ATV is a sequel to just one game, it can be easily seen as a spiritual successor to no less than seven games. ATV Unleashed, a sequel that combines all of Rainbow's offroad experience to make a new frontrunner in the genre.Įven though MX vs. In 2004 Rainbow adopted Pacific Coast Power & Light's good but young MX series and came out strong with the first MX Unleashed - a new THQ brand for a familiar type of gameplay. Rainbow then went on to create an ATV sequel for Sony, after which it drifted away from the big S and headed toward the Calabasas, California based THQ. After a successful Madness sequel, the brand was abandoned by Rainbow, which then partnered with Sony to apply its offroad expertise to 2001's super hit, ATV Offroad Fury. That's when the Microsoft published and Rainbow developed Motocross Madness hit stores. It all started with Rainbow studios in 1998.

Ironically enough, both contenders are probably going to win it.īefore we get into exactly why avid fans of offroad racing should skip merrily down to the local videogame store madly waving a wad of twenties at the nearest sales clerk, let's try and understand where MX vs. Both corners are fighting for the unified heavyweight championship of the world. Not since those lanky Rastafarian Predators fought HR Giger's horrific Aliens have we been made privy to such a monumental match up.

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