Extreme sports games may have had their peaks and trough, but the motorsport types have always powered through. Skateboarding, rollerblading, snowboarding… when was the last time you played an Amped game? But motocross games live on, and now MX vs ATV Legends is looking to capitalise on that. You might be wondering why it’s taken me this long to talk about how MX vs ATV Legends looks? Well, if you need me to summarise: mostly brown. It’s a motocross game, not one of tarmac straights and pit stops. We’re all furrowed dirt lines, ramps and trees that magically get in the way when you least expect it here. The mechanic is pretty simple: L1 (on PS5) is the clutch, holding it down engages it. What this means, in layman’s terms, is the engine will rev but won’t be translated into drive force. What this means in here is if you hold it whilst in a corner, you can “store” revs in as you bank into a turn. Letting go, at the right time, will translate that into a short term boost, if you will. That explanation is as basic as I could make it, I don’t know engine mechanics. To play this game on PS5, your system may need to be updated to the latest system software. Although this game is playable on PS5, some features available on PS4 may be absent. See PlayStation.com/bc for more details.

Als je deze game op PS5 wilt spelen, moet je systeem mogelijk worden geüpdatet naar de nieuwste systeemsoftware. Hoewel deze game op PS5 kan worden gespeeld, zijn bepaalde functies die op PS4 beschikbaar zijn mogelijk afwezig. Zie PlayStation.com/bc voor meer informatie. Which, as you’ll find out, is an apt metaphor for a game that doesn’t quite reach the lofty acclaim its title hopes it would. Rev up, release clutch and let’s find out why… Legend Has It That’s not to say it’s ugly, it’s just motocross. Rainbow have made some nice tweaks though, as jerseys do ruffle in the wind and mud splats as you slide through it. But that’s where the niceness ends, sadly.Lees voordat u dit product gebruikt de Gezondheidswaarschuwingen voor belangrijke gezondheidsinformatie. What you really want to know is whether the racing, be it on bike, quad or buggy, is any good or not… Two Wheels or Four, What’s It To Be? Which, for a sim-like racing game, seems a bit lite. Do you want to be a serious racer, or an arcade-style affair, MX vs ATV Legends? The disjointed approach isn’t really swinging it for me. Get That Holeshot

Which as I say, maybe it’s me not getting the memo that this is “serious racing” now, but it would have made it more fun. Again, this is purely subjective, because some players might just like the two race types with three different vehicles. But for me, especially in a game carrying THQ’s MX brand, I was a bit disappointment. Fortunately, the game does have some tips to teach you into at least trying to be good at it. Clutch’d It But do you need me to tell you about story in a motocross game? You, the faceless, generic man/woman in the saddle, are going to be the best there ever was. Starting at the bottom on the local circuit, soon you’ll be rising high and becoming the titular legend and… that’s it. Not that that’s meant to sound derisive, it’s just that plot in a motocross game isn’t really that important. In terms of career progression, being the main gameplay tenet here, there isn’t a massive variety here. Races are laid out like a calendar/weekly schedule of upcoming events, ensuing you systematically make your way through them. That part’s pretty standard.The latest in the long-running MX series from THQ, does Legends live up to the hype? In some aspects, perhaps. The Finger Guns review: For example, if you are using the Plitch Trainer, you can use a Miscellaneous cheat to end the race after the current lap. Similarly, all MX vs. ATV Legends Cheats given above are taken from the Cheathappens Trainer. You can refer to the below video by King Eli on YouTube to know about entering these cheat codes on your PC: The only reason we can conceivably see for this codec to still be used is that the licencing fees are low. We don’t even know if the intro video depicts the game we’re playing. For all we know, it could be canned video from a prior installment. It saves having to script footage for an in-game engine cutscene we guess. We doubt the engine would cope though. Whilst it may be somewhat popular in the UK, MX Vs ATX will never reach the heights that it has in America. Maybe it’s because they’ve got more room to hoon around in, who knows? But in terms of framing, Legends is pretty generic in its “all American hero” spiel. Limited Appeal. Although there may be fans of games receiving this score, many will be left yearning for a more rewarding game experience.