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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BECOME THE RIDER. Dual controls separates man from machine to give unparalleled precision and ability to perform death-defying stunts. Grip tight and hang on, racing has been redefined. LEAVE YOUR MARK. Battle for position and avoid catastrophic disaster as you blitz through motocross mayhem. Fight for traction and dig up the track to force the competition to carve new race lines.
| Product ID | 930377 |
|---|---|
| Brand Name | THQ Nordic |
| GameStop Exclusive | No |
| Genre | Racing |
| Publisher Name | THQ Nordic |
| Developer Name | Rainbow Studios |
| Franchise | MX vs. ATV |
| Product Height | 0.4 |
| Product Weight | 0.17 |
| Product Length | 4.47 |
| Product Width | 3.53 |
| Brand Name | THQ Nordic |
|---|---|
| GameStop Exclusive | No |
| Genre | Racing |
|---|
| Publisher Name | THQ Nordic |
|---|---|
| Developer Name | Rainbow Studios |
| Franchise | MX vs. ATV |
| Product Height | 0.4 |
|---|---|
| Product Weight | 0.17 |
| Product Length | 4.47 |
| Product Width | 3.53 |
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A little too difficult but excellent overall.
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Thomas Santa Fe
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2 years ago
Great game. Great graphic. Difficulty of game delays upgrades to new levels.
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SnowJ746
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3 years ago
Best mx game hands down. In my younger yesrs i raced dirtbikes so i really love the way you can control both rider and bike with seperate joysticks. Doing a whip is like doing a whip but with your fingers! (that circular motion). It also enables you to scrub and its just plain fun
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sportfan15
10 years ago
All I can say is that dirtbiking is fun. Since I dont have my dirtbike anymore for the time being I will play this. Anyway, this is a good game. If you like dirtbikes then this is for you.
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This game is awesome
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CW92
11 years ago
This game is one of the best dirtbike/atv games i have ever played. but i think they should come out with a snowmobile game like this with real snowmobiles,parts, even do the whole reflex thing. that would be an awesome game for those snowmobile fans.
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sweet game!
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skeet007
11 years ago
I really enjoyed this game it has a pretty fun moto carrer but the one thing about this game is that they really could of made more free roam maps.
they also could of chose some more pro riders to play as but overal i though that this was a really fun gamei would recomend this to try this game pre owned if you're not sure.
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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. A business, 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.
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?
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 the 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.
| 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.
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
Plot: -
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Originality: 7
Evglations: 8.0
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Game Description :
MX vs. ATV Reflex continues and develops a game series that is well known to all fans of extreme virtual racing. In the new episode, racers will experience realistic physics, tracks that change in real time, and a new control system that allows you to perform truly deadly stunts!
Rhythm Racing 2.0 technology is responsible for physics, thanks to which vehicles jump on bumps and break into a skid as realistically as possible, and a motorcyclist who has flown out of the saddle falls and somersaults just like a real one.
At the same time, each circle passed along the track significantly changes the road surface. ATVs, motorcycles, jeeps and other all-terrain vehicles literally plow soft pliable soil with their wheels, leaving behind a rut - the soil is deformed in real time!
To stay in the saddle and get to the finish line first, the rider needs all his skill and skill. In MX vs. ATV Reflex implemented a new control system where the player controls the vehicle and the driver separately. This allows you to perform crazy tricks and literally keep the athlete in the saddle at a reflex level in dangerous situations.
Whatever the desperate daredevils face - with fast-flowing rivers, swamps or sand dunes, they will be able to overcome all obstacles. The main thing is to believe in yourself and hold on tight to the wheel!
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