Moto GP is an all-time classic. This is the arcade original when it comes to motorbike racing games. It is fast paced and will have you on the edge of your seat as you try to take first place in all of the races. Take part in fast motorcycle races, choose your fast motorcycle and race track. Be careful, the road with danger, sharp turns of the road can kill you. Compete with other participants in the race to take first place and get rewards.

Back before extreme sports started popping up, street bike racing was considered extreme. Nowadays people equate extreme sports with skateboarding, snowboarding and BMX racing. Well, call me old school, but I'll take a good dirt bike or street bike racing game over these other so-called extreme games any day of the week. Thanks to Moto GP, I now have a great street bike racing game to add to my collection.

Moto GP is a very accurate adaptation of the real sport of street bike racing. You will find no arcade physics or unrealistic jumps and obstacles. Think of this game as the street bike version of NASCAR Heat without the insane amount of tinkering under the hood. What you will find are very tight controls and bikes that require a steep learning curve to master. All of the courses in the game are modeled after real-life Grand Prix courses so every hair pin turn and long straightway allows you the opportunity to experience what real life riders experience.

The developers chose to go with a bike upgrading system that worked quite well. Instead of unlocking new bikes with better attributes, you pick a bike to start with and as you win races, you are awarded points to distribute between cornering, braking, top speed and acceleration. Your race finish position determines how many points you are awarded. The reason I even bring this up is because this game forced me to do the exact opposite of what I normally do when it comes to point distribution. Normally, I max out top speed and acceleration and worry about braking and handling last. I found the braking and corner was far more important in this game than top speed so most of my points went into those two skills. I actually found it refreshing to be forced into rethinking my strategies that I have used in games for years.

This game is not going to be for everyone, however. The steep learning curve, breaking old habits formed by more arcade style racing games, and the overall sim feel to the game may appeal only to the racing fans that prefer realism over insane jumps and power slides. While it is not as intricate as some of the NASCAR or INDY games out there, be prepared to invest a bit of time before mastering this one.