<s>
BMX	B-Application
XXX	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2002	O
sports	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Z-Axis	B-Application
and	O
published	O
by	O
Acclaim	O
Entertainment	O
under	O
their	O
AKA	O
Acclaim	O
label	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
BMX	B-Application
XXX	I-Application
began	O
development	O
in	O
2001	O
as	O
a	O
traditional	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Dave	B-Application
Mirra	I-Application
Freestyle	I-Application
BMX	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
announced	O
as	O
Dave	B-Application
Mirra	I-Application
Freestyle	I-Application
BMX	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
executives	O
of	O
Z-Axis	B-Application
and	O
Acclaim	O
—	O
influenced	O
by	O
a	O
crowded	O
action	O
sports	O
game	O
market	O
,	O
a	O
dire	O
financial	O
situation	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
commercial	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
series	O
—	O
decided	O
to	O
insert	O
nudity	O
and	O
mature	O
humor	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
increase	O
publicity	O
and	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
an	O
aggressive	O
marketing	O
campaign	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
distribution	O
was	O
impeded	O
by	O
various	O
circumstances	O
;	O
major	O
retailers	O
refused	O
to	O
stock	O
the	O
title	O
,	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
refused	O
to	O
publish	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
unless	O
the	O
topless	O
female	O
nudity	O
was	O
censored	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
initially	O
banned	O
in	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
BMX	B-Application
XXX	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
who	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
lacked	O
innovation	O
despite	O
its	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
its	O
limited	O
distribution	O
and	O
loss	O
of	O
celebrity	O
endorsement	O
,	O
BMX	B-Application
XXX	I-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
failure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BMX	B-Application
XXX	I-Application
is	O
a	O
freestyle	O
BMX	O
sports	O
game	O
with	O
an	O
emphasis	O
on	O
off-color	O
and	O
sexual	O
humor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
's	O
rider	O
can	O
perform	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
tricks	O
in	O
midair	O
with	O
the	O
combined	O
input	O
of	O
a	O
direction	O
on	O
the	O
D-pad	B-Device
or	O
left	O
thumbstick	O
and	O
a	O
button	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Completing	O
certain	O
challenges	O
unlocks	O
full-motion	B-Application
video	I-Application
sequences	O
of	O
strippers	O
,	O
with	O
videos	O
unlocked	O
in	O
later	O
levels	O
displaying	O
an	O
increasing	O
amount	O
of	O
nudity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2001	O
,	O
Dave	B-Application
Mirra	I-Application
Freestyle	I-Application
BMX	I-Application
developer	O
Z-Axis	B-Application
began	O
production	O
on	O
the	O
third	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
aiming	O
to	O
expand	O
the	O
technology	O
and	O
include	O
such	O
features	O
as	O
a	O
story	O
,	O
voice-acting	O
,	O
and	O
mission-based	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2002	O
,	O
series	O
publisher	O
Acclaim	O
Entertainment	O
announced	O
Dave	B-Application
Mirra	I-Application
Freestyle	I-Application
BMX	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
which	O
would	O
have	O
showcased	O
freestyle	O
BMX	O
rider	O
Dave	O
Mirra	O
alongside	O
sixteen	O
other	O
professionals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Around	O
this	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
action	O
sports	O
genre	O
had	O
become	O
crowded	O
,	O
prompting	O
executives	O
of	O
Z-Axis	B-Application
and	O
Acclaim	O
to	O
ponder	O
new	O
angles	O
for	O
increasing	O
publicity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Acclaim	O
marketing	O
coordinator	O
Zach	O
Smith	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
decision	O
to	O
insert	O
nudity	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
influenced	O
by	O
their	O
dire	O
financial	O
situation	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
Acclaim	O
executive	O
producer	O
Shawn	O
Rosen	O
additionally	O
cited	O
the	O
commercial	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
series	O
as	O
the	O
catalyst	O
for	O
backing	O
an	O
adult-oriented	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
footage	O
was	O
filmed	O
by	O
Acclaim	O
without	O
Z-Axis	B-Application
'	O
s	O
involvement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
change	O
in	O
direction	O
required	O
Z-Axis	B-Application
'	O
s	O
development	O
team	O
to	O
redesign	O
a	O
significant	O
amount	O
of	O
content	O
they	O
had	O
completed	O
thus	O
far	O
,	O
retooling	O
what	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
Dave	B-Application
Mirra	I-Application
Freestyle	I-Application
BMX	I-Application
3	I-Application
into	O
Dave	O
Mirra	O
BMX	B-Application
XXX	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
runs	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
engine	O
previously	O
used	O
by	O
Z-Axis	B-Application
'	O
s	O
Aggressive	B-Device
Inline	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Regardless	O
,	O
Acclaim	O
's	O
licensing	O
deal	O
with	O
Mirra	O
stood	O
intact	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
Dave	B-Application
Mirra	I-Application
Freestyle	I-Application
BMX	I-Application
3	I-Application
title	O
planned	O
for	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
on	O
November	O
25	O
,	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dave	O
Mirra	O
BMX	B-Application
XXX	I-Application
was	O
showcased	O
at	O
E3	O
in	O
May	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
PS2	B-Device
,	O
in	O
its	O
"	O
Best	O
of	O
E3	O
2002	O
Awards	O
"	O
,	O
named	O
it	O
runner-up	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Biggest	O
Surprise	O
"	O
category	O
,	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
surprise	O
in	O
every	O
sense	O
of	O
the	O
word	O
"	O
and	O
proclaiming	O
that	O
"	O
any	O
title	O
that	O
's	O
working	O
hard	O
to	O
perfect	O
'	O
Boob-Jiggle	O
Technology	O
 '	O
deserves	O
a	O
questionable	O
double	O
take	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2002	O
,	O
a	O
rumor	O
circulated	O
that	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
would	O
not	O
approve	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
(	O
PS2	B-Device
)	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
unless	O
certain	O
sexual	O
content	O
was	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
4	O
,	O
Acclaim	O
representatives	O
Alan	O
Lewis	O
and	O
Tara	O
Blanco	O
confirmed	O
the	O
rumor	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
would	O
be	O
edited	O
to	O
eliminate	O
the	O
topless	O
nudity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
7	O
,	O
Acclaim	O
launched	O
a	O
"	O
Ms.	O
BMX	B-Application
XXX	I-Application
"	O
competition	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
female	O
contestants	O
submitted	O
a	O
digital	O
photo	O
of	O
themselves	O
or	O
a	O
friend	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
subject	O
to	O
a	O
public	O
vote	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BMX	B-Application
XXX	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
on	O
November	O
13	O
,	O
2002	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
on	O
November	O
16	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
on	O
November	O
25	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
on	O
December	O
6	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
on	O
February	O
7	O
,	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
would	O
be	O
Z-Axis	B-Application
'	O
s	O
last	O
game	O
for	O
Acclaim	O
before	O
their	O
acquisition	O
by	O
Activision	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
unveiling	O
at	O
E3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BMX	B-Application
XXX	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
reviewers	O
concluding	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
lacking	O
in	O
innovation	O
outside	O
of	O
its	O
vulgarity	O
and	O
sexual	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Todd	O
Zuniga	O
of	O
Official	O
U.S.	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Magazine	O
further	O
denounced	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
worst	O
example	O
of	O
what	O
PS2	B-Device
games	O
are	O
capable	O
of	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
milquetoast	O
in	O
all	O
gameplay	O
aspects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Steve	O
Steinberg	O
of	O
GameSpy	O
and	O
the	O
reviewers	O
of	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
considered	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
solid	O
gaming	O
experience	O
despite	O
its	O
crude	O
content	O
,	O
with	O
Steinberg	O
pointing	O
out	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
twisted	O
novelty	O
"	O
could	O
not	O
function	O
in	O
other	O
genres	O
,	O
and	O
worked	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
fundamental	O
playability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
control	O
scheme	O
was	O
mostly	O
found	O
to	O
be	O
comfortable	O
and	O
intuitive	O
,	O
though	O
Bryn	O
Williams	O
of	O
GameSpy	O
and	O
Justin	O
Nation	O
of	O
Planet	O
GameCube	B-Application
considered	O
the	O
stunt	O
system	O
to	O
be	O
simplified	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
extreme	O
sports	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Tony	B-Application
Hawk	I-Application
's	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
Skater	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
levels	O
were	O
said	O
to	O
not	O
be	O
as	O
large	O
and	O
creative	O
as	O
those	O
in	O
Z-Axis	B-Application
'	O
s	O
previous	O
efforts	O
,	O
and	O
their	O
design	O
was	O
faulted	O
as	O
barren	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
abundance	O
of	O
spaces	O
bereft	O
of	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Assessments	O
of	O
the	O
visuals	O
were	O
generally	O
unfavorable	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
reviewers	O
finding	O
them	O
comparable	O
to	O
a	O
PSone	B-Device
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
pointed	O
out	O
that	O
the	O
rough	O
character	O
models	O
worked	O
against	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
attempt	O
at	O
sex	O
appeal	O
,	O
with	O
Tom	O
Bramwell	O
of	O
Eurogamer	O
remarking	O
that	O
"	O
not	O
since	O
Orchid	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Killer	B-Application
Instinct	I-Application
have	O
I	O
seen	O
such	O
angular	O
assets	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Gerstmann	O
and	O
Casamassina	O
described	O
the	O
environments	O
as	O
large	O
in	O
scope	O
,	O
Nick	O
Valentino	O
of	O
GameZone	O
felt	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
not	O
as	O
large	O
or	O
impressive	O
as	O
those	O
in	O
Aggressive	B-Device
Inline	I-Device
,	O
and	O
he	O
and	O
Bramwell	O
found	O
some	O
areas	O
to	O
be	O
plain	O
and	O
uninteresting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marriott	O
noticed	O
some	O
distant	O
pop-up	B-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
rider	O
customization	O
was	O
insufficiently	O
extensive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Marriott	O
,	O
Elektro	O
,	O
and	O
fellow	O
GamePro	O
reviewer	O
Tokyo	O
Drifter	O
admired	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
Bramwell	O
and	O
Helgeson	O
were	O
not	O
taken	O
with	O
it	O
,	O
with	O
Bramwell	O
being	O
thankful	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
's	O
option	O
to	O
insert	O
a	O
custom	O
playlist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2003	O
,	O
Mirra	O
filed	O
a	O
$20	O
million	O
lawsuit	O
against	O
Acclaim	O
claiming	O
that	O
BMX	B-Application
XXX	I-Application
damaged	O
his	O
image	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
explained	O
that	O
Acclaim	O
allegedly	O
used	O
his	O
name	O
and	O
likeness	O
to	O
promote	O
BMX	B-Application
XXX	I-Application
after	O
both	O
parties	O
agreed	O
to	O
disassociate	O
his	O
name	O
from	O
the	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
suits	O
claimed	O
that	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
BMX	B-Application
XXX	I-Application
"	O
materially	O
impeded	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
ability	O
to	O
access	O
broad-based	O
retail	O
channels	O
"	O
and	O
damaged	O
revenue	O
projections	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
Acclaim	O
confirmed	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
Dave	O
Mirra	O
BMX	O
game	O
for	O
next-generation	B-Application
systems	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
limited	O
distribution	O
and	O
loss	O
of	O
celebrity	O
endorsement	O
resulted	O
in	O
BMX	B-Application
XXX	I-Application
becoming	O
Acclaim	O
's	O
lowest-selling	O
BMX	O
title	O
to	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
financial	O
failure	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
mass	O
market	O
appeal	O
of	O
BMX	B-Application
XXX	I-Application
among	O
other	O
titles	O
was	O
cited	O
as	O
a	O
factor	O
in	O
Acclaim	O
's	O
2004	O
bankruptcy	O
and	O
liquidation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mike	O
Williams	O
of	O
USgamer	O
,	O
within	O
his	O
list	O
of	O
"	O
10	O
Games	O
That	O
Killed	O
a	O
Franchise	O
"	O
,	O
deemed	O
BMX	B-Application
XXX	I-Application
and	O
Turok	B-Application
:	I-Application
Evolution	I-Application
to	O
be	O
the	O
"	O
two	O
nails	O
in	O
Acclaim	O
's	O
coffin	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Todd	O
Ciolek	O
of	O
IGN	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
retrospective	O
feature	O
covering	O
major	O
game	O
publisher	O
blunders	O
,	O
described	O
BMX	B-Application
XXX	I-Application
as	O
Acclaim	O
's	O
"	O
last	O
cry	O
for	O
attention	O
"	O
in	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
desperate	O
publicity	O
stunts	O
by	O
the	O
financially	O
ailing	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
