Castrol Honda Superbike

"O.K. Motorcycle Racing Game"

Electronic Arts stepped out of line on this game, EA is known for great games, but this game falls way short. The game sports a good edit a bike feature, damages, real tracks across the world, and many options. The game is up to 2 players, but only in vs. mode, and not in championship mode. The games frame rate was way to slow for me, and it seems like road rash games are about ten times faster. This game is real boring in one player mode, but is an average 2 player game.

Graphics: The graphics are probally the best part of the game. The riders look sweet and the bikes look real. When you go off track on to things such as sand and dirt you can see the dust clouds in the air, which is a good effect in this game. The tracks look ok, but not great they look to boring, and the people around the track do not look real. The tracks look just like their real life counterparts, but could still use a boost.

Sound: The sound in this game sucks. There is no background music, and the lone sound of the bikes get boring after about 2 minutes of playing it. The music on the menu system setup would have been good to listen to while playing a game, but it is not there. The bikes do not sound real, and when you run into annother bike, or off track, you do not here a sound. The lack of an anouncer really makes this game a drag to play.

Control: The control in this game also sucks. It is almost impossible to go through the track for one lap without wipingout, hitting someone else, or running into a wall. The control response is slow and horrible for a racing game that is suppose to be fun.

Bottom Line: This game sucks, stick with the road rash series.

Reviewer's Score: 6/10, Originally Posted: 11/01/99, Updated 11/01/99