I went into Pure thinking it would be overly arcadey, sort of like a Motor Storm, and found that it's actually a super-accessible technical racer that you can play arcadey if you like, or page through 30-some pages of parts to build out your ATV for the perfect race.

The graphics are excellent and framerate solid, even when hitting huge air and getting the zoom-out effect where you see almost the entire map. That is one of the most exhilerating moments while playing.

The students are defined in 1 of 4 levels, basically mapping to the 3 face buttons and both L1/R1 I believe depending on your boost level and then combining that with some direction on your analog stick. This results in quite a few combination *technically*, but actually being fast enough or coordinated enough to pull of a face-button and 1 of 8 directions differently each time is a lot tricker than you think, especially since pre-loading your jump (pushing down then flicking up right as you crest a jump to throw yourself into the air) already positions your hands and fingers in a certain feel - coming out of a preload and immediately into the opposite motion, like down and triangle is pretty tricky.

I found myself pulling off the *same* stunts per-level over and over again (which give you less and less boost as you keep repeating stunts) just because it was the most natural feel to me when I frantically tried to pull something off before hitting the ground.

The game is fairly forgiving, I readily lost some races and readily won others... I couldn't detect any rediculous "rubber banding" that is a stable in the Need for Speed series and some other racers, it was a very natural feel of either "I'm loosing", "I'm catching up" or "I'm winning"... and in some cases "I'm destroying them!".

The amount of polish in this game is evident from the get-go and never really lets go... it's a really safe buy if you like racers and just a lot of simple and accessible fun with great graphics and excellent track design.

The whole family really enjoys this game. Though it is a little tedious when you're building the bike, the rest of the game is fun.

The tricks aren't too difficult, even for my eight year old to manage. The music is good (and kid appropriate). This is a good, fun family game.

Pure is an ATV racing game that doesn't offer too much in the way of originality, and it makes no apologies about it either. Instead, Pure offers everything that is great about the ATV-style racing game, offering an assortment of vehicles, tracks, and tricks that will keep you plenty busy. Oh yeah, it's way, way fun too. First thing you'll notice is that the game is simply gorgeous to look at, boasting some impressive and detailed environments and tracks to race on. Also featuring an impressively deep trick system that is even more surprisingly easy to learn and get a hold of, Pure offers enough overall variety and is easy for newcomers to the genre to get into, while offering jsut enough challenge to satisfy veterans as well. XBox Live multiplayer support is also wonderfully enjoyable, and offers enough content to keep you busy as well once you get your fill of single-player mode. The only real flaw of Pure lies in its soundtrack, which is really more of a personal preference. That aside, the rest of Pure is nearly flawless. All in all, next-gen ATV racing doesn't get much better than what you find here with Pure, and it definitely deserves your attention.

This is a pretty fun little arcade racing game. I previously saw the trailer on the Playstation Network and it looked terrible, but the game looks great, even on a standard def TV.

The game's "career" mode lets you create your own ATV, from about two-dozen types of parts. As you complete races, you unlock other racing events and win advanced ATV parts that you can install onto your racer to make it better.

The game has a trick mode, but the emphasis is still on the racing. Tricks come in three different levels, with the higher level tricks allowed after you build up a certain amount of boost by completing lower-level tricks. Boost can be used to get a burst of speed on the track, helping you beat the other racers and finish in a better position.

While I don't really think this is worth the full price of [...], it would be a great value as a [...] game, especially if you like both tricks and racing (ala SSX on the PS2). Like SSX, you get a lot of air in the game and get a great view of the surrounding landscape.

the graphics are great, but not as good as motor storm. would like to see the quads break apart when crashing.
otherwise, a good race game either competing with other computer generated racers (you cant have more than one player), or with other on-liners. A shame, as we like to play with friends.

There are different levels that you can proceed and different vehicles that you can race in. The pluses for playing this game are the graphics and the interesting race course.