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Showing posts with label Monster Energy Supercross. Show all posts
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20 Mar 2022

REVIEW: Monster Energy Supercross - The Official Videogame 5 (PS5)

Review by GamingCouchPotato.co.uk writer
The latest Supercross game is here, and this one has a ridiculously long name, just like previous games. Monster Energy Supercross - The Official Videogame 5 will from this point on be known as Supercross.


For those who don't know, Supercross is a fancy name for Dirt Bikes, in other words, powerful motorbikes that race on dirt. This game takes the official 2021 championship, and allows you to play in it. All the official tracks, bikes and stars are here. It is about as complete as you can get.


The control system might seem a bit strange to new players to the franchise, it offers a twin stick experience, which although tough to get used to at first, quickly becomes second nature. You need to use both analog sticks to precisely control the rider, this is most important when it comes to the smaller jumps, but also while sailing through the air on a big jump, trying to get that extra bit of flight.


The tracks can feel tight at times, meaning there is not much room for error, this is where the technical aspects of the game come before what you might consider a more arcade type feel. Luckily the game allows you rewind bars, so if you land on top of another rider, you can rewind and try to get it right. And as your ability to rewind drops, you can land tricks etc to refill the rewind bar.

There is a pretty detailed career mode, that has everything you could need across 3 classes.


The Good
The graphics are decent if not outstanding, which you would expect on a PS5. People new to the genre should enjoy the game, as it offers enough to keep you interested.

The Bad
The tracks can feel a bit repetitive, and the game really isn't that much of an improvement over previous games in the series. The difficulty settings too are not weighted very well. Easy is way too easy for a start, moving up to medium, and medium is way too hard.

There is an injury system, whereby you can spend credits you earn, to heal up, but it becomes pointless as you always have plenty of credits.

There are some graphic glitches/bugs I noticed too, which simply should not be there on such a big release.

Overall
The physics of the game feel authentic, and if you have not played any of the previous games in the franchise, then this is the one to get if you enjoy a bit of Supercross. However, can you justify paying £40+ for this, when you can get last year's version for half that? Probably not. (Available here https://amzn.to/3uf7nro)

I score Monster Energy Supercross - The Official Videogame 5 on PS5 a 6/10. (8/10 if you have never played a previous version)

Out now on PS5 at https://amzn.to/3N1lb1z

30 Dec 2018

Monster Energy Supercross - The Official Videogame 2 - The Compound Area Gameplay | PS4


All the action, all the fight and all the feeling of the 2018 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship are waiting for you with the MONSTER ENERGY SUPERCROSS - THE OFFICIAL VIDEOGAME 2!

Live like a champion with the renewed Career Mode. Train hard in the Compound area across 4 different layouts and join different activities following your own agenda - from Monday till the race weekend you'll always have challenges to face, sponsors to attract, fans to meet and prizes to gain!

Face the competition as a hero; competing on the official tracks and with more than 80 official riders from 250SX and 450SX, including the superstars Jason Anderson and Marvin Musquin and the most awaited rider by the Supercross fans: Eli Tomac!

Your face. Your style. Your own personality. A brand-new level of customization offers more than 3.000 items to create the bike of your dreams. Make your avatar your twin and celebrate your victory as you please - after all, everyone has their own superstitious gesture!

An enhanced track editor with brand-new features is now even easier to use thanks to the in-game tutorial and the renewed UI graphics. Create your track, jump in it and share it online with the community!


Buy from Amazon here