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  • Summary: Thrill seekers race against skilled rivals and performing gravity-defying aerial tricks in Pure, an extreme sports off-road racing video game. Featuring vertigo-inducing massive aerial jumps and spectacular airborne tricks in photo-realistic real-world locations all over the globe, PureThrill seekers race against skilled rivals and performing gravity-defying aerial tricks in Pure, an extreme sports off-road racing video game. Featuring vertigo-inducing massive aerial jumps and spectacular airborne tricks in photo-realistic real-world locations all over the globe, Pure delivers heart-pounding experiences unique to the genre. Players start by choosing among a variety of male and female character riders. They can then either race against deft A.I. opponents or online players (up to 16-player multiplayer) in frenetic races and freestyle competitions all over the world. [Disney Interactive Studios]… Expand
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. Gamers' Temple
    92
    Pure is just what the name implies, a game about pure fun.
  2. Armchair Empire
    85
    Pure is an enjoyable racing game even when an attempt to squeeze in one more stunt results in a pin-wheeling ragdoll rider and dropping a couple of positions.
  3. GameStar
    85
    Great graphics, breathtaking stunts and fantastic driving feel - Pure is the surprise hit of the year as far as racing games are concerned. It's a perfect blend of fun and action and looks fantastic. It's possible to create more than 60.000 different Quads out of components, so no Quad looks like the other in multiplayer games. There is no story at all, but it's the perfect casual game once you're done with the short career mode.
  4. PC Games
    81
    Fun, fun, fun. Pure doesn’t want to be realistic by any means, but to be a great arcade-game. Few other racing-titles this year were that easy to get into.
  5. 3DJuegos
    80
    Pure is probably the best Off-Road racing videogame of the last years. All the fun and the joy of riding a quad can be found here, and the pack comes with a great arcade style, astonishing environments and an accessible and spectacular driving.
  6. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    80
    A wild, aggressive and entertaining racing game. User friendly controls, extreme tricks and splendid locations make Pure a great choice for those tired of FlatOut. ATV tuning guaranteed! [Nov 2008]
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  7. Total PC Gaming
    60
    Entertaining in short doses, but severely lacking in variation. [Issue#14, p.56]
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  2. Mixed: 1 out of 3
  3. Negative: 2 out of 3
  1. Wallwatcher
    Jun 23, 2019
    7
    I played Pure in 2019 and it held up pretty good over the years I'd say. Of course online play doesn't work anymore but the gameplay in theI played Pure in 2019 and it held up pretty good over the years I'd say. Of course online play doesn't work anymore but the gameplay in the world tour mode provides spectacular fun. Towards the end it can get a bit stale, however, since there could be a few more tracks. The graphics are solid, the music is very fitting with its punk/rock focus.
    But there is a major downside: the PC port is just a pain in the ass. It is such a lazy port and everybody seems to be having different problems with it. I didn't encounter the long load times most people are complaining about but I had random problems with starting the game and it didn't register my Xbox One controller correctly in the beginning (you absolutely need a controller to play this, playing with keyboard will make you want to kill yourself and others). When I finally got the controller to work, there was no option to change the button layouts... not even a screen where I could just see the mappings, so I had to figure everything out myself. Also, some graphical effects are actually missing from the PC port (and here I am buying the PC version because i thought it would be graphically superior).
    To sum it up: the game runs smooth and is still loads of fun when played in short bursts. But playing it on console might be the better way of experiencing it.    … Expand
  2. JoihnO
    Oct 14, 2008
    4
    This is a fun game that is not too difficult and has enough big-air-eye-candy to give you 4 mental cavities. But there is one thing that is aThis is a fun game that is not too difficult and has enough big-air-eye-candy to give you 4 mental cavities. But there is one thing that is a major downside. The Load Screens. I have a decent computer with an up to date graphics card and 4 gigs of ram. The game runs smoothly on all of the menus and the actual racing part. But it takes FOREVER to load ANYTHING. It takes me 4 minutes to get to the main menu. Another 4 minutes to load the map, and another 3 minutes just to leave the race and go to the main menu. It's riduclous. I enjoy playing this game, but I will uninstall it next week and throw it away if the load screens continue to take forever.… Expand
  4. The_D4RknesS
    Aug 18, 2022
    4
    super fun game and to be better, all that was missing was cars, motorcycles and trucks since I'm not a big fan of ATV
    biggest problem with the    super fun game and to be better, all that was missing was cars, motorcycles and trucks since I'm not a big fan of ATV
    biggest problem with the game.... it takes a long time to load    … Expand

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