''Dave Mirra BMX Challenge'' is a
racing video game
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by
Crave Entertainment
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for the
PlayStation Portable
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and later for the Nintendo
Wii
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.
It was the only entry in the ''
Dave Mirra
David Michael Mirra (April 4, 1974 – February 4, 2016) was an American BMX rider who also competed in rallycross racing. He set the record for most medals in BMX Freestyle at the X Games (later tied by Scotty Cranmer) and earned at least on ...
'' series released by Crave Entertainment after the previous publisher,
Acclaim Entertainment
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, filed for bankruptcy in 2004, and the final entry in the series overall.
Gameplay
The PSP version consists of three modes: exhibition, quickplay, and a career mode. The career mode consists of race and trick events.
Career mode has different levels of difficulty as well, which adds more challenge to the game. The Wii version likewise has many of the same modes, including career mode and bases most of the game around it.
Reception
The game received "generally unfavorable reviews" on both platforms according to video game
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.
References
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2006 video games
505 Games games
Mirra, Dave BMX Challenge
Crave Entertainment games
Left Field Productions games
PlayStation Portable games
Racing video games
Video games developed in the United States
Wii games
Single-player video games
Oxygen Games games
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