"Rainbow Studios Should Make these for the Next Generation Consoles..."

Soundtrack-Surprisingly there is no soundtrack, but there is an opening song. The FMV is excellent, and really makes you wanna play the game. I suggest you watch that before you play it. I believe that the extreme sports, and motor sports really need soundtracks. Nowadays, Gameday and Hitz have soundtracks, why not Madness games?

Graphics-When you watch the FMV, there's scenes from the game, and in real-life. Sometimes, I wasn't able to tell which one's which... They are excellent. Dirt spits up if you ride around. But brown snow will kick up in snowy levels...too many dogs I guess. I also believe they did an excellent job on this games bike graphics. The stadium are impressive also...but I think you should be able to land in the crowd...The Invisi-wall isn't to cool right now.

Gameplay-The funnest thing to do is get on your back in Baha or Nationals mode, and just ride around. Hit berms and jumps, you know... It's also cool to drive around it hit something as fast as possible, and then find a spot to land...that's how you get good at the game. I think maybe the tires should have cleats, or should slide out when you ride on ice also, or a ski-jump. This game's actual riding things arn't to realistic. I think the pond frozen would have been a really good idea...

Sound-The throttle sound on the dirt-bike sounds better then the EA Sports MX games. Every wreck comes with a disgusting crack or your spine... When you slide from your brakes, it makes a skidding sound...which I think is one of the coolest things about the game. it actually makes you think you hear someone riding a dirtbike, or someones watching T.V. with dirtbikes on it.

Realism-This game is awesome, particularly because of the fact that you can't do Split-X Double Hart Breakers. I know that the new engines for moto-cross games are cool...but they defy the laws of gravity so much that it makes you think. It's really cool, but realistic games kick butt also. Something that isn't real is the Vegetation Collision. I'd be going super slow, hit a leaf, and die. It's not cool.

Multiplayer {Internet}- The multiplayer racing is super competitive. So is the free-style, but racing is tougher. I think that the Single Player is better.

OVERALL this is an excellent game. The graphics are good, the realism is a lot better then other Moto-X games, the Multiplayer is cool, the sound is gnarly, the no soundtrack ability doesn't bother me either...The levels could get stale after a few days...but not the vast ones.

Reviewer's Score: 8/10, Originally Posted: 01/28/03, Updated 01/28/03