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Linux Game: Dirt Bike 2

About.com Rating four out of Five

From Andre Haas, for About.com

In this game, you are a dirt biker, and you must advance through several missions. Each of these missions is very hard to beginners, but is also very fun. It features great physics and challenges the player. This is highly recommended to all fans of biking games, especially if you are dirt biker yourself. You can compare your scores with friends, as well as submit them on line to see your status in the world.

Gameplay

The gameplay is very simple, because the game is controlled by on four keys. Your up and down keys will accelerate and decelerate, and your left and right ones will make your driver lean to one side, to prevent you from landing on your head after a jump. The controls are quite sensitive, so maneuvering through the bumpy obstacle courses can be difficult for many players. However, you can quickly learn this game, and soon it becomes fun, instead of frustrating. The terrain, featuring hills, rocks, bridges, and all sorts of obstacles, is very fun to drive on.

Graphics and Audio

The obstacle courses are created nicely, with hills, rocks, and other miscellanies all drawn in professional quality. You dirt bike and its rider are both very realistic. The audio is very simple, consisting of a few revs and vrooms. The lack of audio, however, is just fine because playing this game requires too much concentration to listen to music.

Special Feature

The most interesting part of the game is the level design. There are often hard rocks to pass, and steep, wooden ramps to jump off. When you are trying to rev up a big rock, suddenly you hit the gas too hard, and the biker quickly flips on his back and dies. However, some parts, such as flying off ramps, are pure fun.

Bottom Line

Try this game if you yourself are an extreme biker or dirt biker. But even if you aren't, you may still enjoy the awesome physics of the game. While only the most skilled players can beat the game, almost everyone can find it fun. This is great for smaller kids, who can spend hours trying to get through all the missions successfully. Adults can find it fun, too, as long as they are determined to win it.
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