Reflex looks and runs much worse on the PS3. Environmental textures often fail to load. There's little color separation making environments blurry and hard to read. There are also frequent frame drops and slowdown that can mar the intensity of a race.

Rider balance system is a welcome addition; Track deformation transforms how you race; Comprehensive Online Mode

Presentation lacks imagination; feels last-gen, Career progression is a snore, PS3 version performs much worse than 360

MX vs. ATV Reflex takes the series two steps forward and one step back. The new controls, terrain deformation, and plethora of events make it a fun, often-exciting racer. But the squirrely physics sometimes throw water on the fire, leaving you frustrated and annoyed.

Everybody loves playing in dirt when they are small. The way mud oozes through your fingers, or the way you can secretly hide your dirty nappy by taking a mud bath. When you are bigger you design intricate road networks and tunnels for your toy cars.

THQ's purchase of Phoeniz, AZ-based Rainbow Studios was arguably the smartest acquisition they've ever made. The studio has become the de facto authority on off-road games, deftly straddling the line between a simulation core while balancing things out with arcade sensibilities that keep the game...

The MX vs. ATV series is one of the longer running franchises on consoles today. I had only dabbled in the games previously, never spending more than a few minutes racing around.

The game is awesome you need to get it!

For years, Rainbow has been one of the more respected developers for off-road racing games on a home console. Since the PlayStation era, the studio has refined THQ's Ricky Carmichael motocross series into something enjoyable for fans and non-fans alike.

Their numbers might not be as many as pro football or college basketball fans, but enthusiasts of motocross and other styles of all-terrain racing make up more than a niche market-and just like any other sport out there, fans have high expectations when it comes to virtually participating in their...

I've reviewed five games that feature the words "MX", "ATV" or a mixture of both in their title, yet for the life of me I'd struggle to explain how any one is different to another. All of them feature muddy tracks, usually set amongst vast open spaces of woodland or indoor custom arenas.

Rainbow Studios has often provided racers with solid and entertaining experiences over the years, which is why we were excited to check out their latest offering.