Baja may be the first title from upstart developer 2XL Games, but the guys at the helm have serious off-road experience -- three core members of Rainbow Studios (the guys behind the first two ATV Off-Road Fury games and MX vs. ATV) split off to form this venture a few years back. And if you've played those games, you'll recognize the same delicate balance of exacting real-world physics and forgiving arcade gameplay here: Baja has you tackling an expansive, 100-square-mile chunk of the arid Baja California peninsula in over 40 different vehicles, including trophy trucks, 4X4s, and dune buggies.
Baja Edge of Control coming digitally to Xbox One, PS4.
It’s no secret that the Xbox 360’s lifespan is coming to an end, meaning we’ve got an extensive library of games to sort through and possibly trade-in to GameStop or EBGames. Because of this, used Xbox 360 games are incredibly cheap, and a lot of people might be spending this summer adding those last few games to their collections.
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There are games with niche followings, and then there are games that absolutely nobody played. Baja: Edge of Control is one of those games.
Lost in the skyrocketing popularity of Call of Duty and Halo, Baja: Edge of Control quietly landed on store shelves in late 2008, a month before the two major shooting franchises released their yearly variations. And it sat there. After six months, those copies were moved to the bargain bin, and eventually, GameStop. Today, over five years after release, online leaderboards struggle to show more than ten or eleven people with registered lap times at most tracks. Online itself was a ghost town since launch day. People simply didn’t buy this game.
And that’s a shame, because Baja: Edge of Control is a title that any motorsports fan shouldn’t hesitate to add to their collection.
