MX 2002 featuring Ricky Carmichael

MX 2002 featuring Ricky Carmichael is the first game in the MX trilogy, developed by Locomotive Games (then known as Pacific Coast Power & Light) and published by THQ. It bears the name and likeness of Ricky Carmichael, a professional MX racer.

Overview
MX 2002 is a motocross racing game in which players can choose to race against several other opponents on motocross and supercross tracks, or test their tricking skills in a freestyle mode. There is also the ability to customize riders and play a career mode in which the player embarks on a journey to become a skilled motocross racer. Head-to-head multiplayer against a second player is also possible.

Development
Originally planned as a third installment of the Championship Motocross featuring Ricky Carmichael series, this game eventually evolved into a new motocross racing game of its own. Tiertex Studios, the company that developed a Game Boy Color version of Championship's second game, was invited to make a Game Boy Advance version of 2002 that would utilize a 3-D graphics engine, like its predecessor.

Release
2002 was first released in 2001 on three sixth-generation platforms, although none of them released simultaneously. The Xbox version would not be released in Europe until the spring of 2002.