I have always been a huge fan of Rainbow Studios and their stable of racing titles, even dating back to their Motorcross Madness days on PC. The MX vs. ATV series has slowly transitioned from...

+ Fantastic controls; + Online is a blast; + Nice track selection

Lack of race types; No career mode structure; Steep learning curve; No tutorial

The newest MX vs. ATV was designed as a grand experiment - to see whether gamers will buy a cheaper, slimmer racing experience, and then expand it as desired through paid downloadable content.

+ Improved handling makes for a better off-road racer

- No career mode; plus past series events and vehicles are all M.I.A; - Little distinct content; and you have to grind to unlock what's here; ?

THQ offers up their next title in the MX Vs ATV franchise. THQ has taken a brave step with MX Vs ATV Alive. It is one step that may define how games are sold in the future and one that ultimately defines this review.

The MX vs. ATV series is taking a departure from the norm with MX vs. ATV Alive. Its price point is set somewhere between a budget title and a full priced game, and is designed to let you expand the game as much as you'd like, or not at all, through a large catalog of DLC that ranges from gear for...

For fans of motocross, MX vs. ATV has long been the definitive series for dirt-slinging action. With Alive , however, we have a package that is a bit out of the ordinary for the franchise. This iteration will only set you back $40 instead of a fully priced $60 game.

" MX vs. ATV Alive " is the latest in a seemingly interminable sludge of muddy racing games with a "gnarly attitude". There's little residual cool left in that late 90s schtick and it's a temperament that now punctures the mainstream only in the odd skate or snowboarding title.

MX vs. ATV Alive is an incredibly unusual beast. While most modern video games not only introduce you to the titles mechanics in a slow and methodical fashion, it also includes some form of ‘story' to enjoy and complete.

MX vs. ATV Alive will take the original franchise to exhilarating new heights with Bar-to-Bar racing, enhanced physics and the next step in downloadable content distribution.

MX vs. ATV Alive provides a fun experience, for what there is, but the gamble to keep the content off the disc makes for a shallow racing game that requires you to grind through the same events time and time again just to get access to new areas.

Concept: Despite adding some new features, Alive is surprisingly gimped Graphics: Riders will stutter and objects will draw into the environment as you go (along with other hiccups), but it's not that bad Sound: I don't know what was more useful, being able to turn down the bike noise or the music...