bit-tech Shopping: Acclaim BMX XXX (Xbox)

Rating: 6

Time with product: 2 Months

Strengths: UNLOCKABLE STRIPPER VIDEOS, FUNNY HUMOR

Weaknesses: CONFUSING OBJECTIVES SOMETIMES, WONKY CONTROLS

Summary: THIS GAME IS A BIKING GAME SIMILAR TO THE TONY HAWK SKATEBOARD SERIES, WHERE YOU WILL TALK TO VARIOUS NPC'S WHO WILL GIVE YOU A GOAL OR TASK TO PERFORM, SUCH AS VARIOUS BIKE STUNTS AND TRICKS. THE GAME ENGINE IS DERIVED FROM THE "DAVE MIRRA FREESTYLE BMX" GAME SO IF YOU PLAYED IT BEFORE, THE CONTROLS WILL BE VERY SIMILAR TO YOU. THE ONLY PROBLEM IS THAT THERE ARE OTHER XBOX GAMES OUT THERE WITH BETTER CONTROLS LIKE AGGRESSIVE INLINE OR THE TONY HAWK PRO SKATER SERIES. WHAT THIS GAME HAS OVER THE OTHERS IS THE CRUDE JOKES AND DOUBLE ENTENDRES THAT IS SEEN THROUGHOUT THE GAME. YES, IT CAN SOMETIMES SEEM PUERILE AND IMMATURE, BUT IF YOU DO LIKE THIS KIND OF 6TH GRADE HUMOR AND POTTY JOKES, THEN THIS GAME IS FOR YOU. THE VOICEOVERS ARE DONE PRETTY WELL AND THE CUTSCENES WILL BRING A CHUCKLE OR TWO. THE HUMOR STYLE REMINDS ME OF BAD FUR DAY W CONKER THE SQUIRREL. THE GRAPHICS IN THIS GAME DO NOT DO THE XBOX JUSTICE; THEY LOOK REALLY DATED AND JUST DO NOT PUSH THE XBOX'S GRAPHICS ENGINE VERY HARD. YOU DO HAVE SOME VARIETY IN YOUR GOALS AND MISSIONS, LIKE SOME REQUIRE YOU TO CARRY A PERSON ON THE BACK OF YOUR BIKE TO A LOCATION ELSEWHERE IN THE MAP. THERE ARE VIDEOS OF SCORES DANCERS THAT YOU CAN UNLOCK, BUT IT CAN BE PRETTY HARD TO ACCOMPLISH THEM SOMETIMES AND THE VIDEOS THEMSELVES LEAVE A LOT TO BE DESIRED. THEY ARE TOO SHORT (ABOUT 17 SECONDS LONG) AND ARE GRAINY IN QUALITY. YOU ARE BETTER OFF JUST PUTTING IN THE CHEAT CODES TO UNLOCK THE VIDEOS THAN GOING THROUGHT THE HASSLE OF UNLOCKING THEM YOURSELF. OVERALL, THIS GAME IS NOT TOO BAD, ESPECIALLY NOW, IT'S PRICE SHOULD BE UNDER $10 SO IT IS AN AMUSING DISTRACTION THAT YOU SHOULD PICK UP IF YOU WANT TO FILL UP A FEW HOURS IN YOUR DAY.

Rating: 6

Time with product: 2 Weeks

Strengths: Well designed levels, lots of challenges

Weaknesses: Controls aren't as tight as they need to be

Summary: This game is very similar to every other extreme sports game out there except it is full of potty humor and some nudity. In the game, you have to perform various tasks that are given to you by people that you talk to. Just about every one of these tasks has some sophomoric humor undertones. The humor is over-the-top and not very funny and there is liberal use of curse words that don't really need to be there. I know this is a game made for adults, but there's not that many adults that will find this game funny. As far as gameplay goes, the game plays pretty well. The levels are well designed and interactive and there are lots of objectives to complete and objects to find. In addition to there being 45 collectibles on each stage, there are also four hidden bike parts to upgrade your bike. The controls are decent and probably a step up from the Dave Mirra series that this game was born from. They can get a little frustrating in close quarters and they are not as tight as the Tony Hawk games, but you can pull off plenty of combos with ease. Overall, this game really doesn't bring anything special to the extreme sports genre. The game is certainly playable, but it doesn't really offer anything that stands out. Even though it has mature themes, all the goals are similar to what we are all familiar with in these types of games.

Rating: 4

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Strengths: Nudity

Weaknesses: Everything Else

Summary: This game is ridiculously repetative, You have to beat like 800 challenges in the end, and then someone will bare their breasts. It's nothing special, I would not recommend it, and obviously its not for children at all.