Motocross Mania

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Motocross Mania
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Developer(s) Deibus Studios
Publisher(s) On Deck Interactive (PC)
Take-Two Interactive (PS)
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows, PlayStation
ReleaseMicrosoft Windows
  • NA: November 14, 2000
  • EU: 2000
PlayStation
  • EU: July 13, 2001
  • NA: July 17, 2001 [1]
Genre(s) Racing (Motocross)
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Motocross Mania is a racing game developed by Deibus Studios and published by On Deck Interactive for Microsoft Windows in 2000, and by Take-Two Interactive for PlayStation in 2001.

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Reception

The PC version received "average" reviews, while the PlayStation version received "unfavorable" reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. [2] [3] IGN said of the former, "You need guts to go head-to-head with a Microsoft title, and Motocross Mania has more than enough." [13] GameSpot was divided between the two releases. On one hand, Tom Kayes said of the PC version, "If you're a fan of motocross, then Motocross Mania would make a great addition to your collection." [8] However, when it came to the PS version, Jeff Gerstmann scathingly remarked that "With so many better supercross games on the market, many of them older and available at similar bargain-basement price points, Motocross Mania has no place in the market." [9] Scott Steinberg of NextGen called the latter "A stripped-down racer running on fumes – which is exactly what you'd have to be inhaling before purchasing this game." [14]

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