Excitebike 64

"Best MX game any console, period."

This is the Best MX Bike game any console, period. Its got great graphics, realistic bike sounds, inventive tracks and cool multiplayer.

What does it have?-
There are 20 tracks including outdoor tracks, 6 bikers, and track editor. As well as other modes like the original ExciteBike from NES, Multiplayer soccer, Desert(where you race in a Random generated desert putting out fires with your bike), a stunt course, hill climb (where you climb a steep hill trying to keep balance), and ExciteBike 3-D(where you play the original ExciteBike in 3-D)

GamePlay-
Every thing about this game is great, especially the control. It is very easy to get in this game, it takes awhile to learn the controls, but after you play the training mode you should be good to go. The track editor is hard to get used to, but once you finish a track its fun to race it. The stunts are a little hard to pull off at first, but they get easier as you go. Other modes like Desert and Stunt track are fun too.

Story-
Umm...there is no story, its just a MX sports game with Made up bikers where you race and do other things like play soccer with your bike.

Graphics-
The Graphics are great, i cant believe they could get the graphics to look this good on the N64. The riders look and move like real riders do. The tracks look really good, especially the outdoor ones, you leave bike tracks that stay there the whole race. There isn't much fog at all, except in the Desert mode where you can see far into the distance.

Sound-
There isn't that much music, except in menus and after races, but their good tunes for a MX game. The bikes really sound like real MX bikes, unlike any other game on any other console. The announcer gets kinda annoying after awhile, because every time you go up a place he tells you, your name, whose in front of you and if you knocked any one down doing it. Other things on the courses, like waterfalls sound good.

Replay-
You will be playing this game for awhile just trying to beat it. After that you will still be playing it because the courses are so fun, and the other modes are fun too especially the Desert track. I would have liked more stunt tracks though.

Buy/Rent-
Deffinitly buy this game even if you don't like BMX, but its mostly racing so if you hate that don't get it.

Scores(1 to 10):
Presentation-9
Graphics-9
Sound-9
Gameplay-10
OverAll-9

Reviewer's Score: 9/10, Originally Posted: 05/03/00, Updated 05/03/00