Castrol Honda Superbike
It isn’t a horrible game, but other than offering a strong simulation
aspect, there’s not much there. Electronic Arts has proven with the Moto
Racer series that it knows what a good motorcycle racing game is.
That’s why it is so disappointing to see that Castrol Honda Superbike is
so noticeably inferior. It isn’t a horrible game, but other than
offering a strong simulation aspect, there’s not much there. Castrol Honda Superbike, as the name implies, is a racing game that
exclusively features real Honda RC45 racing bikes that you can race on
14 real tracks from around the world. The game has several different
settings that let you customize your bike. Most notable are the
different sprocket settings that let you change your bike’s gear-ratio
settings. Each gear can be adjusted so that you can tailor and maximize
your motorcycle’s performance for each track.
The control of the bikes is actually quite good, especially when using
the Dual Shock controller – one stick steers the bike while the other
adjusts your speed. The bike reacts as it would in real life, which
means that when you’re going around a tight turn you must take it at a
reasonable speed so your bike doesn’t go slamming into a wall. If this
is a problem for you, the game does offer six different difficulty
settings, some of which have options that help steer your bike for you
while you turn, as well as reduce your bike’s speed so that you can make
the turn. The AI of the track’s seven computer-controlled bikers isn’t
anything special. The bikers just race along the course in a standard
staggered style so that at just about any point in the race you have
someone to directly compete against. If you do decide to race this other
player, the game features a two player head to head split screen mode.
