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MX vs. ATV Untamed
Mixed or average reviews
Based on 43 critic reviews
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Game Info
Publisher: THQ
Developer: Rainbow Studios
Genre(s): Racing
Players: 12
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Release Date: December 17, 2007
Summary
MX vs ATV kicks it up a notch and shifts into high gear as the best selling offroad franchise returns. Rainbow Studios (MX Unleashed, MX vs ATV Unleashed) has evolved their legendary Rhythm Racing™ engine to include throttle based power slides, near upside down whips and new scrubs at full speed all while retaining the smooth and authentic feel not found in any other game. Attempt to own the offroad by dominating the innovative new "X-Cross Tournament". X-Cross brings together 8 unique racing series like Endurocross, Opencross, Supercross, Waypoint and SuperMoto and then crosses them into one ultimate offroad championship. Brand new styles of racing are born as powerful vehicles tear through treacherous trails in the new Opencross mode, while then shifting gears to navigate boulders, logs, and water pits in Endurocross. Players can take control of the new ORV Sport and multiple other vehicles, including Monster and Trophy Trucks, as they blitz through rough rivers, rip though swampy everglades, and blaze through the desert dunes. Amp up your favourite vehicles power, handling, and acceleration with more than 100 sponsor parts and accessories. The MX vs ATV rivalry explodes as the top professional riders like Ricky Carmichael, Chad Reed, and others go bar to bar in Supercross, Outdoor Nationals, Supermoto, and Freestyle showdowns. The top 10 professional MX and ATV riders collide on the same track vying for vehicle supremacy. Be the last vehicle standing as 12 players compete online. [THQ]
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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...
XboxAddict
The Supercross tracks finally feel like they are in a real stadium. Again, this was absent because of a technological limitation. Thank goodness that barrier has been broken.
Read Full Review >Play Magazine
Once the starting gate drops you begin to see why they call it Untamed. [Dec 2007, p.66]
Gaming Nexus
MX vs. ATV: Untamed is a solid performer and offers a broad experience in off-road racing. It's fun in both single- and multi-player and is definitely worth a look if you enjoy getting dirty.
Read Full Review >Planet Xbox 360
The single player campaign has enough substance to warrant the full purchase for people itching for an ATV or MX type game and even basic racing fans may find a diamond in the rough in Untamed. A quality multiplayer experience adds to the fun but can become quite boring after a couple races, stick to the stunt modes and mini-games for maximum fun.
Read Full Review >Game Chronicles
While Untamed is a solid installment in the series I would have liked to have seen Rainbow step up, not only the visual quality, but also the core gameplay.
Read Full Review >Xbox World 360 Magazine UK
Like the last girl in the pub after closing time - it looks ropey but it's dead dirty. [Feb 2008, p.80]
Worth Playing
The immense variety in different game modes really helps to keep the game fresh, and the excellent arcade controls mean that when you end up falling behind the pack, smashing into a wall or screwing up a trick, you rarely feel like it is the game's fault, but your own for not hitting the clutch at the right moment, or for holding the stunt too long.
Read Full Review >Game Informer
What it may lack in revolutionary features it makes up for on the tracks where speed, skill, and surprises are not in short supply.
Read Full Review >GameSpy
MX vs. ATV Untamed isn't the greatest motocross game ever, but it's so much damn fun that you probably won't care. Note to Rainbow, though: fire that janky, poorly rendered blonde you have carrying the sign before races and insert some live-action shots of two beauties in your commercial. You'll sell way more games.
Read Full Review >Cheat Code Central
I would definitely recommend this title to those who haven't had any experience with the series, as it is a great standalone title. But for those with a passion for x-cross who have already experienced MX vs. ATV, this title may not be as unique of an experience as they might want.
Read Full Review >Games Master UK
Fine for short-lived thrills and casual entertainment rather than serious racing. [Apr 2008, p.65]
AtomicGamer
MX vs. ATV Untamed is not a bad choice on the 360, but it's not a terribly great one either.
Read Full Review >GameTrailers
Even though it doesn’t have the jaw-dropping visuals of a game like Motorstorm, MX vs. ATV: Untamed delivers tight controls, great tracks, and a lot of options. There’s plenty to do, so you won’t get bored of playing in the dirt anytime soon.
Read Full Review >ZTGameDomain
There is plenty to see and do here, but if you have been playing since the beginning it may all feel a bit too familiar to warrant another fifty of your hard earned dollars.
Read Full Review >Game Revolution
MX vs. ATV Untamed is fun if you dig on arcade-style off-road racers, but there's still room for improvement in some departments, especially the graphics.
Read Full Review >IGN
MX vs. ATV Untamed is a solid game, but one that will eventually lose its hold on you. If you haven't played an offroad racer in a while, this is the one to get, but don't hold your breath for something that will entertain you for hours and hours on end.
Read Full Review >Extreme Gamer
MX vs. ATV Untamed is a fun off-road racing game that will tide you over until the next racer comes out, which looks like it could be a while.
Read Full Review >GameDaily
The graphics look unimpressive, working off the same basic engine previously seen in other MX offerings. The controls haven't changed that much either, and you'll crash after a high jump or hit a stationary object rather inexplicably. Past these nagging flaws, though, the game features an expansive set of online opportunities as well as a heaping amount of racing events to participate in.
Read Full Review >GameTap
If anything, it's these human train wrecks that help separate Untamed from other racers out there. The only game that comes close in terms of pure racing mayhem is probably Flatout: Ultimate Carnage.
Read Full Review >Team Xbox
Much like actually an actual off-roading experience, MX vs. ATV Untamed is a good time that occasionally gets bogged down in a muddy mess. The high learning curve and occasional visual letdown can throw a layer of muck over an otherwise prime racing experience.
Read Full Review >DailyGame
Custom Events can be fun, and a few of the game's minor features are nice, but in the off-road racing landscape, MX vs. ATV Untamed just doesn't rev our engines.
Read Full Review >Gamers' Temple
MX vs. ATV Untamed is a lot like a long race on an oval track - it's fun for a bit but then grows steadily more repetitive.
Read Full Review >Maxi Consolas (Portugal)
The franchise makes its next gen debut but with some out of date visuals, especially if you look at other off road racers already released. Even so, the diversity of events and good track design can still offer some “good old fashion” fun. [March 2008]
PALGN
MX vs. ATV is a game that is 'fun enough'. There will be gamers who will find a lot to like, and perhaps even love here, but it's unlikely they'll be coming back in six months time to relive the experience.
Read Full Review >Kombo
Untamed is a nice entry into the legacy that Rainbow Studios has carved out for itself. However, Untamed hasn't made the jump all that well onto the next-gen consoles after the impressive showing with MX vs. ATV: Unleashed.
Read Full Review >GamingExcellence
MvA doesn’t do anything wrong per se, it’s just not the game that’s going to bring new fans over to the sport of motocross.
Read Full Review >Gaming Age
So while MX vs. ATV Untamed is a solid Offroad racer, it hardly offers up anything new for the franchise.
Read Full Review >GameSpot
Yes, MX vs. ATV Untamed is more of the same. But at least it's a lot more.
Read Full Review >Game Over Online
Untamed ends up being plagued by far too many seemingly small problems that, on their own, wouldn’t be game-killers, but here, because there are so many and they’re so frequent, end up sucking the fun out of the game.
Read Full Review >360 Gamer Magazine UK
This could be a standard Xbox release.
Eurogamer
It lacks cohesion, and ultimately frustrates too intensely and too often to keep your satisfaction at the right levels.
Read Full Review >X360 Magazine UK
It's a title for die-hard aficionados and newbies only. [Issue#31, p.86]
Gaming Target
As you can probably tell by now, MX Vs. ATV: Untamed’s appeal lies in its gameplay.
Read Full Review >Gamer.nl
As a motorcross game MX vs. ATV Untamed would have been nice to play. But the quality of the game has really been lowered by adding vehicles like buggies and monstertrucks. These could better have been removed from the game. When it comes to graphics this game can't cope with its competitors. It's a disappointing feeling to have a game in your possession which feels like an oldy.
Read Full Review >GamerNode
If you didn't get weened on the genre by Rainbow Studios' previous installments, there's little reason to start now with better offerings already available elsewhere.
Read Full Review >GamePro
Untamed is a pup past its prime. [Mar 2008, p.86]
1UP
The game's not realistic enough to satisfy sim fans...and it's too realistic to be as fun as Rainbow's previous games. It tries too hard to be a jack-of-all-trades, and masters almost none.
Read Full Review >Electronic Gaming Monthly
"Motorstorm" does off-road racing better than this. So does "Dirt" and "Sega Rally Revo". [Jan 2008, p.94]
VideoGamer
It ticks all the boxes for those fans though, with only the slightly underwhelming visuals likely to disappoint.
Read Full Review >Official Xbox Magazine
Our advice: just save your money and pop in your old copy of "Unleashed". [Jan 2008, p.64]
What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this game is 7.5 (out of 10) based on 11 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Graphitti gave it a6:
This is pretty much your average racer with some fun monster truck, buggy and moto physics. Nothing spectacular about the driving, graphics or maps, but it plays smoothly, no bugs and it's a good party game and my young boys just love it.
STEVE gave it a9:
what is wrong with everyone. this game is great. it doesn't look mind blowing but it looks very good and sounds and plays great!!! So why are so many people tippin!
[Anonymous] gave it a9:
Dated, but still a lot of fun.
Squeezles N. gave it a10:
Have you seen all the features of this game? The minigames alone rank up with Dirt and Motorstorm. Heck, jsut try to freeride in motorstorm. I almost freaked when I saw the "helmet cam" view at ful speed. What a rush!
Spddrcr gave it an8:
I love it when people like sam B plays a DEMO and then rates a game, how can you rate a game from 1 practice track? you cant. small learning curve for the controls, wouldnt compare it to racing sims as some mag reviews did. this game is just a straight forward fun game for mx fans and others alike. there are so many features and differnt types of tracks, vehicles, and race styles it will keep just about anyone happy for a long time. the graphics arent bad, sure there no dirt or pgr4 but they arent supposed to be. fun MX game plain and simple.
Sam B. gave it a5:
I quite liked the previous FURY/MXU games but this one just feels like it's stuck in the past. The demo on LIVE is so dated, it looks and plays just like the old games, offering nothing you'd expect from a 360 title. I mean, compare this game to the likes of PGR4, Forza or even Rallisport Challenge on Xbox 1 and it simply doesn't hold up. These guys really need to rasie the bar as this game is just average. Shame.
