Console Monster writes: "Just under a year ago, I finished my SBK 08 review with the words: "It tries hard to be a solid title but falls flat on the circuit, but with some improvements SBK09 could be a most have for motorcycle racing fans." But in the course of a year, have things changed for the better or worse?
It is now May, and we're three months into the Superbike World Championship season and Noriyuki Haga owns the leader boards. Except you could change all that, Infact let me rephrase YOU WILL change that if you decide to pick up SBK 09.
The game follows the Superbike World Championship 2009 (or HANNSpree SBK Superbike World Championship) which is taking place right into the summer at a variety of courses across the world. It features an array of teams and bikers, each competing across two races on a weekend as well as the obligatory qualifying and warm up sessions. There are fourteen rounds in total including some familiar tracks and some which may not be so familiar with..."
The SBK Superbike series, which has seen a few iterations released in Europe, will finally make its European debut this year in the upcoming SBK Superbike World Championship 09. Representatives from the game's publisher Valcon Games were on hand at the 2010 Game Developers Conference showing SBK off for press.
Since late last year, Moto GP 08 has undoubtedly held the crown for bike racing games on both PC and Console. The announcement of SBK 09 made for salivating mouths and questions of whether it could topple Moto GP's mountain, and it may just do that.
SBK 09 recommended to the fans of the competition and can be fun for everyone else.
* Accessible to all players
* Licenses of the Superbike Championship
* Extreme difficulty available
