Freestyle Metal X

Warning! This review contains three umlauts.

Does the world need another freestyle motocross stunt game? Well, okay, just one more?Freestyle Metal X delivers a burly extreme experience that doesn?t feel like it was cloned.

A genre is a genre, after all, so the hallmarks are here?well-animated pro riders doing sick and twisted things as they fly through the air to an aggressive soundtrack (supplied by M?tley Cr?e, Mot?rhead, Megadeth, and more). As you progress through farmland, cities, beaches, and Las Vegas (okay, some of the goal structure is borrowed from THPS4), you supposedly impress a hot chick named Cindy, for whom you?re showing off. She teases you with double-entendres throughout the game, which is especially amusing when you choose a female rider.

So far, so what?but the gameplay mechanics require a bit more dexterity than those of your average Hawk clone (not to mention a steeper learning curve?give yourself a few hours and the entire training course to get the feel for it). It?s that depth, along with the huge and varied levels and deep trick list, that makes Freestyle Metal X so satisfying. The physics are also forgiving, which makes every stunt seem landable and makes the player feel like a hero. Throw in a level editor, a daredevil arena (jump buses for money!), and a pass-the-controller party mode (sorry, no split-screen) and you?ve got a game worthy of a rental at the very least. Give Freestyle Metal X a chance; it might surprise you.

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