The visuals are absolutely gorgeous and exactly what you would expect from a fairly high-profile game like this one. The bikes look and feel like bikes, the riders look and move like riders, and the grass, well it pretty much acts like grass. If you're on a dirk track, you'll even notice that your clothes are little less clean then when you started. Aside from the necessarily cheesy looking crowds, there was not one aspect of competition I could think of that hadn't been implemented into the game itself. You're even treated to some impressive video footage of real competitions whenever you pass a milestone in the Career mode. I think it would have been nice if your rider and bike were a little more customizable though. The only real complaint I had was the complete lack of explosions. If a bike falls that far down the side of a cliff it's gonna blow up, I mean come on!
I guess we have to leave explosions behind now and get onto some sound issues. The sounds effects are realistic and appropriate. The engines roar (or buzz, for some of those Japanese bikes), the fans cheer, etc. My absolute favorite would have to be your rider screaming whenever you bail off the bike high in the air. The sound effects pretty much sit there in the background not bothering anyone, as they should in a game like this. The music is your usual montage of various tracks, ala Tony Hawk's Pro Skater. It's got punk, alternative, rap, you name it.
