Mx. vs. ATV. Alive. First. Impressions.

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5/10/2011 3:30pm
burnside wrote:
I don't know why everyone has such high hopes for Black Bean? Have you seen their MotoGP game? It looks terrible.
I know right, theres not even any trailers or screen shots for the game and people are getting excited, from past Black Bean games they havent been the greatest.
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5/10/2011 3:36pm
We can only dream that they cared about the MX community
5/10/2011 3:42pm
i think activision might be a good company for mx game. i think it would be good to have some competition, except only one of them will have rights to ama tracks.
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5/10/2011 3:43pm
Why does there have to be snow covered tracks? Why??

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burnside wrote:
I don't know why everyone has such high hopes for Black Bean? Have you seen their MotoGP game? It looks terrible.
CeeTee wrote:
I know right, theres not even any trailers or screen shots for the game and people are getting excited, from past Black Bean games they havent...
I know right, theres not even any trailers or screen shots for the game and people are getting excited, from past Black Bean games they havent been the greatest.
cant be any worse than this giant excuse for a game.

im sick of you guys saying you want realism, the more realistic they get the shittier they are. unleashed wasnt realistic but 100x better than this shit. thq needs to go back to unleashed roots.
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5/10/2011 3:57pm
fun little sx track in the middle of the JS freeride...
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5/10/2011 4:09pm
Stewart compounds fun.
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DPW wrote:
fun little sx track in the middle of the JS freeride...
How is the compound?
5/10/2011 4:12pm
moto48 wrote:
cant be any worse than this giant excuse for a game. im sick of you guys saying you want realism, the more realistic they get the...
cant be any worse than this giant excuse for a game.

im sick of you guys saying you want realism, the more realistic they get the shittier they are. unleashed wasnt realistic but 100x better than this shit. thq needs to go back to unleashed roots.
put unleashed back in for a little bit... then say this again. you might remember it as being a great game. but compare them back to back
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5/10/2011 4:15pm
most of the same guys complaining to no end about Alive, are the same guys that complain and bitch about Reflex, and Untamed.

change is good. the game is good. is it perfect? no, but i have yet to play ANY perfect game.

quit bitching and either play the game or don't. i for one really enjoy the game and really enjoy the online.

and no, THQ doesn't make me say that.
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5/10/2011 4:39pm
burnside wrote:
I don't know why everyone has such high hopes for Black Bean? Have you seen their MotoGP game? It looks terrible.
CeeTee wrote:
I know right, theres not even any trailers or screen shots for the game and people are getting excited, from past Black Bean games they havent...
I know right, theres not even any trailers or screen shots for the game and people are getting excited, from past Black Bean games they havent been the greatest.
i emailed black bean about that game a bit ago, they said its not out til next year now but they will be putting some previews up soon...
5/10/2011 4:45pm
ky_savage wrote:
Why does there have to be snow covered tracks? Why??
yea, while the tracks layouts are better and feel more scale, i was hoping for more of a national feel. instead i feel like im riding a poorly maintained back yard track with the over use of barrels, tires and snow.
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5/10/2011 4:48pm
peelout wrote:
most of the same guys complaining to no end about Alive, are the same guys that complain and bitch about Reflex, and Untamed. change is good...
most of the same guys complaining to no end about Alive, are the same guys that complain and bitch about Reflex, and Untamed.

change is good. the game is good. is it perfect? no, but i have yet to play ANY perfect game.

quit bitching and either play the game or don't. i for one really enjoy the game and really enjoy the online.

and no, THQ doesn't make me say that.
change is good. the game is good. is it perfect? no, but i have yet to play ANY perfect game.

Madden, Tony Hawk, and Nascar games have all been great! Perfect no, but pretty close to it as far as games go.

Imo, they need to cut out the cartoonish stuff, and just make a real game. Taunting? Really? Maybe they are marketing it all wrong? Showing riders running into each other is lame, is that really the selling point? You can run ino the riders and not fall?

Change is not always good, change is good if you progress and make something better. Change, for the sake of change isn't always a good thing.
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5/10/2011 4:48pm
peelout wrote:
most of the same guys complaining to no end about Alive, are the same guys that complain and bitch about Reflex, and Untamed. change is good...
most of the same guys complaining to no end about Alive, are the same guys that complain and bitch about Reflex, and Untamed.

change is good. the game is good. is it perfect? no, but i have yet to play ANY perfect game.

quit bitching and either play the game or don't. i for one really enjoy the game and really enjoy the online.

and no, THQ doesn't make me say that.
Were u not one of the Guys that hat Bitched about said Games?? Now all of the Sudden u win a Trip and This game is the Shit?? OK....
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5/10/2011 4:49pm Edited Date/Time 5/10/2011 4:50pm
First impressions, disappointing. reflex was much better no question. Unsure how the game got passed for sale after having such a great game with reflex. All reflex need was some new tracks and some little tweaking and it would have been great. Really unfortunate when the new game is much worse than the old one.
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5/10/2011 4:52pm Edited Date/Time 5/10/2011 4:53pm
Bought the game earlier today, just hit level 11 so that I could test out some of the other tracks. So far my experience has been decent.

It feels like a hybrid of Reflex and Pure. If any of you haven't played Pure, it's like an extreme arcade ATV game that just flies through fantasy tracks at ridiculous speeds.

The grind to level 10 (you only have 2 MX tracks until then) is pretty brutal and if I had not been a die-hard MX fan, I probably would've stopped playing after racing on the same tracks 3-4 times. It gets old. Fast. My advice, do the snowy short-course track over and over. It's quick, and you get the same experience as the regular MX tracks.

I turned off all the assistance stuff before I played the game, and was immediately shocked with how drastically different the handling is compared to Reflex. Of course, at first, I absolutely hated it. But as you level up your vehicle, and learn how important the reflex stick is, it gets better. I'm on the fence on whether it's the right or wrong direction from Reflex rider handling. It's hard to say because I've read the better the bikes and parts, the better the handling and whipping is. The tracks and cornering are definitely for the better though.

So far, it's just been a silly head-bobbing arcade racing game to me. The gear looks rad, the bikes not so much. I was a HUGE critic of how goon-ish the riders looked in all the previous demo videos, but 1. you get over it, and 2. changing the gear to something you like can help ease the pain.

That's pretty much all I have to say at this point. It's too early to say any major opinions on the game, but then again, the first few hours of any game is going to make-or-break what the average non-mx xbox player is going to think of the game.
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if you want to get into what i said about the past games so be it, that's already been done, i went to vegas because i'm a critic and a fan. let me play the game for more than 2 days before i say anything about it. there are things i absolutely love and there are some things that bug me. i'm still learning the new physics and the tracks. i'm still learning what i do and don't like.

right now, i think it's a HUGE step above reflex. have you played online? have you played the game for more than 10 hours? has anyone that is bitching about it?
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that post was at Lopez, my system is screwed up and i can't quote or edit posts
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5/10/2011 5:01pm
peelout wrote:
if you want to get into what i said about the past games so be it, that's already been done, i went to vegas because i'm...
if you want to get into what i said about the past games so be it, that's already been done, i went to vegas because i'm a critic and a fan. let me play the game for more than 2 days before i say anything about it. there are things i absolutely love and there are some things that bug me. i'm still learning the new physics and the tracks. i'm still learning what i do and don't like.

right now, i think it's a HUGE step above reflex. have you played online? have you played the game for more than 10 hours? has anyone that is bitching about it?
I can't play online yet, I'm on PS3... I don't want to say anything about the game yet cause I'm still leveling up and trying to get the feel for it. I'm on level 9 now so I'm waiting as u said to get the Modded 250F... I'll let u know what I think as i get more acclimated with eveything.
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lopez130 wrote:
I can't play online yet, I'm on PS3... I don't want to say anything about the game yet cause I'm still leveling up and trying to...
I can't play online yet, I'm on PS3... I don't want to say anything about the game yet cause I'm still leveling up and trying to get the feel for it. I'm on level 9 now so I'm waiting as u said to get the Modded 250F... I'll let u know what I think as i get more acclimated with eveything.
you're definitely entitled to your opinion.

for me, the mod250f is just awesome. online feels good, i've yet to have problems getting into rooms or problems with the rooms not starting. i've spent a lot of time playing and i really like it.

i'm just tired of the endless bitching from some of these guys. i hope you enjoy it for the sole fact that i think it's a great game and i can see the improvement.
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5/10/2011 5:31pm
Thq shot theresevels in the foot with the level system....this grind to lvl 10 is fucking ridicliously..(that maybe spelt wrong lol)...people who are not motoheads will never get to level 10..because its frankly boring with on 2 mx tracks and the other shit...im curretly lvl9 in and half, winning on all-time....this is a mission to open the game up
5/10/2011 5:56pm
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Thq shot theresevels in the foot with the level system....this grind to lvl 10 is fucking ridicliously..(that maybe spelt wrong lol)...people who are not motoheads will...
Thq shot theresevels in the foot with the level system....this grind to lvl 10 is fucking ridicliously..(that maybe spelt wrong lol)...people who are not motoheads will never get to level 10..because its frankly boring with on 2 mx tracks and the other shit...im curretly lvl9 in and half, winning on all-time....this is a mission to open the game up
yea took forever to get to 10. now i gotta get to 25? fuck
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5/10/2011 6:09pm
I have a bit of problem with the amount of tires they have around the track, and a pet peeve is the amount of snow tracks. Still don't understand why they'd think the rider looks realistic the way he rides and wish they'd study a rider and make him look better as far as riding style. Don't understand no Sx tracks... Hold off a couple months if you needed more time.

Love how it feels good when you land a jump right almost like your riding. Love scrubs and such as well I love customizing the bike with hubs, chassis and such. Graphics really appeal to me.

Peelout, your pouring it on a little thick and I think you know that.
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5/10/2011 6:19pm
Big gripe here.....level progression and tracks are not worth the time!!!!...i thought i was in for some pretty sick outdoor tracks @ level 10, only to be slapped with some retarded tracks namley the snow ones....wtf....ps network and this sx dlc better hurry the hell up because these outdoor tracks are gettin old and im only lvl 12....casual gamer, is not going to progress in this game...only moto heads will.....and i really really hope, we see alot of dlc tracks!!
5/10/2011 6:22pm
I'm trying to get he unlock combo pack for 480 points, but it gives me an error 80070057...I got the Stewart compound. So far online play has great as for as connecting, my sound is lagging pretty bad when there are a bunch of bikes, the bikes lag pretty much like electric football when you get a bunch on the screen hitting each other, it could be someones crappy connection. It's well worth 40 bucks though, but if I had a choice on DLC, I would say skip the short tracks and snow tracks and lighten the shadows / totally black spots. Still learning how to go fast, every once in a while you pick up on something that may help your speed. It's been a long day trying to unlock the 250, I'm at level 12 and it's was pretty tedious getting there because I hate racing 125's. Seems like every time i get online it's another snow track. Hopefully someone will set up a private room and we can choose the track? I haven't tried that yet. The hand gestures look like the guy has Tourette's syndrome, I could have sworn i heard him say mazal tov? Anyway like I said it's a well worth it, I think the bike handling/ riding part of the game will shine once I get it figured out. That's my review after about 7 hours of play...
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5/10/2011 6:30pm
peelout wrote:
if you want to get into what i said about the past games so be it, that's already been done, i went to vegas because i'm...
if you want to get into what i said about the past games so be it, that's already been done, i went to vegas because i'm a critic and a fan. let me play the game for more than 2 days before i say anything about it. there are things i absolutely love and there are some things that bug me. i'm still learning the new physics and the tracks. i'm still learning what i do and don't like.

right now, i think it's a HUGE step above reflex. have you played online? have you played the game for more than 10 hours? has anyone that is bitching about it?
I dont know...... It's feeling more arcade like than reflex was.

The online might be better , but the gameplay isn't thus far for me.
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5/10/2011 6:32pm
7hrs? Christ, you mean I'll have to play the damned thing ALL day just to get a bike and tracks that make the game worth owning?
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5/10/2011 6:38pm
Yea...ive been playing for 4 hrs to get to level 12 -_-......and mother of god, these tracks along with the rider...make me feel like im playing a arcade game
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5/10/2011 6:39pm
I'd love to know the reason behind the horrible snow levels.
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I think I'm gonna pass on this installment. I hate snow tracks, the goon rider and DLC. I like career modes and good tracks. Basically I want Unleashed with 10 yr newer animation and graphics. Better luck next time.....

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