MX vs. ATV: Legends

I like Rainbow Studios, but I’m starting to worry a bit about them. The company is known for two different IPs: MX vs ATV and Monster Jam. The first time I played my first games in each of these franchises, I was satisfied with their quality, but felt there was little else you could do with their limited scopes. That ended up being true with Monster Jam Steel Titans 2, which came out less than two years after its predecessor, being basically the same as before, just with slightly better vis...

With a little more time in the oven and attention to detail, MX vs ATV Legends could have been a fantastic off-road racer. As it is at present, it's just an okay one, with a general lack of both polish and event variety letting things down somewhat. The bugs and glitches currently present in the game have knocked our score down a tad as well, although hopefully, they'll be sorted soon after release. The game's cut-price $40 entry point makes this one that bit more appealing, but we can only really recommend it once the bugs have been fully ironed out. 'Legends'? Not just yet.

So can I honestly recommend MX vs ATV Legends in its current state? Not really. The motocross bike races are being done better by the competition, the 4-wheeled vehicles are pretty smooth to drive but the game’s general inconsistency still makes them less fun than they should be, and at this point in time there’s just way too many technical issues, inconsistencies, AI woes and design flaws. It’s already a relatively low budget racer with a quite inviting pricepoint too, but that can’t become an excuse for the launch of a product that simply appears to be unfinished.

MX vs ATV Legends could have been a decent arcade-style, sim-lite racer. Whatever appeal could be found in mastering jumps and customizing vehicles is beset by numerous issues. It's not grossly offensive but you're better off investing time in just about any other racer.

MX vs ATV Legends is the newest title in the long running MX vs ATV franchise. MX vs ATV has a long history behind it, it’s the lovechild of THQ’s MX trilogy and Sony’s ATV Offroad Fury series. With a career mode to become a world-famous legendary racer, ride dirt bikes, ATVs or UTVs against AI. You gain fans and money where you can upgrade your vehicles as you compete in races. Is Legends the game you want to ride off in the sunset with, or will it scream in the backseat on the way to ...

If you like dirt bike or four-wheeler racing and don’t mind a bit of a challenge, snag this one up!