<s>
Mat	B-Application
Hoffman	I-Application
's	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
BMX	I-Application
is	O
a	O
BMX	O
video	O
game	O
endorsed	O
by	O
Mat	O
Hoffman	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
Activision	O
under	O
the	O
Activision	O
O2	O
label	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Tony	O
Hawk	O
's	O
series	O
and	O
competed	O
directly	O
with	O
Acclaim	O
Entertainment	O
's	O
Dave	B-Application
Mirra	I-Application
Freestyle	I-Application
BMX	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
a	O
planned	O
release	O
in	O
fall	O
of	O
2000	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
May	O
2001	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
,	O
followed	O
by	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Tony	B-Application
Hawk	I-Application
's	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
Skater	I-Application
,	O
Activision	O
looked	O
to	O
expand	O
its	O
line	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
to	O
other	O
extreme	O
sports	O
outside	O
of	O
just	O
skateboarding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mat	B-Application
Hoffman	I-Application
's	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
BMX	I-Application
would	O
be	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
such	O
efforts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
demo	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
options	O
menu	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Tony	B-Application
Hawk	I-Application
's	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
Skater	I-Application
2	I-Application
which	O
features	O
two	O
BMX	O
riders	O
and	O
a	O
beta	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
finished	O
game	O
's	O
first	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
a	O
"	O
fall	O
2000	O
"	O
release	O
listed	O
in	O
the	O
demo	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
delayed	O
until	O
its	O
eventual	O
release	O
in	O
May	O
2001	O
,	O
nearly	O
eight	O
months	O
after	O
Dave	B-Application
Mirra	I-Application
Freestyle	I-Application
BMX	I-Application
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mat	B-Application
Hoffman	I-Application
's	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
BMX	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
tweaked	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
engine	O
used	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
Tony	B-Application
Hawk	I-Application
's	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
Skater	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ten	O
levels	O
exist	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
(	O
including	O
two	O
remade	O
levels	O
from	O
Pro	B-Application
Skater	I-Application
)	O
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
street	O
,	O
vert	O
,	O
and	O
dirt	O
track-oriented	O
courses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
versions	O
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
PC	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
versions	O
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeff	O
Lundrigan	O
of	O
NextGen	O
said	O
of	O
the	O
former	O
console	O
version	O
:	O
"	O
Even	O
two	O
years	O
later	O
,	O
the	O
Tony	O
Hawk	O
engine	O
makes	O
a	O
monkey	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
likes	O
of	O
Razor	B-Application
 [ Freestyle ] 	I-Application
Scooter	I-Application
–	O
which	O
is	O
,	O
weirdly	O
enough	O
,	O
this	O
game	O
's	O
only	O
immediate	O
competition	O
on	O
PlayStation.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Cincinnati	O
Enquirer	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
players	O
can	O
create	O
their	O
own	O
custom	O
BMX	O
tracks	O
with	O
the	O
bundled	O
3-D	O
course	O
editor	O
,	O
offering	O
more	O
than	O
100	O
variations	O
of	O
ramps	O
,	O
rails	O
and	O
other	O
obstacles.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Extended	O
Play	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
three	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
saying	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
levels	O
are	O
n't	O
the	O
greatest	O
around	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
's	O
not	O
quite	O
as	O
solid	O
as	O
THPS	B-Application
,	O
but	O
"	O
Mat	B-Application
Hoffman	I-Application
's	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
BMX	I-Application
"	O
is	O
better	O
than	O
THQ	O
and	O
Acclaim	O
's	O
freestyle	O
bike	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
however	O
,	O
because	O
"	O
Hoffman	O
's	O
Pro	O
BMX	O
"	O
piggybacks	O
on	O
the	O
THPS	B-Application
engine	O
,	O
they	O
're	O
very	O
similar	O
,	O
and	O
if	O
you	O
've	O
started	O
to	O
get	O
bored	O
with	O
"	O
Tony	O
Hawk	O
's	O
"	O
,	O
you	O
might	O
want	O
to	O
try	O
out	O
Matt	O
Hoffman	O
's	O
before	O
you	O
pick	O
it	O
up.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
similarly	O
gave	O
it	O
six	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
offers	O
more	O
realism	O
,	O
while	O
Mirra	B-Application
delivers	O
a	O
marginally	O
better	O
,	O
if	O
arcadey	O
,	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jon	O
Thompson	O
of	O
AllGame	O
gave	O
the	O
GBC	O
version	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
tries	O
hard	O
to	O
live	O
up	O
to	O
its	O
big	O
brother	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
and	O
it	O
does	O
a	O
pretty	O
good	O
job	O
of	O
it	O
,	O
surprisingly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
same	O
website	O
gave	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
and	O
PC	O
versions	O
each	O
three-and-a-half	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
with	O
Michael	O
L	O
.	O
House	O
saying	O
of	O
the	O
former	O
:	O
"	O
As	O
an	O
extreme	O
sport	O
that	O
fills	O
a	O
specific	O
niche	O
,	O
Mat	B-Application
Hoffman	I-Application
's	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
BMX	I-Application
will	O
appeal	O
more	O
to	O
bikers	O
who	O
've	O
had	O
hands-on	O
experiences	O
than	O
casual	O
gamers	O
looking	O
for	O
a	O
fun	O
sport	O
with	O
less	O
subjective	O
scoring	O
and	O
easier	O
controls	O
"	O
;	O
and	O
Thompson	O
saying	O
of	O
the	O
latter	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
host	O
of	O
different	O
riders	O
,	O
bikes	O
,	O
and	O
levels	O
come	O
together	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
cohesive	O
package	O
,	O
and	O
with	O
the	O
relative	O
dearth	O
of	O
quality	O
extreme	O
sports	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
PC	O
,	O
the	O
title	O
is	O
worthwhile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
GameSpots	O
annual	O
"	O
Best	O
Music	O
"	O
award	O
among	O
console	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Sons	I-Application
of	I-Application
Liberty	I-Application
.	O
</s>
