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Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX drm Game Reviews
Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX
Critic Score
Metascore: 75 Metascore out of 100
User Score  
10.0 out of 10
based on 9 reviews
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Tony Hawk on a bike? Using a slightly modified "Tony Hawk's Pro Skater" engine, Activision and Mat Hoffman give Dave Mirra a ride for his money for the best BMX title on the market.

PUBLISHER: Activision
DEVELOPER: Runecraft
GENRE(S): Sports, Action
PLAYERS: 2
ESRB RATING: E (Everyone)
RELEASE DATE: September 12, 2001

What The Critics Said

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

81
IGN
A better game than Dave Mirra.
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80
Planet Dreamcast
Because Mat Hoffman is based on the first Tony Hawk game, there are a lot of tweaks and additions that I believe will give "THPS2" fans a sense that something is missing.
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80
Hot Games
Nothing new if you’ve played the PSOne version, but a blast if you haven’t. Another problem -- it’s over way too soon.
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76
GameSpot
The best BMX game on the market.
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75
Electronic Gaming Monthly
I love Hoffman’s superb soundtrack, and if you dig hip-hop, you will too. [Nov 2001, p.216]
70
GamePro
It’s the same exact game as the PlayStation version with little more than cleaned-up graphics and faster load times—not good or bad, just the same.
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70
Game Informer
For the majority of gamers, it's too little too late. [Dec 2001, p.113]
70
Electric Playground
Through no fault of the developers, some of the physics of riding a bike (as opposed to a skateboard) make this game less fun than playing the Tony Hawk series. Think about it, a skateboard can go both ways, a bike cannot.
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58
Core Magazine
What set out to be "Tony Hawk's Pro Skater" with bikes has turned into a pretty dull aping of the Pro Skater experience with numerous graphic and gameplay issues.
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What Our Users Said

Vote Now! The average user rating for this game is 10.0 (out of 10) based on 2 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Dennis B. gave it a 10:
Best BMX game ever. I really like the point-system.

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