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Following the apocalyptic car combat of Twisted Metal Black and the B-movie brawling of War of the Monsters, Incog's third full release for the PS2 is the console's first downhill mountain bike racing game.

From the summit of a craggy slope, plunge hundreds of feet downward in excess of 60 miles per hour, atop nothing more than a lightweight frame and a pair of knobby tires.

Whether this is challenge or insanity is a decision I leave up to you. Add to this the fact that the bots are fairly well skilled themselves, and this isn't something that a newbie could just jump into and expect to kick ass at. Quite difficult at first, with a learning curve that kept me frustrated a great deal of the time, this game definitely takes some patience to master. Similar to the untracked course from SSX, you can also range far and wide over the course, following a variety of paths, finding little secrets in each one, like the Black Diamond path.Īs all games must have, Downhill Domination does have a negative, given that it's not a perfect title. I'd swear that I could let my character start down a track, go use the john, and by the time I get back, still have enough track left to catch up and beat the other players.

Downhill Domination has upgraded bikes, unique riders, and even unusual stunts you can pull off, but all of these pale in comparison to the fact that it has levels that are simply huge. Instead, what I'd look at is the sheer volume of gameplay available to you. The graphics and audio are standard fare for a PS2 title, so much so in fact that I wouldn't advocate purchasing the game based on them. But when the game is so damn fun, who cares?

I could also do without being bludgeoned by my rivals as I'm riding. The cast of contenders is a case study of cliches (let's keep clowns named T-bag who scream "Dude!" in Kool-Aid commercials where they belong). In fact, only a few minor missteps detract points from this otherwise perfect run. And where other racers settle for a few hidden shortcuts, DD's mountainsides offer intertwining trails and plunging drops for derring-do (thanks to some spotless controls, even sliding past obstacles is pure pleasure). As you race through dense woods in a torrential downpour, skirting sheer cliffs and dodging tree stumps, lightning shoots from the heavens and sets the forest aflame- the game bristles with such crazy moments. Each of DL7s 27 mammoth tracks boasts intense attention to detail and gripping gameplay. Lord knows why developer Incog chose to follow up its well-received War of the Monsters with a mountain-bike racing game, but the company's fingerprints of quality are all over the place.