Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2 is the natural evolution of Acclaim's BMX biking franchise, complete with significantly spruced up graphics, tons of new freestyle moves, huge new levels, more riders than ever before, an all-new soundtrack and yes, even a track editor. A version of the franchise will ship to PS2 shortly and a GameCube port will arrive with exclusive features at system launch on November 18 of this year.

Features

• The only game that features 10 time world champion and 11 time X-Games champion, Dave Mirra
• State of the art Park Editor lets you create your own BMX experience
• A roster of 14 BMX pros
• 10 massive levels, 4x bigger than before, for the very best in vert, dirt, street and park riding and all of Camp Woodward
• Innovative S.I.K. trick system with the new grind, wall ride, manual and lip trick modifiers, lets you pull over 1500+ tricks
• 10 super-competitive multiplayer games
• Compete to earn more than 40 real-life BMX sponsors during your ProQuest experience
• Killer soundtrack featuring: Ozzy Osbourne, The Cult, Methods of Mayhem and Godsmack

Gameplay
Developed by California-based Z-Axis, Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2 can best be summed up as "Tony Hawk for BMX bike fans." Gamers choose one of their favorite BMX stars and race through freestyle-ready tracks on their tweaked-out bikes. A comprehensive trick system enables more than 1,500 combinations of one-footed manuals, 180 tabletops, candy-bars, rockets -- whatever the pros can do, and with a perfectly recreated realism. Tricks come together by way of an inverse kinematics skeletal system that blends animations and moves together flawlessly.

The development team has one-upped the Tony Hawk franchise in sheer level size. The areas in the game are up to four times larger than they were in last year's original. The GameCube version of the title features two additional tracks over its PS2 predecessor, and every area is filled with jumps, bumps, and objects all worth of a BMX biker's wet dream. Locations include Woodward Camp, an industrial train yard, a tricked-out swamp, a city's commercial district, a water park, a highway intersection, an airport parking garage, and most mouthwatering of all, Devil's Peak -- a huge dirt canyon filled with twists, turns and jumps.

A GameCube screenshot of Dave Mirra 2

Acclaim has gone the extra mile to secure real BMX pros for its freestyle bonanza. The game features 14 superstars in all, including:

• Dave Mirra -- Haro
• Ryan Nyquist -- Haro
• Troy McMurray -- S&M
• Todd Lyons -- Huffy
• Huffy Luc-E -- Standard
• Mike Laird -- Nirve
• Rick Moliterno -- Standard
• Tim Mirra -- Haro
• Kenan Harkin -- Gravity Games Commentary Guy
• Leigh Ramsdell -- Eastern
• Joey Garcia -- Schwinn
• Scott Wirch -- Mongoose
• Colin Mackay -- Specialized
• Zach Shaw -- WeThePeople

Beyond everything else, Dave Mirra 2 also features an intuitive track editor so that players can create their own high-flying, big-bailing courses -- an ever important feature for games of this type. Furthermore, the title boasts a two-player split-screen multiplayer mode with 10 styles of play.

Outlook
The GameCube version of Dave Mirra 2 is essentially a port of the PS2 original, but it does feature two new tracks and some significant graphic upgrades. Supposing that developer Z-Axis can work out camera clinks hampering early versions of the PS2 burn, there's no reason this freestyle racer filled with huge levels, great air and trick opportunities and an enormous list of executable tricks, won't rock BMX fans this fall. Look for this one on GameCube November 18 at system launch.