best mx game ever. silly dlc system failed and the game was never completed. still it has great potential, simcade physics are so well balanced. i would love to see a remastered complete version!!!!
Agree 100%. Was playing it back than and just played it again a few months ago and its still one of the very best MX games, the physics are awesome, the Soundtrack is absolutely 90s/2000s and the tracks are great. I think the potencial of that game was never reached.
i had all the complaints mentioned when it first came out but alive will always be my number 1 mx vs atv game because of how many hours me and the boys put into this game together online
I used to be so fast on this game. Loved it. All about timing and the right amount of lean. Etc etc. you could flow like no other game I've experienced to this day! Wish there was a live 2 essentially.
Back when Alive was popping on playstation I was racing so many championships... I remember being the fastest in the world on a 125 250 and 450 for 2 straight years... man I miss those days late night great convos it was the highlight and now I miss this even more I still play this game to this day!! You show me a loaded lobby and they wanna race for hours? I'm sure as hell calling off work XD
Nice review! I really like the preload system in this game of what I didn't like is the weight of the bikes. they all felt extremely heavy especially when you got the 450. like you said the progression was really bad and the only way to enjoy the game was to have clutch master and scrub master equipped. Which are all at level 50!
It's my favourite preload system for sure, i enjoyed the heavy feel for some reason tho. Once you get to level 50 there isnt really a reason to play the game anymore sadly, the helmets you get at level 50 are funny tho.
Very good vid! I dust it off this morning and you're right. For example, the game should open new tracks starting at level 5 not level 10. At the time I remember the grinding factor but I didn't mind it that much because the gameplay was so good. I think you didn't stress it enough, but the game came out very bare bones but it was marketed that way, selling at a lower price point, in fact half the price of a standard game. I thought it was fair enough. Now, when you have the DLCs with the Ultimate edition, you can at least play these tracks from the start, so it alleviate some of the initial grind.
This game had so much potential. The word was that this was supposed to be the last, with the big downfall of THQ at the time. It was a good game in regards to physics, graphics, etc. It's sad that they weren't able to complete and improve it.
I remember i hated it after Reflex! Once i got used to it i loved it! Still i think reflex was more complete and overall better, but alive was unique and very fun too! Loved to scrub the hell out of a 250 in that game. Loved the tracks too!😍
@@MrHunterbg nahh, reflex was in it’s own league. Imagine having a track editor for reflex! If servers were still online, i would definitely still play it
Kinda wish some of the older Mx vs ATV games got ports alongside Unleashed and Reflex, and the already mentioned ports got some touch ups (unleashed on PC is locked to 30fps, likely because physics were tied to the frame rate, and I believe the physics in reflex are affected by frames/hz and maybe resolution according to a steam post.) Did play a little bit of Alive on my Xbox One when it was a free game with Gold, honestly didn’t know the preload system worked like that, and yeah the progression is a massive slog.
The clerk working at the store where I bought this game from had copies in the back and let me hold one the day before it came out. I had great memories playing this game
This game had the best free ride dlc in any mx vs atv game ever. The camp ground on top of the mountain side open map was awesome. They need to remake that dlc and put it in All Out.
I completely agree with you I was on this game a long time on ps3 and would do tournaments on mxot and 9 times out of 10 win my online I’d was alarm-killa but I think new games should have the physics of this game I loved it wish there were more out there like this
Just downloaded it because it was free on gold. I'm diggin the Free ride as I used to ride the dunes in Wanoka Oklahoma and really wasn't interested in racing but love riding. The dunes are decent sized but could have been bigger. I'm on day two atm.
Same, unleashed was my fave and best mx game to date I’ve played. Real ones and people who know ride for real would agree I’d say. Alive is an easy second for me
I loved it and i bought the dlc's way back so i guess it would be fun to boot up my old ps3 again. What kept me playing was the super intense multiplayer raced the guys were cracked on every track and freeride was awesome imo spent a lot of hours on it :D
I agree still is the best game too. For it's time sure was awesome. Still is we need an alive 2, I know id buy it! Especially if JS7 helped on it again!
I play alive on PS3 and have no probs with any of the dlc. Certain countries dont offer all the dlc bikes. Any PS4 users who have ps now can play alive but dlc will not be available.
I have a question, I unlocked everything even the James Stewart character but I was wondering how did you get the James Stewart gear with your own name and number?
E ai tudo bom Em eu gosto muito do seu canal e eu queria tirar uma dúvida eu não consigo entrar no motocub depot aparece uma mensagem como eu faço pra entrar por favor alguém me ajuda Muito obrigado pela atenção
Those dlc arenacross tracks are the most realistic tracks ever built in a dirtbike game still to this day, we gotta find the guy that made those tracks
The off map glitch is cool. Especially at map with 45 palms, oceanview, bamboo hills, and foggy ridge tracks. Map edges are everywhere but their is a way to go all way around map while off map. You can also go off map at the js compound and sliderock canyon. And at devils playground but only when the lobby glitches...when time expires but you can still ride around... lose ability to pause and the directional buttons to look left, right, and rearview dont work. Thats the glitch. Thats when you have the very rare opportunity to go off map at devils playground....if you know the spot to access it. Its possible to go off map at quarry without the pause triangle trick. Just go to game main menu...records...leaderboards...leave players included on all. Change track info to free ride...bryn carreg quarry...and look at first page of each record....long jump...combo...freestyle...hangtime. then exit leaderboards and go to quarry. Pause game and look at map. You should have extra markers you can jump to. One of those markers is off map. Select it and... BOOM ...you off map.
@@MBF120 Be glad to show you the route around 45 palms off map. And the biggest jump anywhere in the game ive found so far....and ive found alot. Im Quantum7780
i remember playing and i still play to this day but ever since i switched to xbox series s it reverted all my progress but i still have my achievements
Game could had been so good but i just hated how the tracks were located. None felt like real national tracks but the track layouts were so good.. I could ride the JS7 compound for hours though.
I played this game a lot in 2013 and still okay it on the Xbox series x via backwards comparability and still to this day I never got to okay on the james stewart compound which was a shame to me because I really wanted to play but didn’t know about the james stewart compound was a dlc when I was young but oh well !
Also I play on my Xbox 360 because I’m a level 35 on there while on my Xbox series x I’m starting all over but it looks and runs and loads a lot better on there obviously but still it’s a fun game to play very now and then!!
I kinda think Mx vs ATV Encore fixed the lack of content issue that I had with this game. It had both dedicated Supercross and motocross tracks, and they were pretty decent. The physics were quite similar to alive but different in a few ways, so I still think alive was better in that area.
Only thing I can say to this is that the whips work fine if you know how to do them just like in any other Mx game there are those that learn how to throw great looking whips and those that could never figure it out. Saying the whips are behind is far from the truth in my opinion.
My biggest gripe with the game back in the day was how different it was from Reflex. I know Rainbow went out of business and lost the files etc. etc. I still had fun with Alive. Riding in the Dunes was a big plus. But reflex seemed to have way more momentum and a free feeling on the bike. Alive seemed more stiff and I hated how you could just not hit a corner right and then pop the clutch lol. Also the rider looked like a total goon while riding and like the rider was way too big for the bike. Other than that I still had my fun with it. It didn't long for me to move over to MXsim when it started getting more popular at the time though lol.
The physics of this game are really great which really is a shame when you look at the game as a whole. The one thing that holds this game back is the lack of content. This game could have been truly legendary if it got the content that you would expect from a triple A motocross game. To this day it is the only mx vs atv game that isn’t on steam which could breathe new life into the game if it was put onto steam. I love this game, I play it almost everyday and have gotten ridiculously good. It’s just so sad when you think what could have been with this game.
Man. Where do i start, this is my all time favorite mx game. I was in the top 25 fastest laps on every track in this game (on 360 and ps3) i spent so many hours on this game and the community was amazing. I hope legends give us the stewart compound pro loop 🫡
This was the first game I got for 360 and was my most played with 2,000,000 rider xp.
You're cracked bro.
Sorry for the late reply to my homeslice
@@MBF120 no problem!
What did that get you?
@@DP-id7rz happiness
What’s your gamertag? I played so much of alive I think I can remember it… mine was DGKennedy121
best mx game ever. silly dlc system failed and the game was never completed. still it has great potential, simcade physics are so well balanced. i would love to see a remastered complete version!!!!
A remaster with new dlc wouls be littt
If they don't make a remaster, my life will never be completed
@@MBF120how do you play dlc
Agree 100%. Was playing it back than and just played it again a few months ago and its still one of the very best MX games, the physics are awesome, the Soundtrack is absolutely 90s/2000s and the tracks are great.
I think the potencial of that game was never reached.
i agree bro, soundtrack was fire and it was really the last classic mx vs atv game. I wish it got more love
I remember when this came out it was immediately my favorite Mx vs ATV for the same reason (gameplay/physics).
The stewart compound is one reason i loved it so much
Exactly! The same 10 tracks are so good i never get bored
i had all the complaints mentioned when it first came out but alive will always be my number 1 mx vs atv game because of how many hours me and the boys put into this game together online
by far one of my favorite motocross games by far. the memories i have on this game are crazy
This and reflex feel like completely different games but they succeed so well couldn't agree more with your vids 👍
There weren't many tracks, but the tracks are all fire man. some crazy lines to find
You had to be a god to hit some of those lines
I used to be so fast on this game. Loved it. All about timing and the right amount of lean. Etc etc. you could flow like no other game I've experienced to this day! Wish there was a live 2 essentially.
Back when Alive was popping on playstation I was racing so many championships... I remember being the fastest in the world on a 125 250 and 450 for 2 straight years... man I miss those days late night great convos it was the highlight and now I miss this even more I still play this game to this day!! You show me a loaded lobby and they wanna race for hours? I'm sure as hell calling off work XD
The good ole days eh:( it was insanely hard to keep momentum in this game so you deffinitely figured it out eh.
@@MBF120 clutch and scrub master were key and clutch bomb every jump to boost with clutch master
@@dennisklinger43 yeaaa those 2 skills were ridiculous aha
@@MBF120 what blew my mind was they never tried to keep it going on playstation the way they do for xbox I wish I could play alive on my ps4
@@dennisklinger43 get ps now on your ps4 and you can play alive on your ps4.
Seeing this video because this game gonna be on Xbox Gold. Great video!
Glad u enjoyed!
Nice review! I really like the preload system in this game of what I didn't like is the weight of the bikes. they all felt extremely heavy especially when you got the 450. like you said the progression was really bad and the only way to enjoy the game was to have clutch master and scrub master equipped. Which are all at level 50!
It's my favourite preload system for sure, i enjoyed the heavy feel for some reason tho. Once you get to level 50 there isnt really a reason to play the game anymore sadly, the helmets you get at level 50 are funny tho.
always had a ktm 250. I raped everyone 😘
@@Eindhoven0vier0 I’m faster than you though 😝
250s are the fastest in the game
Very good vid!
I dust it off this morning and you're right. For example, the game should open new tracks starting at level 5 not level 10. At the time I remember the grinding factor but I didn't mind it that much because the gameplay was so good.
I think you didn't stress it enough, but the game came out very bare bones but it was marketed that way, selling at a lower price point, in fact half the price of a standard game. I thought it was fair enough.
Now, when you have the DLCs with the Ultimate edition, you can at least play these tracks from the start, so it alleviate some of the initial grind.
The key to ranking up fast was just to spam repeat the first snowy short track racer over and over again.
Yea thats what i did, it got old pretty fast tho.
How did you get the free ride map with the grassy hills and 2 stock bonus bike
cant anymire
Honestly my personal favorite. Played this game for HOURS. Just me and a good buddy
Good review Bruh aslo u should try MX VS ATV UNTAMED the game is fun and the gameplay runs very smoothly left a 🕶️👍🏿 peace
One day in the future for sure
man i loved this game dare i say it might have been ahead of its time
This game had so much potential. The word was that this was supposed to be the last, with the big downfall of THQ at the time.
It was a good game in regards to physics, graphics, etc. It's sad that they weren't able to complete and improve it.
Replaying this game again 2024 and the progression is 100% the biggest issue. Nothing will ever beat untamed progression
Had so many good races on this game
I remember i hated it after Reflex! Once i got used to it i loved it! Still i think reflex was more complete and overall better, but alive was unique and very fun too! Loved to scrub the hell out of a 250 in that game. Loved the tracks too!😍
It was definitely not as polished as reflex, but was super fun to play in its own way:)
If alive had track editor, can guarantee you reflex would’ve been forgotten.
@@MrHunterbg nahh, reflex was in it’s own league. Imagine having a track editor for reflex! If servers were still online, i would definitely still play it
Does motoclub depot work for you?
Why can’t I do any cool tricks like a backflip? All I can do is a whip wheelies and stopies but that’s it
There should be a trick guide in the games menu or online.
Will you plz do a review on mxvsatv legends whenever that game comes out probably in July or august I think it comes out
Yessssiirrr😎
Kinda wish some of the older Mx vs ATV games got ports alongside Unleashed and Reflex, and the already mentioned ports got some touch ups (unleashed on PC is locked to 30fps, likely because physics were tied to the frame rate, and I believe the physics in reflex are affected by frames/hz and maybe resolution according to a steam post.)
Did play a little bit of Alive on my Xbox One when it was a free game with Gold, honestly didn’t know the preload system worked like that, and yeah the progression is a massive slog.
The clerk working at the store where I bought this game from had copies in the back and let me hold one the day before it came out. I had great memories playing this game
Bro thats the shit you will never forget, cant believe it's already been almost 11 years:(
This game had the best free ride dlc in any mx vs atv game ever. The camp ground on top of the mountain side open map was awesome. They need to remake that dlc and put it in All Out.
Totally agree!
That's my favorite game, good memories.
I completely agree with you I was on this game a long time on ps3 and would do tournaments on mxot and 9 times out of 10 win my online I’d was alarm-killa but I think new games should have the physics of this game I loved it wish there were more out there like this
Just downloaded it because it was free on gold. I'm diggin the Free ride as I used to ride the dunes in Wanoka Oklahoma and really wasn't interested in racing but love riding. The dunes are decent sized but could have been bigger. I'm on day two atm.
Unfortunately you cant buy dlc on the backwards compatible version:(
The game is still super fun tho!
How'd you get Stewart's compound?
I bought it years ago on ps3, i believe you can still get it on ps3 and xbox 360. You cant get it on the xbox one or newer sadly
@@MBF120 can u get it on ps4?
oh mate i played this game so much. i was in the top 100 on the EXP leaderboard... could be my most played game ever :D
It was super fun! Still is
Love this game!! Bring this game back!!
I hope it gets popular again!
Today it's on Xbox Live Gold! 16.April - 30.April
Aside from Unleashed, this is my favorite MX vs ATV. I loved the physics, and some of the tracks in this game are the best in the entire series.
Same, unleashed was my fave and best mx game to date I’ve played. Real ones and people who know ride for real would agree I’d say. Alive is an easy second for me
Did you get background music from Xcodeh??
I remember playing this with my dad. Good times
I loved it and i bought the dlc's way back so i guess it would be fun to boot up my old ps3 again. What kept me playing was the super intense multiplayer raced the guys were cracked on every track and freeride was awesome imo spent a lot of hours on it :D
Multiplayer was super intense aha, always had good battles
@@MBF120 I ran a 2:20 on a 125 at the compound lmao
I want to buy at the motorcycle club store but it won't let me, are the servers not working or no longer working?
I remember playing this game and then instantly going back to reflex 💀
I agree still is the best game too. For it's time sure was awesome. Still is we need an alive 2, I know id buy it! Especially if JS7 helped on it again!
Why can’t I get the Stewart compound on Xbox one
And today they announced this game in april's Games with Gold
I play alive on PS3 and have no probs with any of the dlc. Certain countries dont offer all the dlc bikes. Any PS4 users who have ps now can play alive but dlc will not be available.
Yea there isnt dlc on the backwards compatibale versions of the game unfortunately:( at least we still hage it on ps3 and xbox 360!
I play but all the quads and dirtbikes aren’t actual brands do i have to update???
Still has the best physics out of any of these games
I have a question, I unlocked everything even the James Stewart character but I was wondering how did you get the James Stewart gear with your own name and number?
DLC on PS3 and Xbox 360
E ai tudo bom
Em eu gosto muito do seu canal e eu queria tirar uma dúvida eu não consigo entrar no motocub depot aparece uma mensagem como eu faço pra entrar por favor alguém me ajuda
Muito obrigado pela atenção
I have to agree that this was one of the greatest. It kinda got screwed by having to follow up reflex.
Yeaaa u right
Alive had the perfect balance between realism and arcade racing mechanics.
Those dlc arenacross tracks are the most realistic tracks ever built in a dirtbike game still to this day, we gotta find the guy that made those tracks
Agreed
i still play this split screen with my friends it never gets old
He'll yea, those were the days
Is there anyway to still get the JS7 compound on 360 now that moto depot is closed?
No clue about 360, it's still up on ps3 tho.
@@MBF120 what the heck. Yeah I can never connect to motodepot or online play. But you say it’s working on the Xbox one?
@@iangrogan5261 i know it works on ps3, but not on xbox one
This game made my infancy
What?
@@MBF120 I played this 10 years ago, compared to games now it's nothing
Me and my oldest bro still got online games like 2 months back when we last played
Previous mx v ATV games had cheats codes didn't it?
The off map glitch is cool. Especially at map with 45 palms, oceanview, bamboo hills, and foggy ridge tracks. Map edges are everywhere but their is a way to go all way around map while off map. You can also go off map at the js compound and sliderock canyon. And at devils playground but only when the lobby glitches...when time expires but you can still ride around... lose ability to pause and the directional buttons to look left, right, and rearview dont work. Thats the glitch. Thats when you have the very rare opportunity to go off map at devils playground....if you know the spot to access it. Its possible to go off map at quarry without the pause triangle trick. Just go to game main menu...records...leaderboards...leave players included on all. Change track info to free ride...bryn carreg quarry...and look at first page of each record....long jump...combo...freestyle...hangtime. then exit leaderboards and go to quarry. Pause game and look at map. You should have extra markers you can jump to. One of those markers is off map. Select it and... BOOM ...you off map.
I never knew you could get out of the map on the tracks, i never tried that!! I only ever did it on the free ride maps
@@MBF120 Be glad to show you the route around 45 palms off map. And the biggest jump anywhere in the game ive found so far....and ive found alot. Im Quantum7780
Are u starting to upload more frequently now
Hopefully i can get way more videos out in february! Waiting om the new sx game and mx vs atv game to
Anyone else have an issue where it won't keep you signed in on xbox 1 when trying to play this?
I never expirienced that
i remember playing and i still play to this day but ever since i switched to xbox series s it reverted all my progress but i still have my achievements
and i never got my dlcs to work on xbox series s
Yea sadly there is no dlcs on the backwards compatible version:(
looks like a good game will give it a try
Is there any way to get the dlc tracks and bikes on 360
Not sure man. I know you cant get it on the xbox one backwards compatible vetsion. So maybe you can if you play it on 360
Are you getting mx vs atv legends
Game could had been so good but i just hated how the tracks were located. None felt like real national tracks but the track layouts were so good.. I could ride the JS7 compound for hours though.
The difficulty for MX vs ATV untamed is esey when set to esey mode.
I remember loving this game as a child, didn’t really know how to play or how to progress, but I did like using the atv, coop and doing free roam.
U should do a long of this game and mx unleashed
just do 30 laps of the short track. takes maybe 5-10mins to complete and u get a couple levels a race until level 15 or so
I fuckin loved this game! We used to get in these tournaments online and they were legit. badass game
I played this game a lot in 2013 and still okay it on the Xbox series x via backwards comparability and still to this day I never got to okay on the james stewart compound which was a shame to me because I really wanted to play but didn’t know about the james stewart compound was a dlc when I was young but oh well !
Also I play on my Xbox 360 because I’m a level 35 on there while on my Xbox series x I’m starting all over but it looks and runs and loads a lot better on there obviously but still it’s a fun game to play very now and then!!
I kinda think Mx vs ATV Encore fixed the lack of content issue that I had with this game. It had both dedicated Supercross and motocross tracks, and they were pretty decent. The physics were quite similar to alive but different in a few ways, so I still think alive was better in that area.
Yea alive had the better physics for sure, i think encore took a step forward with the content, but a step back with the physics
@@MBF120 facts, encore feels so awful, it does even feel like I’m riding a dirt bike, same goes for All Out, Alive is the goat 🐐
does anyone know how to install it on pc? i would like to replay this masterpiece
How are you getting the dlc content ?
All the dlc waa recorded on my ps3
So much nostalgia
Does anyone know how to open maps in this game?
Is this 60fps now on series x
I wanna play game like that on my ps5 i used to play alive a lot does someone’s knows new mx vs atv legends will be similar to alive? ;/
It looks similar to mx vs atv all out from what ive seen
@@MBF120 how’s all out I have never played it before
@@TobiMoto its a good game, but i'd wait for legends to come out since it's only a month away
How do you get js7 on Xbox one?
All the dlc in this video was recorded on my ps3
Only thing I can say to this is that the whips work fine if you know how to do them just like in any other Mx game there are those that learn how to throw great looking whips and those that could never figure it out. Saying the whips are behind is far from the truth in my opinion.
Fair point
How did you get all your dlc on the Xbox one
All of the dlc was recorded on my ps3
Mx vs. Atv legends coming soon⁉️
Yes for sure!
This was so fun on multi-player
My biggest gripe with the game back in the day was how different it was from Reflex. I know Rainbow went out of business and lost the files etc. etc. I still had fun with Alive. Riding in the Dunes was a big plus. But reflex seemed to have way more momentum and a free feeling on the bike. Alive seemed more stiff and I hated how you could just not hit a corner right and then pop the clutch lol. Also the rider looked like a total goon while riding and like the rider was way too big for the bike. Other than that I still had my fun with it. It didn't long for me to move over to MXsim when it started getting more popular at the time though lol.
It was definitely a lot different from reflex, quite a bit stiff compared to it.
For me, something about it just felt right and i enjoyed it
@@MBF120 i will say this video made me wanna mess around with it again. I wish it was on pc
Best dirt bike game ever made hands-down 👌
MX vs ATV Alive is gonna be Free with gold on April 16th
Hell yea, thats awesome!
ahaha used to love this game now I see why they came out with reflex lol
What about the gameplay is it nice ?
I love this game so much but sucks there's nothing on the motoclub depot for alive 😞
Only on ps3 and maybe xbox 360, not on the new xbox consoles sadly.
For me the best MX vs ATV game is Reflex, this game is so perfect 😍
Can you still get the dlcs on 360?
You can still buy them on ps3, so i'm assuming you still can on the xbox 360 to
This gamme is better that PURE?
I can’t get the dlcs anymore anyone have the same problem?
I believe you can still buy them on ps3 and xbox 360, not on the backwards compatible version tho.
How do I get the dlc now days??
I don't think you can anymore
The physics of this game are really great which really is a shame when you look at the game as a whole. The one thing that holds this game back is the lack of content. This game could have been truly legendary if it got the content that you would expect from a triple A motocross game. To this day it is the only mx vs atv game that isn’t on steam which could breathe new life into the game if it was put onto steam. I love this game, I play it almost everyday and have gotten ridiculously good. It’s just so sad when you think what could have been with this game.
If custom content came out for this game, or more DLC.... i think i'd be the happiest dude on earth. The lack of content definitely held it back
Anyone wanna game share on ps3? I have all the DLC except Suzuki’s and want them so bad
Man. Where do i start, this is my all time favorite mx game. I was in the top 25 fastest laps on every track in this game (on 360 and ps3) i spent so many hours on this game and the community was amazing. I hope legends give us the stewart compound pro loop 🫡
Bro is there a way to buy the dlc still or nah
I think you can only buy it on ps3 and xbox 360
@@MBF120 is your motoclub depot working? Mine says server unavailable but other people saying it works so idk
@@silly-xd8uq it was working on my ps3 when i recorded the video. But it was down on the backwards compatible version on my xbox series x
@@MBF120 shi I think I gotta get a ps3 now lol
39.99 standard 59.99 more tracks and other version more vehicles for mx vs atv legends 🙌
It is now 11 years old.
it's gonna be in high school soon
Yeah!