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On one hand, Codemasters has its realistic racing sims like F1; on the other, it’s up for more of a laugh. Going off-road with a soundtrack of festival-friendly bangers from the likes of the Prodigy and Stormzy, Dirt 5 straps in for the latter.
It’s a vibrant globe-trotting affair as you race in locations like Arizona, Brazil, Morocco, China, Italy, New York and Norway, each with its own climate and terrain to navigate – whether you’re driving rally cars, buggies or Stadium Super Trucks. There’s even a career mode featuring the voices of Nolan North (Uncharted) and Troy Baker (The Last of Us)
But where Dirt 5 gets more playful is in a brand new mode, fittingly titled Playgrounds. Basically, you can…