So, as a MotorStorm competitor, PS3 MX vs. All of this conspires to create an excessively rough-looking game. ATV Untamed is compromised right off the bat by running with a reduced resolution - 1024x576 to be precise, with very poor scaling used to blow up the image to 720p. Off-puttingly bad screen-tear is your constant companion here and there's zero anti-aliasing or much in the way of special effects to smooth off what is clearly a very 'jaggy' looking game. In fact, in stark contrast to MotorStorm, technically MX vs. ATV Untamed does have a different gameplay focus compared to MotorStorm (the importance of stunts in particular), it does very little to convince you that Rainbow has got to grips with what the current range of consoles are capable of. There's still plenty of fun to be had from this game, especially with the vast selection of vehicles on offer and the bewildering array of different game types, but you just can't help but feel that Rainbow Studios has developed this title in some kind of alternate dimension where Sony never actually released MotorStorm.Ĭertainly, for PlayStation 3 owners, there's absolutely nothing here that makes you feel good about owning the console. ATV Untamed may be bigger and better in just about every way, but the core gameplay hasn't really changed much at all in the seven years since Rainbow Studios' first ATV title made its US debut. Rainbow Studios' ATV Offroad Fury, initially only available as a US import, was a revelation - combining excellent graphics with stupendously fun physics and some genuinely laugh-out-loud wipe-out animations - definitely something of an office favourite at the time. Back in the early days of PlayStation 2 there wasn't much in the way of fun to be gleaned from the limited range of games on offer certainly there was a distinct shortage of accomplished multiplayer releases to fill the void (TimeSplitters accepted). Wow, this game brings back some very happy memories.