Product Description
Jeremy McGrath Supercross 2000 utilizes an all-new racing engine that features state-of-the-art graphics, physics, and motion. Players can race as or against Jeremy and other superstar riders: Kevin Windham, Sebastian Tortelli, Jimmy Button, John Dowd, Nathan Ramsey, Greg Albertyn, and Larry Ward.
Supercross 2000 also features eight supercross stadium courses, eight licensed motocross tracks, a custom 3-D track editor, motion-captured riders, and authentic rider uniform and bike designs. In addition, there is an exclusive, over-the-top stunt competition featuring rookie Travis Pastrana, the winner of a recent X-Games freestyle competition.
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Jeremy McGrath Supercross 2000 is another in the long line of extreme-sport action games. With the likes of Dave Mirra's and Tony Hawk's games already well established, is there room for one more in this ever-expanding market?
The game has all the right elements: Jeremy is the 11-time world Supercross champion, and the soundtrack is from the punk band the Offspring, but somehow the game just fails in the execution. The game lacks that certain style, that excitement, and instead flounders somewhere between a racing and freestyle-stunt simulator.
The stunt part of the game seems like an add-on, with no real formula. The racing is fun, but it lacks a real direction. The game's control seems like an afterthought; maneuvering is far too severe. Although winning a race can earn you points to unlock new sections of the game, winning those points is unfortunately a different matter.
The game's track editor can drag the fun out a little longer, but it's really more fun to cause havoc and pileups on the first corner than trying to win the championship laid out before you. If Acclaim wants the McGrath brand to continue, they had better pull something out of the hat for the next installment. --Robert Holliday
