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ATV Offroad Fury Pro is the game that ATV Offroad Fury tried to be. While ATV Offroad Fury: Blazin' Trails was a solid portable version of Sony’s ATV Offroad series, ATV Offroad Fury Pro hits the nail on its head.
ATV Offroad Fury Pro’s first improvement can be seen in the variety of vehicles that the game includes. You’ll still find plenty of ATVs, but you’ll also snowmobiles, motocross bikes, buggies, and trucks. The game’s tracks are considerably longer than they were before and significantly more varied. Part of this is to make use of the game’s expanded selection of vehicles so you’ll find some snow tracks to take on with the snowmobile. While the included tracks would have been more than enough, the game includes a fairly robust track editor. You can even share these online.
The gameplay should be familiar. The game’s trick system has been made more lenient so you’ll be pulling off sweet moves without spending too much time with the game. The controls in general seem tighter, allowing you to have more control of the vehicles. This is a welcome improvement and one that goes a long way in making the game enjoyable.
ATV Offroad Fury Pro has the ability to connect to the PS2’s ATV Offroad Fury 4. You can trade vehicles and tracks via the two versions of the game. Additionally, when playing either game, you can check the combined message boards and leaderboards of both versions. You can’t play online against another platform, but online multiplayer worked well during our tests. The game also supports local wireless multiplayer for up to four players.
ATV Offroad Fury Pro is one of the best looking PSP games. You can hardly tell it apart from its PS2 sibling. The graphics engine seems to have been drastically overhauled during the game’s development since the vehicle models are more detailed now and animate realistically. The game makes great use of ragdoll effects so you can expect the riders to go all over the place once you crash. As I mentioned above the tracks are much more varied and look great as well. The only knock against the game’s graphics is that the load times are about 30 seconds per track.
The audio is equally as impressive. The sound effects are quite good. You’ll hear engine sounds, the sounds of the various vehicles going at insane speeds, and even more. It realls helps bring the game to life. The soundtrack has over 30 songs so you’ll find something to like in here.
ATV Offroad Fury Pro is a no-brainer for ATV fans and even more generally for racing game fans. The PSP has quite a number of racing games, but this is one of the most entertaining. -- Jose Liz, PGNx Media
---- Oct 30, 2006
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