As a result of the great demand for BMX online games, developers are pushed to take the online gaming experience a step further. An example of a BMX game for the new generation is BMX Six Trix. This online BMX game was developed by Steve Castro and Jose Tuttle, in an effort to promote their business and drive more traffic to their website. It is a fast loading multimedia application with attractive colors and appearance. The start menu provides the user with plenty of useful information such as instructions, player and course selection and the possibility to play a full version. The free online version available in most free arcade websites is only a Demo version, in order to play the full version the player must click on the menu button to be redirected to the developer’s site where he will then have the opportunity to play the full version.

The use of controls in this online BMX game follows the same pattern as the traditional applications. The player is to pedal his bike using the arrow keys. The arrow keys may also be used to change direction while airborne. The spacebar key is used for jumping, and X and Z keys for BMX stunts when used in combination with the arrow keys. The M key will toggle sound and music, while the Esc key will return the player to the main menu.

When choosing a character to play the game, there will only be two characters available, as opposed to four and nine unlockable in the full version. In the full version the player will be able to customize items such as shirt, pants, and shoes. The demo version only offers to preset characters, none of which can be customized at all. There is only one course available on the demo version, but has fifteen different levels to complete. The full version includes four different courses which add up to seventy eight different levels to complete. The full version also offers a chance to customize your tracks, and the ability to collect special objects which will increase the bike’s speed to up to twenty five miles per hour.

Unlike most applications released in the internet for promotion purposes, the developer’s site is up and running. Meaning that when a player hits on the ‘play full version’ menu option, he will actually be taken to a real website and actually find what he was looking for. Being able to customize a BMX game is the next step in the online BMX game industry. Most games up to date, are rather simple applications with a first generation feel. Customization is not an alien habit for fans of BMX bikes, it is rather a big part of owning a BMX bike and it is something have grown used to and come to expect from everything related to the sport.

By: Damian Cross