MX 2002 featuring Ricky Carmichael 2001 video game
2001 video game
MX 2002 featuring Ricky Carmichael Developer(s) Pacific Coast Power & Light Tiertex Design Studios (GBA) Publisher(s) THQ Programmer(s) Matthew Gaston Composer(s) Steve Kirk Series MX Engine RenderWare (consoles) [ 4] Platform(s) PlayStation 2 , Xbox , Game Boy Advance Release PlayStation 2 NA : June 28, 2001[ 1] EU : September 14, 2001Game Boy Advance NA : September 25, 2001[ 2] EU : October 26, 2001Xbox NA : December 3, 2001[ 3] EU : April 26, 2002Genre(s) Sports , racing Mode(s) Single-player , multiplayer
MX 2002 featuring Ricky Carmichael is a video game developed by Pacific Coast Power & Light and published by THQ for the PlayStation 2 , Xbox and Game Boy Advance in 2001. It is the third motocross racing game published by THQ to be endorsed by professional motocross racer Ricky Carmichael , after Championship Motocross featuring Ricky Carmichael and its sequel, Championship Motocross 2001 Featuring Ricky Carmichael , as well as the first game in THQ's MX trilogy, a follow-up series to the Championship Motocross duology that would eventually become part of its MX vs. ATV crossover racing franchise. A sequel, MX Superfly , was released in 2002 and also endorsed by Carmichael.
Development
MX 2002 originally began development as a sequel to Championship Motocross 2001 Featuring Ricky Carmichael , before undergoing significant changes that led it to be rebranded as the start of a new successor to the Championship Motocross duology. Tiertex Studios, which developed the Game Boy Color version of Championship Motocross 2001 , developed a Game Boy Advance version of MX 2002 that similarly featured 3-D graphics.
Reception
The PlayStation 2 version received "generally favorable reviews", while the Xbox version received above-average reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic .[ 8] [ 9] While Jim Preston of NextGen was critical about the game having "ordinary" graphics and an "awkward" stunt system for the PS2 version,[ 24] the magazine was more positive to the Xbox version due to its better controls and built-in tutorials.[ 25] Dan Elektro of GamePro said that the former console version "may find its true niche with big motocross fans, but casual gamers will most likely be left in the dust."[ 31] [ b]
Notes
^ In Electronic Gaming Monthly ' s review of the PlayStation 2 version, one critic gave it 7/10, and the rest gave it each a score of 7.5/10.
^ GamePro gave the PlayStation 2 version two 4/5 scores for graphics and control, 3.5/5 for sound, and 3/5 for fun factor.
References
^ "THQ SHIPS MX 2002 FEATURING RICKY CARMICHAEL FOR PLAYSTATION(r)2" . GameZone . June 28, 2001. Archived from the original on February 8, 2005. Retrieved January 19, 2024 .
^ "THQ Ships 'MX 2002 Featuring Ricky Carmichael' for Game Boy Advance" . Business Wire . Berkshire Hathaway . September 25, 2001. Archived from the original on December 16, 2001. Retrieved October 12, 2021 – via Yahoo.com .
^ "THQ SHIPS MX 2002 FEATURING RICKY CARMICHAEL FOR XBOX" . THQ . December 3, 2001. Archived from the original on April 16, 2004. Retrieved May 3, 2023 .
^ "RenderWare Powers Major Titles at E3" . GameZone . May 21, 2001. Archived from the original on September 25, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2024 .
^ "MX 2002 featuring Ricky Carmichael for Game Boy Advance" . GameRankings . CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on December 5, 2019.
^ "MX 2002 featuring Ricky Carmichael for PlayStation 2" . GameRankings . CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on December 5, 2019. Retrieved October 10, 2021 .
^ "MX 2002 featuring Ricky Carmichael for Xbox" . GameRankings . CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on December 5, 2019. Retrieved October 10, 2021 .
^ a b "MX 2002 featuring Ricky Carmichael critic reviews (PS2)" . Metacritic . Fandom . Archived from the original on July 9, 2022. Retrieved January 19, 2024 .
^ a b "MX 2002 featuring Ricky Carmichael critic reviews (Xbox)" . Metacritic . Fandom. Archived from the original on November 3, 2021. Retrieved January 19, 2024 .
^ Dudlak, Jonathan; Sewart, Greg; Hager, Dean (August 2001). "MX2002 [sic] featuring Ricky Carmichael (PS2)" (PDF) . Electronic Gaming Monthly . No. 145. Ziff Davis . p. 109. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 25, 2023. Retrieved January 19, 2024 .
^ Saltzman, Marc (July 16, 2001). "MX 2002 featuring Ricky Carmichael (PS2)" . The Electric Playground . Greedy Publications Ltd. Archived from the original on February 28, 2003. Retrieved January 19, 2024 .
^ Saltzman, Marc (January 16, 2002). "MX 2002 featuring Ricky Carmichael (Xbox)" . The Electric Playground . Greedy Productions Ltd. Archived from the original on February 28, 2003. Retrieved January 19, 2024 .
^ Kato, Matthew (August 2001). "MX 2002 featuring Ricky Carmichael (PS2)" . Game Informer . No. 100. FuncoLand . Archived from the original on February 23, 2005. Retrieved October 10, 2021 .
^ "MX 2002 featuring Ricky Carmichael (Xbox)". Game Informer . No. 105. FuncoLand. January 2002. p. 86.
^ Gerstmann, Jeff (July 3, 2001). "MX 2002 Featuring Ricky Carmichael Review (PS2) [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006"]" . GameSpot . Fandom. Archived from the original on May 7, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2024 .
^ Villoria, Gerald (February 1, 2002). "MX 2002 Featuring Ricky Carmichael Review (Xbox) [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006"]" . GameSpot . Fandom. Archived from the original on April 8, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2024 .
^ Tsotsos, Alex (January 9, 2002). "MX 2002 Featuring Ricky Carmichael (PS2)" . GameSpy . IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on June 13, 2002. Retrieved October 10, 2021 .
^ D'Aprile, Jason (November 15, 2001). "MX 2002 Featuring Ricky Carmichael (Xbox)" . GameSpy . IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on February 17, 2005. Retrieved October 10, 2021 .
^ Krause, Kevin (July 8, 2001). "MX 2002 featuring Ricky Carmichael (PS2)" . GameZone . Archived from the original on February 8, 2005. Retrieved October 11, 2021 .
^ Lafferty, Michael (December 31, 2001). "MX 2002 featuring Ricky Carmichael - Xbox" . GameZone . Archived from the original on May 26, 2008. Retrieved October 11, 2021 .
^ Harris, Craig (January 10, 2002). "MX 2002 Featuring Ricky Carmichael (GBA)" . IGN . Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on October 28, 2021. Retrieved January 19, 2024 .
^ Perry, Douglass C. (July 3, 2001). "MX 2002 Featuring Ricky Carmichael (PS2)" . IGN . Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on October 4, 2023. Retrieved January 19, 2024 .
^ Chau, Anthony (December 5, 2001). "MX 2002 Featuring Ricky Carmichael (Xbox)" . IGN . Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on October 30, 2021. Retrieved January 19, 2024 .
^ a b Preston, Jim (September 2001). "MX 2002 Featuring Ricky Carmichael (PS2)" . NextGen . No. 81. Imagine Media . p. 83. Retrieved October 10, 2021 .
^ a b "MX 2002 Featuring Ricky Carmichael (Xbox)" . NextGen . No. 85. Imagine Media. January 2002. p. 31. Retrieved October 10, 2021 .
^ "MX 2002 featuring Ricky Carmichael". Nintendo Power . Vol. 149. Nintendo of America . October 2001.
^ Baker, Chris (August 2001). "MX 2002 featuring Ricky Carmichael" . Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine . No. 47. Ziff Davis. p. 104. Retrieved January 19, 2024 .
^ "MX 2002 featuring Ricky Carmichael". Official Xbox Magazine . Imagine Media. February 2002. p. 73.
^ Saltzman, Marc (July 11, 2001). "Road rage rules in racing games [date mislabeled as "June 11, 2001"]" . The Cincinnati Enquirer . Gannett Company . Archived from the original on July 17, 2001. Retrieved October 10, 2021 .
^ Saltzman, Marc (July 17, 2001). "MX 2002 featuring Ricky Carmichael (PS2)" . Playboy . Playboy Enterprises . Archived from the original on March 6, 2002. Retrieved October 10, 2021 .
^ Dan Elektro (September 2001). "MX 2002 Featuring Ricky Carmichael" (PDF) . GamePro . No. 156. IDG . p. 102. Archived from the original on September 11, 2004. Retrieved January 19, 2024 .
External links
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