By Fancy launching into the weekend?
- penned by PJ O’Reilly
Don’t you just have a soft spot for side-scrolling BMX and motorbike games? They dangle ridiculous wipe-outs, instantly readable skill-focused play, brutal face-plants from mid-air heights, outrageous tricks, agonising crashes, and—well, yeah—endless tumbles and floppy rag-doll carnage.
We’ve already got some cracking BMX titles on Switch, especially the brilliant Trials Rising, but doubling down never hurts, so Mad BMX Skills 2 might grab any budding [insert BMX legend] looking for a fresh ride!
The game drops on Switch 15th August 2025 for only $9.99 / £9.99. Crafted by Swedish studio Turborilla, it has existed on iOS for a handful of years. The inclusion of two-player local face-offs is a major plus in this genre, alongside piles of cosmetics and unlockables. Based on the trailer, the action already looks rock-solid—and how about those boss rush-style showdowns? Count us in.
Whether it can outshine Trials Rising by nailing a smooth 60 fps on Switch 1 remains to be seen, yet that would unquestionably be a shiny badge of honour.
Below you’ll find extra details plus a handful of official screenshots:
Mad Skills BMX 2 includes dozens of meticulously designed tracks and seven distinctive bikes. Riders can tweak both character and ride to match personal flair.
The Career path pits you against regular rivals and formidable bosses. Couch play returns too, letting two riders duel on a single system.
Mad Skills BMX 2 – headline touches:
arcade-flavoured BMX sprinting;
7 individual BMX models;
a broad spread of tracks;
career-mode bosses to dethrone;
local two-player competition.
This scribbler squandered an unhealthy chunk of the ’80s glued to BMX Beat and Kickstart, so he can confirm these games live or die on the razor-edge between glorious stunts and catastrophic flops. Depending on the rag-doll magic and how the challenge lands, the result either soars like Elliott and his alien pals in E.T. or crashes like evil Knievel himself.
Look for Mad BMX Skills 2 on the eShop before the week is out.
Fancy pulling off monster tricks on two wheels, pal? Sound off below.
PJ is a staff scribe across Hookshot Media. He’s been glued to video games pretty much non-stop since the early 1980s—classic era, that. Genres closest to his heart: RPGs, puzzle adventures, and grand single-player journeys of any stripe. The weirder, the better.