Dave Mirra 2: Freestyle BMX

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Product Features

• Platform: PlayStation 2
• ESRB Rating: Teen
• Ages 6 and up

Product Details

• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B00005ML0Z
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.8 x 0.5 inches ; 4.8 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: August 31, 2001
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (47 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #12,227 in Video Games (See Bestsellers in Video Games)

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Product Description

Amazon.com Review

The first BMX game out of the gates for the PS2 is Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2, developed by Z-Axis. Like any extreme sports game, the key here is the trick system, and this one is incredibly deep with more than 1,500 tricks to perform. Basic tricks are easy to execute and can be modified with an additional button-and-direction combo. Unfortunately, these trick modifiers aren't always responsive.

The game's modes are Session, Free Ride, Park Editor, and ProQuest. Session is a timed run on any of the game's levels. Free Ride lets you nail the game's timing and become familiar with its courses. The extensive Park Editor lets you design your own levels. The meat of the game is in ProQuest, which has two submodes: competition and challenges. The ultimate goal is to win enough competitions to become the king of freestyle BMX. The challenges help you earn "respect," which can be used to upgrade your gear.

The game's excellent soundtrack includes songs from Fenix TX, Ozzy Osbourne, and A Tribe Called Quest--three acts few in their wildest dreams envisioned together. The game's addictive gameplay is marred by several programming glitches, the most annoying of which is haphazard respawning. After crashing, the game often places you in positions where you'll instantly wipeout or appear inside an object. Polygons sometimes appear on the screen for no apparent reason and the frame rate slows down at times. Still, this is a very addictive game that will have no competition until Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX 2 is released. --Raymond M. Padilla

Pros:

• Addictive gameplay
• Improved graphics and larger levels than the original
• Basic tricks are easy to pull off

Cons:

• Respawning can be frustrating
• Trick modifiers can be fickle
• Graphics glitches such as pop-up, slowdown, and poor collision detection

Product Description

See what a spiderman looks like with no hands, no feet and no bar spin! Featuring the top 14 BMX pros, Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX2 lets you create more than 1,500 pro signature freestyle tricks that you've only imagined. A trick modifier and S.I.K. system easily maps the rider's motions from one trick to the next, so the transitions are smoother than ever before. 3000 polygons show minute details, like the bike's individual spokes and even the color of the rider's eyes. Made in USA.

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Customer Reviews

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best extreme game ever, September 17, 2001

By A Customer

My favorite PS2 game so far! Mirra 2 is definitely the best extreme game yet. The incredible size of the levels is amazing. With the awesome trick system and all the challenges it keeps you coming back for more in a big way. There's also a Park Editor which lets you create any kind of level you want. I've spent hours and hours making my own levels--it's like a game in itself! Another cool thing is the riders have both competition gear (helmets, pads, etc.) and street clothing. Another really cool thing is one of the multiplayer games is a contest to see who can wipe out the worst. It's hilarious watching your guy get run over by trains and cars and even golf carts!

I'm gonna be playing this game for a long time.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rad, Sick, Dope & Off Tha Hook!, September 10, 2001

By A Customer

I played the last version of this game, finished it, and moved on. So I picked up Mirra 2 expecting more of the same, but what I got was a game that has stolen so much sleep away from me and dominated my life that I haven't been able to turn off my PS2 for a week straight - it's making a funny noise now, but oh well :)!

The amount of tricks you can pull is insane, but what I really like about it is that the controls make so much sense you can add tricks together to make new tricks. Like a backflip and a superman together is a superflip. And then you can modify it with something like a one handed x-up and you've got a one handed x-up superflip. It's really only limited to your creativity and I find myself daydreaming up new possibilities. And I heard that the real BMX guys use it to come up with new tricks.

The levels are so enormous that you feel like they could put all the levels from the first game *inside* one level in this game - they are that big! Woodward Camp is the first level and just huge and it seems like they get bigger from there. Each layout just begs for you to shred it with your bike. I'll dive into the Park Editor when I'm tired of the real levels but I'm not tired yet.

There is nothing to compare this game to on the PS2 and there won't be for a long time - you simply must buy it and lose yourself trying to pull the perfect trick! I just thought of a new one, i'm gonna go try a superman indian crotch grab!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dave Mirra 2 Vs Mat Hoffman 2, November 3, 2003

By A Customer

Well since everyone is comparing this game to Mat Hoffmans 2 i thought i'd make a list of things which each game has which is better than the other.

Dave Mirra 2:

-A more tight and flexible modifier system then Mat Hoffman 2.
-Better level design then Mat Hoffman 2.
-Bigger levels then Mat Hoffman 2.
-less violence(don't really need gore) then Mat Hoffman 2.
-More space on park editor then Mat Hoffman 2.
-Higher replay value then Mat Hoffman.
-Better controls then Mat Hoffman 2 seeming this uses the fantastic Tony Hawk controls setup.
-Better multiplayer modes then Mat Hoffman 2.
-Mat Hoffman 2 is to identical to the Tony Hawk series were as Dave Mirra 2 has more of a bike feel.
-Mat Hoffman 2 levels are to similiar to Tony Hawks were as Dace Mirra's isn't.
-Slightly nicer graphics than Mat Hoffman 2.
-Soundtrack has better choices of songs then Mat Hoffman 2.
-More riders then Mat Hoffman 2.
-The learning curve is quick which is about a half hour were as Mat Hoffman 2's learning curve is 1 hour.

Mat Hoffman 2:

-Graphics are slightly more realistic then Dave Mirra 2(not sayin dm2 graphics aren't realistic).
-Soundtrack has double the amount of songs Dave Mirra 2 has, making songs less overplayed.
-Much more flatland tricks then Dave Mirra 2.
-A bit more of a challenge then Dave Mirra 2.

Conclusion: Get Dave Mirra 2 not Mat Hoffman 2, but if flat land tricks are important to you and very realistic graphics(not sayin dm2 graphics aren't realistic) are important to you then i'd say get this game, otherwise i say get Dave Mirra 2. Cheers!