If there is one game that has always been able to capture a sport perfectly, it is Moto Gp, it really does feel like the perfect simulation in so many ways, such is the speed and precision needed to turn a corner, before you can even think about winning the actual race.

When you first load up Moto GP you will be presented with the single player and multiplayer options, in single player mode you have the choice of starting a quick race, a tournament or a career, the latter offers grand prix mode and a extreme mode as well as the usual assortment of challenges. The grand prix mode is where you will spend the majority of time as you try to complete all of the races in order to improve your skills, once you have completed this you are then treated to extreme mode where you are able to race through cities and customize your bike. Extreme mode is probably one of the most fun things about Moto GP as it is great fun blasting around curves in the city as the buildings pass you by.

But how does it feel when racing? Well the latest version of Moto Gp is just as unforgiving as usual for beginners, especially the people who thinks they can press the accelerate button and win the race without letting go. To help beginners find their feet there are a  few new features, the first of which is fishtailing, this produces a waggling effect at the back of your bike if you are about to fly into the advertising boards and therefore gives you a split second to apply the break, secondly the new telemetry function. This feature allows you to view your lap times alongside a map which shows where you crashed or incurred time penalties. These new features certainly help you get used to the speed of the whole game and help you see where you went wrong.

As well as the above, in career mode there is training mode, in which you are tasked with racing around tracks, pulling off wheelies and racing around obstacles in the road all within a set time limit, while this may help you get used to the controls, it certainly doesn’t offer much more in a tutorial sense as you are just left to figure out what you need to do by yourself.

If offline racing isn’t exciting enough for you then Moto GP 07 also offers two online modes, Pink Slip racing, in which you gamble your bike in a one vs one race and Online Tournament, which offers up to 16 player multiplayer mayhem in which you use your custom bikes gained from extreme mode. Online mode is one of the most fun aspects of the game and with the specific restrictions that can be added, you can always be sure of a fair race.

The most noticeable change in Moto GP 07 is the presentation, the crowd all seem to have their own personalities and do their own things, like waving flags or drinking, this is especially noticeable in the replays. Before the race begins you also get treated to the racers preparing and if that’s not enough the loading screens provide a birds eye view of the track from a helicopter. During the race itself the graphics are solid with the bikes, the background and the general effects all behaving like they should, the replays are also a delight to watch and you will find that this all adds to your overall enjoyment of the game.

There are a few issues with the game, for starters when customizing your character you are very limited in options, also some of the modes and controls aren’t very well explained and usually this means you will be scratching your head until you figure out exactly what you are meant to be doing.

Overall Moto GP 07 is a very good game, there certainly isn’t another racer that can match its speed and precision, but while the racing side is hard to criticize the options such as explaining what the different modes mean and the lack of  customization for bikes and bikers means the game could still do with some work.