SOLID: This trick off road bike game can be fun but gets boring.

User Rating: 7.5 | Motocross Madness PC
This 3D game is not a simulator, nor is it an arcade fun get-together with your mates. It simply lets you play around on a dirt bike in barren countryside. You can choose from a small variety of competitions to compete in; be it a point to point race or a challenge to achieve the highest trick score.

You can choose from a variety of bikes and player outfits. You customise the bike mechanical setup to your style, so soften up those springs.

GAMEPLAY – is best done with a controller pad. There are a multitude of tricks you can pull off in mid-air. A simple pull back on the stick means you lean back ... and so forth. Add this with a trick button and you’ve just pulled a ‘whoopa doopa’ trick.

The bike scurrys across the dirt with fair realism, lean too far over on a corner and you might just fall off on that dirt. Your player is indestructible, so test to your hearts content. Landing the bike is a skill in its self; which makes the game less arcade and less boring.

SOUND – has the noises of the two-stroke engines to a tee; but I’d rather put some music on my self. Sounds are basic.

GRAPHICS – are somewhat blocky for their day. The backdrops are poor. Maybe this is all due to the Massive maps you ride about in.

Add to the replay-ability by using the mapmaker, which is a place where you can create an indoor race track; simple yet fun.

The game soon gets boring though. I’ve owned plenty of bikes in my time and would much rather be outside doing it for real. The game needs some fun factor.