"Not quite good enough to fly with the Hawk."

Graphics: 6/10
The graphics of this game are merely mediocre. The texture and colors are rather well done. The riders themselves do look somewhat like their real life counter parts. There are several graphical glitches. For example their is the typical going through objects problem but there are also problems like falling completely through the level for no real reason and sometimes when grinding on an object that ends abruptly you can keep grinding into thin air for quite some time before stopping. The game also occasionally experiences slow down, even though it is rare. There are a good deal of objects that you can do tricks off of but the environment itself is not that well designed. The camera is poor and will often get stuck on objects in the environment. Also the players look more like spaghetti then people.

Sound: 8/10
The sound track for this game is less then extensive. But whats their isn't bad. The sound effects are decent and typical of the genre because there really isnt that much sound that is really necessary. Some voices for the bikers would have been better then text boxes though.

Game Play: 7/10
The controls are very responsive even though the trick system itself is rather irritating. The unlockable biker videos are a nice reward and so are the extra outfits. The way objects are set up in the environment often makes it difficult to accomplish goals and later in the game some of the tasks are amazingly simple and other are made impossibly difficult just because of the control system. The unlockables are rewarding and the levels are interesting. Talking to other bikers to get new tricks is an interesting idea but it does not work out all that well.

Replay: 8/10
This game has a lot of replayability. The multiplayer is fun and their are alot of characters to play through the game as including the Slim Jim man. Lots of stuff to unlock. Biker movies are nice too. You can play through this if you can deal with all the glitches. While the glitches are numerous they are NOT that bad.

Recommendations:
I highly recommend all the games in the THPS series and Aggressive Inline. Also keep a look out for Dave Mirra 3. I would probably avoid BMX XXX just because its really bad but if you want to give it a shot go ahead. Other games that you may want to check out, also include the Amped series on the Xbox, the SSX series and 1080 Avalanche.

Reviewer's Score: 7/10, Originally Posted: 04/14/04