MotoGP 13 is a motorcycle racing game developed and published by Milestone and released in 2013. The game was announced by Milestone taking back production, after its departure on the franchise with MotoGP '08. Along with the racing game's inclusion on the PlayStation Vita handheld, Milestone announced that it would return support to the PC, as well as versions for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
| MotoGP 13 | |
|---|---|
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| Developer(s) | Milestone |
| Publisher(s) | Milestone Plug in Digital (NA; PC) |
| Series | MotoGP |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 3, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360 |
| Release | Compact |
| Genre(s) | Racing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Features
editMotoGP 13 features all the tracks, riders and teams from the 2013 season of the MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3 world championships.[citation needed]
MotoGP 13 features 4 single player game modes: Grand Prix, World Championship, Career and Time attack. Grand Prix is a standard mode where the player picks a class, team and rider along with the track and weather conditions. This game mode takes the player across a single Grand Prix weekend including practice, qualifying and the race. World Championship mode allows the player to ride a full or custom season in either MotoGP, Moto2 or Moto3.[citation needed]
Career mode is the main single player mode and incorporates first and third person elements. Upon a few wildcard events, the player will earn a ride in Moto3 and begin their career. From here the player rides through multiple seasons, earning new rides with the aim of ultimately becoming MotoGP world champion. Career mode boasts many new features to MotoGP video games. These include Parc Ferme, motorhomes and a walkable garage. The career mode is also expanded with objectives given from your own Personnel Manager.[citation needed]
Time Attack allows the player to race themselves endlessly against the clock. Multiplayer features online game modes as well as split screen multiplayer.[citation needed]
Multiple physics settings and aids allow for beginners as well as the experienced to have an immersive experience.[citation needed]
A brand new weather system also features in MotoGP 13. The player can select from 5 weather options one of which is dynamic where the race could start in dry conditions and then begin to rain during the race.[citation needed]
The game features in game commentary from former MotoGP international commentator Gavin Emmett, a real life based HUD and a brand new helmet cam similar to the one seen in Shift 2: Unleashed.[citation needed]
A demo of the game was released in early June and players would be able to choose either Valentino Rossi or Marc Márquez and race 3 laps at Circuit de Catalunya. The game features 100 GP Levels which are unlocked by gaining XP Points from racing.
DLC and Update
edit- Moto2 and Moto3 – Free DLC that adds the 3 bikes, 3 teams and 4 riders to Moto2 and the 4 bikes, 9 teams, and 14 riders to Moto3 that are greyed out and not on the game disc, it also updates some bike liveries/rider outfits
- 2012 Top Riders – Adds 4 bikes, 4 teams, and 8 riders from the 2012 Season
- Champions – Adds 6 bikes, 9 teams, and 14 riders from the 1992, 1993, and 2001 seasons
- Red Bull Rookies Cup – Adds the RBRC Championship, 1 bike with 15 country liveries and 24 riders
- The game can update to Ver 1.02 (32MB) via the PS3's game update feature if wanted.
Reception
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| Aggregator | Score | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PC | PS Vita | PS3 | Xbox 360 | |
| Metacritic | 70/100[8] | 78/100[10] | 73/100[9] | 72/100[11] |
| Publication | Score | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PC | PS Vita | PS3 | Xbox 360 | |
| Eurogamer | N/A | N/A | N/A | 8/10[1] |
| GamesMaster | N/A | N/A | N/A | 75%[2] |
| PlayStation Official Magazine – Australia | N/A | N/A | 70%[4] | N/A |
| PlayStation Official Magazine – UK | N/A | N/A | 7/10[3] | N/A |
| Official Xbox Magazine (UK) | N/A | N/A | N/A | 6/10[5] |
| Play | N/A | N/A | 74%[6] | N/A |
| The Digital Fix | N/A | N/A | N/A | 6/10[7] |
The PlayStation Vita version received "generally favorable reviews", while the rest of the console versions received "average" reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[8][9][10][11] The game reached number 8 in the UK sales charts.[12]
References
edit- ^ Robinson, Martin (19 June 2013). "MotoGP 13 Review (Xbox 360)". Eurogamer.
- ^ "MotoGP 13 (X360)". GamesMaster: 77. September 2013.
- ^ Iwaniuk, Phil (19 June 2013). "MotoGP 13 PS3 review: Everything you ever wanted to know about eating tarmac". PlayStation Official Magazine – UK. Archived from the original on 23 June 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ^ "MotoGP 13 (PS3)". PlayStation Official Magazine – Australia: 79. August 2013.
- ^ White, Sam (20 June 2013). "MotoGP 13 Xbox 360 Review". Official Xbox Magazine UK. Archived from the original on 23 June 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ^ "MotoGP 13 (PS3)". Play UK (233): 80. August 2013.
- ^ Harwood, Edd (19 July 2013). "MotoGP 13 (X360)". The Digital Fix. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ^ a b "MotoGP 13 for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ^ a b "MotoGP 13 for PlayStation 3 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ^ a b "MotoGP 13 for PlayStation Vita Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ^ a b "MotoGP 13 for Xbox 360 Reviews". Metacritic.
- ^ "UK Archive Software Charts". GFK Chart-Track. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.