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- 1-2 Players
- Memory 2 Blocks
- Analog Control Compatible
- Vibration Function Compatible
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ESRB: E / For Everyone
Release Date: 09 / 30 / 00
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List Price: $44.99 |
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| Dave - Freestyle BMX |
Dave - Freestyle BMX |
Dave - Freestyle BMX |
Dave - Freestyle BMX |
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| DESCRIPTION / FEATURES |
| Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX |
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Amazon.com
Product Description
Ride as Dave Mirra, 10-time World BMX Champion and Gold Medal Winner, in the 2000 X Games Street Competition; Ryan Nyquist, Gold Medal Winner in the 2000 X Games Bike Stunt Dirt Jump; or any of a group of other pros in this BMX game for your PlayStation. The open trick system lets you start with basic tricks and modify them to create new moves. More than 1,300 different tricks are available, resulting in infinite combinations. Make your way through Vert, dirt, and street-riding levels, each of which has multiple objectives and hidden areas. Master levels to earn support from such sponsors as Slim Jim, Adidas, Haro, and Specialized. Ten different multiplayer games are available, including B-M-X (a variation of HORSE), Longest Grind, Sickest Trick, and Gnarliest Crash. The soundtrack includes selections from Sublime, Cypress Hill, Rancid, Social Distortion, Deftones, Pennywise, and Dropkick Murphys.
Features:
- Motion-captured BMX moves by Dave Mirra and Ryan Nyquist
- 12 interactive environments focused on vert, dirt, and street riding
- Use modifier button to expand your repertoire to more than 1,300 moves
- Skeletal Dynamics System generates real-time crashes, different every time
- 10 different multiplayer games
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| REVIEW / STORYLINE |
| Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX |
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Amazon.com
Review
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater from Activision became a megahit last fall. Since then, dozens of companies have tried to bring fringe sports like surfing, sky diving, and other "me, too" extreme sports titles to market, and all of them looking to cash in on the craze. Up until now, none have matched the quality or replayability of Tony Hawk, and only a small few have come close, including this month's challenger, Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX from Acclaim. Instead of using a skateboard to race against the clock and perform dangerous midair stunts for points and prestige, this game is all about daredevil BMX bike riding, so that players can aim to pull off a "Superman," "Icepick," "Tailwhip," or "Toothpick." In total, there are over a dozen unique environments, such as Camp Woodward's backbreaking "Lot 8" or the San Jose Ramp Club, to name two.
First, players must select their rider of choice, be it repeated World Champion biker Dave Mirra, 1999 Dirt Circuit Champion Ryan Nyquist, or eight other stars of the sport. Each of the riders enjoys his own signature moves, plus even more riders can be unlocked over time. However, there is no create-a-player feature, as there is with a few other games of this kind.
Fortunately, controlling the rider is a cinch to learn for younger or novice gamers, and there's enough substance here to keep players pedaling long after the goals are met. In fact, along with the "Free Ride" mode, the timed "Session" mode, and the challenging, career-based "Proquest" mode, there are 10 different two-player games, including our favorite, dubbed "B-M-X", in which the second player has to mimic the first rider's moves (remember basketball's H-O-R-S-E variant?).
Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX's visuals are only satisfactory, with nothing really to kick heels about. The 3-D engine brings a few annoying screen "pop-ups" (objects and backgrounds awkwardly disappear on occasion, as riders move in relation to the "camera") and "clipping" problems (in which the rider gets stuck mysteriously) that probably could've been ironed out with a few more weeks in development. And, while the midair stunts and crashes look painfully real, the game also seems to lack a convincing sensation of speed.
But, even with its shortcomings, Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX is a rad BMX arcade sim that proves that the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater series, while still the king, is not the only game in town. --Todd Mowatt
Pros:
Controls are easy to learn
Great two-player games
Cons:
Annoying "pop-up" and "clipping" problems
No create-a-player feature
Amazon.com Customer Review
 I'm hopelessly addicted, September 16, 2000 |
Reviewer: A gamer from Cali
I played Hawk like mad, but since I got this game on Thurday, I haven't been able to put the controller down except to sleep and eat. It's that good. IMHO, even better than Hawk--and that's saying a lot. Mirra BMX has this Modifier trick system that lets you combine tricks on the fly. So for example, you can turn a Superman into a Superman Seatgrab or Superman One-Hander. There's 10 pro riders in the game, including Mirra, who's the reigning champ of BMX today. The sound track was awesome too--Sublime, Rancid, Social Distortion, Cypress Hill--the list goes on. Last but not least, the graphics rocked. The animations were silky smooth, and I still haven't seen nearly all of the 1,300 tricks you can do. I'm still playing the ProQuest mode, which lets you compete as a rider and earn real life sponsors like No Fear and Adidas and Fox, and then upgrade your bikes (all real bikes in the game, btw). I could go on and on here, but I gotta get back to playing! |
| way cool, September 19, 2000 |
Reviewer: An Amazon.com Customer from Woodstock, GA United States
This game is the BOMB! If you thought Tony Hawk's Pro Skater was cool, you will love this game! It is very addicting. The graphics are awesome, and the tricks are very easy to perform. The sound track is very cool with Cypress Hill, Sublime.....etc. Every time you win an event, you get new sponsers, bikes, clothing, and even new characters including the Slim Jim guy! There are also more option's in 2 player mode, including B-M-X which is a version of H-O-R-S-E. There are also events such as, highest jump, longest jump, best trick, best trick combo, and best wreck! There are also hidden cheats like night vision mode, worp speed mode, and ghost rider mode. On a scale of 1 to five, (five being the highest) I would rate this game 1,000,000! |
| OOOO!!!, June 20, 2003 |
Reviewer: An Amazon.com Customer from Magna, UT United States
I got this at a great price here...when it arrived,My boyfriend,My son & even the neighbor kids were all grabbing at it.I never knew just how popular this game is!!! |
| Sweet Game, May 24, 2003 |
Reviewer: A gamer from DeKalb, IL United States
What is there to say about Dave Mirra? Well the graphics look horrible, but that is in comparison to PS2 games. The game slows down A LOT, the animation practically freezes. Every riders bike has a Haro sprocket. Amazing soundtrack with Sublime, Cypress Hill, and Deftones. Levels are fun. Controls are top-notch. There is a HUMONGOUS variety of tricks. This achieved by being able to combine up to four tricks into one. For example, instead of doing a tabletop to backflip to one hander to one footer, by pressing up, down, square and then quickly pressing left, right, circle you will backlip while doing a tabletop while only having one foot and one hand on the bike! It might sound complicated, but it is not. This allows for over 1,000 different tricks, not counting combos! There are alot of goals, many of which are challenging, and competitions are more abundant and a lot better than Tony Hawk. The riders are best of the best. Buy this game, you won't be disapointed. |
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