I’ve been playing for 8 months now and have not spent any real $. Yes, the more you play the better you do. Spend some real $ and you will be better in the game. I’m on a team that has riders from around the world. We chat game strategy weekly and it’s as much as you want to get out of the game. I’m very satisfied with the game. It has a new racing “season” every 6 weeks where your team compete against all other teams on the game on who can collect the most points. The prizes for the top 20 are pretty good. It’s an enjoyable game as it’s ready when I want to play and I'm connected to a small online community of players who talk about the game but understand real life still exists. Put in as much as you want to get out of the game. Still fun even without spending real $. Some riders spend $ until they are established and then stop spending. Great game all around.

No doubt, Dirt Bike Unlimited is fun game but it’s replay-ability is limited in the long run unless you’re willing to shell out cash for in game materials to upgrade bikes and unlock skills. After a couple of weeks of play, most races – even when played perfectly – are rewarded with a loss because you are outclassed by other players with higher tier, better equipped bikes, and additional boosts. Moreover, progression is slowed not only by the severely diminished rewards from a second, third or fourth place finish, but from the exponential increase in the cost of new bikes and upgrades, which generally provide low value or utility due to their brief usefulness before difficulty scaling begins pitting you, once again, against higher tier, better equipped players. Make no mistake though, this is a design feature, not a bug, designed to encourage players to spend real world cash in an effort to remain competitive… and it’s a shame too because the whale or nothing duality is likely to dramatically reduce the game’s shelf-life for most F2P players – even those would otherwise be willing to put in the effort to progress further if only the developer valued player time as much as they do cash.

If you’ve read all the other reviews, mine will come as no surprise. It’s very fun at first, but becomes a ridiculous quest for nothing. The better you get, the more difficult the challengers. That part I’m fine with. But they obviously match you with people who have much more upgrades, as you’re doing everything right and the other bikes just start leaving you. Again, I have no problem with things getting harder as you progress. But you grind and grind for money to get an upgrade on a higher paying bike, and you’re automatically put in races with even better bikes. So it does absolutely no good to spend the time and money, just to consistently come in 2nd and 3rd places. With the tier 1 bikes, I consistently win. Tier 2, similar, but not quite as much. Tier 3? Forget it. 3 stars thru a turn, dead even with another player, and he just walks on you. Obviously he’s got a higher ranked bike. I’ve played this game nearly every day for 3 weeks or so, because it is a fun game. But due to this obviously rigged junk to get me to spend money, I’m pretty much done and going to free up the space on my tablet.

Overall this is a GOOD game that I play everyday, however, it's not GREAT. The graphics are great, the gameplay is easy, and there is a solid fun factor to it. Where it goes off the rails a bit is in the match-making process. The developers say it's base don your past runs and the runs of other players, but won't explain the algorithm. I often wonder when a company is not transparent, are they being shady? It’s not like these are trade secrets. Anyway, you will notice how jerky and non-fluid other racers will appear while playing the game. This seems like they are adjusting to your actions in a emulation of balance of power. The whole jump landing system also makes no sense. I have been racing bikes for years and it is just not realistic. Finally, the Bulldozer is pure hot garbage and needs a major rework. I’m starting to think the developers created that bike with the intention of hating it. It is a pure dumpster fire. There is no fun value with it, and it appears in every team board. I hate playing with it and we are forced to use. Overall it is a good game. A couple minor tweaks and it could be a home run.