''Dave Mirra BMX Challenge'' is a

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for the

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and later for the Nintendo

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. It was the only entry in the ''

Dave Mirra David Michael Mirra (April 4, 1974 – February 4, 2016) was an American Freestyle BMX, BMX rider who also competed in rallycross racing. He set the record for most medals in BMX Freestyle at the X Games (later tied by Scotty Cranmer) and earne ...

'' series released by Crave Entertainment after the previous publisher,

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, filed for bankruptcy in 2004, and the final entry in the series overall.

Gameplay

The PSP version consists of three modes: exhibition, quickplay, and a career mode. The career mode consists of race and trick events. Career mode has different levels of difficulty as well, which adds more challenge to the game. The Wii version likewise has many of the same modes, including career mode and bases most of the game around it. It also utilizes the

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's motion controls for steering and jumping; tricks are otherwise executed with button combinations.

Development and release

Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX ''Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX'' is a sports video game series that was originally developed by Z-Axis and published by Acclaim Max Sports. Neon Studios originally developed the handheld port before Full Fat took over developing the handheld ports. ...

'' publisher

, after settling a lawsuit with freestyle BMX rider

, announced on October 23, 2003 that their licensing agreement would continue until 2011. However, the following year Acclaim went bankrupt and liquidated before another ''Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX'' title could be released. In 2005, the series as well as '' ATV: Quad Power Racing'' were sold to

for $120,000. On April 13, 2006, publisher Crave Entertainment announced ''Dave Mirra BMX Challenge'', which was planned to be released for the

in October. On March 13, 2007, Crave Entertainment announced a Wii port of the game that would be released in June. The Wii version of ''Dave Mirra BMX Challenge'' was showcased at E3 2007, and the game was given an initial release date of August 21, before it was delayed to September 25.

Reception

The game received "generally unfavorable reviews" on both platforms according to video game

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References

External links

* {{Dave Mirra series 2006 video games 505 Games games Crave Entertainment games Mirra, Dave BMX Challenge Left Field Productions games Oxygen Games games PlayStation Portable games Racing video games Single-player video games Video games developed in the United States Wii games