Best Console Motorcycle Racing Game?

Tourist Trophy on the PS2. Ace game!

For racing: SBK08 is pretty good. On simulation difficulty it's impossible, you'll either go wide on every bend or lowside it, guaranteed. Basic/Arcade settings and it's a lot more fun. Haven't played MotoGP08 but the general consensus from gamers is that it's not a patch on 07.

For roads: Test Drive Unlimited has a pretty good selection of bikes (two Ninjas, Daytona, Speed Triple, Agusta, and two Dukes) and combine that with the multiplayer and the entire island of Oahu and you have a virtual rideout! It has finally beaten the previous 'rideout' game which was Road Rash 3D (really)

Burnout Paradise has bikes which are fun but the game isn't up to much when using them - there's hardly anything to do with them compared to the cars, and you have to register with EA to play online (spits)

Midnight Club LA only has three bikes but one of them is the Ninja ZX-14 and it completely dominates everything else in the game once you get it. I really enjoyed Midnight Club, though again the emphasis will be on cars and you have to play for a bit to unlock everything.

Oh, and there's always GTAIV... make sure you put the 'Spawn NRG900' cheat in your phone as they're hard things to find if you wipe out and it explodes/you die/you get arrested.

Originally Posted by dizzyblonde

Roadrash Jailbreak...lol. Think it were PS1.
Num-chucks, bikes, blokes wi beards shouting 'animal' class

Wow - roadrash jailbreak - its like it was totally erased from memory before reading this. Such a satisfying feeling smashing someone off there bike with a bat... love it

SBK09 is about the best at the moment..

Although on PS2 TT Superbikes was the most realistic.

Is sbk worth forking out £45 on? (been given a £40 GAME voucher/card thing.)

No. Get 08 for less than £10 from somewhere. 09 has Portimao and Kyalami but otherwise is almost exactly the same, worth £45 it is not.

09 handles differently (better) I thought?

my PS3 refuses to play any ps2 games.

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Originally Posted by leedsmatt7

my PS3 refuses to play any ps2 games.

Thats because unless its one of the very first ones, its not supposed to.....

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SBK 08 was reasonably entertaining on the PSP - must check out 09 too......