| 80 |
GamePro
Tight and enjoyable, even if it doesn’t take advantage of the X factor.
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| 80 |
GameZone
The pitch control (sounds like a flight sim, but when you are airborne, that’s what it feels like) is a nice touch, and coupled with solid graphics and sterling sound, makes this a solid driving simulation.)
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| 78 |
Sports Gaming Network
What I get out of this game is just a fun time. I have this thing about freedom in a game and I would be happy with just the free roam mode this title offers.
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| 72 |
Gamezilla!
The thing that bothered me most was the way you can actually use the right stick on the controller to change the pitch of your truck in mid-air. I am sorry, but that is just way too much for me.
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| 71 |
GameSpy
Does offer gameplay that lives up to its name, but should have taken cues from the Wide Open in the title and made the total package just a little bit bigger.
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| 70 |
Hot Games
The game is exhausting because of the number of different races, but it doesn’t take long to get bored with it.
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| 70 |
Total Video Games
I prefer a bit of depth and an element of skill to my racing titles, so it’s not for me.
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| 70 |
IGN
You'll have a great time with this game… but it just doesn't provide the technique and depth that you'll want out of your racer.
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| 68 |
GameSpot
An adequate introduction to arcade racing on the Xbox, but its lack of gameplay depth, its punishing AI, and its conservative graphics keep it from attaining greatness.
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| 65 |
Game Informer
Being average isn't what anyone aspires to be. [Dec 2001, p.109]
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| 62 |
TeamXbox
Even if you bump into another car, you always seem to be the one who takes the force of the impact while the opponent carries on. Needless to say, I had a few words to scream each time this happened.
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| 60 |
GamerWeb Xbox
I couldn't play this game for long. The difficulty level, even on easy, with the A.I. can become so frustrating that you just want to put the game down.
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| 58 |
Game Revolution
Excellent physics and suspension, aggressive opponents and humongous and well-planned environments give a bit of shine to a game that is otherwise strictly last generation.
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| 56 |
Official Xbox Magazine
Ordinary. [Jan 2002]
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| 55 |
GameShark
What it has in excellent concepts such as wide open areas that stretch as far as the eye can see, and all the name brand trucks and Hummers you can drive, it lacks in updated graphics and control precision.
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| 55 |
TotalGames.net
A fast and fun arcade racer.
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| 47 |
Xbox Exclusive
Avoid at all costs, unless you are an offroad junkie that doesn't mind racing nondescript blocks around a nondescript track.
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| 42 |
Gaming Age
While Angel Studios does have something to build on here such as the cool Career progression and checkpoint-based races, they need to seriously consider what they are doing with the control and AI.
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| 40 |
Next Generation Magazine
The Xbox version boasts improved controls over its PS2 counterpart, but the basic gameplay is just as dull. [Jan 2002, p.31]
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| 40 |
All Game Guide
All of the problems the off-road games have experienced in the past are as visible in this version as a Hummer with its high beams on.
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| 40 |
Xbox Nation Magazine
The game is just boring. [Jan 2002, p.90]
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