Moto Racer World Tour

Moto Racer World Tour
Developer(s)	Delphine Software International
Publisher(s)	Infogrames
Platform(s)	PlayStation
Release date(s)	PAL September 29, 2000 NA November 6, 2000
Genre(s)	Motorcycle racing
Mode(s)	Single player, multiplayer
Rating(s)	ESRB: E

Moto Racer World Tour is a motocross racing game developed by Delphine Software International and published by Infogrames for the Playstation. It was released on September 29, 2000 in Europe, and on November 6, 2000 in North America. It is part of the Moto Racer video game series.^[1]

In Moto Racer World Tour, the player drives a motorcycle in races against opponents. A large portion of the game centers on the World Tour Championship game mode, which tasks the player with completing a series races against the AI. The game received above average reviews from critics, who felt it was a good arcade motorcycling simulator.

Gameplay

A motorcyclist drives in a race on pavement.

The game places the player in motocross races against opponents on various terrain. The game plays as an arcade racer, where it does not attempt to perfectly simulate actual motocross.^[1] The main portion of the game is featured around the World Tour Championship mode, which places the player in races of varying degrees of difficulty, and requires the player to beat their opponents in sequence.^[1] An arcade mode allows players to choose any event for single races.^[1] Once the player has completed some championships, the game opens up new modes for the player, including traffic (where the player races through incoming traffic), dragster (drag racing), and freestyle (freestyle motocross).^[1]

Moto Racer World Tour contains race tracks on normal pavement, grass, and dirt, lending to a variety of different handling techniques. An easy turn on pavement can cause a bike to spin out on dirt if the player is not careful about how hard they turn.^[1] In order to adjust to the different terrain, handling can be adjusted through a detailed pit stop, where the player can choose the looseness of their suspension and their tires among other things.^[1] The game, however, lacks Moto Racer 2's track editor.^[1]

Reception

Moto Racer World Tour received mostly above average reviews from critics, who felt it was a good arcade motorcycling simulator; it has received a 66.60% from GameRankings.^[2] In his review, IGN's Doug Perry felt that Moto Racer World Tour ranked "... up there in the top five motorcycle games on the system."^[1] He praised the game's fun, arcade style play, but noted that the game "was quite void" of many sounds.^[1] GamePro criticized the game's controls for being tough to handle, although they praised the game's good background music.^[3] Gameplanet gave the game above average marks for its quality sound effects and variety of tracks, but criticized the game for the removal of Moto Racer 2's track editor.^[4]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j} Perry, Doug (December 20, 2000). "Moto Racer World Tour Review". IGN. http://psx.ign.com/articles/165/165326p1.html. Retrieved September 15, 2010. 
2. ^ "Moto Racer World Tour for PlayStation". GameRankings. http://www.gamerankings.com/ps/365889-moto-racer-world-tour/index.html. Retrieved September 15, 2010. 
3. ^ "Moto Racer World Tour Review for PlayStation". GamePro. January 16, 2001. Archived from the original on June 16, 2004. http://web.archive.org/web/20040706161523/http://www.gamepro.com/sony/psx/games/reviews/10580.shtml. Retrieved September 15, 2010. 
4. ^ "Moto Racer: World Tour Review". Gameplanet. October 10, 2000. http://old.gameplanet.co.nz/mag.dyn/Reviews/2232.html. Retrieved September 15, 2010.