motocross madness was, the idea was you could make the rider wheelie by tilting back the pad.
whatever the interface you need to learn, that is the idea and i suppose the fun of gaming. i think it could be considered fun or less intimidating for non gamers but different interfaces are also on ps2, x-brick (DDR mats, the guitar one, singstar, the gloves that can be used to box and play golf, eyetoy, light guns.....none of these are a walkover they need practice so i guess the answer is .......if you persevere