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SBK 09 (World Superbike) (UK Release: 29 May 2009) Demo out now

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Old 13-05-2009, 9:34 AM   #1
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SBK 09 (World Superbike) (UK Release: 29 May 2009) Demo out now

I noticed last night when browsing Xbox Live Marketplace that a demo for SBK 09 is out. So one quick download later and I'm racing around Kyalami. There is only this one circuit on the demo but there is a selection of bikes and riders. I chose Leon Haslam on his Fireblade. I raced on Basic then Arcade bike handling settings. Both are really easy with strong traction control preventing rear wheel slides. The AI riders I tried on Rookie then Amateur. It's dead easy to beat these. I've not tried any of the harder settings yet.

The graphics looked good for a bike racing game. They are never going to compete with the likes of GOW but are an improvement on SBK 08. One slight issue I noticed was lack of a feeling of speed. I didn't get the impression that I was hurtling round a race track at break neck speeds. Maybe I'm just really slow?

Overall I was quite impressed with this demo. The full game is out on the 29th May I believe. I might just have to get my pre-order in somewhere.
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Old 13-05-2009, 10:14 AM   #2
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Re: SBK 09 (World Superbike) Demo out now

Forgot i'd downloaded that demo, will try it later. Yeah sbk'08 was nothing special but was still fun to play. If i remember sbk'08 didnt have much in the way of sense of speed either.
SBK'09 aint ever gonna be MotoGP but if it's improved over old version should be worth a buy.
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Old 13-05-2009, 10:45 AM   #3
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Re: SBK 09 (World Superbike) Demo out now

Off topic

Anyone see the bad crash on the weekend?? ouch EPIC
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Old 13-05-2009, 11:47 AM   #4
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Re: SBK 09 (World Superbike) Demo out now

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Anyone see the bad crash on the weekend?? ouch EPIC
yeh that was bad. neucershner (or however the hell you spell it) broke his femur bone - OUCH. first corner into monza is not good at all. such a beautiful track otherwise though.

but on the game note i have this bad boy. should play it by the end of the week and ill let you all know how it goes! im excited for it
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Old 13-05-2009, 12:13 PM   #5
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Re: SBK 09 (World Superbike) Demo out now

It was mildly entertaining. The AI was too easy, the gameplay wasnt "thrilling" enough for me to warrant interest in it.
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Old 13-05-2009, 12:25 PM   #6
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Re: SBK 09 (World Superbike) Demo out now

Just played it, had one race. I liked it, It was strangely fun like SBK'08 was even tho im not as fond of the arcade style game i quite like it, may get it for bit of fun.
And as soon as i seen the main menu it instantly reminded me of Prostreet for some reason.lol
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Old 13-05-2009, 10:55 PM   #7
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Re: SBK 09 (World Superbike) Demo out now

Change the settings to sim in the options & bump up the AI it plays a lot better
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Old 14-05-2009, 11:21 AM   #8
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Re: SBK 09 (World Superbike) (UK Release: 29 May 2009) Demo out now

Well I had another go last night. I upped the AI to Professional and the bike handling to the one after Arcade (can't remember what it's called). Also tried it with rain and a selection of the different bikes. Loved it. So my pre-order has gone into ShopTo. £32 can't be bad.
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Old 14-05-2009, 11:42 AM   #9
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Re: SBK 09 (World Superbike) (UK Release: 29 May 2009) Demo out now

Is it better than the bike racing in GTA4?

There's something about tearing around the airport on Faggios, dodging grenades from a mate in front, trying to uzi a mate to the side, all while another mate is firing rockets at you - does SBK 09 have any bonus modes like that?
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Old 19-05-2009, 11:00 AM   #10
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Re: SBK 09 (World Superbike) (UK Release: 29 May 2009) Demo out now

Downloaded this and upped the realism settings to one after arcade and thought it was great fun! Going to try it online tonight but i will defo be getting it now!
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Old 22-05-2009, 2:07 PM   #11
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Re: SBK 09 (World Superbike) (UK Release: 29 May 2009) Demo out now

Few screenshots... err pc version tho.

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Find it very hard on sim but feels decent.
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Old 22-05-2009, 10:25 PM   #12
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Re: SBK 09 (World Superbike) (UK Release: 29 May 2009) Demo out now

Played this a bit more earlier. Career mode is pretty much the same as last year. I jumped straight in as Ben Spies (naturally) and i seem to be winning nearly every race quite easily even on Real difficulty with advanced settings. Gripe i have with career mode is the amount of superpole sessions there are. 3 every round not including the qualifying sessions you have to do. hmm.

Other than that it plays very well. Sounds great, and in truth looks the part too.

Thumbs up from me
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Old 26-05-2009, 7:43 PM   #13
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Re: SBK 09 (World Superbike) (UK Release: 29 May 2009) Demo out now

Just played this today (the demo) and thought it ws quite good. Is Moto GP much better?

Done a 22 lap race on amature starting 8th half way through im 20th and not far off the rear pace!
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