The latest in the long-running MX series from THQ, does Legends live up to the hype? In some aspects, perhaps. The Finger Guns review: What MX vs ATV: Legends does have going for it, though, is a whole lot of variety. There are three fully-fledged careers for you to work through, one each for bikes, ATVs and UTVs. You’ll need to complete a couple of bike events first, but then you’re free to jump onto another vehicle. Whilst it may be somewhat popular in the UK, MX Vs ATX will never reach the heights that it has in America. Maybe it’s because they’ve got more room to hoon around in, who knows? But in terms of framing, Legends is pretty generic in its “all American hero” spiel. On the whole, then, MX vs ATV Legends is going to get a tentative recommendation from me. There are aspects I like, such as the aforementioned trials races across bikes and quads. I massively enjoyed the first person camera, which hangs just above the handlebars, for that slight sense of immersion. The other angles all made it seem like the rider was too stiff and rigid, but FPV is a game-changer.

Extreme sports games may have had their peaks and trough, but the motorsport types have always powered through. Skateboarding, rollerblading, snowboarding… when was the last time you played an Amped game? But motocross games live on, and now MX vs ATV Legends is looking to capitalise on that. A short tutorial introduces you to the basics, as wrangling an off-road vehicle is rather different from getting behind the wheel of car in a standard racing game. You’re going to need to know when to lean when going around a corner or up a hill, and you’re going to have to control your throttle and balance when going over humps and jumps, amongst other things.

Lees voordat u dit product gebruikt de Gezondheidswaarschuwingen voor belangrijke gezondheidsinformatie. Als je deze game op PS5 wilt spelen, moet je systeem mogelijk worden geüpdatet naar de nieuwste systeemsoftware. Hoewel deze game op PS5 kan worden gespeeld, zijn bepaalde functies die op PS4 beschikbaar zijn mogelijk afwezig. Zie PlayStation.com/bc voor meer informatie. The mechanic is pretty simple: L1 (on PS5) is the clutch, holding it down engages it. What this means, in layman’s terms, is the engine will rev but won’t be translated into drive force. What this means in here is if you hold it whilst in a corner, you can “store” revs in as you bank into a turn. Letting go, at the right time, will translate that into a short term boost, if you will. That explanation is as basic as I could make it, I don’t know engine mechanics.

It’s like Rainbow put a lot of thought into bikes and quads, but just gave up when it came to the utility task vehicles. The term “floaty” feels particularly apt, but I’d lean more towards “downright bloody awful”. The mix between the three is normally up to the player (more on that later), unlike Dirt which used to force you into certain race styles, but at some stage, you will have to use them. Finding The GrooveThe only reason we can conceivably see for this codec to still be used is that the licencing fees are low. We don’t even know if the intro video depicts the game we’re playing. For all we know, it could be canned video from a prior installment. It saves having to script footage for an in-game engine cutscene we guess. We doubt the engine would cope though.

What you really want to know is whether the racing, be it on bike, quad or buggy, is any good or not… Two Wheels or Four, What’s It To Be? MX vs ATV Legends is here, the first game in the long-running off-road racing series since 2018. And, thankfully, it’s rather good fun. But, if you can look past all that and want something a bit more fun to Milestone’s serious sims, then this will fill that gap. They may patch out the technical issues, like screen tearing between menu screens, but who knows? Limited Appeal. Although there may be fans of games receiving this score, many will be left yearning for a more rewarding game experience.Fortunately, the game does have some tips to teach you into at least trying to be good at it. Clutch’d It For example, if you are using the Plitch Trainer, you can use a Miscellaneous cheat to end the race after the current lap. Similarly, all MX vs. ATV Legends Cheats given above are taken from the Cheathappens Trainer. You can refer to the below video by King Eli on YouTube to know about entering these cheat codes on your PC: