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 (

 

[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]

[quote name='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.[/QUOTE]

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]

[quote name='Nealocus123']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.[/QUOTE]

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

[quote name='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.[/QUOTE]

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