Common Sense Media Review
By Chris Morris
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Enjoyable, stunt-filled racer has open chat in multiplayer.
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Bike Race Free
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What's It About?
Players guide their motorcycle rider avatar with a simple set of controls. Pressing the right side of the screen accelerates him forward, while touching the left side applies the breaks. To adjust the biker's angle in the air, simply tilt your phone or tablet right or left to achieve a quality landing. Other bikes are unlockable after you've accomplished certain stunts, and sometimes "liked" portions of the game on Facebook.
Is It Any Good?
With a wide variety of worlds in which to test yourself and intuitive controls, Bike Race Free will be a wonderful surprise to fans of the genre. It's forgiving for newcomers, but has a series of challenging tracks. And it offers a tremendous number of tracks for fans to explore.
The multiplayer mode, where players attempt to best their opponent's time on a course, is well-done, though the chat functionality might be concerning to parents. (It can be turned off, but that's easily reversed by a determined child.) The graphics might be simple and the sounds could be better, but overall this is an enjoyable nod to the world of dirt biking.
App Details
- Devices : iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad , Android , Kindle Fire
- Pricing structure : Free (In-app purchase options range from $1 to $20.)
- Release date : September 4, 2012
- Genre : Racing Games
- Topics : Transportation ( Cars & Trucks )
- Publisher : Top Free Games
- Version : 1.9.1
- Minimum software requirements : iOS 4.0 or later; Android 2.2 and up
- Last updated : November 11, 2020
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