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It's time Thq woke up, opened their eyes and got back on the ball

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: July 14, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Previous owners of Moto Gp on Xbox will feel at home almost instantly, with any significant changes from the games predecessor limited to the fringes. For rookies, MotoGP admittedly takes some getting used to and can prove difficult. With a focus on balancing acceleration and cornering, the game's controls require players to tally leaning and braking with one thumbstick, while turning with the other. Confusing to describe let alone practice, MotoGP relies on gamers familiarising themselves with what does eventually become an intuitive method of play.

While almost all of this is fairly exclusive to the franchise as a whole, it's hard to place exactly where MotoGP '06 makes any advances of its own, as it simply feels like more of the same. Of course, graphically Thq has shifted up a few gears, with courses and bikes literally shining on the screen (glaringly so, in places). But stagnancy is most certainly an issue - jaw-dropping moments are very limited throughout and there's nothing worthy of any glossy Xbox promo material (the various images doing the rounds on Ign for example). Take a glance off road and MotoGP actually has a grey-tinged blocky feel, with buildings stood in a line like characterless cubes. The game could use more imagination. Played in high-definition, replays also suffer from a surprising amount of slowdown. So if your a motorbike whore and dashed out to buy a hidef televsion to go with your X360 then you may well feel cheated.

Moto GP 06 fails to take any strides forward when compared to Moto GP on the original Xbox. It's fair to say that the much-documented `leap' in console generations has perhaps resulted in any visual vigour shown here being almost taken for granted. I made me wonder if investing in an Xbox 360 was worth it.

This year's MotoGP cements the foundations laid in titles gone by, without actually building anything of substance upon them. As a debut on Xbox 360, Thq has made a start - one that for any newcomers is unquestionably more miss than hit. Those lining up on the starting grid for the second, third or even forth time may be disappointed, and they're unlikely to be pleasantly surprised either.

With the impressive Playstation's Tourist Trophy hot on the heels on Moto GP it's time Thq woke up, opened their eyes and got back on the ball before they finish last.

Great Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 20, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Graphics are amazing, you spent a lot of time to play good and enyoi it

Best racing game on the 360 so far.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 30, 2007
Author: Amazon User

You don't have to be a motorcycle enthusiest to pick this game up and have fun. In fact, you pretty much just need to know that motorcycles have 2 wheels and can drive really, really fast. A lot of people have been complaining that this game is too tough, but I haven't figured out why. I don't have any difficulty keeping the bike on course (only took me one full lap at race speed to figure each track out) and the AI is generally slow even on champion level. I haven't unlocked legend yet, but I'm hoping it gives me some competition considering I won each and every race I've run so far.

Although, for the casual gamer the experience may be frustrating. If you've never played a racing sim before you may have some difficulty training your brain to tell your fingers to slow the bike down way before you want to in order to make corners correctly.

The tracks look amazing, the crowds are lifelike, and the graphics are just stunning. The music sucks though so I reccomend turning on your dashboard's playlist.

As much as I love this game, I only gave it 4 stars because of the fact that my copy seems to crash my 360 quite a bit. I've emailed THQ and they haven't given me any kind of good advice yet. However, I won't let that stop me from playing the game because overall it's the best out on the 360 so far.

Moto GP review

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 13, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game is pretty fun, although it is extremely difficult. The graphics are nice, and there is a large variety of courses and racers. Being one of the few 4 player racing games currently out for the xbox 360 makes this a great game for playing with friends. I definitely recommend this game, especially if you're a racing fan.

You have to have experiencie racing a bike to play top level

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 04, 2007
Author: Amazon User

The game is great sim, the feeling of racing a bike is outstanding.

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