Castrol Honda VTR
| Castrol HONDA -World Superbike Team- VTR | |
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| Developer(s) | Interactive Entertainment Ltd. Bubble Boy |
| Publisher(s) | EU Midas Games Jap Success |
| Series | Castrol HONDA Superbike |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation |
| Release date(s) | EU February 9, 2001[1] JP October 25, 2001[2] |
| Genre(s) | Racing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player 2 player splitscreen |
| Distribution | CD |
Castrol HONDA -World Superbike Team- VTR (short: Castrol HONDA VTR) is a licensed motorcycle racing game, co-developed by Interactive Entertainment Ltd and Bubble Boy Ltd and released in Europe and Japan for PlayStation. The game features the Honda VTR1000 SP-1 and the riders Aaron Slight and Colin Edwards of the 2000 Superbike World Championship season
Gameplay
The player controls a motorcyclist (default names are A.Slight and C.Edwards) in races on various international race tracks. Game modes are "Single Race" (practice a single course), "Championship" (race the whole season), "2 Player Race" (splitscreen against human player on a single course) and "2 Player Championship" (splitscreen against human player of the whole season). The field consists of 24 riders including human participants, however, because of the limitations of PlayStation hardware, a maximum of seven AI riders are viewed simultaneously. Game options include "Difficulty" (Novice, Amateur, Professional), "Length of race" (3, 5, 10 laps or "full race" of 100 km). Under "Skill Tests" (Amateur, Professional), steering assistance, braking assistance and damage can be activated. In the bike setup, gearbox (automatic or manual), gear ratios and tyres can be modified.
Supported functions
Functions that are supported by the game:
- Local versus: 2 player splitscreen
- Three third-person camera angles (but no first-person view)
- Juke box with five music tracks
- Entry of secret codes
Features
The game features some graphical special effects like sun lense flares, earth trails when driving on grass and metallic glare effects on the bikes in replay mode.
Race courses
The game features 22 racing tracks in total, of which only the first three are accessible from the beginning:
| Number | Track | Lap Length in Miles |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | France | 2.46 |
| 2. | Austria | 2.29 |
| 3. | Italy | 2.87 |
| 4. | Spain | 2.79 |
| 5. | Mexico | 2.70 |
| 6. | Cyprus | 2.75 |
| 7. | England | 3.20 |
| 8. | Belgium | 2.30 |
| 9. | Luxembourg | 3.13 |
| 10. | Osaka | 2.34 |
| 11. | Melbourne | 2.24 |
| 12. | Monaco | 2.06 |
| 13. | Motegi | 2.98 |
| 14. | Porto Korinthos | 3.10 |
| 15. | Palamos G.P. | 2.70 |
| 16. | Allerton G.P. | 2.43 |
| 17. | Vienna | 2.48 |
| 18. | Catalunya | 2.92 |
| 19. | Leicester | 2.49 |
| 20. | Milan | 3.58 |
| 21. | Sukah Island | 2.19 |
| 22. | North Allerton | 1.86 |
Reception and reviews
There is an entry but no score on GameRankings.[3]
Sequels and Spin-offs
There are four games in the Castrol HONDA Superbike series of which each one was produced by Interactive Entertainment Ltd:
- Castrol HONDA SuperBike World Champions (1998 for PC)
- Castrol HONDA -World Superbike Team- Superbike Racing (1999 for PlayStation)
- Castrol HONDA -World Superbike Team- Superbike 2000 (1999 for PC)
- Castrol HONDA -World Superbike Team- VTR (2001 for PlayStation)
References
- ↑ Castrol Honda World Superbike Team VTR on PSXdatacenter.com
- ↑ SuperLite 1500シリーズ Castrol HONDA VTR on success-corp.co.jp
- ↑ Castrol Honda VTR on GameRankings
External links
- Castrol Honda VTR on MobyGames
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