Mx Unleashed - Xbox

MX Unleashed - Xbox
Brand : microsoft
Weight : 4.8 ounces

Race on huge, dangerous outdoor motocross tracks -- filled with obstacles and realistic weather effects like fog, rain, and snow
Players can unlock amazing game secrets by pulling off stunts and trick combos - race in(or against) monster trucks, biplanes and more
Multiple classes of bikes to choose from - newly-added 50cc bikes, to 125cc, 250cc, and 500cc bikes
See if you can make a tremendous jump into a floating hot-air balloon for massive points -- just one of the crazy stunts waiting for you in MX Unleashed!


If you like mud, dirt, high speeds and serious attitude all on two wheels, MX Unleashed is for you! Features an extensive career mode through the Supercross and Outdoor National series with over 100 true-to-life riders. Take your skills into the vast Freeworld mode where you can ride treacherous terrain to your hearts content. Realistic physics engine, incredible sound, 40 insane tracks to race and intense multiplayer put MX Unleashed over the top!Review

Motocross games are an evolutionary step behind the rest of the extreme sports genre. I dont say that because I think its an inferior sport or because I think that you have to be inherently devoid of brains to do some of the stupid, sick tricks they perform. I say this only because Rainbow Studios and THQ have teamed up to finally give the rest of us a motocross game that tries to update the sport. When I say "us," I mean anybody who doesnt break limbs for a living on 250cc monsters tearing through the sky.
MX Unleashed combines a lengthy career mode with Freestyle worlds whose layouts play more like a Tony Hawk game. This isnt a reinvention of the wheel by any means, its just that its execution meant that I actually gave a damn about a motocross game for more than ten minutes. Run around in the environments and youll encounter challenges like racing against a monster truck and other vehicles (which you then earn if you win), stunt competitions, and both Hit and Run activities. Runs are a series of jumps you have to perform in a row, while Hits are a series of runs that have to be done before competing riders finish theirs. Hits and Runs were my favorite Freestyle activities because you really had to nail your timing well and having to do all the jumps in succession was a cool challenge. A close second was earning the vehicles like the plane and buzzing around the worlds in those. This sounds stupid as hell, but I couldnt help smiling. One of the other small joys of Freestyle was the ambient life. Whether it was the riders or the trucks (with jumps on their flatbeds!), there was always something going on.
Rainbow is mainly known as a developer with great physics, and here they dont disappoint. I can say that this is the first motocross game whose trick system didnt piss me off. I also like that you really have to think when you go out on the demanding courses. You cant just pre-load to the max all the time – you have to know the layout of the tracks and use your clutch and pre-load at varying strengths to keep your momentum out there. Finally, I should fault the game for having inconsistent collision, but it was just forgiving enough that it kept the fun rolling.
Motocross has had an inglorious history of false starts, lots of franchises without enough distinction between them, and just mediocrity. This newest partnership is a good one, with the only problem being that it wasnt seized upon sooner. More straight-up innovation is needed next time, but until then, weve got a good solid game on our hands.
The Edge
ive the edge without a doubt to the Xbox version. The graphics are simply crisper - something you instantly notice when flying 20 feet in the air with five other riders while your pulling off a Saran Wrap. Oh yeah, youll also take note of it