Crescent Suzuki Racing Demo

While superbikes are definitely lighter and slightly easier to handle than cars, that does not mean the races are any easier, or that the drivers do not have to practice for years in order to compete at a professional level. The lack of a roll cage or any other kind of protection against crashes make the races that much more dangerous and accidents are almost always ugly.

Crescent Suzuki Racing is a racing simulator that features some of the fastest bikes in the world and allows you to push them to the max, as well as compete in a variety of competitions and experience famous tracks from all over the globe. All of the available rides are recreated as close to reality as possible, both from a mechanical and visual point of view.

The game also emphasizes on realism, since it features real names for every bike, team and driver out there, although the actual gameplay is not that well made to reflect realism. Hence, although the tracks are littered with various small traps that should make you pay more attention to the road, the fact remains that the physics engine does not rise to the challenge and it is rather difficult to believe that the bike responds accurately to speed, or your input.

After you start winning some competitions and gather a bit of money, it is possible to upgrade your bike with better parts and increase its performance. This allows you gain a slight advantage during the races, although the opponents do the same as well and the competitions are ultimately decided by your driving abilities, rather than the extra two or three horsepower.

Visually, the game does not really impress, but the bike models and the characters themselves look convincing enough, while the landscapes are pretty detailed and in tune with reality. As previously mentioned, however, the physics engine does not excel, which means that the vehicles act strangely out on the tarmac, while the drivers do not react very realistically to falls or the immense G forces that act on them during the race.

Crescent Suzuki Racing can be a fun game, although it does not impress with anything and it certainly does not bring anything new to the genre. Moreover, a bit more effort could have gone into the technical aspect of the title, especially in the handling and the physics engine.