Sports-based games are inherently difficult to make. The trouble is the closer developers get to emulating the real thing, the less accessible the game becomes. Take the brilliant GT series from Simbin for example. While this is a must-have game for diehard motorsport fans, it is almost unplayable without a steering wheel and peddles - virtual hara-kiri in terms of accessibility. With MX vs. ATV Reflex, Rainbow is treading the line between an easy-to-pick-up arcade game and a detailed sim.
TVG talked with the game's Lead Art Director, Ian Wood, about how they've maintained the balance.
A number of games are leaving Xbox Game Pass before April 16. They include Prey and Guacamelee for console.
Neil writes "Available for free on Xbox 360 and Xbox One is MX vs ATV Reflex. "
Backward compatibility I'd pure greatness. Might ass well add a Motocross game to my collection
Whoop there it is, BC strikes again. Ok cool, I'll try it out. Sadly I haven't played a motocross game since like PS2/Xbox days.
Hope its good.
Been a busy week for Xbox bc...
Neil writes "October. The busiest time of year for new game releases. And this year is no different with a huge number of titles releasing over the next 30 days or so.
So you can't really blame the team back at Xbox HQ for delivering a bevy of Games With Gold titles that really do fail to enthuse many. In fact, whilst the free Xbox One and Xbox 360 games given away during September were pretty damn decent, October's free titles will quite possibly go down as one of the worst combination of Games With Gold titles this year."
Where are the fanboys previously calling out PS+ as indie+ etc for many months this year, to complain about Octobers GwG indie line-up? Hypocrites.
Well, it's decent offering. But it's just lackluster this month.
I noticed that when Xbox has a major release like Gears of War, MS releases weaker games on Games with Gold to get you to play Gears. While Sony gives you better games to stop people from playing Gears. Both Sony and MS do this.
No but stop complaining about the monthly courtesy games. Complain about the £40 games with microtransactions.