<s>
Dirt	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
(	O
stylised	O
as	O
DiRT	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
racing	B-Application
simulation	I-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Codemasters	O
for	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Steam	B-Application
Early	O
Access	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
27	O
April	O
2015	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
full	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
7	O
December	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
physical	O
PC	O
DVD	O
versions	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
5	O
April	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
macOS	B-Application
versions	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Feral	O
Interactive	O
,	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Dirt	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
2.0	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dirt	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
is	O
a	O
racing	O
game	O
focused	O
on	O
rallying	O
and	O
rallycross	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
featured	O
17	O
cars	O
,	O
36	O
stages	O
from	O
three	O
real	O
world	O
locations	O
-	O
Monte	B-Application
Carlo	I-Application
,	O
Powys	O
and	O
Argolis	O
-	O
and	O
asynchronous	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dirt	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
features	O
a	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
vehicles	O
in	O
a	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
classes	O
,	O
and	O
16	O
manufacturers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
terms	O
of	O
image	O
quality	O
,	O
a	O
full	O
1080p	O
resolution	O
is	O
delivered	O
on	O
both	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
with	O
post-process	O
anti-aliasing	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
matching	O
art	O
and	O
effects	O
work	O
,	O
whereas	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
includes	O
Steam	B-Application
Workshop	I-Application
that	O
consists	O
of	O
preset	O
setups	O
made	O
from	O
each	O
vehicles	O
by	O
users	O
that	O
helps	O
benefit	O
races	O
from	O
different	O
terrains	O
from	O
different	O
tracks	O
(	O
though	O
the	O
game	O
holds	O
up	O
to	O
100	O
mods	O
as	O
subscribing	O
to	O
more	O
than	O
100	O
mods	O
will	O
not	O
function	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dirt	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Codemasters	O
using	O
the	O
in-house	O
Ego	B-Application
engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
began	O
with	O
a	O
small	O
team	O
of	O
individuals	O
following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
their	O
2012	O
video	O
game	O
Dirt	B-Application
:	I-Application
Showdown	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
has	O
emphasised	O
a	O
desire	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
simulation	B-Application
with	O
Dirt	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
early	O
version	O
of	O
Dirt	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
was	O
showcased	O
to	O
journalists	O
in	O
late	O
2013	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
n't	O
officially	O
announced	O
until	O
in	O
April	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
in	O
early	O
access	O
on	O
digital	O
distribution	O
service	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
expressed	O
an	O
interest	O
in	O
releasing	O
Dirt	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
on	O
consoles	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
but	O
said	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
possible	O
,	O
with	O
it	O
being	O
an	O
early	O
access	O
game	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
then	O
lent	O
his	O
voice	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
English-speaking	O
co-driver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
5	O
April	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dirt	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameStar	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
90%	O
and	O
said	O
"	O
Dirt	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
is	O
the	O
best	O
rally	O
simulation	B-Application
at	O
the	O
moment	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
racing	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Play	O
magazine	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
does	O
n't	O
patronise	O
with	O
gimmicky	O
mechanics	O
,	O
nor	O
is	O
it	O
a	O
dry	O
,	O
joyless	O
simulation	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VideoGamer.com	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
incredible	O
speed	O
"	O
,	O
PlayStation	O
Universe	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
better	O
than	O
Richard	B-Application
Burns	I-Application
Rally	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
PlayStation	O
Magazine	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
the	O
most	O
exhilarating	O
driving	O
game	O
Codemasters	O
has	O
created	O
in	O
years	O
,	O
and	O
undoubtedly	O
the	O
best	O
rally	O
game	O
on	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
"	O
,	O
with	O
OXM	O
adding	O
"	O
without	O
question	O
the	O
best	O
rally	O
sim	O
ever	O
made	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Evo	O
praised	O
the	O
audio	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
at	O
times	O
,	O
Dirt	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
excels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
audio	O
in	O
Dirt	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
really	O
does	O
deserve	O
special	O
mention	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Of	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
they	O
added	O
:	O
"	O
While	O
it	O
definitely	O
ca	O
n’t	O
come	O
close	O
to	O
the	O
production	O
values	O
of	O
the	O
likes	O
of	O
a	O
Gran	O
Turismo	O
title	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
visual	O
flourishes	O
that	O
impress	O
with	O
Dirt	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Top	O
Gear	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
favorably	O
to	O
its	O
rivals	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
Sébastien	B-Application
Loeb	I-Application
Rally	I-Application
Evo	I-Application
’s	O
handling	O
remains	O
nowhere	O
near	O
as	O
satisfying	O
or	O
convincing	O
as	O
Dirt	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
’s	O
superlative	O
scrambling	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stuff	O
magazine	O
stated	O
that	O
this	O
was	O
"	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
leaves	O
WRC	B-Application
5	I-Application
eating	O
gravel	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
reached	O
number	O
1	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
physical	O
sales	O
chart	O
,	O
and	O
number	O
19	O
in	O
the	O
European	O
download	O
chart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
reached	O
number	O
2	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
multiformat	O
physical	O
sales	O
chart	O
in	O
its	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
only	O
behind	O
Quantum	B-Application
Break	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
month	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
,	O
The	O
Official	O
PlayStation	O
Magazine	O
listed	O
Dirt	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
as	O
the	O
16th	O
best	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Octane	O
magazine	O
put	O
it	O
at	O
#1	O
on	O
their	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
sim	B-Application
racing	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alphr	O
put	O
Dirt	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
in	O
their	O
top	O
5	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
racing	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
