''MX vs. ATV Unleashed'' is a

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created for PlayStation 2,

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, Microsoft Windows and

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s. Developed by

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and published by

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, the video game was released in 2005 in North America and Europe. ''MX vs. ATV Unleashed'' is a crossover between THQ's ''MX'' trilogy (comprising ''

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'', ''

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MX Unleashed ''MX Unleashed'' (known in Australia as ''Chad Reed MX Unleashed'') is a 2004 racing video game developed by Rainbow Studios and published by THQ for PlayStation 2, Xbox and mobile phones. The game is also backwards compatible for the Xbox One as ...

'') and Sony's ''ATV Offroad Fury'' series, and it features same console support for two players and

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support for eight players. The PC version has a " track editor" feature. A PlayStation Portable port of ''Unleashed'', titled ''MX vs. ATV: On the Edge'', was released in 2006, and a sequel, '' MX vs. ATV Untamed'' was released in late 2007.

PlayStation Portable version

A PlayStation Portable version was later released in 2006 as '' MX vs. ATV: On the Edge''. In the PlayStation Portable version, there are several modes of play covering the entire world of pro ATV and MX racing like

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, FMX, super cross race and others. In this game, players can drive not only ATVs and MX bikes but dune buggies, golf carts, stadium trucks,

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s and sand rails. Besides obvious graphical differences and the addition of several new playable areas, the game lacks the ability to fly airplanes unlike in the console edition of the game. The game has been marketed as ''MX vs. ATV: On the Edge'' in both magazine articles and in the box art. However, in the game, it is referred to as ''MX vs. ATV Unleashed: On the Edge''.

Reception

''MX vs. ATV Unleashed'' received "generally positive" and "mixed or average" reviews, according to

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. ''PlayStation Illustrated'' gave the game a score of 66%, calling the game "boring".

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