I wish I could see what band was playing the current track, but I didn’t see an option for that in the menu. The dubstep style menu music was fitting and the racing background music was usually heavy rock. The flag/trophy girl wore outfits that showed off her cleavage. The riders and vehicles looked good, but the environments were bland, and dated.
When it comes to the graphics, I wasn’t really impressed. Completing the career mode will take about fifteen hours or so. This mode is the best way to unlock more tracks, gear, and vehicles in the game. The Career path will give you a taste of the various game modes and you have to finish well to advance to the next racing challenge. Sadly, there are only a handful of tracks available for this underappreciated game mode. In Waypoint you have to drive over ten or so waypoints in any path you choose as there are no tracks or restrictions. There are indoor and outdoor racing events and my favorite mode is Waypoint.
If you do well enough, you will unlock more gear, and racers for next time. If you want to just do a quick race, the Single Player option will let you choose a race style without any strings attached.
Not that my name will ever be there any time soon, but there are online leaderboards. I haven’t bothered going up against Pro, or All Time, rated AI as the Rookie and Amateur ones gave me enough of a challenge. In the races you have to select the AI difficulty of the remaining ten racers.
My son and I enjoyed racing against and doing Free Ride events in split-screen format. Local multiplayer for up to two people works pretty well though. However, I was unable to find enough people to play against. Online multiplayer is available for up to twelve people to race against each other. Even against the easiest difficulty (Rookie), I had a hard time with this mode. ATV Supercross Encore does offer a new game mode called Rhythm Racing where you have to find the optimal path along a very hilly track to make it to the finish line first. Moral Warnings: Some language (hell) in the background music flag/trophy girls wear skimpy outfits Weak Points: Lots of recycled maps and DLC available touchy controls low frame rates nobody online to play against Strong Points: Over thirty tracks and a new rhythm racing mode Vehicles and events can be purchased as well for $2.99 individually or $9.99 for a bundle.
More tracks are available via the PSN store and they range from $5.99 individually to $19.99 for a bundle. Though they’re still fun, they suffer from frame rate issues which is disappointing to say the least. ATV Supercross Encore was released a year later and boasted about HD rendered models, bikes, and tracks, improved physics and better controls, new game modes, online multiplayer, and re-mastered 3D positional sound.Įven though there are over thirty tracks in this title, many of them are taken from the previous MX vs. This game was met with mediocre reviews due to its unoriginal content, dated visuals, and poor handling. ATV Supercross, was released in October of 2014 for the Xbox 360, PS3, and PC. Thank you Nordic Games for sending us this game to review! Number of Players: Up to two locally and twelve online Published by: Nordic GamesRelease Date: October 27, 2015