Pure Demo?

Originally posted by JasonSGN I'm really tempted to get this. Maybe I will with my birthday and Christmas coming up. I've been so busy lately anyway that I've hardly touched my Xbox 360 this past week or so.

I gathered you were busy.  Things here on the board have been quiet.  I was tempted to streak through the lobby in order to get some reaction.

Actually, my busy spell has just subsided.  Funny how things are relative.  When I was working, every week was busy time.  Now that I am back in school (and actually having adult conversations not centered around video games), coupled with my trip last week, I am finding time to be at a premium ..... especially since the first of three tests in each class are promised to be the hardest of the semester.  I wish I wasn't such an effing perfectionist and want to keep my 4.0 going.

I got this one as my freebie in the TRU sale this week.  I'm actually surprised at how much I am loving this game.  The ATV customization is fun, and not as obnoxious as some of the gearhead type games out there like Gran Turismo and Forza (sorry, but vehicle tweaking has never been my thing unless it was a real car and it was owned by me).

The tracks are just fun to run, with multiple routes in some cases.

I haven't tried online yet, but I will once more people I know get this.  There are complaints that the single player mode is short, but that doesn't bother me as I rarely finish a single player racer anyway, and after 3-4 races in a row I need a break and do something else anyway.

I think I'm going to buy this when the price drops. It really is a fun and good-looking game.

I wanted to like it but it there is simply too much emphasis on tricks/boost vs racing.  I went through the whole demo and completed the race a couple times. A bit too fast for me (especially under boost) where I was all over the place. Heck I crashed more times than I could count.

I will say it is one of the nicest looking games out there.

Agreed. The game looks amazing but too over-the-top for me too. I hate games that give you a speed boost for doing tricks -  I don't want to perform tricks, I want to race. The MX vs ATV series has over-the-top tricks too, but they don't give you any advantage during the race.