MotoGP '06

MotoGP '06 is a Grand Prix motorcycle racing video game for the Xbox 360 and although it is called 'MotoGP '06' the game also includes the '05 season as well. New features include a new season mode, new riders, bikes and tracks. The "extreme mode" featured in MotoGP 3: Ultimate Racing Technology is enhanced for the Xbox 360. In the predecessor 16 players could race online but now in this installment the player can race up to 20 players online.

This article is about the 2006 THQ video game for the Xbox 360. For the 2006 MotoGP season, see 2006 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. For the 2006 NAMCO video game for the PSP, see MotoGP (2006 video game).
MotoGP '06
Developer(s)Climax Racing
Publisher(s)THQ
Platform(s)Xbox 360
Release
  • EU: June 9, 2006
  • NA: June 12, 2006
Genre(s)Racing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Reception
Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic80/100[1]
Review scores
PublicationScore
Edge8/10[2]
Eurogamer8/10[3]
Famitsu29/40[4]
Game Informer8.75/10[5]
GameRevolutionB−[6]
GameSpot8.2/10[7]
GameSpy[8]
GameTrailers8.6/10[9]
GameZone8.4/10[10]
IGN8.4/10[11]
OXM (US)8/10[12]
Detroit Free Press[1][13]
The Sydney Morning Herald[14]

The game received "favorable" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[1] In Japan, where the game was ported for release on October 12, 2006, Famitsu gave it a score of 29 out of 40.[4]

Jon M. Gibson of Maxim gave the game all five stars, saying, "Aside from delivering that butt-numbing intensity of being on a crotch rocket for far too long, this Xbox 360 exclusive brings everything to the table—a full roster of official 2006 bikes, 17 extreme street courses (including the harrowing Monterey coastal highway), and 16-player Xbox Live play. Tack on photo-slick high-def graphics, and your girlfriend already is seeming less real. Yeah, she's gone. Deal."[15] Charles Herold of The New York Times gave it a very favorable review, saying, "I have a very low frustration tolerance, but in spite of my string of infuriating crashes and last-place finishes, MotoGP kept me playing, partly because I was drawn in by the game’s exhilarating sense of high velocity, and partly because every once in a while I would hit a turn just right and realize that if I could figure out how I did that, I could win a race."[16] Jason Hill of The Sydney Morning Herald gave it four stars out of five and said, "Battling 15 online riders is absolutely thrilling, but beginners will need plenty of practice, as most will find it difficult just staying on the track."[14] However, the author of Detroit Free Press gave it two stars out of four, choosing Tourist Trophy over the game, but stating that "if you own an Xbox 360 and have been craving some cycling action, MotoGP is where it's at."[1][13]

References
  1. "MotoGP '06 Critic Reviews for Xbox 360". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  2. Edge staff (July 2006). "MotoGP '06". Edge. No. 164. Future plc. p. 82.
  3. Bramwell, Tom (June 9, 2006). "MotoGP '06". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  4. "MotoGP'06 [Xbox 360]". Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  5. Kato, Matthew (July 2006). "MotoGP '06". Game Informer. No. 159. GameStop. p. 107. Archived from the original on January 24, 2008. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  6. Dodson, Joe (June 22, 2006). "MotoGP 06 Review". Game Revolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  7. Mueller, Greg (June 16, 2006). "MotoGP 06 Review". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  8. Speer, Justin (June 16, 2006). "GameSpy: MotoGP 06". GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  9. "MotoGP '06 Review (Xbox)". GameTrailers. Viacom. June 19, 2006. Archived from the original on June 9, 2007. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  10. Bedigian, Louis (June 19, 2006). "MotoGP '06 - 360 - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on December 10, 2008. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  11. Miller, Jonathan (June 9, 2006). "MotoGP 06". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  12. "MotoGP '06". Official Xbox Magazine. Future US. August 2006. p. 81.
  13. "PICKS & CLICKS". Detroit Free Press. Gannett Company. July 9, 2006. p. F8. Archived from the original on August 9, 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2016.(subscription required)
  14. Hill, Jason (August 17, 2006). "MotoGP 06". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  15. Gibson, Jon M. (June 13, 2006). "MotoGP '06". Maxim. Biglari Holdings. Archived from the original on October 15, 2006. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  16. Herold, Charles (July 13, 2006). "Fast-Action Sports Without Breaking a Sweat or a Bone". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
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