The new career mode will make you live the true Supercross experience, from SMX Next to the top of the 450SX Class.
Hello riders! Monster Energy Supercross 25 – The Official Video Game is finally here, and for the occasion, we were able to dive deep into the new career mode with the help of Game Director Sebastiano Stefanetto. Check out what he has to say below!
Hi Sebastiano, thanks for joining us! Let’s get started with a much-asked question: Can you tell us about the changes the team has made to the career mode and what kind of experience we can expect?
Hello everyone, it’s so nice to be here! To sum it up, the new career mode is about your personal journey through the Supercross world, starting from the SMX Next and working your way up to the 450SX Class. We wanted to make something truly unique that will take you to the center of Supercross, replicating in a gamified way all the topical moments and events you see in the real sport.
You will start with the SMX Next, where you will be the promising young rookie who has to prove their worth to be noted by important teams and sponsors to become part of the next 250SX Class. There, you will meet your Personal Manager, who will be there to guide you through your career. In the first three races, you will learn how to manage some of the new systems added in the career.
Right from the start, you will see that in this new chapter of the Supercross series, your actions will have consequences that will affect your entire career. At the end of the SMX Next, you will face your first Climax. It is a make-it-or-break-it race where everything you have achieved in the previous rounds is summed into a unique goal. If you succeed, you are one step closer to becoming a Supercross hero. If you fail, you will have to work even harder to show that you have what it takes to race against the 450SX Class athletes.
After you win the SMX Next races, you will finally be part of the 250SX Class, where you will have to choose between the East and West divisions. The gameplay will stay the same, but you won’t be able to ride on each of the 17 tracks of the 2025 season right away, just like in the real Supercross championship.
The 250SX Class is divided into four acts, each ending in the Climax race. Once the season is over and you have achieved all the necessary goals, one of the 450SX Class teams might reach out to you, opening the doors to the Supercross Olympus. Once you’re in the Premier Class, the season structure will be similar, but you will have the chance to race on every official track available and battle with the best riders for the title.
Hey, that sounds like a blast! In Monster Energy Supercross 25 – The Official Video Game there are new mechanics that will be shown during the career. Can you tell us about them and how they affect gameplay?
Sure! We have many innovations in the new game but mainly three of them will shake things up during your career: the Climaxes, the Social Network, and the Bike Development. They are all part of a brilliant code that integrates every single aspect of the career, making it the most emotionally engaging Supercross experience to date.
The Social Network is a brand-new feature that lets you communicate with your team and the other riders. Remember, everything you do on it will have repercussions on track and vice versa. For example, if a rider has a mean comment for you on your feed based on your performance in the previous race, you will see him on track acting reckless and bold in the next one, if you reply to him. On the other hand, if you keep bumping into a rider during a race, he will become more aggressive, and you will see his comments on the Social Network once you’re back at your base. Also, rivalries don’t reset every season. If you are not on good terms with a rider at the end of a championship, they will be back in the next season ready for revenge.
Rivals also play a key role in the Climax races; you will need to beat them to move to the next level. You will see a special cutscene and your rival will be highlighted on the HUD and leaderboard during the race so you will never miss his position.
Supercross 25 has a new bike development system, based on your relationship with the team. You can influence the reputation you have with the team by reaching all the objectives and interacting with them on the Social Network. This will give you more and quicker opportunities to improve your bike. Keep in mind that applying upgrades takes time, so think carefully about what you want to improve and how to make it happen faster with your reputation. Thanks to special sections of the career, you can constantly check the status of your team but also check the other teams to see if one of them is eventually interested in you.
Reputation and relationships are going to be super important! We have one last question for you: this new Supercross chapter is going to include fictional MX tracks for the first time. Can you tell us a bit about them and where the team has found the inspiration?
We know how much excitement and adrenaline a classic Supercross race can bring. That’s why we wanted to include the MX tracks and the Rhythm Attack to give you a different moment in your career. Usually, you will be invited to special events set on those tracks right after the Climax race. You will have to approach these events differently because the tracks differ a lot from the usual stadium ones, and the stakes are lower too. Participating in these events is very important to boost your reputation further. You can gain followers and show the audience your abilities in a new setting.
The team that designed these tracks is made up of true motocross track-building veterans. They have put all their years of experience into creating realistic tracks that reflect the variety that you would find in motocross in real life. We wanted to take you on a journey across the USA, so you will find some of the most iconic landscapes. I am excited to see you lapping around those environments!
Sebastiano, thank you so much. That’s all the time we had for today. I hope you all had a fun time discovering the new thrilling career mode!
Monster Energy Supercross 25 – The Official Video Game is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store.