Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX is a BMX

Bicycle motocross

Bicycle motocross or BMX refers to the sport in which the main goal is extreme racing on bicycles in motocross style on tracks with inline start and expressive obstacles, and it is also the term that refers to the bicycle itself that is designed for dirt and motocross cycling.- History :BMX started...

 video game developed by Runecraft

Runecraft

Runecraft Ltd was a software design and development studio, specializing in brand-led video games. Runecraft's clients included US publishers such as Hasbro, Mattel, Interplay, Activision, Crave and Ripcord. The company was initially based in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire. The company was formed in...

 and published by Activision

Activision

Activision is an American publisher, majority owned by French conglomerate Vivendi SA. Its current CEO is Robert Kotick. It was founded on October 1, 1979 and was the world's first independent developer and distributor of video games for gaming consoles...

. It was released in 2001 for various systems, including the Game Boy Color

Game Boy Color

The is Nintendo's successor to the 8-bit Game Boy handheld game console, and was released on October 21, 1998 in Japan, November 19, 1998 in North America, November 23, 1998 in Europe and November 27, 1998 in the United Kingdom. It features a color screen and is slightly thicker and taller than...

, PlayStation, Dreamcast, and Game Boy Advance

Game Boy Advance

The is a 32-bit handheld video game console developed, manufactured, and marketed by Nintendo. It is the successor to the Game Boy Color. It was released in Japan on March 21, 2001; in North America on June 11, 2001; in Australia and Europe on June 22, 2001; and in the People's Republic of China...

. It was also released for Windows

Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...

. The game was followed by Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX 2

Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX 2

Mat Hoffman Pro BMX 2 is the sequel to Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX. It was made available for the Game Boy Advance, Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, and Xbox.-Gameplay:...

. A demo version of the game is available in the N64 and PS1 version of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2, often abbreviated as THPS2, is the second game in the Tony Hawk's series. It was developed by Neversoft and published by Activision in 2000...

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Gameplay

The goal of Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX is to successfully perform and combine different tricks on a BMX bike, with successful executions adding to the player's score. The player can play as one of eight different professional BMX riders, including Mat Hoffman

Mat Hoffman

Mat Hoffman is an American BMX rider considered one of the best vert-ramp riders in the history of the sport. He is nicknamed "The Condor" and owns the BMX Freestyle brand Hoffman BMX Bikes, based out of Oklahoma City, OK.-Bio:...

, Rick Thorne

Rick Thorne

Rick Thorne in Kansas City, Missouri, USA , is a professional BMX rider for Famous Stars and Straps, as well as an actor/TV and radio host and a musician. He began riding at age 12 and entered his first competition at age 15...

, or Mike Escamilla. The game also uses a tweaked version of the game engine

Game engine

A game engine is a system designed for the creation and development of video games. There are many game engines that are designed to work on video game consoles and personal computers...

 used in a similar video game, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater

-Reception:The game was very well-received by most critics, scoring an outstanding 92 on Metacritic based on 18 reviews for the PS1 version. IGN gave the N64 version of the game a 9.1 out of 10 praising the gameplay for "genius control, combo system and design" despite little criticism with sound...

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Single Session

In this mode the player chooses a BMX rider, an available bike, an available level, and ride for two minutes in an attempt to set a high score.

Free Ride

Free Ride is similar to the Single Session mode; the player chooses a BMX rider, an available bike, an available level. But instead of a two minute timer, the player can ride around as long as they want , finding gaps, secrets areas, or simply practice.

Multi-Player modes

The game also features several multi-player modes including Trick Attack, Horse, and Graffiti.

External links

• Activisions Website