As racing games go, those on two wheels often get the short end of the stick. A shame when you consider the antics of the biking crowd are so often far more thrilling than their over-pampered four-wheeled counterparts – this is a sport that's all about hairy-knuckled derring-do, scraping knees against tarmac, rubbing fairings with rivals and somersaulting across the gravel before dusting yourself off and doing it all over again.
SquareGo writes:
"Motorbikes have always struggled against their four wheeled counterparts when it comes to console games, with only a few publishers giving us the chance to straddle these rockets. More recently it has been a two horse race with MILESTONES SBK and CAPCOM/THQ's Moto GP titles constantly updating and offering more to this oft overlooked genre. Well now its Milestones turn again with the mouthful of a title, SBK 2011: FIM Superbike World Championship."
Tom at El33tonline writes:
"Despite a few problems, I scored SBK 2011: Superbike World Championship highly because it’s a great video game representation of the sport it depicts, and is sure to be an all-time favourite among people who live for superbikes.
SBK 2011 offers countless hours of well-structured, option-rich, enjoyable entertainment and is a game which has been crafted with obvious care and affection for the sport. If you’ve stuck to traditional racing games in the past then SBK 2011 represents a new way to sample motorsport – don’t squander the chance to introduce your tastebuds to the zippy flavour of superbikes!"
It’s that time of the year again, well, technically three months after that time again but let’s not be too picky, as another year of Superbike World Champion action has kicked off and now it’s time for its video game counterpart to hit the shelves revving. Believe it or not, SBK 2011 is the successor of last year’s SBK X (despite the developer opting not to call this year’s version ‘SBK XI’) and aims to deliver all the greatness of last year’s SBK with some extra additions to justify releasing a year-on-year franchise.
