MotoGP 14

[Andy]

I'll bet you didn't realize this released Friday (6/20). In Europe, anyway, on PS4 and PC. It's coming to the states in September, supposedly to PS4, PS3, Vita, 360, and PC. It's not coming to the X1, at least it hasn't been announced yet.

Here's a review from Eurogamer, who gave it 8 out of 10:

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2...er&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialoomph

Thankfully, MotoGP 14 on the PlayStation 4 is a marked improvement over its technically accomplished yet visually bland predecessors. It's never going to challenge the likes of Forza or Gran Turismo, but what Milestone has achieved on its tighter budget is still worthy of praise. The bikes cast multiple shadows as you hurtle down the main Losail straight at the dead of night. The rider animations extend to some epic highside saves when you gun it too quickly out of a corner. And the tracks - while far from showstoppers - feel noticeably less static.

Add the graphical overhaul, refined handling and experimental modes together and you end up with a racer that feels much more competitive that its immediate predecessors. Milestone has a habit of releasing motorcycling sequels that hold little distinction outside of the yearly livery changes, but in MotoGP 14, it's not relying solely on the draw of the licence and the pull of its physics. That doesn't mean it's comparable to Márquez in terms of getting everything right, but if ever there was a game made by MotoGP fans for MotoGP fans, this is definitely it.

 

[Dno69]

I used to love the game on the original Xbox. This doesn't look too bad for a low budget game.

 

[menace-uk-]

I have been thinking of getting this on PC. I want a racer but I want a different sort. I have never really played this series before. The review sounds good. So I may bite on this.

 

[Andy]

I used to love the game on the original Xbox. This doesn't look too bad for a low budget game.

I think this is a different developer. Climax did the one on the original Xbox. This is by Milestone, who have been doing it a while -- either that, or it's a different series entirely. I'm not sure.


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[Dno69]

Ha, that game still looks great. Xbox was a freaking beast.

I love the effect when your going fast down a straightaway where it sucks the environment and clouds towards you. And the when you slow down it exhales, so to speak. Pretty cool camera work.

 

[u2popmofo]

I remember playing that XBL demo on the original XBL Kit for the original Xbox quite a bit. Servers were always populated for it.

 

[Andy]

Yeah, it was like the first Xbox Live game, iirc.

 

[Viktor]

Haven't played a MotoGP since like 06 or so. I've wanted to bust most of them have looked like garbage.