

The latter only offers the ability to set up one-off races rather than a dedicated online league. Most players will likely jump into the career mode or play online. There isn’t too much variety in terms of game modes in MotoGP 21. I suspect that those more invested in the discipline will enjoy the riding experience more than I did. Bike racing necessarily isn’t the easiest motorsport to turn into a fulfilling game, though. Personally, I enjoyed my time improving, but I can’t say I prefer the feel of MotoGP 21 over its competitors. You’re either going to love the challenge of conquering something new or hate the unfamiliarity. Getting good at this can take a lot of practice.įor many, this will be the decisive selling point of MotoGP 21. However, weaving your bike through each corner by shifting its weight appropriately is the most important skill to develop. Traditional racing principles such as holding a good racing line and hitting your braking points are still important. Truthfully, they aren’t the best and your best option is to just practice. There are tutorials that can help ease players into the experience of racing a bike. The biggest change of all is that there’s a focus on balancing the weight of your bike through corners. Everything you’ve learned about driving is widely irrelevant for bike racing. This is because, as a bike-racing simulator, the driving mechanics in MotoGP are unlike anything else.Įven the most experienced Asseto Corsa or Project CARS players may struggle to even get their bike around a track in this game. The learning curve here is much steeper than both other bike racing games and mainstream racers like Forza Motorsport. Unlike many of Milestone’s other products though, MotoGP 21 is not a forgiving game. Each installment features updated bikes and tracks to reflect the changes seen in its real-life counterpart. The games are annually released similarly to Codemasters’ F1 series. It is the oldest motorsport competition in history, widely considered the pinnacle of two-wheeled racing. MotoGP is the officially licensed video game franchise for the racing discipline of the same name. After today, MotoGP 21 becomes Milestone’s latest addition to that dominant catalog. Be it MXGP, Monster Racing Supercross, RIDE, or MotoGP, just about every significant bike racing game on the market is released under its guidance. For over 10 years, Italian publisher Milestone has practically monopolized the bike racing subgenre.
