BMX XXX

Infobox VG
title = BMX XXX


caption =
developer = Z-Axis
publisher = Acclaim Entertainment
designer =
engine =
released = Xbox ^{[http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/xbox/data/552476.html]}
vgrelease|United States of America|USA|November 10, 2002
vgrelease|PAL Region|PAL|December 6, 2002
PlayStation 2 ^{[http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/ps2/data/552475.html]}
vgrelease|United States of America|USA|November 16, 2002
vgrelease|PAL Region|PAL|December 5, 2003
GameCube ^{[http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/gamecube/data/552477.html]}
vgrelease|United States of America|USA|November 24, 2002
vgrelease|PAL Region|PAL|February 7, 2003
genre = BMX game
modes = Single player
ratings = ELSPA: 18+
ESRB: M
OFLC: RC
OFLC: MA15+ (cut)
platforms = GameCube, PS2, Xbox
media =
requirements =
input =
picture format = 480p (EDTV) "(excluding PS2)"
480i (SDTV)
"BMX XXX" is a controversial 2002 video game published by Acclaim Entertainment for the Xbox, GameCube, and PlayStation 2. It was developed by Z-Axis. It is a BMX game speckled with crude humor and nudity. The game allows the player to create riders as topless women in underwear bottoms and "unlock" full motion video clips of strippers in action. Consequently, "BMX XXX" was denied classification in Australia. While the game is available fully uncensored on the GameCube and the Xbox, the American PlayStation 2 version has no topless riders and the stripper footage is censored with small BMX XXX logos over the nipples. Because of this, the reception by the public was luke-warm.

Relationship to Dave Mirra

BMX XXX builds on the earlier work done by Z-Axis on "Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX". The development title was "Dave Mirra BMX XXX" [cite news |authorlink=http://www.ign.com |title=E3 2002: Dave Mirra BMX XXX |url=http://videogames.yahoo.com/news-1111017 |publisher=Yahoo Video Game News |date=2002-05-22 |accessdate=2007-11-27 ] , and although Dave Mirra refused to endorse the product and obtained legal documents to the effect that his name would not be used, it was initially hyped and offered to the press with his name attached [cite news |authorlink=http://www.ign.com |title=Dave Mirra Sues Acclaim |url=http://videogames.yahoo.com/news-1118429 |publisher=Yahoo Video Game News |date=2003-02-14 |accessdate=2007-11-27 ] . It was only after direct legal action that he succeeded in preventing the use of his name on the product [cite news |authorlink=http://www.ign.com |title=Dave Mirra Sues Acclaim |url=http://videogames.yahoo.com/news-1118429 |publisher=Yahoo Video Game News |date=2003-02-14 |accessdate=2007-11-27 ] .

Controversy

The game was originally intended to be a Dave Mirra title without nudity [cite news |authorlink=http://www.ign.com |title=Dave Mirra Sues Acclaim |url=http://videogames.yahoo.com/news-1118429 |publisher=Yahoo Video Game News |date=2003-02-14 |accessdate=2007-11-27 ] , but it is generally believedViews needing attribution|date=August 2007 in the industry that the game was of low quality Fact|date=August 2007 - its average review in the gaming media was 60% [ [http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/cube/bmxxxx?q=BMX%20XXX Metacritic] ] , which is considered to be average or poor — and that Acclaim decided late in the game's development to attempt to create a controversy and hopefully prop up sales by including some nudity [cite news |authorlink=http://www.ign.com |title=Dave Mirra Sues Acclaim |url=http://videogames.yahoo.com/news-1118429 |publisher=Yahoo Video Game News |date=2003-02-14 |accessdate=2007-11-27 ] . The attempt at publicity was rather successful, although the publicity achieved was of the wrong sort for Acclaim; with television reports that Wal-Mart, Toys R Us, and most major IEMA retailers in the United States declined to carry the game in their stores due to the nudity. Consequently, sales were poor: under 100,000 copies were soldFact|date=August 2007. The game was not greeted with controversy or with much sales interest in Europe, while it was sold with the sexual content removed in Australia [cite news |authorlink=http://www.gamepower.com.au/ |title=Acclaim Australia: BMX XXX Interview |url=http://www.gamepower.com.au/?aid=1069 |publisher=Game Power Australia |coauthor=Daniel Armstrong |date=2002-11-08 |accessdate=2007-11-27] .

oundtrack

*Green Day - "Basket Case"
*N.E.R.D. - "Lapdance"
*Saliva - "Click Click Boom"
*Alien Breed - "Crackling" and "Evil Twin"
*Taking Back Sunday - "Cute Without the 'E' (Cut From The Team)"
*Sublime - "Date Rape"
*311 - "Down"
*TRUSTCompany - "Downfall"
*Mötley Crüe - "Girls, Girls, Girls"
*Ten Foot Pole - "Plastic" and "Giving Gravity a Hand"
*De La Soul - "The Magic Number"
*New Found Glory - "My Friends Over You"
*KRS-One - "Step Into A World (Rapture's Delight)"
*Brand New Sin - "Judgment Day" and "SPP"
*Audiovent - "The Energy"
*Eric B. & Rakim - "Juice (Know The Ledge)"
*Large Professor - "Bout That Time"

ee also

*Video game controversy

External links

*moby game|id=/bmx-xxx|name="BMX XXX"

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