In the last few year's racing titles have been gaining more
and more of a following with each new release, MotoGP titles have unfortunately
struggled in comparison to its 4-wheeled counterpart but generally they aim
themselves more at the fans of the sport than being accessible to any
newcomers. Hence MotoGP 2016 is officially named Valentino Rossi: The
Game to try and boost the sales by utilising one of the biggest names in
motorcycle racing, hey even I know him, from the start of career mode he helps
you on his Tavullia Ranch track so you can get used to bikes on the flat track,
basically just dirt bikes. Once you complete this tutorial you are then free to do as
you like, and there is plenty on offer, there is the career mode in which you
start off as a VR|46 Academy rider and work your way up, MotoGP Grand Prix and
World Championship modes, as well as going behind the wheel of rally cars,
participating in the 2015 Monza Rally Show and even drifting events. As I said earlier these titles have been mainly made for
fans of super bikes and to be honest I'm more likely to notice a football
player from somewhere like Brighton and Hove football club than I am to notice
a famous super bike racer, but I thought I would give this title a chance and see
what developer Milestone had to offer, they took over WRC in 2010 and pushed
forward new mechanics and new modes to improve game play in WRC 2. In Valentino
Rossi: The Game it feels like they have bought a personal level to the franchise
by getting you to design a racer that you can take to become the very best.
The handling is how you would like it to be, much like Forza
Motorsports or F1 series you can customise the game to suit you in your play
style so anyone can pick up and play this title, you can turn on breaking and
steering assist to help make the game easier and a racing line that can help
you find the best positions to take on each track, you can also turn on things
like a realistic physics option that makes the game a little bit more tougher
for the more hard-core players. The racing in itself is fun but not remarkable, it really
doesn't feel like you’re taking control of a world-class superbike but more
like you’re popping down to do the weekly shopping at Tesco on a Sunday morning,
it is nice to race with over 30 racers at one time though and feels a little
more competitive than your standard racers, the AI also seems to be able to
stick to the racing line without ever making one mistake and even if you happen
to clip each other they carry on and you’ll find yourself off course, even if
you fall off your bike the AI can go over you and still keep riding which seems
a little unfair. The overall breadth of the game is bigger than
first thought, I personally don't like the rally or drift parts of the game but
everything on two wheels is amazing and kinda makes me want to see more racing
titles on two-wheels make a comeback.
Valention Rossi: The Game is out now on PS4, Xbox One & Windows