BMX XXX

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BMX XXX
File:BMX XXX.jpg This is the precursor to modern-day Twitch and certain mobile game ads. And yes, Acclaim definitely believes in tropes.
Genre(s): Sports Platform(s): Xbox PlayStation 2 Nintendo GameCube Release: Xbox NA: November 12, 2002 EU: December 6, 2002 PlayStation 2 NA: November 19, 2002 EU: December 5, 2002 GameCube NA: November 26, 2002 EU: February 7, 2003 Developer(s): Z-Axis Publisher(s): Acclaim Entertainment Series: Dave Mirra's Freestyle BMX Predecessor: Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2 Successor: Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 3 (by release date, GBA-exclusive)

BMX XXX is an adult BMX game developed by Z-Axis and published by Acclaim Entertainment under their AKA Acclaim label. It was released for the Xbox, Nintendo GameCube and the PlayStation 2 in 2002.

Why It SuXXX

1. Excessive Meddling - When Dave Mirra was told that Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 3 would be made into the adult-rated Dave Mirra BMX XXX, he wanted the game to be a tongue-in-cheek parody title with light-hearted and humorous adult content (Similar to the 1980 movie Airplane). However, with Acclaim having severe money problems this time due to many poorly-selling titles, the company was desperate for a title that would create sales and profits, and so they changed the adult content from its original tongue-in-cheek nature into a pornographic title with strippers and nudity. Going completely against his wishes and with the publisher doing this change without him knowing, Dave Mirra was furious with Acclaim and ordered the company to remove his name and likeness from the title (renaming it to it's final name: BMX XXX). However, according to Mirra, they still used his likeness and pictures in advertising and other marketing, leading to a $21 million lawsuit with Acclaim in February 2003, alleging a breach of contract, unfair competition, injury to reputation, false advertising and an invasion of privacy. Eventually, Acclaim and Mirra soon settled the lawsuit with no monetary or other damages that were paid for, and Mirra allowed Acclaim to continue making games in his likeness.
   • BMX XXX's change in content would end up backfiring on Acclaim as a result, as the game sold poorly (especially with most retailers like Wal-Mart and Toys 'R' Us refusing to put the game on their shelves) and is one of the reasons for Acclaim filing for bankruptcy in 2004.
   • Even Sony's US operations were shocked at the adult content, and ordered the PlayStation 2 version in the country to be censored, leaving only the Xbox and Nintendo GameCube version the only versions of the game to be released fully uncut in the region. Australia for example had the game censored.
   • Speaking of Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 3, it eventually became a GBA-exclusive port, but without the nudity, language and adult humor, which was better than this.
2. As noted above, this game is nothing more than a rehash of Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2 with edgy and unfunny content.
3. The game goes way beyond jumping the shark in an attempt to be edgy. Acclaim themselves have said the humor that the game offers is based on shows like Jackass. Examples include:
   • An unnecessary amount of profanity.
   • Gross out humor, both visible (some female characters have visible boobs) and in the dialogue.
4. The graphics are quite off, with low-polygon models, poor textures, and slow animations.
5. There are only six tracks to play on when compared to eight (ten on the GameCube and Xbox versions) on Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2.
6. The controls are just atrocious, Grinds can be canceled quite easily and they can cause mishaps throughout the game, mainly with the jumping, which is extremely heavy and doesn't work properly.
7. The camera is way too zoomed onto to the character you're playing as, meaning that you could crash into cars easily and lose focus on what you are doing.
8. Several glitches, especially in the Super Crash Mode where if the characters bounce indoors, they will glitch through the walls and can cause the game to crash.

Redeeming Qualities

1. Cheesy FMVs featuring strippers (if you're into that kind of thing).
2. The licensed soundtrack is average at its best, featuring artists such as Green Day, Alien Breed, 311 and N.E.R.D.

Reception

Despite the game getting mixed reviews, the game was a huge commercial failure as many countries had to censor the FMV sexual content in the game.

Due to the inclusion of the FMV strippers, BMX XXX became one of the three games that are available on the consoles (excluding Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas) to be prohibited on Twitch, followed by The Guy Game due to the FMV nudity and the 17-year old lawsuit, and Criminal Girls likely due to the bondage fetishes.

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