Castrol Honda SuperBike World Champions
| Castrol Honda SuperBike World Champions | |
|---|---|
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| Developer(s) | Interactive Entertainment, Ltd. |
| Publisher(s) | Midas Interactive |
| Director(s) | James Bailey[1] |
| Producer(s) | Tony Love[1] |
| Designer(s) | Tuan Pingster Nguyen[1] |
| Programmer(s) | Dan Azzopardi, John Rees, Alex Jakes, Vladislav Kaipetsky[1] |
| Artist(s) | FAD[1] |
| Series | Castrol HONDA Superbike |
| Platform(s) | Windows |
| Release date(s) | |
| Genre(s) | Racing |
| Mode(s) |
Single-player 2 player splitscreen network multiplayer |
Castrol HONDA SuperBike World Champions is a licensed motorcycle racing game, developed by Interactive Entertainment, Ltd. and published by Midas Interactive. The game features the Honda RVF750 RC45 and the riders of the 1997 Superbike World Championship season. The game title was chosen because John Kocinski won the 1997 World Superbike Championship on a Castrol Honda.
Gameplay
The player controls a motorcyclist in races on various international race tracks. Game modes are "Practice" and "Championship". Each race has three parts: "Practice Session", "Qualifying" and "Race". There are closed-circuit Grand Prix tracks and street race tracks. The degree of "realism" can be modified (4 to 24 riders; 3 to 10 laps or "full race" which is 100 km). The bike setup offers tweaking of the gear sprockets. It is possible to play with five other players via network or splitscreen.
Supported functions
Functions that are supported by the game:
- Local versus: 2 player splitscreen
- Network play: up to six players
- Controller support: Joystick, mouse, keyboard, racing wheel, joypad
- Difficulty: Rookie, Novice, Amateur, Semi Professional, Professional, Ace
Features
The game features ten racing tracks in total:
| Number | Track | Lap Length in km |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sukah Island | 3.53 |
| 2. | Padang Raceway | 5.85 |
| 3. | Canuga Town | 4.00 |
| 4. | Canuga Raceway | 4.25 |
| 5. | Porto Korinthos | 5.00 |
| 6. | Palamos G.P. | 4.35 |
| 7. | North Allerton | 3.00 |
| 8. | Allerton G.P. | 3.92 |
| 9. | Motegi | 4.80 |
| 10. | Motegi Oval | 1.50 |
Reception and reviews
The game received a score of 67.30% on GameRankings, based on ten individual reviews.[4] The game was reviewed by the German magazine "PC Games" and received a rating of 74%. The reviewer concluded that while the game represented a bright spot among racing games, he was hoping for more simulation aspects.[5]
Sequels and Spin-offs
There are four games in the Castrol HONDA Superbike series, each one was produced by Interactive Entertainment Ltd:
- Castrol HONDA SuperBike World Champions (1998 for PC)
- Castrol HONDA -World Superbike Team- Superbike Racing (1999 for PlayStation)
- Castrol HONDA -World Superbike Team- Superbike 2000 (1999 for PC)
- Castrol HONDA -World Superbike Team- VTR (2001 for PlayStation)
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 The names of developers can be found in the ingame credits.
- 1 2 Castrol Honda Superbike World Champions on MobyGames.com
- ↑ Castrol Honda Superbike World Champions on GameStar.de
- ↑ Castrol Honda Superbike World Champions on GameRankings
- ↑ "Castrol Honda Superbike World Championships" (note the wrong spelling). Review in PC Games 8/98. page 144. Computec Verlag.
External links
- Castrol Honda Superbike World Champions on MobyGames