Motocross Madness

This demo is seriously fun! get it here... www.avault.com/pcrl ******************************************************************** Pete Hawk ************** www.hawkmodels.com ******** R/C Jet Airliners and Military Transports **** **********************************************

I'm surprised that more people aren't talking about this game!! I only have the demo but I'm totally in love with it! The scenery is fantastic (sparse like some say, yes, but still a sight to behold!). Just moving the view to where your about 50 feet away, close to the ground and a little off to the side looking at the bike from behind, and go screamin across the desert pulling some wheelies... it just looks soooo great (my entire family loves it). The way the sky is so blue, and the shadows looks great, I just can't play it enough. I'm very impressed and this is the next game purchase I'll make for sure. Just bought Red Baron II today, so this will have to wait a little. Why doesn't anyone talk about this? Motoracer is still great in it's own right, but this has all the cool rider movements and the bikes supension, and the great sounds. Just trying to stir up some comments... ******************************************************************** Pete Hawk ************** www.hawkmodels.com ******** R/C Jet Airliners and Military Transports **** **********************************************

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>This demo is seriously fun! >get it here... >www.avault.com/pcrl >******************************************************************** >Pete Hawk ************** >www.hawkmodels.com ******** >R/C Jet Airliners and Military Transports **** >**********************************************

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> I'm surprised that more people aren't talking about this game!! I only > have the demo but I'm totally in love with it! The scenery is fantastic > (sparse like some say, yes, but still a sight to behold!). Just moving the > view to where your about 50 feet away, close to the ground and a little off > to the side looking at the bike from behind, and go screamin across the > desert pulling some wheelies... it just looks soooo great (my entire family > loves it). The way the sky is so blue, and the shadows looks great, I just > can't play it enough. I'm very impressed and this is the next game purchase > I'll make for sure. Just bought Red Baron II today, so this will have to > wait a little. Why doesn't anyone talk about this? Motoracer is still > great in it's own right, but this has all the cool rider movements and the > bikes supension, and the great sounds. > Just trying to stir up some comments...

Well, I can say that I bought the game a week ago, and have raced on the Zone every night since. In fact, when I installed the game, I spent all of about 5 minutes racing offline (just to make sure the controls worked, etc.) before checking out the action on the Zone. Now that MS has "upgraded" the Zone to support 8 player races it's even better. On the down side, the game doesn't seem to support analog throttle and braking. The Y axis is used for front/rear balance. It's NOT a sim. It IS fun. Give it a try. You'll find rookies going full throttle around the tracks (crashing horribly as a result), and the more experienced have discovered that careful use of the brakes will improve laptimes significantly. The track editor is simple to use, but limits you to basic SuperCross tracks, however there is an addon for the track editor which will let you make "Canyon" tracks. You can find it at FTP.RAINBO.COM. -- Neil Yeatman Ajax, Ontario, CANADA

snip-lots of good stuff It is a blast, although I get motion sickness from sims, and this one really is going to be tough on me. :-) Just a quick review by me for now I guess as I'm on the way out the door. I've ridden motocross bikes going back to 1981. My first bike was a Honda XR80 (loved it). I eventually graduated to a Honda CR250. Motocross Madness is definitely a sim, which also is a lot of fun. Real mototcross racing is about the most fun I've ever had (with a machine) so fun=reality in this case. This is the first mortorcycle game which actually gave me the feeling I get being on a real bike. Jumps at high speed and full throttle ARE exaggerated (choice by developers) but some self control with the throttle can eliminate that. Otherwise, it has a great feel to it. I do wish the controls were different, and a motorcycle (handlebars) controller would really be sweet with MCM (anyone know of one?) Tremendous graphics (smooth as hell), sound, and the seperate bike/rider physics are something special. I'm waiting for the full version to reach my door, and then some time to really dive into it, but as of now, it sure seems like a sim to me in the major areas of motocross racing. Luckily, the simulation of a crushed groin area was left out. Dave DmndDave