Moto GP
by THQ
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Product Summary
Brand: MOTO GPPlatform: Xbox
Publisher: THQ
Product features:
- Race against world-class racers like Kenny Roberts and Valentino Rossi from the real-world 2001 MotoGP 500cc series.
- Experience the thrill and excitement of MotoGP at race tracks like Le Mans [France] and Phillip Island [Australia].
- Ultra realistic vehicle and rider dynamics let you in on all of the action-allowing you to see your rider fully animate through twists and turns and awesome crash sequences.
- Full season, single race and arcade game modes with interactive tutorials.
- Split screen, multiplayer mode supporting up to four players.
Video Game Reviews of Moto GP
Customer Review: Good Racing game, but not as fun as the real thing.
Summary: 4 Stars
Not too shabby at all. The biggest benefit to Moto GP is the controls. Controls are laid out in a similar manner to a real bike (analog control for weight distribution of front, back and left right, separate front and rear brake).The graphics are crisp, although there isn't all that much detail overall. Then again, since the tracks were based on 10 of the 16 real Moto GP tracks, there's not all that much more to add. What is there looks great. The bikes are nicely detailed, rider animation is superb and the weather effects are stunning.
Moto GP offers plenty of reasons to come back time and time again. There is a training mode, arcade mode (where you rack up points for showboating...similar to the Kudos system in Project Gotham racing, a single race mode and, of course, the Moto GP full circuit. Each of these, while basically the same game, spice things up enough to keep you interested for multiple hours of play.
In general, Moto GP is a solid racing game. It's the first bike game developed for a console that feels even remotely similar to riding a real sportbike. The developers at THQ were able to balance real-world riding with a game that isn't so hard that casual users and non-riders will find it intimidating. That's not to say that Moto GP isn't difficult. It does take time to get a good feel for how the bike controls and how to take corners. If you ride, you will have a leg up over your non-biking friends. That, in and of itself, is solid proof that they did a nice job of making this a realistic biking experience.
One complaint I have is that while being more realistic than any other console bike racer on the market, it feels just a touch too much arcade and not quite enough simulation. When riding a real bike, if you use too much rear brake, your back end should swing out. If you come in too hard into a corner and don't get proper traction, you should wipe out in a lowside or highside. In Moto GP, though, the worst that will happen is you'll careen off the track and into the grass or gravel. If nothing else, there should have been a sim mode where things ramp up a bit for people wanting just a tad more realism in their game. If I make a major mistake, I want to see a realistic outcome of that mistake. It seems as though the game is cheating in this regard and you're being robbed of a proper experience.
Moto GP is definitely worth picking up. It's plenty of fun for non-riders and riders alike. It even allows you to do stoppies, wheelies, burnouts and other foolish little squidly tricks. All this and no chance of being arrested by the cops. What more can you ask?
By the way, there is no such thing as an F5. The bike that came after the F4 is the F4i (the "i" stands for fuel "i"njection).
Description of Moto GP
Based on the immensely popular sport of Grand Prix motorcycle racing, MotoGP: Ultimate Racing Technology is an ultra-realistic bike racer for the Xbox, which puts the player behind the handlebars of some of the meanest, fastest, most thrilling machines on two wheels. MotoGP features all of the bikes and riders from the real 2001 MotoGP series, 10 accurately created real-world tracks, customizable bike and rider attributes, and a reward system that lets you unlock even more riders, bikes, tracks, and cheats. Race alone or challenge up to three of your friends in split-screen multiplayer mode.All Games
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