<s>
MX	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
ATV	I-Application
Reflex	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2009	O
off-road	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Rainbow	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
THQ	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
MX	O
vs.	O
ATV	O
series	O
,	O
available	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
all	O
seventh-generation	B-Application
consoles	I-Application
except	O
the	O
Wii	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
last	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
available	O
on	O
handheld	B-Application
consoles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
home	B-Device
console	I-Device
version	O
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
for	O
most	O
of	O
its	O
gameplay	O
,	O
innovative	O
"	O
Rider	O
Reflex	O
"	O
controls	O
and	O
realistic	O
terrain	O
deformation	O
,	O
but	O
its	O
occasionally	O
chaotic	O
nature	O
(	O
deemed	O
unforgiving	O
towards	O
more	O
casual	O
players	O
)	O
,	O
career	O
mode	O
and	O
graphics	O
were	O
criticized	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reception	O
for	O
the	O
handheld	B-Application
console	I-Application
versions	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
was	O
generally	O
unfavorable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
core	O
focus	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
allows	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
race	O
motocross	B-Application
and	O
supercross	B-Device
on	O
motocross	B-Application
bikes	O
or	O
ATVs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
includes	O
events	O
such	O
as	O
omnicross	O
,	O
free	O
ride	O
,	O
champion	O
sport	O
track	O
,	O
waypoint	O
racing	O
,	O
and	O
freestyle	O
motocross	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
control	O
scheme	O
is	O
labeled	O
"	O
reflex	O
"	O
which	O
utilizes	O
both	O
analog	B-Device
sticks	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
left	O
analog	O
controls	O
the	O
handlebars	O
while	O
the	O
right	O
analog	B-Device
stick	I-Device
controls	O
the	O
rider	O
's	O
body	O
movement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
supercross	B-Device
)	O
and	O
host	O
up	O
to	O
twelve	O
players	O
at	O
a	O
single	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mini	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
snake	B-Application
and	O
tag	O
are	O
played	O
online	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
and	O
PC	O
versions	O
also	O
support	O
offline	O
,	O
2-player	O
split	O
screen	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
also	O
supports	O
local	O
wireless	O
multiplayer	O
between	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
hinted	O
that	O
the	O
developers	O
chose	O
to	O
skip	O
it	O
to	O
focus	O
efforts	O
on	O
designing	O
Reflex	O
's	O
new	O
physics	O
and	O
terrain	O
deforming	O
system	O
,	O
key	O
features	O
that	O
were	O
better	O
suited	O
for	O
the	O
more	O
powerful	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
personal	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tantalus	O
Media	O
,	O
which	O
developed	O
the	O
handheld	B-Application
versions	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
MX	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
ATV	I-Application
Untamed	I-Application
,	O
was	O
invited	O
once	O
again	O
to	O
develop	O
handheld	B-Application
versions	O
for	O
Reflex	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
with	O
MX	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
ATV	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
,	O
subsequent	O
sequels	O
would	O
be	O
developed	O
singlehandedly	O
by	O
Rainbow	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
just	O
one	O
point	O
shy	O
of	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Austin	O
Light	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
said	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
and	O
X360	B-Operating_System
versions	O
:	O
"	O
Unfortunately	O
,	O
things	O
do	O
n't	O
always	O
work	O
correctly	O
in	O
MX	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
ATV	I-Application
Reflex	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
contrast	O
,	O
the	O
handheld	B-Application
versions	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
unfavorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
