Overview:
- Estimated achievement difficulty: 4/10
- Offline: 40 [895]
- Online: 5 [105]
- Approximate amount of time to 1000: 20+ hours.
- Minimum number of playthroughs needed: 1
- Number of missable achievements: None
- Do cheat codes disable achievements? None
- Does difficulty affect achievements?: Only for “All Around Talent” level one Race Goals.
- Glitchy achievements: No
- Unobtainable achievements: None
- Extra equipment needed? None
Introduction:
MX vs. ATV Alive is an off-road racing game developed by THQ Digital Pheonix. Alive is the fourth installment to the MX vs. ATV series, and the last of the bunch to be published by THQ. MX vs. ATV Alive was the free game with gold for the Xbox 360 in January of 2015.
Abbreviated Walkthrough:
There is no story mode in this game, so you can begin anywhere. I would recommend playing locally until you get the hang of things. Everything you do will grant you experience, so start off by completing some local races on any difficulty (difficulty doesn’t affect achievements, but it does affect XP earned). As your character levels up, you will unlock more locations. Once you feel confident enough, you can play online, or just mess around in free ride. There’s no specific order in which you should get the achievements, but your last few will undoubtedly be “Record Chaser” and “All Around Talent.” For the online achievements, I would recommend boosting in a private session with a partner. You can do them legitimately, but it will be very time consuming. Once all other achievements are done, have fun grinding out “Record Chaser.”
Multiplayer:
There is local multiplayer, which will still earn you experience, but only the lead profile will unlock achievements. There is also online multiplayer, where you can either race against other players or goof off in free ride.
Mop-Up:
The whole game is basically a mop-up, but I will say that the mop-up for this game will consist of you grinding out “Record Chaser” and trying to complete all the challenges for “All Around Talent.”
Conclusion:
All in all, MX vs. ATV Alive is a fun little game, and can be a blast if you’re playing locally with a few buddies. The achievement list is great, and you will certainly enjoy getting every last one.
[x360a would like to thank Bare Bum Cheeks for this Road Map]