
personalise	O
and	O
augment	O
the	O
boxed	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultimately	O
,	O
Codemasters	O
only	O
released	O
two	O
small	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
items	O
,	O
which	O
essentially	O
functioned	O
like	O
cheat	O
codes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PC	O
versions	O
of	O
Colin	B-Application
McRae	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dirt	I-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
receiving	O
a	O
Metacritic	O
score	O
of	O
89	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
and	O
87	O
for	O
the	O
two	O
HD	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
gave	O
those	O
same	O
versions	O
Colin	B-Application
McRae	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dirt	I-Application
2	I-Application
a	O
score	O
of	O
8/10	O
with	O
their	O
main	O
criticisms	O
being	O
reserved	O
for	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
weather	O
and	O
track	O
deterioration	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
damage	O
now	O
has	O
very	O
little	O
influence	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
drivers	O
receiving	O
a	O
brand	O
new	O
car	O
for	O
each	O
race	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
one	O
nine	O
,	O
one	O
eight	O
,	O
and	O
two	O
nines	O
,	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
35	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
was	O
regarded	O
by	O
a	O
smaller	O
number	O
of	O
reviewers	O
to	O
be	O
almost	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PC	O
versions	O
,	O
achieving	O
a	O
Metacritic	O
score	O
of	O
73	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sumo	O
Digital	O
versions	O
released	O
on	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
and	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
were	O
deemed	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
worst	O
,	O
with	O
Metacritic	O
scores	O
of	O
51	O
and	O
55	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
