MX Superfly
| MX Superfly | |
|---|---|
 North American Xbox cover art | |
| Developer(s) | Pacific Coast Power & Light |
| Publisher(s) | THQ |
| Producer(s) | Dennis Harper |
| Composer(s) | Steve Kirk |
| Series | MX |
| Engine | RenderWare |
| Platform(s) | Xbox, PlayStation 2, GameCube |
| Release | PlayStation 2 GameCube Xbox |
| Genre(s) | Sports |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
MX Superfly featuring Ricky Carmichael, released as MX Super Fly in PAL regions, is a motorcross racing game developed by Pacific Coast Power & Light and published by THQ for the Xbox, PlayStation 2, and GameCube. It is the second installment of THQ's MX trilogy and a sequel to MX 2002 featuring Ricky Carmichael,[3] garnering professional motorcross racer Ricky Carmichael's endorsement like its predecessor.
THQ released a third MX game in 2004, titled MX Unleashed and developed by its newly acquired subsidiary Rainbow Studios, the eventual creator of the MX vs. ATV series that serves as a crossover with Sony's ATV Offroad Fury series.
Gameplay[edit]
Players are able to create a male or female MX rider of their own and play in either two modes: racing or freestyle.[3][4] The former consists of races against opposing racers controlled by artificial intelligence, while the latter consists of levels taking place in various environments where the player must independently accomplish certain challenges.[3] It is also possible to play with a friend in split screen multiplayer, and the Xbox version exclusively featured downloadable content consisting of extra soundtracks, riders and bikes that could be purchased from the Xbox Live service.[3]
Reception[edit]
| Aggregator | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| GC | PS2 | Xbox | |
| Metacritic | 76/100[5] | 76/100[6] | 74/100[7] |
| Publication | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| GC | PS2 | Xbox | |
| Electronic Gaming Monthly | 7.5/10[8] | 7.5/10[8] | 7.5/10[8] |
| Game Informer | 7/10[9] | 7.25/10[10] | N/A |
| GameSpot | 7.9/10[11] | 7.9/10[12] | 7.9/10[3] |
| GameSpy | 83%[13] |    [14] | [15] |
| GameZone | 7.8/10[16] | 7.7/10[17] | 8.7/10[18] |
| IGN | 8.5/10[4] | 8.4/10[19] | 8.2/10[20] |
| Nintendo Power | 3.2/5[21] | N/A | N/A |
| Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine | N/A | [22] | N/A |
| Official Xbox Magazine (US) | N/A | N/A | 7.4/10[23] |
| X-Play | N/A | N/A | [24] |
The GameCube and PlayStation 2 versions received "generally favorable reviews", while the Xbox version received above-average reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[5][6][7]
References[edit]
- ^ "PR - 6/18/02 - THQ SHIPS MX SUPERFLY FEATURING RICKY CARMICHAEL FOR PLAYSTATION 2 AND GAMECUBE". 2004-04-16. Archived from the original on 2004-04-16. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
- ^ "PR - 6/27/02 - THQ SHIPS MX SUPERFLY FEATURING RICKY CARMICHAEL FOR GAMECUBE". 2004-04-16. Archived from the original on 2004-04-16. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
- ^ a b c d e Gerstmann, Jeff (December 3, 2002). "MX Superfly Review (Xbox)". GameSpot. Red Ventures. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
- ^ a b Casamassina, Matt (June 13, 2002). "MX Superfly (GCN)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
- ^ a b "MX Superfly for GameCube Reviews". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
- ^ a b "MX Superfly for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
- ^ a b "MX Superfly for Xbox Reviews". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
- ^ a b c EGM staff (August 2002). "MX Superfly". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 157. Ziff Davis. p. 126.
- ^ Kato, Matthew (September 2002). "MX Superfly (GC)". Game Informer. No. 113. FuncoLand. p. 85. Archived from the original on November 14, 2004. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
- ^ Kato, Matthew (August 2002). "MX Superfly (PS2)". Game Informer. No. 112. FuncoLand. p. 79. Archived from the original on February 23, 2005. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
- ^ Gerstmann, Jeff (June 18, 2002). "MX Superfly (GC)". GameSpot. Red Ventures. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
- ^ Gerstmann, Jeff (June 18, 2002). "MX Superfly Review (PS2)". GameSpot. Red Ventures. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
- ^ Abarcar, Gabe (August 14, 2003). "MX Superfly featuring Ricky Carmichael (GCN)". GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on January 12, 2005. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
- ^ Abarcar, Gabe (July 29, 2002). "GameSpy: MX Superfly featuring Ricky Carmichael (PS2)". GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
- ^ Steinberg, Scott (February 2, 2003). "GameSpy: MX Superfly Featuring Ricky Carmichael (Xbox)". GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on December 25, 2005. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
- ^ McElfish, Carlos (July 19, 2002). "MX SuperFly Review - GameCube". GameZone. Archived from the original on October 30, 2008. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
- ^ Romano, Natalie (July 7, 2002). "MX SuperFly - PS2 - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on October 6, 2008. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
- ^ Valentino, Nick (December 26, 2002). "MX SuperFly - XB - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on December 10, 2008. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
- ^ Casamassina, Matt (June 14, 2002). "MX Superfly (PS2)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
- ^ Casamassina, Matt (November 25, 2002). "MX Superfly (Xbox)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
- ^ "MX Superfly". Nintendo Power. Vol. 158. Nintendo of America. July 2002. p. 148.
- ^ "MX Superfly". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. No. 59. Ziff Davis. August 2002. p. 110.
- ^ "MX Superfly". Official Xbox Magazine. Imagine Media. February 2003. p. 71.
- ^ Fielder, Joe (December 4, 2002). "'MX Superfly' (Xbox) Review". Extended Play. TechTV. Archived from the original on December 16, 2002. Retrieved March 3, 2015.