Dissapointing
posted by thisiswar (HIGHLAND, NY) Jun 1, 2011
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Having been a fan of this series since it's origins (ATV Offroad Fury), I was excited to see what the developers had come up with, considering that Reflex was a pretty fun game , but boy...not even 10 minutes in, I knew I was in for a rough experience.
While I could complain about the boring and poorly done Menu designs, that isn't what people play these games for, it's the game play itself, so let me just sum it up: Yaaaaawwwnnnn.
The physics themselves aren't that bad; Vehicles still handle alright, but do have a tendency to slide a little too much, or behave a little eratically in the air. The biggest problem is the fact that their is very, very little to do. Your career mode consists of three series, Nationals, Short Course, and Free Ride...if that even counts. That's right, Supercross, FMX, Hill Climb, etc. have been left out, with only Supercross getting a planned DLC as far as I know, so you can pay extra for something that should be in already.
Getting back to "career" mode. You start off with two nationals, two short courses, and two (the only two) free roam levels, and then you are forced to race the same tracks over, and over until you rank up high enough to unlock the next "level" of tracks...and then guess what? You do it over again. You will end up replaying the same track CONSTANTLY, and considering the track designs are pretty poor in comparison to other iterations , it can be an absolute choir, instead of fun. Worse yet, your only reward for doing this is to unlock new bikes/quads, which all essentially feel the same, until leveled up to their max.
I want to like this game, but I can't. It has nothing new to offer over Mx vs ATV Reflex, and is a tremendous step back in the game series.
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