Kevin of Xboxer360 writes, "13 years after Motocross Madness 2 came out (and 15 years after the original game), Microsoft have decided to bring this game out into the light again, letting the relatively unknown Bongfish Gmbh put the necessary touches to it. To add a more personal touch to it, your Avatar can join in the fun (the game was originally called Avatar Motocross Madness). Is it worth picking up?
If you've played any kart racer you'll be familiar with this one. There's nothing much new to the race mechanics
If you’ve played any kart racer you’ll be familiar with this one. There’s nothing much new to the race mechanics
If you’ve played any kart racer you’ll be familiar with this one. There’s nothing much new to the race mechanics. You have your throttle, brakes, drifting and booster. Like many other kart racers, there is also the ability to casually defy the laws of physics by pulling off mid-air tricks which gives you more points and fills your boost meter. When racing, the controls feel good, at times really good. It took me a while to get used to it, especially drifting, but once you get a hang of things you’ll be pulling off tricks and kicking other bikers in no time. As good as everything handles, the simple fact of the matter is that this game essentially does nothing you haven’t seen in many other racers. Which isn’t to put potential buyers off; if you like the look of this game, by all means give it a whirl."
MWEB GameZone writer Zubayr Bhyat collects and talks about some games you should introduce your children to. There are some interesting surprises here, you should really take a look.
Great choices. Being able to game with your kids from a young age has so many positive aspects to it.
You can teach them abt online conduct
Introduce them to gaming
Increase their cognitive abilities in a fun way
Great activity and fun for parent and child
Gaming that is used to re-inforce good behaviours = win. You can give your kids a good time with gaming without having to resort to the vioulent ones. Respect those ratings.
Also, turn your child into the crafter, the hauler, the button-masher-when-you-don' ;t-want-to, the extra DPS; the list is endless!
Seriously though, play games with your kids, don't let games replace you, as a parent. I've seen and heard of so many wonderful examples of kids playing with their parents together; one of the best ones was a single mom play Call of Duty 4 with her son, and they were both very good, and made it briefly onto the competitive scene. She contextualised the entire thing from one end to the other, and its a passion they both enjoyed.
D+PAD writes:
For a game with ‘Madness’ in its title, you would forgiven for expecting something truly off the wall; perhaps even wacky in the vein of SSX Tricky or the kookier Tony Hawk games. But, unless seeing your avatar riding a dirtbike donned in Gears of War head-gear and cowboy boots sounds in any way ‘mad’ to you, Motorcross Madness doesn’t quite hold up its end of the bargain. What’s on offer here is a plain Jane arcade racer with about as much personality as a stack of cardboard.
Game Rant: "Motocross Madness is the game that a majority of longtime series faithfuls would expect from a $10 installment. While it’s short on content, what is present manages to be a very fun, pick-up-and-play racer that almost anyone can jump into with relative ease. The inclusion of upgradeable dirt bikes and an XP meter scratches the itch of players looking for something a little deeper, while still keeping the overall experience simple and satisfying."
