When does MX vs. ATV Reflex get good?

Give it 3 hours. In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 2 reviews are negative (41%); after 7h it's 1 in 25 (4%). Fully opens up by hour 4.

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MX vs. ATV Reflex

Nov 26, 2010 Steam: Very Positive

Give it 3 hours

Gets good by 3h almost every game dips in hours 2–3

Fully opens up by 4h rated like by long-time players

Started playing 87% of owners

Steam reviews 88% positive of 4,062

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 2 reviews are negative (41%); after 7h it's 1 in 25 (4%).
Fully opens up by hour 4.
The game has no story achievements, so drop-off points can't be measured.
87% of owners got the first achievement.

When it gets good

Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.

before it gets good opening up fully opened up

Based on all 4,092 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 295 reviews: 9.8h for positive, 3.8h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.

Where players quit

Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (86.9% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

This game has no story achievements, so we can't tell where players quit.

All achievements (48)

story milestone ending side

TRICKSTER Perform any airborne Trick and land successfully 100%
WRECK-LESS Avoid a Wreck in a Race 67%
WAYPOINT SERIES 1 Place 3rd or higher in the Waypoint Series 1 in the MotoCareer 58%
MOTO SKILLS Complete MotoSkills 1, 2 and 3 51%
TUNING IN Adjust a Tuning Slider and save the new setting 43%
NATIONAL SERIES 1 Place 3rd or higher in the National Series 1 in the MotoCareer 38%
GOLD STANDARD Earn a Gold medal in any MotoCareer Free Ride Challenge 37%
SHOWBOAT Pull off three unique tricks in a Race Event 34%
CLOSE CALLS! Avoid 100 Wrecks 29%
ACE IN THE HOLE Win 10 Holeshots 29%
SUPERCROSS SERIES 1 Place 3rd or higher in the Supercross Series 1 in the MotoCareer 28%
COMING ON STRONG Lap an Opponent in a Race 28%
KEEPING IT CLEAN Complete a Race in a Machine with all body panels still attached to your vehicle 25%
OMNICROSS SERIES 1 Place 3rd or higher in the Omnicross Series 1 in the MotoCareer 24%
WHEELIE KING Hold a Wheelie trick for 150 feet or longer 24%
NATIONAL SERIES 2 Place 3rd or higher in the National Series 2 in the MotoCareer 22%
LONG JUMPER Land a jump distance of 300 feet or greater 22%
PERFECTION Earn a judge's score of 10.0 in a Freestyle Event 21%
SUPERCROSS SERIES 2 Place 3rd or higher in the Supercross Series 2 in the MotoCareer 21%
FREESTYLE SERIES 1 Place 3rd or higher in the Freestyle Series 1 in the MotoCareer 19%
SKELETAL REMAINS Complete a Race in a Machine with no body panels remaining on your vehicle 19%
MASTER SKILLS Complete MotoSkills 4, 5 and 6 19%
WAYPOINT SERIES 2 Place 3rd or higher in the Waypoint Series 2 in the MotoCareer 19%
STEP INTO THE ARENA Complete an Online Playlist match 18%
HAT-TRICK! Perform three consecutive, unique airborne Tricks in one jump 16%
CHAMPION SPORT TRACK SERIES 1 Place 3rd or higher in the Champion Sport Track Series 1 in the MotoCareer 14%
YOU ARE LEGEND Place 1st in any Race on All-Time difficulty 13%
OMNICROSS SERIES 2 Place 3rd or higher in the Omnicross Series 2 in the MotoCareer 13%
FREESTYLE SERIES 2 Place 3rd or higher in the Freestyle Series 2 in the MotoCareer 13%
WAYPOINT SERIES 3 Place 3rd or higher in the Waypoint Series 3 in the MotoCareer 13%
NATIONAL SERIES 3 Place 3rd or higher in the National Series 3 in the MotoCareer 12%
SUPERCROSS SERIES 3 Place 3rd or higher in the Supercross Series 3 in the MotoCareer 12%
LEVELER Finish ahead of any opponent with an Experience Level higher than yours in an Online Playlist match 12%
FREESTYLE SERIES 3 Place 3rd or higher in the Freestyle Series 3 in the MotoCareer 9.3%
CHAMPION SPORT TRACK SERIES 2 Place 3rd or higher in the Champion Sport Track Series 2 in the MotoCareer 9.1%
STOPPIE MASTER Hold a Stoppie trick for 75 feet or longer 7.7%
OMNICROSS SERIES 3 Place 3rd or higher in the Omnicross Series 3 in the MotoCareer 5.6%
ENDURANCE Complete 25 Online Playlist matches 5.2%
CHAMPION SPORT TRACK SERIES 3 Place 3rd or higher in the Champion Sport Track Series 3 in the MotoCareer 5.1%
CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS Win all Face-Off Challenges in the MotoCareer 4.3%
IRONMAN OF OFFROAD Win all Series in the MotoCareer 3.9%
GREATEST OF ALL TIME Place 1st in all events in the MotoCareer 3.5%
PRECIOUS MEDALS Earn a Gold medal in all MotoCareer Free Ride Challenges 3.1%
LONG LIVE THE KING Place 1st in 25 Online Playlist matches 2.9%
FREESTYLIN' Win a Freestyle Event in the MotoCareer without repeating a trick 2.8%
SNAKE IN THE GRASS Win a Snake Mini-Game in an Online Playlist match 2.8%
TO THE VICTOR... Place 1st in an Online Playlist match with 11 human opponents 2.2%
YOU'RE IT Win a Tag Mini-Game in an Online Playlist match 2.2%

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