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Moto GP
Generally favorable reviews
Based on 18 critic reviews
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Based on 15 votes
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Game Info
Publisher: THQ
Developer: Climax Entertainment
Genre(s): Racing
Players: 4
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Release Date: May 20, 2002
Summary
Based on the immensely popular sport of Grand Prix Motorcycle racing, MotoGP is an ultra-realistic bike racer for the Xbox which puts you, the player, behind the handle-bars of some of the meanest, fastest, most thrilling machines on two-wheels. With a variety of innovative gameplay elements, supported by amazing graphics and revolutionary technical features, MotoGP brings the perfect mix of speed, style, bravery and technology to your Xbox console. [THQ]
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What The Critics Said
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Adrenaline Vault
Loaded with graphical goodies and flush with many more racing modes than one would normally expect, Moto GP offers an exception experience for two wheeled racing.
Read Full Review >Yahoo! Games
Graphically, MotoGP is amazing. In terms of difficulty, this game will challenge even the most elite of console racers.
Read Full Review >Team Xbox
The graphics are some of the best seen on any console to date and the controls are just as dandy. Throw in the multiplayer, sim mode, and personal customizations available and THQ’s Moto GP is a keeper for any racing fan out there.
Read Full Review >GamerWeb Xbox
The lighting of this game rivals any on the Xbox. It's awesome to see skid marks from a previous lap remain in the same spot and to see falling rain clean off your tires and smudge up the camera for the game.
Read Full Review >Gamer's Pulse
An excellent racing game that has plenty of depth and unlockable features.
Read Full Review >GameSpy
Combines great graphics and kicked-up sound with, above all else, fun gameplay.
Read Full Review >Game Over Online
It has great graphics, solid gameplay and, while not very original, is a lot of fun to play.
Read Full Review >Electronic Gaming Monthly
Who needs the real-world risk when you can play the finest, most realistic motocycle-racing game on a console? [July 2002, p.124]
IGN
Filled with stunning lighting effects and several modes of play, this will help fill those lonely summer hours when few games are out there.
Read Full Review >GameSpot
A remarkable amount of replay value for a licensed racing game, and it boasts what's arguably the most precise control of any console driving game to date.
Read Full Review >Electric Playground
It doesn't have the enormous depth of play that some of the auto racers modeled on "Gran Turismo" have, with hundreds of vehicles and upgrades to collect and keep you playing, but it provides the most exhilarating and intense races anywhere.
Read Full Review >Xbox Nation Magazine
The game provides a unique feeling of authenticity and a depth of gameplay to a genre all but buried in a glut of car-based racers. [Summer 2002, p.93]
Game Informer
Cyclophiles are really going to get into this game, while the rest of us will nod and smile without truly ever getting it. [July 2002, p.88]
Official Xbox Magazine
The controls scream "simulation," but the action skews heeavily toward the side of the arcade camp. [July 2002, p.83]
Play Magazine
A formidable, beautiful-looking GP game. [July 2002, p.82]
What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this game is 8.4 (out of 10) based on 15 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Sith gave it a 10:
The "Star Wars" of games!!!!
Centipede gave it a 10:
Only a casual gamer could hate this game.
Killer gave it a 10:
The best track based experience yet seen in a video game.
D. Sheep gave it a 10:
Forget Gran Turismo or even cars, this is THE BEST RACER a games developer has had the good grace to bless us with...EVER!!!
GRooveLlama gave it a 10:
Addictive as hell. Once you master the game, get yourself online with Xbox Live and compete against the world's best players... see if you can get yourself in the top 1000!
Miles M. gave it a 0:
It is the worst game i have played in the whole history of console games.
[Anonymous] gave it a 9:
Awesome graphics, awesome feel but be prepared for some real time behind the keypad to master this true to life moto riding effort.
