MX vs ATV Unleashed Review

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(More customer reviews)I purchased this game a few days ago with high hopes. I have been waiting for a good racing game featuring trophy trucks for a long time, and after I saw some in the game's trailer, I decided to give it a try.
At first, I was very entertained, as I hadn't played a dirt bike game since excite bike for the nintendo.It is somewhat satisfying performing tricks and racing on the bikes, however, this leads to my first and second disappointment, which is the driving physics and the graphics.To put it bluntly, RalliSport it isn't.Maybe I was expecting too much after many hours with RalliSport and RalliSport 2, but the game just isn't up to the level of other Xbox racing games.
Another disappointment is the collision detection.I find myself partially going through walls and hills more often than I would like.Another frustrating issue I come across, is landing jumps. Most of the time it is flawless, but other times, it seems like a landing is shaping up to be perfect, but the rider crashes. Other times, the rider "crashes" in mid air before the jump is complete. If these are just due to my lack of skill, then perhaps there should be a better tutorial.
My final complaint has to do with the "other" vehicles.The driving/flying of the monster trucks, trophy trucks, and helicopter is absolutely poor. There is no other way to describe this.Also, although I somewhat expected, the involvement of the other vehicles in the actual game is somewhat limited.
I should also mention that the menu screen is not well laid out. At first it is unclear what needs to be done to initiate a "career mode".It is also not clear how you have done on individual tracks before you select them...some type of box off to the side displaying stats would be welcome.
This game will provide hours of entertainment jumping and racing the bikes and atv's, but don't expect too much from any other aspect of the game.I can't believe I haven't purchased Ghost Recon 2 yet, but picked this up...wait for the price to drop.

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Product Description:
In MX Vs. ATV Unleashed, you'll power through serious outdoor racing environments, in the toughest events around. Jump into a redesigned monster truck, powerful sand-rail, 4x4 golf cart, ATVs, dirt bike or biplane for a massive competition in a completely open game world.

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