

ATV franchise in a company re-organization. In August 2011, THQ shut down THQ Digital Phoenix (which Rainbow Studios was known as at the time) as well as other game development studios and did not "actively pursue further development" of the MX vs. Players can also fly airplanes and helicopters in some of the games. As the name suggests, the series' main focus is racing with motocross bikes and all-terrain vehicles, although other vehicles such as dune buggies and sport trucks were also featured in the games. ATV Unleashed, were published by THQ prior to its bankruptcy and liquidation in 2013. Early games in the series, starting with MX vs. ATV is an American racing video game franchise developed by Rainbow Studios and published by THQ Nordic that focuses on off-road racing, as a crossover between THQ's MX trilogy and Sony's ATV Offroad Fury series.

This ability to effectively change the course, and therefore the outcome of events, yields plenty of eye-pleasing animations, but, more importantly, adds a noticeable layer of strategy to the off-roading action.PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Xbox, Game Boy Advance, GameCube, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, mobile phones, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S Of course, it's not just about avoiding obstacles, as newly packed piles of mud can also assist your tricks and turns, and leave the guy tailing you too closely stuck in a rut. Lap one might see you free-styling and hitting top speeds with little concern for your environment, but by the time you hit your third trek around the track, you'll be carefully navigating the mounds and holes you and your competitors have created. With each successive lap, these changes increasingly affect how you play. Rather than just treading some shallow grooves in the tracks, players will notice their tires digging deep into the earth, creating gaping ruts and leaving piles of muddy soil in their wake.

While other games have made wet dirt beautiful with their terrain-changing technology, Reflex has evolved the tech so it also has a real impact on gameplay.
