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Offline Jonnyboy117

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PREVIEWS: Dave Mirra BMX Challenge
« on: August 13, 2007, 02:12:45 PM »
After ditching an X-rated biking game years ago, Dave Mirra returns to gaming.
 http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/previewArt.cfm?artid=14220

 BMX biker Dave Mirra has won more X-Games medals than any other athlete.  A long time ago, he also had a couple of BMX video games from Acclaim that were some of the best extreme sports games around.  Mirra's second game for PS2/GC/Xbox was compared favorably with the Tony Hawk skateboarding series.  When the third game took a raunchy turn, Mirra bailed, and history would prove him wise as the resulting BMX XXX was a disaster in every way.  Acclaim is now gone, but Crave Entertainment hopes to bring back the magic with a completely new game, Dave Mirra BMX Challenge.    


As the first BMX game for Wii, this one packs both racing and trick modes through a dozen levels.  Each level has two different race routes available.  Along with Mirra himself, you can create your own character through a customization process.  The Wii version is being outfitted with multiple control schemes involving both the Wii Remote and Nunchuk.  This arcade-style take on extreme bicycling is a budget title (like all of Crave's games) and has been ported up from a PSP version, already released.

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RE: PREVIEWS: Dave Mirra BMX Challenge
« Reply #1 on: August 13, 2007, 02:22:57 PM »
"...and has been ported up from a PSP version, already released."

Sounds like a winner...
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RE: PREVIEWS: Dave Mirra BMX Challenge
« Reply #2 on: August 13, 2007, 10:12:17 PM »
IGN loved the PSP version.

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Dave Mirra BMX Challenge Review
The worst PSP game yet

2.0 Gameplay
No.

1.5 Lasting Appeal
You can beat the game in two, maybe three hours.

OVERALL
2.0


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RE: PREVIEWS: Dave Mirra BMX Challenge
« Reply #3 on: August 13, 2007, 10:17:03 PM »
Tempting... but no
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RE:PREVIEWS: Dave Mirra BMX Challenge
« Reply #4 on: August 14, 2007, 05:39:20 AM »
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Dave Mirra BMX Challenge Review
The worst PSP game yet


Question: is this proof that Nintendo was wise to drop Left Field from 2nd party status?
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