SBK Superbike World Championship

by Tommo

Product Features

• 12 Official SBK tracks featuring locations all around the world.
• 22 real riders, with each rider's AI reflecting their true-to-life riding style
• Players can choose pick-up-and-play Arcade mode or the more technical, Extreme Simulation Mode.
• In-depth bike customization tools
• 4 Variable weather conditions

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001QIRSA0
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches ; 4 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: March 3, 2009
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #22,649 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #65 in Video Games > Xbox 360 > Racing

Product Description

Platform: Xbox 360

The Superbike World Championship is truly a global event. SBK Superbike World Championshio is a unique experience in motorsports featuring ultra-realistic close up shots of the riders hugging tight turns while their bodies hang inches away from the track. Closely fought battles are guaranteed and unlike MotoGP, Superbike promises these battles will have frequent lead changes.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Better than expected, not as good as it should be, March 30, 2009

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Buck (Tucson, AZ United States) - See all my reviews

= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: SBK Superbike World Championship (Video Game)

I agree with the sentiment of other reviews I've seen, it's a good game but it's a bit outdated (graphics, physics, etc). When you have racing standards like Forza 2 or Gran Tourismo it's hard to pop this game in and be impressed. Heck even Tourist Trophy for the PS2 looked better and it's over 3yrs old.

The funny thing is...MotoGP08 (which I also had high hopes for and did NOT like) was developed by the same folks as SBK 08. How they can be so wildly different in game play quality is beyond me.

So the question I had before I bought it was "how's the gameplay?" The answer is contained in my title "Better than expected, not as good as it should be." The difference in difficulty levels is not linear and covers a LOT of ground. Just going from Basic to Arcade is a pretty big jump. "Realistic" is completely misnamed. Unless you think that lowsiding/highsiding should be possible at any angle other than straight up and down with anything over 15% throttle is "realistic", then this is the setting for you. I do like the fact that you can get it to be very hard to control but I wouldn't call it simulation. I've done a custom setting to add in Traction Control, I can still crash myself if I get crazy with the throttle but not just by breathing on the throttle. I think once you find your own handling "sweet spot" you'll enjoy this game immensely. You get all the qualifying and practice sessions as in a real race weekend so if you really wanted to simulate a race, you could take days....

The AI isn't great but on the 2nd hardest difficulty level the riders are turning lap times within +/- .2 seconds of real lap times.

My guess would be that while other genres of racing games generate a lot of money, motorcycle racing games are just not that popular/profitable in the US. To me that's very sad because after being a M/C road racing fan for over 20yrs you are seeing some of the best racing, the most amazing machines ever (MotoGP, bring back the 990's!). So with that this game is better than I expected but not as good as it could be, especially when you see other games out there LIGHT YEARS ahead in graphics, gameplay depth and physics/feel.

Here's hoping the next version is more that just "new bikes/rider/tracks" with the same level of graphics and physics....but I still can't wait to be Ben Spies on the R1 at Portimao!

For $29? Recommended.

3.0 out of 5 stars It's OK, December 9, 2011

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warhorse - See all my reviews

= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: SBK Superbike World Championship (Video Game)

I'm not a "Gamer". I play occasionally. I found this game to be too hard to control. Maybe it's because I've been riding motorcycles for 20 years and I'm expecting the controll to be more realistic. It's fun but not very realistic.

3.0 out of 5 stars Not a bad bike game, November 13, 2010

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campaholic "dw" (colorado) - See all my reviews

= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: SBK Superbike World Championship (Video Game)

It's fun, graphics are a little old by now (compared to motogp09/10). I play a lot of motorsports games, but this one challenges me. Very hard to stay on the track which causes more frustration than fun, at times. The settings for the bikes are advanced...like that of a real bike. So you can make it better or really make your bike a mess. This one takes a lot of practice to keep it on the track.

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