olin McRae is already less than a household name in most homes in America, so the fact that Codemasters dropped the driver’s name from this franchise signals a new direction for the series formerly known as a hardcore rally racing sim. Dirt hasn’t sacrificed any of the nail-biting, hair-raising racing action – nor the requirement that you have the driving chops to pull some of it off – but the game’s lack of identity leaves me wondering why they made the change in the first place.