MX Rider

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MX Rider
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Developer(s) Paradigm Entertainment
Publisher(s) Infogrames [lower-alpha 1]
Platform(s) PlayStation 2
Release
  • PAL: October 26, 2001
  • NA: October 30, 2001
Genre(s) Racing
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

MX Rider (often stylized as MXrider) is a racing video game developed by Paradigm Entertainment and published by Infogrames in 2001. It was the first title released under Infogrames' newly reinvented Atari brand name, which Infogrames used alongside their own branding until 2003. MX Rider features over 10 real Grand Prix riders and every track from the 2000 world motocross GP championship.

Contents

An enhanced port of the game without the FIA license, Big Air Freestyle , was released for the GameCube in 2002.

Reception

The game received "average" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. [1]

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  1. Released under the Atari brand name