<s>
MX	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
ATV	I-Application
Untamed	I-Application
is	O
an	O
offroad	O
racing	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Rainbow	O
Studios	O
,	O
Tantalus	O
Media	O
,	O
Incinerator	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
THQ	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
all	O
seventh-generation	B-Application
platforms	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
last	O
MX	O
vs.	O
ATV	O
game	O
to	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
former	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
available	O
on	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
latter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
MX	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
ATV	I-Application
Unleashed	I-Application
and	O
its	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
port	O
,	O
MX	B-Device
vs.	I-Device
ATV	I-Device
:	I-Device
On	I-Device
the	I-Device
Edge	I-Device
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
two	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
MX	O
vs.	O
ATV	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
available	O
on	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
encompasses	O
several	O
modes	O
:	O
Motocross	B-Application
,	O
Opencross	O
,	O
Supercross	B-Device
,	O
Supermoto	O
,	O
Endurocross	O
,	O
Free	O
Ride	O
and	O
Minibikes	O
,	O
among	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
some	O
modes	O
,	O
gameplay	O
takes	O
place	O
over	O
two	O
motos	B-Application
,	O
or	O
qualifying	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
in	O
some	O
modes	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
participate	O
in	O
a	O
short	O
practice	O
race	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
help	O
players	O
become	O
familiar	O
with	O
the	O
track	O
and	O
the	O
vehicle	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
two	O
motos	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
versions	O
of	O
Untamed	O
support	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
with	O
handheld	O
versions	O
supporting	O
up	O
to	O
4	O
players	O
via	O
a	O
local	O
wireless	O
network	O
(	O
without	O
cross-platform	B-Application
play	I-Application
)	O
and	O
the	O
console	O
versions	O
supporting	O
head-to-head	O
racing	O
between	O
just	O
two	O
players	O
on	O
split-screen	O
,	O
while	O
utilizing	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
to	O
support	O
contests	O
with	O
larger	O
player	O
pools	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
Unleashed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
supports	O
multiple	O
control	O
schemes	O
,	O
namely	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Wheel	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
and	O
Nunchuk	O
or	O
the	O
Classic	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
,	O
with	O
most	O
control	O
schemes	O
leveraging	O
motion	B-Device
controls	I-Device
to	O
steer	O
and	O
execute	O
tricks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
that	O
were	O
released	O
after	O
MX	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
ATV	I-Application
Untamed	I-Application
included	O
dual-stick	O
controls	O
,	O
which	O
require	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
use	O
both	O
the	O
left	O
and	O
right	O
joystick	O
to	O
complete	O
a	O
full	O
turning	O
motion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
 '	O
main	O
developer	O
,	O
Rainbow	O
Studios	O
,	O
developed	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
,	O
while	O
two	O
new	O
firms	O
Incinerator	O
Studios	O
(	O
a	O
THQ	O
subsidiary	O
)	O
and	O
Tanatalus	O
Media	O
were	O
each	O
assigned	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
two	O
other	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Incinerator	O
Studios	O
,	O
the	O
developer	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
PS2	B-Device
versions	O
,	O
decided	O
to	O
spend	O
some	O
more	O
time	O
developing	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
to	O
best	O
implement	O
its	O
motion	B-Device
controls	I-Device
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
that	O
version	O
releasing	O
later	O
than	O
all	O
the	O
other	O
versions	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MX	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
ATV	I-Application
Untamed	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
