Black Bean Games is due to release its latest instalment in the world superbike series, SBK-09 Superbike World Championship, on June 25. Fans of the official series will be happy to know the title has acquired the licence for all tracks, teams, and riders from the official World Superbike Championship, as well as new 3D environments, teams, tracks, and game modes. Gamespot recently had a chance to check out SBK-09's revamped features in a hands-on session.
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.
Games32 writes: "I was always a fan of motorsports, and I tried any game that recreated the feeling of racing, either on four or on two wheels. MotoGP 08 was one of those games that I thought it would be the ultimate racing game for bike fans, but SBK-09: Superbike World Championship made me change my mind. I didn't play the last year's installment in the series, and I'm happy not to, otherwise I would have never tried the last one. Seems that SBK-08 brought low sales and a big disappointment for all the racing fans, with cheap graphics and a bizarre handling system, but somehow Black Bean had the courage to continue the series creating this time a brand new game that impressed most of the critics, including me."
XboxLiveAddicts writes: "SBK- Superbike World Championship returns for another season, and it is back with improvements. Every aspect of the game has been improved and new features added. In fact you can see and hear the improvements as soon as you start playing.
There are five Single player modes, Quick Race, Training, Race weekend, Championship and Challenges. Quick Race, Training, Race Weekend and Championship allowing you to choose a team and a rider, the weather and the A.I difficulty.
There are thirteen tracks this season opposed to twelve with SBK 08. Losail, Valencia, Assen, Monza, Kyalmi, Salt Lake City, Misano Adriatico, Donington, Brno, Imola, Magny-Cours, Portimao and Philip Island. Each track has been enhanced with new 3D environments and a complete track overhaul and it shows..."
