Moto GP 06

by THQ

Product Features

• Features the new 2006 season bikes, riders and tracks -- as well as the full 2005 season
• Extreme mode tracks increase speed and raceability
• Race on the new Shanghai, Laguna Seca, and Istanbul circuits
• 17 Extreme Mode street tracks, including the new Monterey Costal Highway
• Superb online racing, with up to 16 riders per race, plus Spectator & Commentator Mode

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000CR6WIA
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.8 x 0.5 inches ; 5 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: June 12, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,792 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #51 in Video Games > Xbox 360 > Racing
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

MotoGP '06 is the first bike racing game to hit the Xbox 360. With stunning photorealistic graphics and a blisteringly fast game engine, MotoGP '06 redefines the boundaries of visual excellence and sheer racing realism. With the inclusion of the new 2006 bikes, riders and tracks, for the first time ever MotoGP fans will be able to recreate the brand new season as it unfolds. Incredible audio with photorealistic, high-definition graphics

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Riding Simulator, July 3, 2006

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Lisa Shea "medieval swordfighting enthusiast" - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Moto GP 06 (Video Game)

Some games are meant to be arcadey, while others are meant to give a real world experience even if it's tough to master. MotoGP falls squarely in the second area. Be prepared for some realistic motorcycle riding in this racing game.

The game provides three modes - a quick race for the patience challenged, time trials for fast challenges, and then the career mode. All tracks in the game are based on actual MotoGP tracks, and there are a good number of bikes to choose from. You get to customize the bikes as you go, with numerous tweaks and decorative touches to add.

The bikes are, of course, the entire point of a motorcycle racing game. The detail and work they put into each bike is VERY impressive. You can really see the gleam on the paint curves and the worn creases of the leather. The tracks show an equal amount of work. For as many minute components that make up each large track, there are numerous small touches that you can see if you tool around at slow speed.

The game's training program helps you learn the basics - but even this area isn't "easy". To do the curves properly, you have to handle both the bike's steering and the rider's balance, just as in real life. My boyfriend and I have done a fair amount of long distance riding, so this sort of thing becomes second nature in real life. The game is helping you learn these same skills.

On to the actual racing. You can choose from the 2005 or 2006 season if you wish. You can do practice runs on a track before you qualify, which is really nice to help you learn it. The arrows which come up are both helpful and inobtrusive. If you bump another rider, they make an angry hand gesture at you, while you wave bye-bye to them. Having the widescreen really helps see the course ahead and the riders you need to pass.

There are a number of flaws in the game. The loading screens take quite a long period of time to finish. There are occasional stutters in the game - not enough to cause trouble while playing, but it's noticeable. I wasn't overly fond of the music choices. In general, though, when you're zooming around the track at super high speed, focussing on getting that #1 spot on a hard difficulty, the things around you are a blur and all that matters is the quality of your bike. They really have done a great job with that.

I really have to question just how some of the other reviewers were spotting "no cameraman at the camera" unless they were riding at 5mph, which isn't the point of playing a racing game ... that would be like judging Super Mario poorly because the mushrooms were not properly textured ...

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simulation NOT arcade., November 13, 2006

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J. Spencer - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Moto GP 06 (Video Game)

If you're looking for an arcade style racer, look somewhere else. This game has a very big learning curve. Unless you've played previous MotoGp games, dont plan on picking this one up and being good at it the first time you play it. You'll have to put in a few hours before you really get the hang of it. But once you do get it down, its one of the BEST racing sims out there. The sense of speed and graphics are both amazing. This is also one of the best games on xbox live.

People need to know this game is not for everybody. Its not one of those racing games that you can get out on the track and just floor it the whole way through.

10 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Moto Gp 2006 has Issues, June 13, 2006

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sierra_whisky - See all my reviews

= Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Moto GP 06 (Video Game)

Hello all, i'm from spain,In addition to all the defects of which already they have been spoken other exist that do not allow to catalogue this title of "next gen", for example:

Cockpit view: Simply it is an insult to the intelligence of the buyers.
There are no commissioners in track.
The public in 3D is little, and badly distributed.
The TV cameras do not have operator.
The Wall (pit lane) is absolutely empty.
The old trick to put a noise in the middle of pit lane, for example in Losail, is stupid.
The wheel chain of the bikes does not have movement.
The particle effects are seen only in certain circuits and certain types of grass.
The slicks are not stained.
In rain you have only tyre slicks.

Surely that you still find more things...

Of course which they are not things that perhaps matter for a race game, but had created an immersion sensation which now the game lacks.