Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX - Sega Dreamcast

One of my favorite games of all time and I highly recommend it! Unfortunately I no long have this copy but I wish I did.

Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX is yet another in the string of extreme sports games spawned by the success of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater. Unlike some other games, Mirra's trick system is actually creatively different from the THPS system, and unlike the few that deviated from the THPS system, Mirra's system works quite well for modeling what is a quite different kind of sport from skateboarding. The trick system consists of Tricks, Grinds, and Modifiers. Tricks are things like a Superman, Backflip, Tailwhip, Cancan, etc. Grinds are grinds (oh, and there are stalls as well). Modifiers are things like X-up, barspins, one-hander, no-hander, etc.. Do a Trick and then a Modifier, and you have a new trick. For instance, do a superman and then a no-hander and you have yourself a superman no-hander. Simple system, and it works quite well in the game. Advancing through proquest (or "career mode"), you encounter the fairly standard THPS system of complete certain goals on a level (tricking off a series of things, getting a certain point value, etc.) until you unlock the next level. The first 6 levels are in this style, the final 6 levels are competition levels, where the best 2 runs wins. One notable difference from Tony Hawk is that in Mirra competitions, the runs are 2 minutes long. This may sound like a minor difference, and maybe even a benefit, but when you're trying to max out points over 4 minutes, you can really feel drained. Now for the bad news about Dave Mirra. You like framerates? Too bad, bucko, cause Dave's got nothing but ... for you in that area. The programmers here clearly didn't finish up this aspect of the game, because while the graphics are attractive, the game can be SLOW. Looking out towards a wide open area everything suddenly becomes slow as molasses. This will happen on essentially every level, too. Even more disturbing is that when you're in a corner or someplace where you wouldn't be looking out towards lots of polygons, the game gets a real jolt of speed, which can be rather disconcerting. The other minor disappointment with the game is the lack of videos. Completing the game first with Dave Mirra, you're rewarded with a disappointingly short video. Even more annoying is that only Mirra, Nyquist, and one other character have videos at all, which is a letdown if you're used to THPS. In short, while Dave Mirra had a very good engine to start with, the framerate drop can really kill the game for you. Still, if you like this style of game, it's worth checking out; just rent it first.

Very addictive, challenging, frustrating at times, but keeps you coming back for more. I've beaten this game many times, but i still play it and love it to death. The graphics are great, and plenty bags of tricks to pull out, over 3,000+ combinations, plus you can make your own too. Tons of records to break (longest grind, biggest air, longest jump, longest manual, etc...) There are i think 12 diff parks, but 3-4 levels of challenges for each park, except the competition levels. Skate Park 8 is awesome park, along with Camp Woodward. This game is highly reccommended. If you are trying to decide between Dave Mirra and Mat Hoffman, go with Dave Mirra. Mat Hoffman sucks.

THPS is about 20* better. This is a very cheap version of Matt Hoffman's BMX. The moves are pathetic. The controls are really messed up- This game game is in mo way realistic.

Nothing beats the feeling of playing your favorite bikers -- Mirra, Nyquist, etc. The moves are amazingly true to form and the soundtrack gets the blood pumping. The controls are easy to understand and adapt. But one thing that no one has mentioned is that this game has some major lag when there's lots of stuff happening on screen -- whether it be a speeding train, or a gaggle of ramps and intersections. I can only compare this game to that of Tony Hawk Pro-Skater, and no matter how fast and crazy my moves are in Tony Hawk, the game never slows down. Well, Dave Mirra does some weird annoying slow-mo effects. Which kinda makes you wonder, is he slow or is he just stupid?

I only got this game because it was on sale. I bought this and got Jeremy McGrath Motocross free. I wanted the Motocross game so thought, hey two games for the price of one, great. I must tell you I haven't touched another game for about two weeks. It is just that good. It can be difficult at times, like having to grind 180 feet down the power lines behind Dave Mirra's house, and my wife is getting annoyed by the grunting noises she gets for responses now. But if you want a good game and are not worried about the rest of world discussing your disregard for the real world, buy this as soon as you can (if you can get it on sale that's just a bonus)

This game is soooooo beast! The graphics are good, and the selection of levels, charactors, and equipment are cool. This game I think will be better the Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX. The two-player features are great. The only thing is that their is no split-screen action. You take your turn then your friend takes his/hers. This can be cool but you and your friend have to take turns waiting. I would recomend this game to anyone with a Sega Dreamcast.

Dave Mirra is awesome!! this game totally kicked!! The music was incrediabally good, the sound effects were whack!! and the crashes and tricks were so sick~ this game wowed me. it blew my mind. I'd say this game is just as good as the tony hawk games in every aspect!! Buy this game!!