Motocross Madness 2

Did You Know?

• Players can create terrains using Adobe Photoshop and the Armadillo terrain editor.
• The game features licensed motorcycles from Yamaha, KTM, Suzuki, and Honda.
• The song 'New Skin' by Incubus appears in the opening segment, taken from their 1997 album S.C.I.E.N.C.E.

Gameplay

Motocross Madness 2 offers six racing types: Stunts, Enduro, Baja, Supercross, Nationals, and the campaign-style Pro-Circuit Mode. In Pro-Circuit mode, a single player follows a series of events and courses to win prize money and upgrade equipment. Multiplayer mode lacks structure, allowing players to race on the same map, play tag, and choose between Supercross or Enduro. In both modes, players are not confined to tracks and can roam among terrain, inanimate objects, and moving features like trains, cars, and farm tractors. Baja mode involves racing through checkpoints called gates in massive open wilderness; the first to complete a set number of laps wins. Enduro mode is similar but takes place in smaller, more variable urban or rural maps. Nationals mode restricts players to a dirtbiking track with no gates, racing to complete laps first. Stunts mode requires accumulating the highest points by performing six possible stunts after gaining enough height in mid-air; a failed stunt results from crashing. Players can roam freely in Stunts mode. Supercross mode takes place on a compact dirtbiking track inside a large stadium with an audience, featuring an extreme sports atmosphere where the crowd reacts to performance; Supercross tracks are compact, while Nationals tracks are broader and thinner.

Reception

Motocross Madness 2 received favorable reviews according to GameRankings. Vincent Lopez of IGN praised the game's fun, hilarious crash animations, relentless action, impressive eye-candy, and enjoyable multiplayer. Stephen Poole of GameSpot noted it is not the most realistic motorcycle simulation but is one of the most enjoyable. Jim Preston of NextGen remarked that flying spread-eagle into a cactus never looked so good. Computer Gaming World named it the best racing game of 2000, calling it the most viscerally pleasing and outright fun racing game in a long time. It won the Editor's Choice Award from PC Gamer, which called it the PC's pre-eminent bike sim. Computer Games Magazine nominated it for Racing Game of the Year in 2000, though the winner remains unknown. At the 4th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards, Motocross Madness 2 won the PC Sports award (shared with FIFA 2001) and was nominated for Visual Engineering, which went to SSX.