Hands-On: Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2
Miracle Boy returns for a PS2 sequel?and so far, bigger is better.
Fresh for the PS2, Dave Mirra 2 features tons of revamped elements. Levels will now be four times as large as before?you?ll no longer see just one building of Woodward, but the entire camp. The number of riders is increasing by five for a total of 14, and even the trick system itself will be new with more stunts and combos, including tricks that you can customize on the fly.
Gamers will be able to create riders and parks, and the park creator is already amazingly easy in preview version. Several levels featured true street environments, so the ramps and jump points were often built into the natural architecture of, say, a downtown business park. The whole game has been sped up dramatically, and while things like camera tweaks are still being sorted out, the PS2 alpha version was already vastly improved over the original game, sporting more control options, cleverly designed (and enormous!) levels, and rich graphics. The PS2 edition should be out any second; watch for the GameCube and Xbox versions to appear in November.
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