While 08 offers greater accessibility to novices, we can’t help but feel it’s had a troubled development and ends up making little improvement. 6.0/10Print this pageUser reviews (0)Share this pageNoticed something wrong? Report error/mistake.A...
Abstract: It’s fair to say that the MotoGP series has maintained a pretty high standard in simulating the sport of motorcycle racing for a number of years now. Eschewing all vestiges of the arcade racer, the series has remained a staid and unashamedly realistic ...
Abstract: The MotoGP series of games have been surprisingly successful despite the brutally difficult simulation-style gameplay and the fact that the sport isn’t terribly popular in the U.S. THQ and Climax Studios handled previous games in the series on the Xbox...
Abstract: Name: MotoGP 08Genre: Racing - MotorcyclePlatforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, Wii, Xbox 360, PC (Reviewed on Xbox 360)The eighth overall entry in the MotoGP series, MotoGP 08 is the first to be developed entirely by Capcom. For years, THQ held the...
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Published: 2008-11-06, Author: Brian , review by: cnet.com
Abstract: After snagging the official MotoGP license from THQ in 2007, Capcom released MotoGP 07 on the PlayStation 2; a promising, if far too difficult, rebirth of a game license that had previously thrived in the hands of developer Climax and publisher THQ. Mo...
Abstract: Attempting to bridge the gap between arcade and sim motorcycle racing, Moto GP 08 loses something. That “something” is fun. There are those that feel an arcade racer is too simple and therefore not challenging enough to pursue. On the other hand, some ...
Abstract: The game’s mechanics have been streamlined to help bring in new players, but the overall feel of the game and low-key presentation is still one that caters to the hardcore fans of the series and no one else. Still, the deep career mode will keep fans b...
Good physics, realistic weather effects, lots of different control and simulation options, to suit all players. Features all of the official MotoGP licences.
Bland and outdated presentation and graphics, basic online multiplayer features, no local multiplayer, repetitive gameplay, lack of sound effects.
