<s>
MX	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
ATV	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
is	O
an	O
off-road	O
racing	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
THQ	O
Digital	O
Studio	O
Phoenix	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
THQ	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
MX	O
vs.	O
ATV	O
series	O
,	O
following	O
MX	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
ATV	I-Application
Reflex	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
last	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
published	O
by	O
THQ	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MX	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
ATV	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
10	O
,	O
2011	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
THQ	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
launched	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
pricing	O
model	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
sold	O
at	O
a	O
lower	O
retail	O
price	O
than	O
most	O
new	O
releases	O
(	O
$39.99	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
a	O
larger	O
amount	O
of	O
paid	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
MX	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
ATV	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
was	O
released	O
to	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
;	O
its	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
attained	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
61	O
and	O
63	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
of	O
its	O
criticism	O
was	O
directed	O
towards	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
intentional	O
lack	O
of	O
much	O
initial	O
content	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
DLC-oriented	O
structure	O
.	O
</s>
