Unfortunately, this mode slowly wears thin when the cracks begin to open, revealing an empty mode consisting of living race to race, without any real sense of progression or rising through the ranks. Then jump into the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup, and slowly climb the ranks into Moto3 and Moto2, before racing against the very best riders in the pinnacle league, MotoGP. Create a rider avatar, from name and nationality, to choosing the rider colours on his jacket. There are two career modes on offer, with the Rider mode being the more streamlined of the two. To the uninitiated, or for those who prefer to test with their hands rather than learn theory, this whole ordeal just becomes a challenging process.
Rather than having an "exhibition" styled arena to drive around and test out each of the four postures to determine the impact on how the bike rides, it instead opts to detail how each posture will impact the mechanics of driving in a small paragraph. Of course, there's no need to fear about constantly getting flung off the bike, as there is a handy rewind feature that can be used limitlessly.įrom the get-go, the game asks to select one of the four available rider postures to go with, yet it does not offer enough of an explanation as to what each posture's effect will be. Getting used to this as a newcomer just takes lots of practice, while MotoGP fans will find no issues adjusting to the controls. While turning cars around corners is a little easier in some of the recent driving titles, guiding these high speed bikes around corners requires turning into the corners sooner. Unlike other racing games of the craft, where they are more accessible for newer players, MotoGP 17 can be a rough initiation for those not familiar with racing a motorcycle.