Good off-road racing games on 360?

[Sinistar]

I am looking to get a couple of off-road racing games on the 360 for a gift for a relative. What are some good ones?
I know Motorstorm is a PS3 exclusive, but are there any similar games on 360? I thought Rainbow studios made a ATV game on next gen, but I haven't been keeping up with racing games much except for Burnout Paradise. :)

Thanks.

[zenintrude]

Dirt? Pure?

Try those...

[benjamouth]

Zenintrude has already mentioned the best 2, but if you can get it really cheap (<$10), I had fun playing through Baja 1000.

I do hesitate a bit to reccomend it though, due to how poorly reviewed it was, but I enjoyed it.

Dirt and Pure are very safe bets, both are excellent.

[freshzen]

Dirt is awesome. I kind of hate Pure but its not a bad game.

[PINKO]

Yep go with dirt but it dose have road courses

[OrngRubberDucky]

Theres MX vs. ATV Untamed but I'm only mentioning it and not recommending it.

[Magehart]

I don't have Dirt but I can say that Pure handles like a mario kart game which makes for some fairly simplistic control schemes with some hard packed racing. Making one mistake in a race costs you the race (really frustrating). But on the whole a damn solid game. Especially if you can snag it for less than $20.

[Nealocus123]

I don't have Dirt but I can say that Pure handles like a mario kart game which makes for some fairly simplistic control schemes with some hard packed racing. Making one mistake in a race costs you the race (really frustrating). But on the whole a damn solid game. Especially if you can snag it for less than $20.

I dunno about that, I am always able to catch back up after failing a move or falling off the ledge. I guess it depends on the difficulty, skill, and course, but I find Pure a little bit on the easy side. Very adrenaline rush game though.

[AlohaMars2]

Let me echo the sentiment of Pure!

[SpaceInsomniac]

FUEL is coming out at the end of this month, and offers 5,000 square miles of land and 100,000 miles of road/track, much of which is dirt. Might be just what you're looking for, as long as it turns out to be good. Do some research, and keep it in mind.

[Perfect*Ending]

Pure is great. Many CAGs picked it up for $10 at BB. :)

[archibishopthedoge]

Dirt 2 is out in a few months. I liked the first one, but Grid (same developer) was amazing, so I have high expectations for Dirt 2.

[Magehart]

I dunno about that, I am always able to catch back up after failing a move or falling off the ledge. I guess it depends on the difficulty, skill, and course, but I find Pure a little bit on the easy side. Very adrenaline rush game though.

I'm on the final string of levels and it's frustrating for me :bomb:. Maybe it's because I haven't played a racing game in eons.

FUEL is coming out at the end of this month, and offers 5,000 square miles of land and 100,000 miles of road/track, much of which is dirt. Might be just what you're looking for, as long as it turns out to be good. Do some research, and keep it in mind.

You have now piqued my interest. Bastard. I don't want to spend more money.