Players Like...

❤ Realism and Handling

Players praise the game's exceptional realism and authentic handling characteristics. The controls allow you to separately manipulate the bike and rider, enabling nuanced techniques like scrubbing and whipping. Reviewers highlight how the game nails the feel of weight transfer, traction, and responsiveness, making the handling challenging yet rewarding to master.

❤ AI and Racing

The AI opponents exhibit intelligent and realistic behaviors, battling each other and reacting to the player's actions. They make mistakes just like human riders, creating an engaging and competitive racing experience. Even skilled players may find the AI difficulty a bit too easy on the highest settings.

❤ Career Mode and Progression

The career mode earns praise for its depth and authenticity. Players start as a wildcard rider and work their way up through the MX2 and MX1 championships, earning offers from better teams and unlocking new gear and rider customization options. The inclusion of practice sessions, qualifying, and two-moto race formats adds to the realism and strategic depth.

❤ Control Scheme and Accessibility

The game's unique control scheme, which separates the steering of the bike from the leaning of the rider, is widely lauded as an effective way to translate the physical dynamics of motocross into a gamepad setup. While the control scheme has a learning curve, many reviewers feel it provides a high level of control and immersion once mastered. The game also offers various assistance options and difficulty settings to help newcomers.

❤ Visuals and Presentation

The visuals and attention to detail in areas like the bike and rider models, track deformation, and rider animations are praised by many reviewers. The game's ability to faithfully recreate the official MXGP championship tracks and riders adds to the sense of authenticity, despite some flaws in the overall presentation.