12DOVE Verdict
Pros
- +
Awesome physics
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Tons of vehicles and modes
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Room for mastery
Cons
- -
Last-gen graphics
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Needlessly complicated menus
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Irritating music
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Dec 17, 2007
You’ll probably often hear MX compared to the PS3 launch game Motorstorm, with both offering a similarly comprehensive vehicle set and both flinging mud about the place like a pig in the poo pond. But where Motorstorm is among the most beautiful racers ever made, MX is as plain as a bowling shoe and - because of that, we fear - likely to get a bit of a thrashing sales-wise on store shelves.
There’s no reason why a game with the pedigree of MX shouldn’t be the prime competition for Motorstorm’s dominant presence on the PS3. Instead, it looks barely dissimilar to the last-gen MX vs ATV; and while it’s true the game is throwing around impressive physics and incidental effects, a straight screenshot makes it look like a hatchet-faced version of the PS3’s premier racer.
More info
| Genre | Racing |
| Description | Not nearly as pretty or as smooth as its 360 and PS3 siblings, but nothing to sneer at either. |
| Platform | "PS2","PSP","Wii","PS3","Xbox 360","DS" |
| US censor rating | "Everyone","Everyone","Everyone","Everyone","Everyone","Everyone" |
| UK censor rating | "","","","","","" |
| Release date | 1 January 1970 (US), 1 January 1970 (UK) |
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