MotoGP 07 review Xbox 360

The MotoGP series is for many gamers the pinnacle of motorbike racing games, but the games so far haven't been for the faint-hearted, and MotoGP 07 is no different. Getting to grips with the game can be hard, and you'll need to put in plenty of driving time to get a handle on your bike; once you do, though, it's well worth all the effort. We've been throwing our bike round the tracks of MotoGP 07 this month, and we've reviewed and rated it just for you in this issue of 360zine. Find out more in our MotoGP 07 review for Xbox 360 now!
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MotoGP 07 review for Xbox 360
There's an important question to ask yourself before you consider buying MotoGP 07, and it's this: do I own MotoGP 06? If the answer's yes, then move along - there's really not an awful lot new to see here. Certainly not enough to spend between forty and fifty notes, especially with so many other wonderful slices of gaming goodness to hit the 360 in the next few months. If the answer's no, then you've got another question: do I have the patience to get into a game that appears - from the first few hours of play at least - to actually hate me?

You see, not for nothing is the MotoGP series hailed as ‘Gran Turismo with bikes'. While it's not quite as technologically obsessive as GT, it's just as tough - if not more so - to get into. It's quite a different mentality from most racers - even your first race on Rookie Mode, on the easiest track, can see you spinning off hopelessly several times per lap. What MotoGP players already know - and many frustrated newbies fail to grasp - is that braking is in many ways far more important than accelerating. With four wheels, approaching a turn at too high a speed doesn't always mean disaster - if you're skilled enough with the wheel, and gently brake as you're skidding, a failed turn can be rectified. Not so here - the slightest misjudgement sends you careering off your bike, usually onto the gravel, and you watch in horror as half the field or more overtakes you. Probably laughing as they go, too.

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