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Moto GP
Generally unfavorable reviews
Based on 11 critic reviews
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Based on 4 votes
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Game Info
Publisher: THQ Wireless
Developer: THQ Wireless
Genre(s): Racing
Players: 4
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Release Date: November 14, 2003
Summary
The world's most thrilling motorcycle event, MotoGP racing, powers onto the Nokia N-Gage game deck! Select your official team and rider to compete on world-class tracks. Race to unlock new tracks and riders, and save up to five custom tracks. Race in four, exciting game modes: Grand Prix, Time Trials, Track Editor and Multiplayer. Four players can race in Multiplayer mode via Bluetooth. Create up to five custom tracks with Track Editor Mode. Upload high scores to the global leaderboard. [THQ Wireless]
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What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
GameZone
There is very little variety of music, the sound effects are laughable, and the sense of speed is just not there. The only good thing about this game is the track editor and it is one of the better-looking games available.
Read Full Review >AceGamez
A chore to play, offering endurance rather than time killing gameplay. The graphics are rushed, the sound is a pain and the controls are abysmal, while the racing is lacklustre and so not very rewarding.
Read Full Review >netjak
When the AI can’t even play the game correctly, then something is obviously wrong. This game just shows that THQ is exploring new and more exciting ways to make bad games for everyone.
Read Full Review >Electronic Gaming Monthly
With controls limited to accelerate, brake, turn left, and turn right, there isn't much depth to the gameplay (fancy wheelies are a no-go), but the biggest problem is that you can cut across huge swathes of grass and hardly lost any speed. [Nov 2003, p.37]
Gaming Age
It has plenty of modes to play in and the multiplayer is great, but the controls are too slippery to make it a must have.
Read Full Review >GMR Magazine
The graphics are weak, and it doesn't control well. [Aug 2004, p.95]
IGN
Aside from multiplayer and the simple track editor, there is little excitement to be found due to its lack of variety, poor sense of speed and frustrating controls.
Read Full Review >GamePro
The graphics lack depth and a sense of speed. Headaches and sore eyes will be your reward if you actually try to perceive MotoGP’s third dimension.
Read Full Review >Game Power Australia
To call MotoGP a racing game is to insult the racing genre. How such a remarkably bad product slipped through THQ's quality assurance testing may forever remain a mystery.
Read Full Review >GameSpy
Even "Pole Position," with flat tracks, rudimentary controls, and blocky graphics, didn't make me want to pull my ears off with atrocious, emanating sounds. And, darn it all, it was fun. I wish I could say the same for MotoGP.
Read Full Review >Pocket Games
Terrible control kills this decent-looking motorcycle racer. [Spring 2004, p.18]
What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this game is 8.7 (out of 10) based on 4 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Hanif P. gave it a10:
Very good game.
StuPendous gave it a 7:
It's lunch-time at work and I have just finished racing round Jerez. I could hear Rossi close behind me most of the way round and he even came past on lap 2 for a while but I managed to regain the lead on the last lap for a great victory. I don't know why people are being so hard on this game. Obviously the controls are digital, there's nothing THQ can do about that but lets compare it to the 2D GBA version that got a metacritic score of 67. The GBA version is a 2D rendered effort, how come people are so keen to slate this true 3D version???? I use the in-helmet view and true enough it takes a bit of time to learn the technique but already I can see that it will soon be possible to put in some great laps. Sure it takes a bit of time to master but then so did the Xbox version. It's not perfect but it's certainly a lot better than the anti-N-Gage guys would have you believe.
