Pure is an ATV racing game with some epic hundred foot jumps, off the wall tricks, great graphics and great courses, the ability to build your own ATV and three different event types, Racing, Sprint and Freestyle. In “Racing” the courses are long and there are a lot of jumps, from small to really big, while in “Sprint” the courses are much shorter and there are fewer jumps. In the third mode “Freestyle” you must pull off as many tricks as possible to get the highest score before your gas tank runs dry.

The controls are very simple, pressing the A, B or Y buttons will allow you to do Basic, Advanced and Pro tricks, respectively. You also have your Thrill Bar which fills up when you do tricks. You start all events with only basic tricks but once you start filling up the Thrill Bar you will unlock Advanced and Pro tricks. Your Thrill Bar also measures the amount of boost that you have, using boost will make you lose your Advanced and Pro tricks (until you fill up the Thrill Bar again) but most of the time it is necessary to win. When building your ATV you build it from the ground up, luckily there is an auto-build feature where you can have the game build either an optimal racing or optimal freestyle ATV for you. You can also choose your ATV’s color and you can select from some decals to put on it. You can also unlock stuff like new tricks and new parts to upgrade your ATV with.

I have not run into any problems except a small one and that is after doing a trick you crash despite your rider being fully back on their ATV, while it is annoying it doesn’t happen too much. The graphics are great which makes for some really cool courses. There are 32 courses and all of them look great. With seven different locations around the world you have some really cool scenery, for example one course is in a jungle and another on sand dunes. Other then the main mode, “Pure World Tour”, there is a “Single Event” mode, a “Time Trial” mode and a Multiplayer Mode, but for whatever reason no local multiplayer. You are also able to compete in any of the 3 events online, including a Freeride Mode, which can only be played online. Pure is a fun game with great graphics really adding to the experience, but the thrill of jumping a hundred feet in the air and doing wacky and unrealistic tricks kind of just wore off after a few races and I found myself getting bored, however, I am not a huge fan of these types of games usually, but I did enjoy this for awhile. If you aren’t usually a fan of these types of games I’d say it is at least worth a rent, fans however may want to buy this one.

Another Take: I downloaded the demo after hearing many people say the game was awesome and I am glad I did. I myself am a huge fan of the SSX series and Pure feels right at home. Pulling off insane tricks on huge jumps feels very similar to the SSX. Even though I loved the demo I still haven’t had time to pick it up so I cannot comment on the full game but I do wish I would have picked this one up instead of wasting my money on Mercenaries 2. - Patrick Adams