Moto GP-a glance

[tannat]

So I purchased Moto GP for X Box on ebay for $5 US and received it Friday...
Yeah, it's a bit old (2002) and has been superceded by two additional releases, butfor me it has been a fun intro into bike racing.

So far (2 completed races in the Pro mode-the middle one) it has been a bit rough. Had it not been for errors in race 1 and 2 I probably could have scored top 6 finishes, but instead finished 12 and dead last (LOTS of crashes with opponents at Jerez).

It's difficult to get the cornering just right. Turn in, or rather lean in begins really early, and oftentimes I overshoot the apex. I've distributed my skills evenly amongst the categories (accel, cornering, top speed, and braking).

Curious if an of you with an of the Moto GP iteration use the manual brakes (seprarate front and rear) or just the single button actuation for both.

I've qualified 8th at Le Mans (previous q best was 15th) and hope to do well there. If I can sta out of everyone's way and they stay out of mine perhaps podiums will come around shortly.

[306 Cosworth]

Might look into getting this game sounds like fun :D

[MrJan]

I think I had this game, or rather still do in it's PS2 format.

I seem to remember that I did use the manual brakes but that for heavy braking it never really made a difference. Where it is useful is for high speed corners where you can just tweek the rear brake on entry to balance the bike a bit.

Generally bike games are a bit weird in terms of braking, turn in and acceleration points but you soon get used to it :D

[ChrisS]

I think I had this game, or rather still do in it's PS2 format.

PlayStation format MotoGP games are different games from the Microsoft format MotoGP games. They were made by different companies other that the fact that both are based on MotoGP, they don't have anything else in common (Until next year's game that will by made by the same company for all formats)

I don't think I played the original MotoGP game for Xbox, I did play the MotoGP 2 game but it was a long time ago and I dont remember how it played.

The MotoGP 06, MotoGP 07 for the xbox 360 that I do remember were too arcade for my taste, all you had to do was slide the bike through the corners and win. especially in 06