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Dom
09-04-2006, 12:30 PM
Have any of you guys played TT Superbikes (http://www.jesterinteractive.com/ttsuperbikes/) at all? If not then I would definitely recommend it to anyone who likes their bike racing sims, as it is probably a fair bit closer to the real thing than Tourist Trophy. It also features the entire Isle of Man TT course which tbh makes for a worthwhile purchase on its own.

"The most incredible motorcycle computer game is finally ready - after three years in development. TT Superbikes is a console game like no other, not only because of its incredibly accurate bike simulation, but also because every inch of the Isle of Man TT circuit has been faithfully recreated. And we mean every inch. Where there's overbanding, manhole covers or pot holes on the Island, it's in the game. The Manx Tourist Board helped behind the scenes, as did the likes of Valmoto's Jack Valentine, Taz Suzuki, John McGuinness, Peter Duke and the late David Jefferies, which ensures that the game's 37.73 mile course is as challenging and intense as the real deal. Game modes include Mad Sunday, replete with traffic, split-screen two player races and tutorials to learn every corner. If you ever plan a visit to the TT, play this first." BIKE Magazine

"The first console game to get even close to replicating how a real bike reacts, this stunning game takes you round the TT course on virtually any machine you fancy, including sidecars. The graphics and gameplay are fantastic." Motorcycle Racer

ALL ABOUT THE GAME...

The most anticipated motorcycle game for Playstation 2! TT Superbikes is the definitive game in terms of playability, graphical elements, fun, and realism. At the same time engrossing the users in gameplay brimming with rewards and replay value.

The game features over 50 bikes from all the major bike manufacturers, which can be raced over the world famous 37.73-mile course. The course has been mapped accurately using data supplied by the Isle of Man government and data captured by the development team.

As well as traditional racing, the game also features a mad Sunday mode. Mad Sunday is an exciting event with riders of all abilities coming from all corners of the world to have the chance of riding at high speeds over the Mountain circuit during TT race week. The player will not only have other bikers to worry about but will have to avoid high-speed traffic, thus creating even more excitement than the norm.

TT Superbikes also has several multiplayer options including 2 player split screen and a sidecar mode of play.

Key Features

* The most extreme road race in the world since 1907.

* 37.73 miles of dangerous, intense racing.

* On Mad Sunday take to the road against on-coming traffic!

* Game modes allow exciting full-grid challenges with ten bikes fighting for the finish line.

* Two players can compete in a split screen race,

* Tutorials take the player through every corner of the course.

* Silky smooth 60fps.

* Riders and Superbikes respond precisely to controls with fully dynamic physics model.

* Race at different times of day with dynamic weather systems depicted with next-generation particle systems.

* Circuits have been surveyed using the latest surveying equipment allowing us to recreate the track to near perfection!

For purchases outside of the UK, please check that your PS2 and TV are PAL compliant.

The last sentence is a bit of a concern, I don't know if that's just because I took that text from a UK site or because they haven't released an NTSC version. Hopefully the former. :?

Anyway it's well worth a look, even though it's not quite as good looking as TT the game itself's a good 'un. :)

(Not to be confused with 'Suzuki TT Superbikes' which by all accounts is just crap)

Some screenshots can be found here (http://www.gamershell.com/ps2/tt_superbikes/screenshots.html).

RC45
09-04-2006, 06:32 PM
You sure Suzki TT Superbike is not just the US-NTSC retail name for TT Superbike?

The Jester Site has the following banner art..

http://www.jesterinteractive.com/ttsuperbikes/ttsuperbikes.jpg

Which looks really close to what they say the US/NTSC box art is..
http://cerberus.gamershell.com/boxart/small/5987.jpg and the UK box art http://cerberus.gamershell.com/boxart/small/uk/5987.jpg

[edit] Hmm.. I found this box-art on eBay as well.. http://image.inkfrog.com/pix/videogamesupply/suzukisuperbikesttps2.jpg

The onboard shots etc sure seem to look the same. Either way, I have never seen this title over here - but I am off to look for it - order over eBay if need be.

If all else fails, it may be time for me to get a PAL PS2 - I have always wanted to have anexcuse to buy Riding Spirits 2.. ;)

Dom
09-04-2006, 07:25 PM
Ooh that's interesting. There was a Suzuki-branded PS2 game which was released at £15-20 new (about half what PS2 games usually are over here) and that I am pretty sure was awful. Whether there's that and they released TT Superbikes as 'Suzuki TT Superbikes' I'm not sure.

Will look into it. :)

Dom
09-04-2006, 07:35 PM
Well that didn't take long. The game I was thinking of is called Crescent Suzuki Racing (http://www.gameseek.co.uk/productdetail/PS2199pcnzzt7448t37?%3E/) (and is barely worthwhile as a drinks mat) so 'Suzuki TT Superbikes' is very probably the exact same game as 'TT Superbikes (http://www.gameseek.co.uk/pd/PS2qbjnffj1hapc8250/TT-Superbikes--Isle-of-Man)'. :)

There's a review on Gamespot (http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/driving/isleofmanttsuperbikes/review.html) which gives it 6.9/10 but frankly I'd reckon that's because they'd rather games were piss easy and looked good (not that it looks bad when you're playing it) ala the MotoGP series. They're also wrong about there only being the one track on offer as there are one or two other shorter tracks, although nothing of the standard road racing circuit variety. I haven't played it for quite a while so I couldn't say exactly how it compares but it's fantastic to be able to do a full lap of the TT course (makes the Nurburgring look like the Brands Indy circuit) and there's a good sense of speed too.

Blasting round on a race-prepped GSX-R 1000 during 'mad sunday' mode makes it a worthwhile purchase imo.

In fact I might dig it out again now. :lol:

RC45
09-04-2006, 07:42 PM
There's a mad sunday mode?

I gotta get it then.. ;) Teh idea of threading lanes with a 1000cc race bike is too good to pass up.. :P hehe Thanks for the research effort.

Dom
09-04-2006, 07:50 PM
Yep you have to watch out for traffic in both lanes in what's already a case of 'threading the needle' on an empty track. Lots of fun. :D

Dom
10-04-2006, 04:28 PM
I did a quick (well slow actually) lap yesterday to reacquaint myself and it is a completely different kettle of fish to TT. The word 'hectic' is pretty much perfect since the bikes have realistically mental acceleration unlike TT (Why do they pull away so slowly?!) and you have to lean over the front of the bike and either ease off the throttle or get on the back brake to keep both wheels on the ground. Combined with that is the thin windy course which is as bumpy as you'd expect and it's a massively different game.

Lowsides and highsides are a bit more realistic (proper highsides if you try 15k rpm with your knee down) and overall it's a harder game. And I'm still only playing on the 'intermediate' setting. :lol:

Tbh Tourist Trophy is the better game and you will spend longer playing it but it's still well worth getting a copy of TT Superbikes from eBay if you can.

RC45
10-04-2006, 04:30 PM
I missed an eBay Zuki TT by about 2 minutes yesterday - I am watching another auction for a copy for $12.00.

So we shall see how that goes.

RC45
10-04-2006, 07:56 PM
Well - I just bought a "New" copy of Suzuki TT for $12 off eBay... ;)

Dom
11-04-2006, 08:19 AM
:lol: Well I'd say that's a bargain!

RC45
14-04-2006, 12:14 AM
It arrived today... so now I got me 2 new bike games to muck about with... ;)

This is the box art
http://cerberus.gamershell.com/boxart/small/5987.jpg

and this is the book cover
http://cerberus.gamershell.com/boxart/small/uk/5987.jpg

drillah
14-04-2006, 03:52 AM
Yes, it is the same game. I think theygot Suzuki to toss in a few bucks to help with distribution in NA.
I've been playing it since it came out, they've got a few things really done right with the physics but some are really quite off as well. Stay in shape and it feels great to play but start to get a bit loose and this get wierd really fast. (TT is the same feeling for me.)
Rumor has it Jester is working away on part 2...not sure what platform though.

Dom
14-04-2006, 07:04 PM
A second installment would be fantastic. You had a chance to put a lap or two in yet, RC45? Worth the full $12?

es nes
26-04-2006, 12:47 AM
i saw suzuki TT superbikes at bestbuy for 19.99$ while looking for TT, but, passed it because i had heard nothing about it.

Slow1
26-04-2006, 03:47 PM
this is going to sound silly but I refuse to play any race game that won't lap me map the controls to the buttons I prefer. I tried TT and hated it because of that. I know it's an individual thing but I generally hate and don't understand why most default control maps are the way they are.

To me it just makes more sense for example to have the L1& R1 buttons for throttle and brakes and the L2 & R2 buttons for gear changes. For me any other setup seems clumsy. and unleash the game is just exceptional then I wont bother trying to get use to it. unfortunately I didn't find TT Superbikes exceptional

Dom
26-04-2006, 04:03 PM
Fair enough, Slow1. I'm always pretty happy with the standard controls on games (didn't even know you couldn't change the controls on TT SB) but I agree the game's not exceptional. One of the more realistic bike sims about in some respects and the IOM TT circuit's fantastic, but on the whole it doesn't really compare to Tourist Trophy.

(So many TT's there even I'm getting confused, and I'm writing it. :doh:)

Slow1
26-04-2006, 04:50 PM
True. To many similar titles. I guess I've played so many bikes games that I just have really high expectations and if I think a game is going backwards then I tend to come down hard on it (fair or not).

Right now at the tops of my bike game list is the EA SBK series and MicroProse's GP500 both of which were for the PC and are more than 5 or 6 years old. Graphics aside I still don't think any bike game since then can come close to those two. They weren't perfect but they had a great balance of sim and arcade physics and gameplay. Depth is the word I'm looking for.

There was a game a couple years back for PS2 what was it.....RS Riding Spirits. that game could have been good but it seemed to focus more on flash than substance. which seems to be the norm.

es nes
30-04-2006, 10:23 PM
*blink*

not bad for someone elses 10$ i suppose. my intials thoughts are mixed. im doing the braking "test" and im waiting and waiting for braking markers. suddenly cones appear, figuring theyre the marker i hit the brakes, pass through the cards and fail because i went through the zone and hit colided with something after the game took controll of the bike.

thats one stronge rs125 to flip over backwards at the start

thats one sickly sounding rs125, it sounds like its missfiring or something.

graphics are as to be expected for a 10$ game.

es nes
30-04-2006, 11:20 PM
if pd's tt has the same engine/power wheelie phyics as this tt itd be a fair bit closer to perfect. itd just need more tracks, head phyics (in f1c for pc for example you could set the view to look in the direction to were steering), and more bikes ;)

es nes
27-09-2006, 10:58 PM
well, ive decided to give this another go but im not sure how much longer itll last. it just feels so weird and i cant figure out how to configure the controller. half the time i wouldnt know the brakes were engaged if it wasnt for me about to go over the handle bar as soon as i touch the brake.

baldylocks
29-09-2006, 07:43 PM
i agree - tt is the second best game ever made. get it

es nes
30-09-2006, 02:03 AM
heh ... got it 2 days after release (or first day on the shelf ;) )

anyways, this game requires you to be really smooth. the smoother you are the more it makes sence. its different than TT which is good and its also fun. but, the sounds and graphics need the most work. specially the smaller the engine the worse it sounds. im using the rvf750 to learn the TT track. the rc51 (vtr1000sp-2) is decent as well though in one lap i damaged the bike so bad it stopped accelerating in 5th gear :lol:

baldylocks
30-09-2006, 08:56 PM
once you get the TAS GSX-R1000 and the like - things get really interesting.

es nes
01-10-2006, 01:11 AM
ive everything unlocked but i figured i should start with something fast enough to be interesting, but, not too slow to be bored.

baldylocks
01-10-2006, 08:14 PM
the zx6r [ainsteys?] is pretty flippin fast. the videos that you open as you go give you some good tips if you can be bothered to watch it.

es nes
01-10-2006, 08:22 PM
i would ... if it was one video instead of 7 ...

baldylocks
02-10-2006, 10:58 PM
aye - i can't understand why you cant just watch the whole thing without all the farting around. let me know what sort of times you're turning in for the full tt circuit and the short circuits if you get a mo - i'd be interested to see how i'm doing (cos i'm shite at tourist trophy) :(

es nes
02-10-2006, 11:45 PM
probably bad since i still only have a 50/50 chance of making the medium/slow speed stuff. its alot easier to get used to the highspeed stuff :lol:

750F-RM
29-10-2006, 05:56 PM
bought it yesterday, returned it today :eek: nasty thing it was. lousy control layout, twitchy handling. gfx not bad, but that's it imo

swapped it for motogp4, which whilst being totally arcadey, is a barrel of fun

21 bikes on the track, reasonably tough ai on hard level. i've done the training school, and i'm in my 1st season in 125's

as i said, hard level. i've not qualified better than last yet, but i've managed a 12th place

sim settings off, linked brakes on, brake assist off. chaaaarge :D 8O

so now i have 3 bike games. tourist trophy, superbike racing challenge, and motogp4

all good in their own ways, a handy trio :)