Last updated on January 4th, 2021 at 11:11 am
MX vs ATV Alive was originally released in 2011, but has just had a new lease of life after being available as a free game for Xbox Live Gold Subscribers on the Xbox 360. But as a digital download, you might be struggling to pull off some of the tricks without the manual. So here’s how to perform stunts in MX vs ATV Alive
How to perform stunts in MX vs ATV AliveMX vs ATV Alive Controls:With the default controller layout (Xbox 360):
Move your rider left and right to make sharper turns and balance the motorcycle or ATV.
Move your rider forwards and backwards to keep your rear wheel planted and your vehicle balanced over whoops and small jumps.
Move your rider back and feed in the throttle to perform wheelies, and lean forwards with the brake on to perform stoppies.
Seat Bounce allows you to jump further. Whether you’re able to perform a seat bounce, the shock absorber on your HUD will turn yellow – and you should pull back on the right stick. If you’re successful, the shock will turn orange. And to get a maximum bounce, press the right stick while pulling back, and if you get it right, the shock will turn green.
Use the Seat Bounce appropriately – you want to be landing on the flat or the downside of jumps, and staying lower to the ground is faster as you’ll get your wheels on the ground more quickly and therefore be able to drive forwards.
Clutch: To get our of corners and landings from jump quicker you should hold LB to build up the revs. The further the metre is filled up, the longer your engine will put out peak power when the clutch is released.
So pull in the clutch with LB when you’re in the air and release when you’re landing to power out of a jump for example, or when you’re not using the throttle to get around a corner.
Backflip: Just before you take off, hold RB and move the right stick down. Hold the right stick down until you complete your backflip – rider position, throttle and braking will control how fast you flip.
360: Before you take off, hold RB and then move the right stick either left or right, and then quickly down to start the rotation.
Whips: When airborne, move the right or left stick to the left or right to perform a whip.
Scrubs: To stay as low to the ground as possible on a jump, move the right stick hard left or right before you take off, and you can also add the left stick.
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MX Vs ATV: Supercross
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Motocross fans will be pleased to have MX vs ATV back. While MXGP 2014 gave riders the chance to experience the motocross world championship earlier this year, Rainbow Studios new PS3 and Xbox 360 game offers another opportunity to tear around stadiums on bikes and all-terrain vehicles. The Phoenix, Arizona developers have made four games in the motocross series but they're probably best known for MX vs ATV Reflex, a racer that introduced dual stick controls and terrain deformation. It also happens to be one of the best motocross games of all time.
Here, Rainbow Studios' David Knusden tells you everything you need to know about MX vs ATV: Supercross.
It features Red Bull riders!
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“We have over 60 riders. We have two Red Bull riders in it - Ken Roczen and James Stewart. Supercross comes through Phoenix every year and the Friday before Phoenix we open the doors to the studio and invite the team managers, members of the teams, riders, agents… anybody in the industry to come in and hang out for the day.
“We set up all four of the old games on the table. We had Unleashed, Untamed, Reflex and Alive and we just sat behind them while they were playing and asked: ‘what do you like about this, what don’t you like about this?’ They were saying: 'don’t make it too realistic, we really enjoy not crashing!' Obviously that’s something they don’t like to do in real life, either!
"They really like the game to be a little more arcade than sim.
They like the balance – that’s what MX Vs ATV does – it’s simulation enough where you really feel like you’re riding MX bikes and ATVs but it’s got a little bit of the arcade feel so it is fun and you’re not getting frustrated, you can enjoy it.
“We had Cooper Webb out and Brett Cue and gear makers Alpine Stars. They’re really excited to see how the games are made and we’ve noticed that it really helps the authenticity.”
A Motocross Madness designer worked on the game
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“We have one of the track designers is all the way from way back in the old Motocross Madness days in the 90s. We got feedback from what he really enjoyed about the series and we have a track designer who does the green arrow maps for Monster Energy Supercross. He came onto the series around Untamed. We got feedback from him and some input from some other professional riders who have some background in game design as well as consulting on previous games about flow, what really makes the game fun and what’s going to keep people engaged.
“We’ve also taken a little feedback from the forums as well. Obviously those are the hardcore of the hardcore so we pick and choose what we think will satisfy them but also appeal to a broad audience. We’ve taken a little bit from everywhere but a lot of it has been our experience from making previous titles, what we all felt we really liked."
It features elements from past MX vs ATV games
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"There’s elements from all previous four instalments. For instance, the way that we have a pre-load system - which is kind of like a seat bounce in real life where they compress the springs up on a jump to carry them further - that’s from Unleashed and Untamed.
"From Reflex and Alive, we have the rider reflex where we separate out the rider and the vehicle to each stick. When you’re racing bikes you steer the bike but you’re also using your body to lean and control the bike as well so that’s why one stick will control the bike and the other controls the rider - that’s where we get the seat bumps.
You can lean into turns more.
"Plus, there’s the real-time terrain deformation. As you’re going around the track, just like in real dirt bike racing, the track deforms – wears out, gets grooves in it, ruts around the corners. It reacts to how the players ride around the track and deforms so you could do doughnuts in the middle of the track and it will start to wear a circle, and that will affect how you go around the track.
"Some new lines will appear that weren’t there before as the track starts to degrade and lines that were quick at the beginning of the race maybe won’t be so quick. We think it adds to the replayability as each time you race, it’s going to be a different experience."
It mixes arcade action with realism
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"It’s got a realistic feel to it but it has some arcade elements. It’s got a pick up and play element; you can get around the track pretty easily.
You can go to one stick controls so you just have gas and brake, but as you advance you can use the two stick controls: the clutch, the pre-load, the gas, brake.
"There’s a lot of real world physics in there like the gas and brake gyro when you’re in the air – if your nose is going down a bit, you can hit the gas and the engine gyro will pick the nose up. Same thing, if you’re in the air and you’re nose is too high, you can hit the brake and the sudden stop of the tyre rotation will drop the tyres. You don’t need that to get around the track but as you get more competitive, there are little tricks that real riders would be able to use to improve their race times."
It features some OTT stunts
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“There’s a couple that are over the top but if you watch Red Bull’s freestyle events you’re going to see a lot of those same stunts that you can pull off. We have a free ride mode where each track is open to roam around – you can do it in single player or you can invite your buddies to play online.
Take jumps and try to pull off different stunts – long jumps, backflips, nack nacks – all that good stuff.”
The tracks are inspired by real courses
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"The tracks are inspired by supercross and other tracks around the world. We have the baseball stadium, American football stadium and arenas. The track designers took a look at different arenas and took elements that they thought would make the game fun and built their own based on stuff they’ve seen on TV.
"I was just up in Denver for the nationals. The Phoenix Supercross – the whole team goes, we walk around the pits and most of the teams and companies know us. The environment artists, I can’t tell you how many memory sticks they get through. They’re constantly behind the camera clicking shots and talking to people to get ideas.
"In Denver the environment artist couldn’t make it so I was just walking around taking snaps of how the banners are tied to the posts, how they’re constructed.
We really tried to pay attention to detail."
MX Vs ATV could continue on PS4 and Xbox One
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"We really wanted to get a game out to show everyone that we’re back, that we’re progressing in the right direction, so with this one we’ve tuned up the physics and gameplay and will start heading in the direction we want to when we do a full sequel.
"The goal is to eventually put these out on next gen. Nordic is really excited to bring the series back – a few of them ride dirt bikes – so it was pretty cool to see a publisher that’s passionate about the game and they told us that as long as these sell, we should be making these games until we retire."
MX vs ATV: Supercross is out on 9 September for Xbox 360 and PS3. It features online and split-screen multiplayer.
Few of us follow what's going on in the world of motocross, or even know the names of key racing stars.
However the sight of motorcycles wallowing in the mud invariably produces on men aged from 12 to 32 years old hypnotic impression - there is something in this sport something that distinguishes it from civilized and skimmed asphalt races. Not high speeds - they just don't exist here. And not even the number of broken bones riders, which is much higher than in other disciplines. Case, most likely in a different way: to be a motocross star, you need to do more than just ride faster than anyone - you need to do it spectacularly, to be a real actor in the saddle. nine0009
Perhaps this is why motocross (compared to other types of racing competitions) has so many girls. Prancing on a two-wheeled horse is not for you to sit inside a cramped car where no one can see you anyway. The main thing here is the show. When riders in bright overalls overcome a climb so steep that the stairs in your entrance, in comparison with it, it will seem like a smooth avenue, to them involuntarily get respect.
Therefore, the demand (albeit very limited) for simulators motocross always exists, and sometimes among them there are really good games. Now, with the advent of MX vs ATV Reflex , there was one more.
| The start of motocross is a special ritual that is reminiscent of racetrack racing. Until the iron barrier comes down, everyone gets nervous and keeps their hand on the clutch lever. |
Despite the fact that Rainbow Studios was a bit whether not single-handedly brought to the people three-dimensional motorcycle racing (ancient Motocross Madness - just their work), the first game to notice the show appeal of this discipline was last year's Pure . Aerial acrobatics at a height of 50 meters above the ground had little to do with real motorcycle racing, but it was largely thanks to her that the Black Rock Studio broke the bank.
MX vs ATV Reflex, which still adheres to the laws of the real world (included licensed racers and championships), against this background it looks real anachronism. Motorcycles (as well as quads, buggies and pickup trucks) go around and bounce around on artificial springboards - well, where have we not seen anything like this? nine0009
Meanwhile, right now the series is experiencing the second revolution in its long history (the first happened with the advent of quads and the abbreviation ATV in the name), only this time - technological. physically correct the dirt that is now in every first off-road race is now available and real motocross riders. Another thing is that in some Colin McRae DiRT 2 this very dirt is first of all decor element. Rally cars pulled out clods of earth with their wheels and left behind a barely visible track, but this had practically no effect on the behavior of cars. Motocross is another matter. While racing down the compact and bulldozed track, two-wheeled motorcycles manage to gouge a real gutter in the mud meter depth, which is especially difficult to ignore when cornering (steering pulls out of the hands with terrible force).
And if the race takes place on wet ground (track they are specially poured with water before the start so that spectators and riders do not suffocate in clouds of dust), then the track also manages to fill with water - also physically correct. H 2 O ripples, dislodges sunken wheels from the bottom and severely disappoints everyone who likes to overcome the fords without slowing down the gas.
| All eyes on the ruts: a couple of laps ago they were not here, but now you can get stuck. | The quads aren't as fast and bouncy as the Pure, but that just makes riding harder. |
The model of vehicle behavior has also become more reliable - now, when you see a fallen tree on the road, the trunk of which is thicker than the wheel of your ATV, you involuntarily retract your neck and brake almost to zero, because if this is not done, the rider will have to dampen the speed with his own body.
On in a heavy pickup truck, the same obstacle is perceived much more calmly, but on motorcycle ... In general, if you have ever tried to overcome on a bicycle wet tram tracks or curbs, then there is nothing to explain, and if not - just never try to do it at a sharp angle. nine0009
| Racing pickups from Colin McRae DiRT 2 as guest stars. |
In general, you have to fall all the time in the game. First of all, because of the aggressive but stupid opponents who often go "on contact". And in the second - when trying to perform some famously twisted trick. The tricks themselves are an integral part of motocross, and in the past parts series for their performance awarded separate points. But since Pure closed this topic for good, the developers of MX vs ATV Reflex seem to have quieted down and pushed the tricks into the background. Now, during a regular race, no one makes us look for the jump button - just sit firmly in the saddle and slightly tilt the body when cornering.
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Here, too, one small innovation is hidden - if you landed badly or somehow lost control, the game always gives a couple of seconds to correct the situation. You just need pull the right stick in the indicated direction, and the rider who previously held the steering wheel with one hand, will return to the saddle again. Not the worst way to use quick-time events in racing - anyway much more honest than the ubiquitous time rewind.
When it comes to content and variety, Rainbow Studio has reached some cosmic heights over the years of working with the genre. We have already said that in addition to motorcycles, there are quads and other four-wheeled units in the game, that you need to discover in the course of a career. And which (most chic!) can also race against each other. It turns out almost MotorStorm in miniature - light motorcycles at a glance rush forward, but on the first straight they are caught up and rolled into the mud heavy pickups.
And the main guarantee of survival in such races is usually the ability do not climb on the rampage and stay away from local battles.
Other than regular circuit racing, checkpoint orienteering, freestyle, supercross (where it takes place in a closed stadium and tracks are especially slow and insidious), the developers for some reason added to the game freeplay. In this mode, we simply explore a deserted piece of territory in search of new flags and tasks, while trying to understand if we have already passed by this pine or not. Fortunately, unlike the boring Fuel is not the main mode here, but just a way to unwind.
| Tracks are a real gem of the game. There are a lot of them, and they are all dirty. | But why a thoroughly dirty motorcycle has a perfectly clean tread (at least in the Xbox 360 version) is a separate question for the developers. |
Despite the best dirt in video games, which finally not only loads the processor, but also has reliable physical properties, MX vs ATV Reflex is quite highly specialized race.
Fans of bright graphics and high speeds choose MotorSorm: Pacific Rift , and for those who don't have a PS3, there's still a multi-platform Pure. The most important condition when buying Reflex is to love motorcycles and motocross, and the game will take care of everything else.
Formula of the game: 50% MX VS ATV: Untamed + 40% of this mud + 10% improved graphics
gameplay: 8
Graphics: 7
Sound and music: 8
Management: 8
Story: -
Stability: 9
Originality: 7
Score: Rainbow Studios, which breathed life into virtual motorcycle racing with the release of the Motocross Madness dilogy, continues to delight players with new projects. Unfortunately, not all of them reach personal computers or appear with a significant delay. So, MX vs. ATV: Reflex arrived on consoles a year ago and has only just made it to PC players, just in time for the release of the new Alive this spring. nine0009 As the name of the game suggests, we will be offered to ride not only two-wheeled horses, but also four-wheeled ATVs. In fact, the fleet of vehicles here is even larger and we will eventually have UTVs, sport buggies and small pickup trucks at our disposal. However, acquaintance with the game will begin with motocross. And further, as we progress through various championships, we will have access to new vehicles, and the tournaments themselves, where they are allowed. Among the banal races of several laps on the same track, there are knockout races, passing checkpoints and a free ride mode. Checkpoints are not very out of the general range, because there is always a rolled road, and the difficult terrain does not make it possible to cut off the path much. Free ride includes several locations where we look for secret flags and go through several competitions - drive up a steep mountain in the allotted time without falling down, or fly through all the markers in the air, jumping on jump hills. nine0009 There are some tricks, but they play a secondary, not a key role, as in Pure. Separate competitive stages just offer us to do somersaults on stadium tracks with springboards. The main interest is mixed competitions. Sport Truck sometimes resembles a tank, scattering everyone on the way. From the start, you can simply crush all the nimble enemies, go half a circle perfectly, jumping on potholes, and then roll over in a ditch with logs or on a very sharp turn. Yes, and among the thicket you can’t maneuver much. But a light motorcycle can sometimes cut where it is difficult to fit into a larger opponent. The only trouble is that in fact the whole choice is limited between nimble motorcycles and powerful cars. It would be nice if there was some incentive for the player to use intermediate class vehicles more often. But there are catastrophically few competitions in the game that specifically limit us in choosing among them. Riding motorcycles requires constant control of the balance and the need to compensate for the imbalance in the balance of the motorcycle by tilting the rider's body. But the most difficult thing is to control a light ATV, which is too responsive, light, jumpy and unstable on inclined surfaces. In competitions where there are no restrictions on vehicles, the developers successfully combine different terrain elements and different types of dirt to make the races more unpredictable. From snow to mud, from mud to hard to bumpy and wavy surfaces, and a few sharp turns in a grove of trees - somewhere forward riders break out on motorcycles, and somewhere on buggies and pickups. It is these races that give maximum adrenaline and pleasure. Motocross and Supercross are not as dynamic. In stadium races, difficult tracks force you to be attentive and correctly control your balance. A little obstructed on steep slopes by a fixed low camera that limits the view. The money earned for prize-winning places, together with the bonus for tricks, is spent only on buying new things for your garage. The necessary amounts are accumulating quite quickly and there is still nothing to spend until new classes are opened as the championships progress. The surface of the track has a direct and immediate effect on any vehicle. Dirt roads are combined with gravel and sand embankments, sometimes even covered with snow. Each vehicle behaves differently on different surfaces. Having easily overcome some section on a motorcycle, you can lose ground a little, getting bogged down in a stream or on a snow-covered turn. All the technological delights of the game end in the mud and changing terrain of the road surface. The same dirt does not stain vehicles at all and does not splash fountains from under the wheels, as in other games. The environment looks simple, the textures are rather weak, the stubby trees look very poor, the water is also not so hot. There are no advanced lighting effects, the blinding sun will not interfere with the player. And there is no widespread blurring of the image at high speeds either. nine0009 MX vs..8 Over the mountains, over the valleys / Overclockers.ua
MX vs. ATV: Reflex Developer Rainbow Studios Publisher THQ Official site www. 
mxvsatv.com Release date November 2010 Genre Arcade Racing
Staying true to its roots, the game offers us cross-country racing or supercross on difficult artificial tracks in the lights of large stadiums to the sound of a roaring crowd. nine0009
The game only at first limits us in transport, and then nothing prevents cars, ATVs and two-wheeled bikes from clashing in one race at the same time. Moreover, it turns out to be quite interesting and exciting, because the tracks are built in such a way that certain sections create problems for different vehicles. The motorcycle easily overcomes the steepest sections, but gets stuck in the water, and on a sharp turn, some pickup truck will simply crush it into a cake, throwing it back a few positions. nine0009
Quads are maneuverable, but too sensitive. This is not a perky cheerful Pure. Here the drive on both pairs of wheels is perfectly felt and you can easily fall down on a sharp rise, not keeping your balance and lifting the front end. Lightweight buggies and UTVs can't match the speed of cars, but jump on the track much easier, making it much more difficult to control. As a result, all this is fun and great at first, then you just choose a motorcycle or car and calmly go through the track. nine0009 
Here everything depends on fast and, most importantly, precise movements of the body, because if you overdo it with the driver's inclination, you can easily fall on your side or land on your neck. By the way, if after landing you did not keep your balance, you will still have the opportunity to normalize the position of the bike by pressing one of the illuminated body tilt keys in time. Such a quick-time event. nine0009 
Here the key to success is not in speed, but in the correct passage of all tricky turns and maintaining balance after all the jumps. However, it is still interesting and exciting, but racing on sports trucks alone is really boring and boring. The tracks in such competitions are unpretentious and, thanks to obedient control, are passed very easily. nine0009 
And there is a lot of dirt in the game, and it has a direct impact on the physics of vehicles. Only in MX vs. ATV: Reflex wheels leave real ruts in viscous soil, which also create certain difficulties. The most difficult thing is to overcome the road eroded by ditches on a quad bike, it is difficult for a motorcycle to taxi out of such a place, unless it is a downhill. For cars, this is not a problem at all. nine0009
ATV: Reflex is a unique game. Here in one bottle and motorcycle racing, and mixed competitions. Only here motorcycles, sports buggies and cars can come together. Off-road, dirt and collisions with motorcycles flying to the sides and cars overturning on sharp turns are provided. The traditional motocross and the players' favorite tricks on the jumps are not forgotten. Quite spectacular and varied, but sometimes boring. Often dynamic races are replaced by mournful trips along familiar tracks. The most difficult races with intricate tracks, constantly changing landscape and soil provide maximum pleasure. Car racing is not exciting, and supercross in stadiums also becomes boring in the end. More than once mentioned Pure is more dynamic and brighter. But Reflex is more serious, it has more realism (there are even licensed championships). And most importantly, the game has no competitors. No MotorStorm on PC is expected, and the next part of MX vs. ATV is unknown when it will appear in our area.
