I found one unrealistic aspect which is prevalent in many racing games. You can be topping 100km/h,
but fall slightly off the straight and narrow and rather than part company with your bike, as you'd
expect to in real life, you'll just come to a complete dead stop, the game will try to move you sideways
back on course and then you can carry on. However, idiosyncracies like this do mar the performance
somewhat.
There are four players to choose from, each in their own brand of designer gear, but of course finding
yourself in the wrong outfit in which to be seen is no excuse for being a terrible sportsman. If you lose,
it's your fault but practice does make perfect.
Internet access is also available, where you can upload your scores and win prizes, but overall it's a
game which gets too samey too soon. Best to rent it first. You'll know within an hour whether the
credit card will be extracted from your wallet.
Overall: 3½/5
This review was on Freeloader.com but that site has now closed.
As of April 2009, Blu-rays and DVDs reviewed by the editor are watched on a Panasonic TH-37PX80B
37" Plasma TV with a Sony BDP-1500 Blu-ray player and played through a Yamaha DSP-AX820 amplifier.
PC games reviewed by the editor are on:
Since Jan 2011: Intel Quad Core Dell XPS 8100, i7 CPU 860 @ 2.80Ghz, 8Gb RAM, nVidia GeForce GTS 240, Windows 7
Since Nov 2005: Intel Pentium D 830 3.0Ghz, 1Gb RAM, 128Mb nVidia GeForce 6700XL, Windows XP
Since Aug 2003: Intel Pentium 4 2.66Ghz, 512Mb RAM, 128Mb GeForce4 MX440 graphics, Windows XP
Since May 2003: Intel Pentium 4 2.6Ghz, 512Mb RAM, 128Mb ATI Radeon 9600TX graphics, Windows XP
Since Jun 2002: Intel Pentium III 600Mhz, 384Mb RAM, Windows 98 SE, 64Mb ATI Radeon 8500LE
Since May 2000: Intel Pentium III 600Mhz, 384Mb RAM, Windows 98 SE, Voodoo 3 3000 AGP
Life's too hectic in the real world, so relax
and indulge in a spot of mountain biking, speed-gliding, snowboarding and
much more from the comfort of your own armchair.
