And it really was but I still appreciated the challenge and the accomplishment that came with finally finishing a race mid-table. I’m used to throwing four-wheeled machines around corners and through fields, sometimes through police blockades, so going back to a motorbike game was always going to be difficult. If I was a bigger fan of motorbike racing, I’m sure I’d get some kicks out of the management side, but I didn’t. For me, though, the racing was just about enough.

The Career Mode has enough going on that hardcore fans will be more than happy to sit through an entire weekend race event, and then get into the nitty-gritty of upgrading your machine and tapping up new talent for the team, should you venture out and start your racing empire. Fail to bring home the bacon too many times and you’ll be kicked the curb. Failing to do this will cost you some of the career points you have and this affects your job security. Each race will have a clear set of instructions for you, such as finish 15th, or 10th, or whatever. You can hire and fire as you please, but you can also be fired if you’re riding for a team.Įvery team has their goals and expectations. You don’t get to completely shy away from the management side by signing with a manufacturer’s team – you’ll still have some sway over the team via your entourage, including your manager, engineer, and so on. Two wheels and a helmet would be my guess, but there’s obviously much more. I chose the latter because I’ve no idea what goes into making a good bike team. The game comes packed with a few different game modes but the meat of the meal is in the Career Mode where you can either start your own team or join an established outfit as a team rider. And a slow road it definitely is, at least for me, but it could be slower. You’ll know that the physics are heavy – supposedly even more realistic in this year’s edition – and that progress is a slow road. If you’re familiar with the MotoGP series, you’ll already know what to be on the lookout for. This isn’t a bad thing, mind you, as the game doesn’t wrestle all control away from you if you’re a newbie the system intervenes to keep the gameplay as smooth as possible, which means keeping you on the track and not flying arse following head over the handlebars. It’s not a casual game like Forza Horizon or The Crew 2 – it’s much more on the simulation side, which means you need to take it seriously and, if you’re as pathetic as I am, crank the difficulty down to the lowest setting and enable every single driving aid and set them to the maximum. For newcomers, MotoGP 21 isn’t an easy game to pick up and play.

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