Unlike WRC, you’ll compete alongside 9 other people on the same track and jostle for positions like MotoGP, just with a lot more dirt and falling off. If you’re unfamiliar with motocross (as I was), this is off-road racing where there are dedicated, twisting tracks but they’re muddy and often not penned in by barriers – as well as being filled with bumps and jumps along the way. Combined with a meaty career and number of game modes, it is actually one of the more compelling games in the genre on Vita. Licenced racing games often go for simulation gameplay and MXGP is no different in this regard although thanks to some forgiving control options and the removal of terrain deformation, it can also be played as more of an arcade-y racer which I found extremely fun. Music is absent too expect in the menus, meaning there’s really not much to enjoy on the audio front. Sound is the one area I feel really doesn’t measure up – engine noises are tinny and there’s no commentary during races, which is fine but the option would have been nice.
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Loading screens display maps of the tracks you’ll be racing on and useful tips about how to beat them, alongside quotes from real MX riders that gives the overall presentational package a polished, professional feel (it’s worth noting that loading times are fairly minimal too, which is pretty important for a title like this). While draw distance is another impressive element as you can see all of the upcoming track and often some far off mountains in the distance, there is occasional pop-in as some non-essential elements aren’t displayed until you get closer. The ground textures can be a bit plain too and particularly if you venture of the mud-paths to the grass things don’t look great, but you’ll be zipping through areas so quickly this will rarely be a concern.īikes and riders are plenty detailed, aided by the fact you can change things like colour schemes on both to make them look unique. During races effects like the mud flying out of the way of their path is kept to a minimum, but it’s fun watching everyone jostle for positions at the beginning and amusingly there are some ragdoll physics at play when a crash occurs which can twist and contort the rider’s body in rather amusing ways. It’s a shame then that the cutscene models when you finish a race are much worse – resembling a PS1 title at times, but this is only a minor complaint.Įlsewhere, you’ll be spending a lot of your time in menus which are responsive – the office used for the career is a particularly impressive representation. They’ve got plenty of details from spectators standing on the sidelines to pools of water and even elephants on some of the more exotic tracks – each race always feels like a bustling event as a result. The tracks are all different too – Losail is bathed in floodlights as the competition takes place at night, while something like Beto Carrero is a colourful outdoor environment on a bright sunny day, different to the overcast muddy British locations you’ll visit later on. The thing that stands out about the game is that the racing tracks actually look pretty good – for the most part. While not likely to compete with WipEout in the graphical stakes for racing games on Vita, MXGP is still a perfectly serviceable title that has a few flourishes of greatness alongside some rough edges. I grew to knew the names of my racing buddies and would look out for them in races and that helped it feel like my story, where I was slowly heading up the ranks towards being a champion. The career menu is an office where you can read the MXGP mag to catch up on the latest news, or read a Twitter feed where your competitors and fans comment on your latest performance. While this is nothing that hasn’t been seen before, things are handled well enough here to make you feel like part of events.
DeveloperĪs with just about every racing game on Vita, MXGP contains no story – you’ll play as a custom character as they rise through the ranks of various MX seasons, gaining fans and new racing contract offers along the way. Milestone’s sophomore motocross game on Vita trades arcade-y thrills for more realism while still keeping an enjoyable base and offering a large amount of brilliant content.
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