Customer Reviews

MX vs ATV Unleashed

5 star:		(6)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

I purchased this game a few days ago with high hopes. I have been waiting for a good racing game featuring trophy trucks for a long time, and after I saw some in the game's trailer, I decided to give it a try.

At first, I was very entertained, as I hadn't played a dirt bike game since excite bike for the nintendo. It is somewhat satisfying performing tricks and racing on the bikes, however, this leads to my first and second disappointment, which is the driving physics and the graphics. To put it bluntly, RalliSport it isn't. Maybe I was expecting too much after many hours with RalliSport and RalliSport 2, but the game just isn't up to the level of other Xbox racing games.
Another disappointment is the collision detection. I find myself partially going through walls and hills more often than I would like. Another frustrating issue I come across, is landing jumps. Most of the time it is flawless, but other times, it seems like a landing is shaping up to be perfect, but the rider crashes. Other times, the rider "crashes" in mid air before the jump is complete. If these are just due to my lack of skill, then perhaps there should be a better tutorial.
My final complaint has to do with the "other" vehicles. The driving/flying of the monster trucks, trophy trucks, and helicopter is absolutely poor. There is no other way to describe this. Also, although I somewhat expected, the involvement of the other vehicles in the actual game is somewhat limited.
I should also mention that the menu screen is not well laid out. At first it is unclear what needs to be done to initiate a "career mode". It is also not clear how you have done on individual tracks before you select them...some type of box off to the side displaying stats would be welcome.

This game will provide hours of entertainment jumping and racing the bikes and atv's, but don't expect too much from any other aspect of the game. I can't believe I haven't purchased Ghost Recon 2 yet, but picked this up...wait for the price to drop.

When you consider the pricepoint of this game (as of today, $35), I think it's a good buy for someone interested in off-road racing. I come from the world of off-road R/C, so this game interested me.

The game is stable, has satisfactory graphics, and a soundtrack that gets a little old. What I like about the game is it's VERY easy to pick up, but as you play it you realize that there are a lot of subtleties to master to get the best laptimes. The game rewards you for preloading your jumps, taking the right line, and not hacking other riders.

I would have liked to have seen slightly better graphics and a customizable soundtrack, but other than that, I think it's a good game, especially for the price. I'd rent it first before you buy, but if you like this type of racing, you'll probably enjoy it.

This game is the best because there is a veriety of choices between what you can be ATV, Motorcycle, Helicopter, Plane, Sand Rail And MORE!! One Bad thing it king of takes to long to load each race. Grafics are super. There are also a lot of tracks you can unlock like Glamis. Another cool thing is you can choose wheather your a Motorcycle or ATV of haveing a 2-Sroke or 4-Sroke engine lots of optons for you bike and ride to have the way YOU like it. Overall a 5 star game and worth buying.

When my roommate moved out and took his PS2, the series of ATV: Off Road Fury games were the only games I really missed that X-Box didn't have. MXvATV:U more than fills the void.

The race stategy is much more than "mash-the-gas" and go. On the hard or 100% difficulty settings you have to really work the track to get a win. Nothing like losing that 3 second lead you worked on for the last 10 laps because you got greedy and over-jumped the last berm. Maybe not for all gamers but if you like off-road rhythm racing and getting sweet air, this game is for you. The other machines (like planes) are fun for a short time but are mostly an amusing gimmick. The MX bikes and ATVs are the real show.

I wasn't that excited about MX vs ATV Unleashed, so i decided to rent it. I'm just thanking myself that i decided not to buy it considering that it is an extremely average made game.

Graphics: The graphics in MX vs ATV Unleashed are very simplistic and resemble graphics that you might find in a Gamecube. (No offense Nintendo.)To put it in a better way, they are graphics that you would find in an average MX/ATV game.

Gameplay: MX vs ATV unleashed provides the gamer with many different gametypes which include freestyle, freeride, race cross, race the top and many more. The controls are fairly simple to memorize and i have to say, it is fun once in a while when you bust off this huge trick giving you thousands of points. However, it still feels like you are playing the first ever made MX/ATV game, as not many changes have been made except for the gameplay types, a lot more have been added.

Audio: The music revolves mostly around rap/metal rock. If you like those music categories, you will like the soundtrack. If you don't, then you wont like the soundtrack. Its as easy as that.

Online: The online is probobly the best part in this game. It hardly ever lags, and you can go up against your opponent in many different gametypes including the ones that i previousely listed.

As a result, if you are a fan of these kinds of games then i guess it is worth adding to your collection, however if you are not, i would leave it on the shelf.

I really like this game it was a great sequal to the MX UNLEASHED Title that i have played and mastered before this. Different Challenges NEW Machines, New Races and Tracks, but the same in Playability and graphics. Rainbow Studios did a really great Job on this game. If you don't enjoy dirty racing with ATV and MX Bikes then this would be a waste. The Free Roam modes are phenomonal they are hugh areas that allow you to pretty much go where ever you want and do what ever tricks you think you can pull off.

I thoroughly enjoy this game for the original xbox, additionally it plays well in my 360 elite. Good graphics, controls are better than with the newer 360 version, soundtrack is stellar.

This is a fun game. Even my 3 1/2 year old has fun driving the trucks and planes around. Great for rainy days.

After playing it a few days, I think the game is ok. I was expecting the game to be as good as ATV off road fury 2 but the game seems simplier and not as much fun. It's not bad, but its just not great....in my opinion.

All family members from ages 3 to 50 have and do enjoy the competition and variety this game offers.