MXGP 2019
Developer: Milestone SRL
Publisher: Milestone SRL
Platforms: PS4, PC, Xboc One
Reviewed On: PS4
Release Date: 27/08/2019
Price: £49.99 £37.49/$49.99 $37.49
*PSPlus Discount until 17/03/2020
Reviewed By: Felix Kennedy
Review Rush was kindly supplied with a review code.
[ Introduction ]

[ Gameplay ]

[ Visual and Perfomance ]
MXGP 2019 captures Motocross racing in all it’s dirty, muddy glory. You do feel that the devs have put them all into making sure the racing experience was as immersive, visually, as it can be. The changeable weather is also very impressive. You can start the race in dry weather but then...boom, it is a downpour and the track get muddy very quickly. The weathers affect the track as well as your vision. If you’re stuck behind a few riders, mud splashes up to cover your helmet (if you are using that view) which can be remedied with a quick tap on the PS4 touch pad. As mentioned in the gameplay section, the games AI is pretty standard. Racing can be manic, but the frame rate keeps at a steady pace even with the amount of riders on screen as well as the interchangeable weather. My only gripe with the graphics is the mediocre character creation options.

[ Sound ]
The main menu has your standard music you’d expect of a

[ Conclusion ]
Coming in to the game as a complete beginner to the MXGP series, I felt it was a little bit too overwhelming. The developers loyalty to realism feels a little too much like gatekeeping which, in my opinion, will deter a lot of people. The fact that you’re thrust into the career mode without a proper tutorial to teach you of the game’s handling mechanics exacerbates that. All that being said, if you are a fan of the MXGP series then this’ll certainly appeal to you. It just seems like a missed opportunity to try something new for the series by adding both an arcade and a simulation as the tracks are quite fun to race on and the racing experience was a kind of fun once you get a hang of it.
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