Motocross Madness 2 | 
 enlarge | From: Microsoft
Category: Video Games
Buy Used: $17.00
Used (6) from $17.00
Rating:  49 reviews
Sales Rank: 6361
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 95
ESRB: Everyone
Media: CD-ROM
Age: 5 - 20 years
Operating System: Windows 95
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 10.5 x 9 x 2
Model: 773-00042
UPC: 659556912208
EAN: 0659556912208
ASIN: B00004RGJE
Release Date: May 31, 2000
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: cd in case with artwork only, no manual
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Amazon.com Review
Like your motorcycle games big, bold, and beautiful? All those superlatives and more apply to Motocross Madness 2, the sequel to one of the most fun (if not the most realistic) motocross simulations ever created. This sequel improves on the original by offering larger racing environments, more modes of play, and much more detailed graphics. The environments now have a full complement of trees, cacti, bushes, and other solid objects to smack into, and some game modes even introduce highway traffic into the mix. There's nothing like jumping over a moving semi on your way to the finish line! The new Pro Circuit career mode adds a lot of replayability (and long-term strategy) to the game, and fun multiplayer modes like tag offer a refreshing break to standard racing when playing online. On the downside, all the new graphical goodness requires some serious computer hardware. While a 3-D accelerator isn't required, that's a little like saying your car doesn't need an engine because you can still push it. With a decent 3-D card, at least a 350 MHz processor, and plenty of RAM, however, the game really comes to life. Those of you with 3-D audio cards are also in for a treat, as it becomes possible to tell where other riders are just by listening. It took some time to get used to Motocross Madness 2's completely over-the-top physics. Hitting even a minor jump launches the bike straight up into the air, and bigger hills can leave you staring down at the treetops for over five seconds. It's a little ridiculous, but once we gained some familiarity with the tracks it actually made the game a lot of fun. More air time means more chances to perform outrageous aerial stunts, from the Tail Grab to the back-bending Cordova. Unfortunately, it also means unfortunate encounters with trees are much harder to avoid. If you buy sports games based only on their ability to realistically portray the sports they are simulating, Motocross Madness 2 will disappoint. For those of you who like big air, big stunts, enormous open environments, and lots of challenging arcade action, this game is better than its predecessor in every way. --T. Byrl Baker Pros: - Detailed, interactive environments
- Career mode keeps players coming back for more
- Outrageous arcade physics model
Cons: - Steep hardware requirements
- Computer opponents are extremely challenging regardless of difficulty level
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| Customer Reviews: Read 44 more reviews...
 No better MX game, PERIOD! December 18, 2007
Edward W. Hays (Oklahoma, USA)
There is no better MX game on the planet, bar none. I have played them all and I continue to come back to this game again and again. The hardware of today has no issues with this game and runs it easily and smoothly. I have run it under XP and Vista with success in both.
It is amazing that for a 7 year old game, nobody has created a better one. And there are hundreds of people who agree with me, as there is a living, growing MCM2 community, see www.mdxracing.com for details on the Motocross Madness 2 Community. But you do need the game, so order it now.
 fun and adictive - by levi July 8, 2005
first you install it then you play it then you can't stop playing it. I enjoy this game very much and advise all motor cross fans who don't have a motor bike\dirt bike & love computers to buy it i think you will enjoy it.
 Very buggy on today's machines March 4, 2005
A. Gamer
Graphics are still nice even today. Strangely, the game becomes virtually unplayable on today's hardware as game breaking graphic
glitches and sound bugs show up very often. These problems alone push it a couple notches from being a top game now. Further dropping it down, are the unresponsive controlling of stunts. One is very lucky if buttons work in time to avoid trouble. Though never reaching a five star rating Motocross Madness 2 had its day...several years ago.
MCM2, I miss you February 4, 2004
This is/was one of the best PC games of all time. Several Co-Workers and I played it multiplayer on the net quite a bit back in the late 90's. We can't really run it nowadays, since MS made it impossible to play it on their Zone.com (formerly Internet Gaming Zone, formerly...) service in the WinXP era. LOL, the self-proclaimed kings of backward-compatible software published both the game and the OS. They do have a kb article suggesting manually opening a few firewall ports required to play it on the Zone, but it didn't work on either of my routers. MS expects those who want to play it in XP to use a UPNP-compliant router and enable the dreaded UPNP service. No thanks, UPNP is still a major security risk for boxes that spend lots of time on the net.
The Best! November 15, 2003
Troy (Atascasero, Ca United States)
Motocross Madness 2 is simply the best driving game there is... It's not just a game, it's THE Game! Have Fun!!
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