MotoGP: Ultimate Racing Technology explained

MotoGP: Ultimate Racing Technology
Developer:Visual Impact (GBA)
Climax Brighton (Windows, Xbox)
Cybiko (Mobile)
THQ (N-Gage)
Publisher:THQ
Released:Game Boy Advance
Xbox
Windows
Mobile
June 13, 2003
N-Gage
Genre:Racing
Modes:Single-player, multiplayer
Platforms:Game Boy Advance, Xbox, Microsoft Windows, Mobile game, N-Gage

MotoGP: Ultimate Racing Technology, known in the United States as simply MotoGP, is a Grand Prix motorcycle racing video game for Game Boy Advance, Xbox,[1] Microsoft Windows, mobile phones, and N-Gage. It is based on the 2001 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season.

The game's features include weather effects, a dynamic replay mode and custom soundtracks. The game includes 10 real-world race tracks and all the riders and bikes from the 2001 MotoGP season. The menu theme music is Psynn by .

An online-enabled demo of MotoGP shipped with Xbox Live starter kits in 2002.[2] Players who didn't own the full game could access 23 riders and three courses while players who did own the full game could access all the content they had unlocked.[3]

Reception

The Xbox version received "favorable" reviews, and the Game Boy Advance version received "average" reviews, while the N-Gage version received "unfavorable" reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. In Japan, where the GBA version was ported and published by MTO on October 25, 2002, Famitsu gave it a score of 27 out of 40.

MotoGP was nominated for GameSpots annual "Best Graphics (Technical)" and "Best Driving Game" among Xbox games, and was a runner-up for the publication's "Best Driving Game on Game Boy Advance" prize.[4] The game was also a nominee for "Console Racing Game of the Year" at the AIAS' 6th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards, which ultimately went to .[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: THQ Announces MotoGP: Ultimate Racing Technology for Xbox. Business Wire. Berkshire Hathaway. Yahoo.com. January 17, 2002. https://web.archive.org/web/20020131070855/http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/020117/170087_1.html. January 31, 2002. June 30, 2019.
  2. News: Dubin . Jayson . "MotoGP: Online Demo" and "Whacked!" to Ship with Xbox Live Starter Kits . 18 July 2022 . GameZone . 4 May 2012.
  3. News: THQ Announces MotoGP: Online Demo to Ship With Xbox Live Starter Kit; Trial Version Allows Xbox Live Owners to Experience the Thrill of MotoGP Online Racing . 18 July 2022 . www.theautochannel.com.
  4. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20030207155400/http://gamespot.com/gamespot/features/all/bestof2002/ . GameSpots Best and Worst of 2002 . GameSpot Staff . December 30, 2002 . . February 7, 2003 . dead.
  5. Web site: 6th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards: Winners . . https://web.archive.org/web/20040603024454/http://www.interactive.org/awards/IAA-6/winners.asp . June 3, 2004 . dead . February 4, 2022.