DiRT 2

X Rated.

"It's not details like these that make Dirt 2 such a superb racing game though. What makes Dirt 2 so special is the fact that its multiple difficulty levels and forgiving gameplay mechanics make it accessible to newcomers while offering a significant challenge for veterans of Codemasters' Colin McRae Rally series and other off-road racers. There's also the single-player mode that spans no fewer than 100 events (often comprising multiple races), a suite of multiplayer options that includes plenty of different modes and leaderboards, and, of course, your sweet RV, which fills with souvenirs from all of the locations that you race at as your career progresses. If you have even a passing interest in off-road racing, you won't regret a second spent behind the wheel of Dirt 2. "

"It sets out its stall early on, opening with a raucous rally-cross race through a deserted Battersea Power Station under some rare London sun, with the drivers – Ken Block, Dave Mirra and a host of real-life names from America's X Game series – all chiding each other to the soundtrack of spluttering exhausts and sparkling indie-rock. Anyone who balked at the US twang the Colin McRae series picked up in the first DiRT will be initially appalled at the sequel's open-armed embrace of the extreme end of off-road motorsport, but it's hard to stay narked for too long – DiRT 2 takes the template of the original and polishes it to within an inch of its life, resulting in one of the most downright exciting driving games in many a year."