Moto Gp 2010 Application

Not having an IPod that can use applications means I’m not able to personally trial similar games; however despite this I decided to look at racing games available in the App store. The first I came across was ‘MotoGP 2010’.

 (The Trailer for the Application)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_txyvB_UmU

Having watched the trailer I identified the main points of the game;

-The starting Screen (Touch Screen Compatible)

-Rider Select Screen (coupled with the Bike choice screen (Touch Screen Compatible))

-Difficulty Select Screen (Touch Screen Compatible)

-Race Pre-Summary Screen (Non interactive scrolling animation)

-Race

-After Race Summary Screen (Non interactive scrolling animation)

-‘Winners animation’ (Non interactive animation)

As you can see the general construction of the game is simple: The player opens the game, selects ‘rider’ and Difficulty before proceeding to non-interactive screen. From here the gameplay begins. When it ends the game finalises the results through 2 screens. This seems to comply with traditional racing game protocol.

What are the features of this game? (Below features quoted from http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/motogp-2010/id381301564?mt=8# [accessed 5^th November])

------ All the best riders of the championship--------
Play against the real 17 riders of 2010 season! Featuring Valentino Rossi, Casey Stoner, Jorge Lorenzo, Dany Pedrosa and many more!

---- Ride the official bikes ----
Ride the fastest bikes one earth! Ducati, Suzuki, Yamaha, Honda… Choose among 10 different MotoGP Team bikes, each with their own features. Pick the one that best suits your style and handling!

----- The complete list of circuits----
From Losail to Valencia, race your way through all 18 official circuits! The game perfectly reproduces the design and difficulty of each track, delivering the ultimate GP racing experience!

---- Championship mode---
Race the 2010 season as it unfolds! Refine your skills and rack up victories to become World Champion at the end of the season.

--- 2 camera angles ---
Camera angles replicate the thrills of the MotoGP™ experience! Choose between classic 3rd person view from the back or the stunning bumper view camera.

---- Accessible Handling ----
With smooth handling and tight controls tuned for players of all levels, MotoGP™2010 delivers a thrilling racing experience for beginners and experts alike!

---- 3 levels of difficulty ----
Unlock progressively all difficulty levels from Rookie to Legendary. The game suits all style of players from casual gamers to hardcore fans.

-- Exclusive image gallery –
Get the official images from the 18 circuits! Race well to unlock all of them and save them to your photo library.

So from this the simple version of the features is as follows: 17 riders, 18 tracks, a career mode, two camera angles, a focus on easy to master handling, multiple difficulty levels and free images. These are logical and conventional ‘features’ of most racing games so I can’t identify any innovative USPs.

User feedback:

What a let down

     

by Ed who

Wayyy too sensitive handling and WTF do we have nos/boost for? What an insult to those of us over 4yrs old that are actually in this industry for a living!

Come on guys. Moto GP is the best in the world for m/c and this is the game/app for it? Sad

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by Newjack 321

PLEASE fix the steering issue. WAY TOO SENSATIVE It's impossible to play this game. Did someone test this game before it was released? If and when the steering issue gets fixed, this game will be my most played app for sure!!!!

Disappointed

     

by Peter Ha

It's way too arcade-y. And MotoGP bikes don't have NOS-like boosts!

Sourced From : http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/motogp-2010/id381301564?mt=8#