''MX Superfly featuring Ricky Carmichael'', released as ''MX Super Fly'' in PAL regions, is a

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developed by Pacific Coast Power & Light and published by

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for the

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, and

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. It is the second installment of THQ's ''MX'' trilogy and a sequel to '' MX 2002 featuring Ricky Carmichael'', garnering professional motocross racer Ricky Carmichael's endorsement like its predecessor. THQ released a third ''MX'' game in 2004, titled '' MX Unleashed'' and developed by its newly acquired subsidiary

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, the eventual creator of the ''

MX vs. ATV ''MX vs. ATV'' is a racing video game series developed by Rainbow Studios and published by THQ Nordic. It focuses on off-road racing and serves as a successor of THQ's ''MX'' trilogy and Rainbow Studios' ''ATV Offroad Fury'' series developed unde ...

'' series that serves as a crossover with Sony's ''ATV Offroad Fury'' series.

Gameplay

Players are able to create a male or female MX rider of their own and play in either two modes: racing or freestyle. The former consists of races against opposing racers controlled by

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, while the latter consists of levels taking place in various environments where the player must independently accomplish certain challenges. It is also possible to play with a friend in

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multiplayer, and the Xbox version exclusively featured

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consisting of extra soundtracks, riders and bikes that could be downloaded from the

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service.

Development

The game had a marketing budget of $4 million.

Reception

The GameCube and PlayStation 2 versions received "generally favorable reviews", while the Xbox version received above-average reviews, according to the

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References

External links

* {{MX vs. ATV 2002 video games GameCube games Locomotive Games games Multiplayer and single-player video games MX vs. ATV PlayStation 2 games Racing video games RenderWare games THQ games Video games developed in the United States Video games with gender-selectable protagonists Xbox games