![]() It’s fast, fun, can be enjoyed by yourself or with friends online, and has enough customisation and track variation to keep me entertained for hours to come. It reminds me of a simpler time of gaming when we didn’t have to worry about a storyline or knew we wouldn’t get to the end of the game for another 70 to 80 hours of playtime. I love repeating a song I love over and over again as much as the next person, but when there are no lyrics and the music change is so slight that you barely even notice, you do find yourself reaching for the remote and turning down the volume until there is no sound left at all.Īt the end of the day though, I loved this game. Firstly, yes, it’s bad-ass and is, as you would expect, full of rock and metal that is usually associated with the motocross subculture, but the problem is that this music never changes. The only real downside to MX Nitro is in regards the soundtrack. These took me longer to beat than I care to mention as they were painstakingly difficult, made even harder by my determination to beat the boss as well as trying to get all the separate challenges that were included in the event. Each stage has its own boss and you have to beat them through either a race or a stunt-off. Including just races would have made the experience get very old very fast, so luckily MX Nitro includes a whole list of stage variations including races, stunt challenges and the harsh learning curve that are the bosses. ![]() ![]() The game, at its core, is very simple and to be completely honest, I don’t ever remember even using the brake button. You are always encouraged to get all the challenges as you are rewarded with money, merch and new tricks, enhancing your chances of winning even more races and getting access to even more goodies. These can be easy challenges such as performing two back flips throughout the race, or hard, like reaching an outrageous high score. This would have made the game more immersive and make you want to get that top of the line bike you would want in real life.Īlongside aiming to be a race winner, each stage has its own set of challenges. The only element that would have been welcomed was having actual bikes currently in manufacture, this is the same case in the Trials series, however MX vs ATV does include bikes such as KTM, Aplinestar and Maxxis, so I guess you could always go down that route for your realism. you also get to unlock elements for the many bikes you can collect, as well as upgrading the bikes’ stats including acceleration, max speed, nitro power and agility. Along with these packs filled with new trousers, helmets, tops etc. This level of customisation is great and I always felt rewarded when I won a race by a significant margin, ever pushing me to get better. That’s when things get even better.īy completing tasks and winning races, you can unlock gear packs filled with new tricks, gear and everything in between. As the game progresses you will start to unlock more and more extravagant tricks, but the best part is that the more extreme the trick, and the more complex it is, the more boost you will pick up to get you that coveted first place podium finish. The premise behind MX Nitro is to perform as many outrageous tricks as possible, combining them all in quick succession to get boost (Nitro), and to speed past your opponents in this ruthless racer. It became the game’s signature look and knowing this wasn’t exactly a AAA title, but Miniclip’s first exclusive PC and console game, it gave it so much charm. Thankfully I forgot about this very quickly and I couldn’t imagine the game looking any other way. It isn’t to the side, like Trials Fusion, and it isn’t behind like MX vs ATV, it’s at a diagonal which at the beginning felt very unnatural. One thing I will comment on regarding visuals though, is the choice of camera angle used. ![]() The dust and mud being kicked up by the bikes, the detailed suspension movements and the environments constantly changing have kept me engaged for hours. ![]() For a fun, arcade style game, it’s beautiful. Nostalgia is a powerful thing and can make us believe games looked better than they actually did, but luckily, Saber Interactive have kept the fundamentals of the old motocross games and simply given it a face-lift. The game starts with “the basics” training – I immediately felt all nostalgic and couldn’t help but feel like a kid again, remembering playing Miniclip games back in school when I was supposed to be working. ![]()
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