SBK09 Superbike World Championship Demo

Although motorbikes may not get as much recognition as four-wheel sports do, they are every bit as exciting and fun to watch, not to mention dangerous for the riders themselves. Since the bikes can reach over 200 miles per hour and the participants are only protected by a special suit that prevents burns and scratches, any impact can be deadly.

SBK09 Superbike World Championship is a racing simulator that features the ultimate bike competition in the world, complete with the official riders, bikes, tracks and sponsors. Hence, you get to participate in the championship and compete against the best of them, while also trying out the newest bikes developed by famous manufacturers, such as BMW, Yamaha and Honda.

Since the vehicles are supposed to represent their real counterpart, their specifications have been closely implemented in order to respect the official values, while the graphic models are about as close to photo-realism as possible. The drivers themselves are modeled after the actual competitors, in order to make the championship feel as authentic as possible.

In order to provide you with the most realistic motorbike experience out there, the game features a very advanced physics system, which is responsible for how the vehicle acts on the track and how it responds to your commands. Thus, in case you try to accelerate when you shouldn't, or take a turn at a very high speed, the wheels can slip and you are immediately thrown off balance and you crash.

While there isn't any actual bike damage, no matter how often or hard you happen to crash, the rider does go through some cosmetic changes when he falls, which are represented by dirt on his leather equipment. Other than that, the graphic engine does a good job at rendering the tracks as well, all of which are modeled after the real ones and just as difficult to navigate without the proper precautions.

A lot of work went into assuring the fact that SBK09 Superbike World Championship looks and acts like the real thing, which means that you are about as close to the competition as you can get without actually being there. Thus, anyone who's a fan of the sport and enjoys racing simulators should not be disappointed by the title at hand.