Monster Energy Supercross – The Official Videogame 3

even with mx vs atv legends adding 2024 AMA DLC, and even though I hold the unpopular opinion that Monster AMA 6 is a pretty good ass game, this is still the best AMA/Monster Energy game. I just wish it had inner ruts.

Pretty fun motocross game, with a few customization options. Nothing too fancy compared to modern games of other devs. The graphics are decent, but the AI is all over the place. The game feels like something you would play from the PS2 era, like a mx v atv unleashed.

Overall, I give this a 7 out of 10. The game is pretty good, with a few minor issues.
The good,
-Lots of content, from riders to tracks, a fair bit of content to keep you occupied.
-Good Graphics.
-60 FPS on modest hardware. (4 core 3.5 ghz) Low end graphics.
-Fun side modes and a training compound, which is basically a big pit.
-Licensed stuff, and official riders.
-Mostly good physics. The racing physics are very good and realistic, with a few exceptions.
-Pretty Fun base gameplay.
-Track Editor XD. I love these kinds of features.
The bad
-Some of the specs are way out from real life. The CRF450R in the game is underpowered on the low and mid range compared to a real life. The CRF450R in real life is a insane bike, but the game doesnt quite map your intent 1:1 to the bike, which can be annoying.
The automatic player weight distribution will mess you up sometimes, and i recommend turning this off.
The bikes have odd disimilarities, like, they all seem to have traction control and you have to fight to wheelie them. Which is unrealistic, because a real life 450R will power wheelie through 4th gear.
The other game made on this same tech, shares a similar problem, the bikes do not perform correctly compared to real life. The gear ratios are incorrect too.
-The most annoying thing about this game is that the physics model, although excellent for racing, cannot handle stunts. Doing even simple wheelies, which is way harder in this game then in real life, pretty much always ends in a flip or a crash. Why? The game isnt expecting you to wheelie I guess. Which can be annoying, and limits the techniques you can use in racing. Without wheelies, the physics are on point, and handle well. This kind of kills alot of the fun for me.
-The freerange map is a little too small, but its a very good idea thats a ton of fun.
-Minor annoyance, but the sounds arent correct. They are using street versions of engine sounds which top out at 10K RPM. Race bikes, go very high, and sound cool.
-The customization is limited. You cant pick custom sprokets for example, or do tuning. You cant replace engine components to add or shift power. This is kind of annoying. Its kind of amazing to build OP bikes and sink money into them like grand turismo.
Thoughts
This game has tons of potential, and is a decent supercross game, that is much more on the realism side, as opposed to arcady racers. Some of the stuff isnt right, and the stunt physics are broken, (wheelies kill you half way to balance point) but overall for the racing experience, this is probably one of the better racing games I have played.
What this game needs in the future.
-All racing games need much more in depth tuning and car building. Engine swaps, gear swaps, custom cams, timings, intakes, headers, valve sizes, oil thickness, etc.
Needs an in depth carrer mode where you have to buy used bikes and build engines to race with. Maybe invest in your shop and dealership to earn passive income, hire other riders, train them.
Would be nice if you could build some custom bikes. GSXR1000 dirtbike. (Look on youtube)
Should add drag races, grudge racing, enduro rides on big randomly generated maps. City stunt supermoto challenges. Dog fighting/team deathmace multiplayer. Hill climbs. Smuggling while being chased by fourwheelers or something, (with custom high perf bikes netting you higher rewards from harder missions.
OVerall I would recommend this if you are into dirtbikes. Its a solid and polished product with a fair bit of content.

For the £1.99 I paid for the game, brilliant.
I didn't expect much from a game sponsored by an energy drink, but this one surprised me.
1080p, Ultra settings on an Ally X, I'm getting 70fps.
Can't wait to play some more.

A lot of fun, well worth the time and money. I played the 2nd game before this and this one has way better movement and physics.

Great game for the price and better than number 6 by a mile. Really fun for a quick pick and put down type of game.
Only 3 downsides are:
1. The career is boring. It's just race, race and race!
2. The UI is garbage, the developers need to do a course on UI design.
3. No longer updated.

Having played Supercross 1, 2, and 3, I believe that this one has the best physics, gameplay, and customization out of the 3. I can't speak for 4, 5, and 6.