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3 Reasons Why MotoGP 09/10 Might Be a Good Ride

Capcom shows off a potential rebirth for the motorcycle racing series.

By 1UP Staff February 26, 2010
  
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To be frank, the MotoGP franchise has been in a bit of a downward spiral lately. After the terrific MotoGP 2, the series then simply spun into a cycle of rehashing old ideas. Capcom has recognized the foul-up, and started to clean things up a bit by taking feedback from the community. Additionally, Capcom has placed Monumental Games (a studio founded by ex-Climax employees) in charge of getting things back on track.

Personally, I haven't played much MotoGP lately because of the earlier-mentioned dip in form, so I came into a recent demonstration of MotoGP 09/10 with minimal enthusiasm -- and was pleasantly surprised. There are a few new mechanics in the racing itself, front and rear breaking is a welcomed addition, and the new reputation system seems to be a nice way of gauging whether or not you're performing terribly. Even though I only had a limited amount of hands-on time, the below strategy for revitalizing the series seems very promising.

 

 

No. 2 -- Souped-up multiplayer

Something else 09/10 adds is 20-player online racing -- a previously unseen number in the genre. Whether or not competent drivers can actually survive amongst such a large and temperamental group remains to be seen, but Capcom personnel have expressed confidence in the matchmaking system's ability to keep the playing field level.

 

No. 3 -- Two for one special... kind of

The actual title of the game may seem a little odd at a glance, but it actually turns out to be kind of clever: You'll receive the 2009 season of MotoGP on the disc, and then starting in April, the 2010 season will be released in free DLC form. It isn't an entirely new game, but should the system of a delivering a season incrementally for free be proven successful, then more developers really ought to seriously consider the idea. My fingers are crossed, but hopefully this could be another argument against the inevitable yearly sixty-dollar booster packs that are so plentiful in the sports genre.

There are plenty of good ideas with MotoGP 09/10, but we'll have to wait until March 16th to see whether or not the elements come together well enough to bring the series back into form.

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