No Fear Downhill Mountain Biking
No Fear Downhill Mountain Biking (also known as No Fear Downhill Mountain Bike Racing) is a mountain bike video game released in 1999 for PlayStation and 2001 for Game Boy Color. The Dreamcast and Microsoft Windows versions were planned[1] but never released.
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| Developer(s) | Unique Development Studios (PS) Codemasters (GBC) |
| Publisher(s) | Codemasters (PS) THQ (GBC) |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation, Game Boy Color |
| Release | PlayStation Game Boy Color
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| Genre(s) | extreme sports (mountain bike) |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, Multiplayer |
Gameplay
An extreme sports game, the mountain bike consists of mountain tracks from circuits around the world of varying difficulty. The game was inspired by tracks including San Francisco's Telegraph Hill and New Zealand's Matukituki Rapids.
The game has eight different riders and a number of tracks for the bikes to descend.
Reception
| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| GameRankings | 66%[2] |
| Publication | Score |
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| AllGame | |
| CNET Gamecenter | 7/10[4] |
| Consoles + | 75%[5] |
| Game Informer | 4.25/10[6] |
| GamePro | |
| GameSpot | 5/10[8] |
| IGN | 5.5/10[9] |
| Next Generation | |
| OPM (UK) | 6/10[11] |
| OPM (US) |
The PlayStation version received "average" reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.[2] Tom Russo of NextGen said: "This downhill mountain-bike racer is quirky fun, but the limitations are enough to keep it at two stars".[10]
References
- McClendon, Bill (November 18, 1999). "And Then There Were Three". Gamecenter. CNET. Archived from the original on February 26, 2000. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
- "No Fear Downhill Mountain Bike Racing for PlayStation". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 27, 2019. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- Kanarick, Mark. "No Fear Downhill Mountain Bike Racing - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- Derr, Andrew L. (March 15, 2000). "No Fear Downhill Mountain Bike Racing". Gamecenter. CNET. Archived from the original on August 16, 2000. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
- "No Fear Downhill [Mountain Biking]". Consoles + (in French). No. 94. November 1999. p. 168. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- McNamara, Andy (January 2000). "No Fear Downhill Mountain Biking [sic]". Game Informer. No. 81. FuncoLand. Archived from the original on June 1, 2000. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- Air Hendrix (December 1999). "No Fear Downhill Mountain Mike Racing". GamePro. No. 135. IDG Entertainment. p. 170. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
- Stahl, Ben (December 30, 1999). "No Fear Downhill Mountain Biking [sic] Review [date mislabeled as "May 2, 2000"]". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- Nix, Marc (January 7, 2000). "No Fear Downhill Mountain Bike Racing". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- Russo, Tom (December 1999). "No Fear Downhill Mountain Bike Racing". NextGen. No. 60. Imagine Media. p. 113. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- Hurley, Oliver (December 25, 1999). "No Fear Downhill Mountain Biking". Official UK PlayStation Magazine. No. 53. Future Publishing. p. 123. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
- Rybicki, Joe (December 1999). "Downhill Mtn. Bike Racing [sic]". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. Vol. 3 no. 3. Ziff Davis. p. 164. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
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