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"If you've seen motocross on television you'll know the
score - lots of stripped down dirtbikes all heading for the
same corner in various stages of flight with their riders
only just hanging on or, more usually, off. Motocross Mania
is a frantic, high-speed fight to the finish line with four
different event types. Motocross lets you race a standard
outdoor course, Supercross is a technical event in an indoor
arena, Freestyle lets you go mad on a track where stunts make
points and Baja is an outdoor race through checkpoints. Each
race will earn you points for any stunts performed and hopefully
some cash for winning with which to upgrade your bike. The
Career mode tracks your progress from novice to expert. Here
you can set up your bike to your own tastes with the supplied
skins, or you can download more designs for your bike and
rider from the Deibus web site."
"The game itself looks and sounds great with an excellent
intro movie to get your juices flowing."
"Once racing the scenery lives up to expectations, including
the deer which, if struck at 50mph, definitely count as immovable
landscape."
"The bikes and riders aren't quite as smooth-looking
but they do the job. Sim fans will enjoy that the bike physics
seem to be accurate for most outcomes, except for the gravity-defying
vertical climb it's possible to pull on a 125cc bike. Crashing
plays a major part until you've got used to the controls,
which is another problem entirely. Deibus have cartoonified
your bike accidents, with your rider letting out all sorts
of screams and yelps before going head first into trees and
barrels. The trusty keyboard emerged the best of a few different
contro lconfigurations."
"Gamepads were just too on or off, which left you zigzagging
down the course, and a joystick not responsive enough when
applying key combinationsfor stunts. Motocross Mania is a
fun and highly playable game."
"There's no denying it though, it is a hard game to master
and would require patience.The AI riders are gods on the track
and with no difficulty settings to change, practice is the
key to success. "
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