{{About|the video game|info about motocross and its competitions|Motocross}} {{Short description|1995 video game}} {{Infobox video game | title = Motocross Championship | image = Motocross_Championship_1995_Sega_Genesis_32X_Cover_Art.jpg | caption = North American box art | developer = Artech Studios | publisher = Sega | producer = Jesse Taylor | engine = | platforms = 32X | released = {{vgrelease|NA|January 1995<ref name="Motocross Championship EGM">{{cite magazine|url=https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File:EGM_US_066.pdf&page=228|title=Team EGM - Motocross Championship|magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly|issue=66|publisher=Sendai Publishing|date=January 1995|pages=206}}</ref>|EU|March 1995<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=March 1995|title=Mega Drive 32X Review - Motocross Championship|magazine=Sega Magazine|publisher=EMAP|issue=15|page=86}}</ref>}} | genre = Racing | modes = Single-player, multiplayer }}
'''''Motocross Championship''''' is a 1995 racing video game developed by Artech Studios and published by Sega for the 32X. The premise of the game is based on motocross racing across twelve different tracks, while being able to attack opponents during the race. ''Motocross Championship'' received mixed reviews, with criticism on multiple aspects of the game. Some reviewers have suggested the game's quality impacts the 32X negatively.
==Gameplay== The game is based on the sport of motocross. Players race from a perspective behind the biker they control. The biker can punch and kick opponents while passing them. Each race is against 11 other opponents. There are 12 courses in the game, each of which is littered with obstacles. Like motocross, the courses are hilly and riders bounce and slide. Various stunts can also be performed, such as wheelies, leaning over the handlebars, speed slides, and acrobatics.<ref name=":0">{{Cite magazine|last=Captain Squideo|date=May 1995|title=ProReview 32X|magazine=GamePro|publisher=International Data Group|issue=70|page=62}}</ref> Players are given the option of one of three bikes to drive. ''Motocross Championship'' includes a head-to-head multiplayer mode, as well as a single-player Season Mode that comprises 36 races. A password system is used to save progress in Season Mode.<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=January 1995|title=Team EGM - Motocross Championship|magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly|issue=66|page=206}}</ref>
==Reception== {{Video game reviews|CVG=59/100|NGen={{rating|3|5}}|GameFan=79/100<br>88/100|rev1=Mean Machines Sega|rev1Score=63/100|rev2=Sega Magazine|rev2Score=64/100|rev3=Consoles Plus|rev3Score=82%<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Speedy Gonzatest|magazine=Consoles Plus|language=fr|page=156|issue=42|date=April 1995}}</ref>|MG=37%<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Spiele-Tests: Motocross|magazine=MAN!AC|page=69|date=April 1995|language=de}}</ref>|MF=57%<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Test Kunterbunt|page=84|date=April 1995|magazine=Mega Fun|language=de}}</ref>|rev4=Micromanía|rev4Score=75/100<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Micromanía|title=Motocross Championship|language=es|volume=3|issue=1|date=February 1995|page=98}}</ref>|rev5=Player One|rev5Score=69%<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Player One|language=fr|issue=51|title=Vite Vzz: Motocross Championship|date=March 1995|page=112}}</ref>|VGS=25%<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Video Games|language=de|date=April 1995|title=Reviews: Moto Cross|page=88}}</ref>}} ''Motocross Championship'' received mixed reviews, with some commenting on how the release hurt impressions of the 32X as a whole. ''Next Generation'' reviewed the game, rating it three stars out of five, and stated that "comparing it to other 32bit games like the 3DO version of ''Road Rash'' is like comparing a Schwinn to a Harley Davidson. And ''Motocross Championship'' is most definitely the Schwinn."<ref name="NG">{{cite magazine|title=Finals|magazine=Next Generation|issue=3|publisher=Imagine Media|date=March 1995|page=90}}</ref> ''GamePro''<nowiki/>'s Captain Squideo criticized the game's graphics but praised the sound, and called the game "fast fun".<ref name=":0" /> Two separate reviewers for ''GameFan'' scored the game 79 and 88 out of 100, with each praising the controls.<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=March 1995|title=Motocross Championship|magazine=GameFan|volume=3|issue=3|page=25}}</ref> ''Mean Machines Sega'' had two reviewers score the game 63 out of 100, with reviewer Gus calling the game's graphics "a hasty piece of work worth avoiding" and reviewer Paul noted the blurry racers and similar-looking tracks.<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=April 1995|title=Review: Motocross Championship|magazine=Mean Machines Sega|issue=30|pages=80–81}}</ref> ''Sega Magazine'' scored the game 64 out of 100 and also compared the game to ''Road Rash'', with the reviewer calling the game "an embarrassment to the 32X", as well as "slow and unimaginative".<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=March 1995|title=Mega Drive 32X Review - Motocross Championship|magazine=Sega Magazine|publisher=EMAP|issue=15|page=86}}</ref> A reviewer for ''Computer and Video Games'' gave the game 59 out of 100, stating that "the 32X takes another great leap backwards with this release" due to poor coloring, sound, and a lack of playability and game depth.<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=April 1995|title=Supershorts|magazine=Computer and Video Games|issue=161|page=101}}</ref>
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Category:1995 video games Category:32X games Category:Artech Studios games Category:Motocross video games Category:Off-road racing video games Category:Sega 32X-only games Category:Sega video games Category:Video games developed in Canada