Tiger Games MX Dirt Rebel Review

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(More customer reviews)Ok, I'm not into games and wouldn't know, so maybe it's a decent game (though if it is, that means they haven't changed AT ALL since the '80s).

However, lets say you're looking at this, and thinking, hey, it's got handlebars and controls, this might be an easy and painless introduction for a kid interested in motorcycles to the basic control concepts.. particularly the counter-intuitive need to roll the grip-throttle BACK to accelerate FORWARD, and maybe a start on the tricky bits of coordination needed to keep from applying the throttle and the front brake at the same time...

Forget it. This isn't going to teach anything real at all. There is no grip throttle, the "accelerator" isa little thumbswitch about where the starter button should be that's either "on" (go fast) or "off" (decelerate rapidly to a stop). Both levers are "brakes" (I didn't really expect a clutch), that decellerate even more rapidly to a stop. I haven't seen any need to do that in the internal logic of the game, so they can be pretty much ignored- and will be. The steering is a tilt switch, you tilt the whole thing in the air to turn, which actually isn't too bad- it's more like countersteering than a turn sensor would be- but then, it works with both wheels in the air. None of the controls modulate at all- the tilt switch feels like it has maybe 5 positions counting neutral/centered, in other words "turn" and "turn hard" in each direction, the brakes and throttle are just either on or off.

So, maybe it's OK just as a game, but the "educational value" is actually in the negative realm somewhere, since a kid who plays with it a lot would have to "unlearn" these controls to ride someday...

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Product Description:
Experience the thrill of Motocross racing, right on your own TV. Realistic handles let you accelerate, brake and turn on adjustable terrains. Go head-to-head with virtual drivers or race the clock in eight different levels of extreme action. For 1 to 4 players. Requires 4 "AA" batteries (not included).

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