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1''MX vs. ATV'' is an off-road RacingGame series developed by Rainbow Studios, who were known making ''VideoGame/MotocrossMadness'' back in [[TheNineties the late 90s]]. [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin The series features motocross bikes and all-terrain vehicles racing against one another.]] The series was published by Creator/{{THQ}} up until its bankruptcy; today it is published by Creator/THQNordic. Games in this series are known for their reliable preloading physics (shifting the rider's body on the bike to prepare for jumps and other hazards), extensive use of deformable terrain and... ''not'' being completely focused on just those two types of off-road vehicles.
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4!!Games in the series include:
5* ''MX vs. ATV Unleashed'' (2005)
6** ''MX vs. ATV Unleashed: [[Platform/PlayStationPortable On the Edge]]'' (2006)
7* ''MX vs. ATV: Untamed'' (2007/2008)
8* ''MX vs. ATV Reflex'' (2009)
9* ''MX vs. ATV Alive'' (2011)[[note]]Last game under THQ; Rainbow Studios was known as THQ Digital Phoenix at the time of development.[[/note]]
10* ''MX vs. ATV Supercross'' (2014)[[note]]First game under Nordic Games; Raindow Studios was resurrected and returned to its old name.[[/note]]
11** ''MX vs. ATV Supercross [[UpdatedRerelease Encore]]'' (2015)[[note]]Updated version of the game on Platform/{{Steam}}.[[/note]]
12* ''MX vs. ATV All Out'' (2018)
13* ''MX vs. ATV Legends'' (2022)
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15!!Tropes in this series include:
16* BorderPatrol: Just like what happens in Rainbow's other racing games, maps were usually cordoned off within insurmountable cliff edges... except, for those [[{{Determinator}} willing enough]] to drive up it. If you managed to climb up and ride more than a few feet into the vast flat wastelands outside the cliff, you would get [[BlownAcrossTheRoom blasted away]] by an invisible cannon, and then comically plummet back to the stage, BombWhistle and all. This only occurs in ''Unleashed'' and not any other games.
17* CanonWelding / {{Crossover}}: This series is a clash among vehicles from Sony's four-game ''ATV Offroad Fury'' series (2001–2006) and THQ's ''MX'' trilogy. Rainbow Studios, being the developer of THQ's third ''MX'' game, ''MX Unleashed'' and the first two ''ATV Offroad Fury'' games, made the genius decision to mash them together for this series.
18* CoolBike: As expected for a game series that focuses on off-road motorcycles among other vehicles.
19* CoolVsAwesome: [[VersusTitle The series' title.]] Motocross bikes? Cool. All-terrain vehicles? Awesome.
20* DefeatMeansPlayable: In at least the Wii and [=PS2=] versions of ''Untamed'', you can unlock pro racers by challenging each of them to a one-on-one race with the same vehicle they use and beating them.
21* MultiPlatform: Every game in the series is available on non-Nintendo consoles of the day, with ''Untamed'', ''Reflex'' and ''All Out'' available on at least one Nintendo system.
22* MythologyGag: Just like in Rainbow's other games, you'll be launched across the map if you go out of bounds in ''Unleashed''.
23* OminousLatinChanting: Used in a trailer for ''Untamed'' that eventually became the game's intro.
24* PressXToNotDie: In ''Reflex'', if you take a spill, there may be a chance that you can escape a potential wipeout with a quick-time event.
25* SexSells: ''Untamed'' and ''Reflex'' infamously had a couple trailers where two women got a little "friendly" with each other ([[KissingDiscretionShot though cutting away right before they kissed]]). Goes without saying that said women don't appear anywhere in the actual games, nor does any sexual content.
26* WhatTheHellPlayer: Just ''[[SchmuckBait try]]'' to go out of bounds in ''Unleashed'', we dare you! Do this and ''you'll get sent flying across the map'' once you get too close to the map's edge, complete with cannon noise!
27* WideOpenSandbox: Close. Free Ride is a separate mode in the series that allows players to roam around open environments to do challenges, find collectibles, or just kick some dirt up around the place.

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