Motocross Maniacs Advance

Upon release, the game received average reviews, with praise directed to its updated visual presentation and new game modes and criticism to its speed and difficulty.

• Title — Motocross Maniacs Advance • Genre — Racing • Publisher — Konami • Developer — Konami Computer Entertainment Hawaii • Released — March 21, 2002 • Modes — Single-player, Multiplayer • Platforms — Game Boy Advance

• Illustration — A screenshot of Motocross Maniacs Advance. Motocross Maniacs Advance is a side-scrolling platform racer in which players must outrace three opponents on a course as one of six characters, whilst collecting power-ups dodging obstacles. Players control their bike by holding A to accelerate, pressing B to boot speed from nitros collected throughout the course, and the D-Pad to align the bike whilst midair. Power-ups, including rockets and land mines, can be deployed to speed up or disrupt other players. Courses have ramps and loops to traverse as well as obstacles to avoid. The game features four gameplay modes. Championship Mode requires players to complete all six circuits across twelve courses, and features a story in which six characters from across the globe to enter a racing competition organised by a robot planning to take over the world. Attack mode features individual races, with the player racing to perform tricks for points in the Point race or racing against the clock in the Time Attack race. Action Mode includes three single-player and multiplayer minigames: Zombie Attack, where players known down ghouls by boosting into them, Hidden Lab, where players dodge hazards on a conveyor belt, and Bomb Tag, a game of hot potato with a bomb. Motocross Maniacs Advance supports local multiplayer gameplay for up to four players under the 4-Player Link Battle Mode, with Action Mode also supporting multiplayer using the multi-boot feature of the Game Boy Advance, allowing players to use the Game Link Cable to play the game with one cartridge.