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Developer(s) | Namco |
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Composer(s) | Hiroto Sasaki Tetsukazu Nakanishi Rio Hamamoto Go Shiina |
Platform(s) | PlayStation 2 |
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Genre(s) | Racing |
Mode(s) | Single player, Multiplayer |
MotoGP 3 (often stylized as MotoGP3) is a Grand Prix motorcycle racing video game developed and published by Namco for the PlayStation 2. Released in 2003, it is the third game in the Namco series, which coincided with the THQ series for a number of years.
The gameplay is very similar to past games by Namco, like MotoGP (PS2) and MotoGP 2 . MotoGP 3 is based on the 2002 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, but with the introduction of four stroke bikes, the gameplay has some slight differences. The new 990cc 4-stroke bikes are faster but harder to handle, while the 500cc 2-strokes are slower but slightly better to handle.
MotoGP 3 has far more tracks than the previous game, with 15 real world courses which include Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Paul Ricard, Motegi and Mugello. There are also a combination of fantasy layouts. When starting the game up for the first time, players can create a custom rider. After that, they will be brought to the menu screen where they can access a number of options. The first is arcade, where the players can choose the bike they wish to ride, number of laps, weather, difficulty and settings to do a race. Season mode puts them into a season with any team (depending on difficulty) and the player races on a combination of circuits to try and win the championship. Time Trial is like Arcade, except that rather than racing against a number of opponents for a number of laps, the player races against the clock to try to get the best time for as long as desired. Challenge mode is a series of challenges that players can play. They range from beating another rider, riding between cones, setting a specific lap time in Time Trial or winning a race at a specific track. Completing challenges will unlock riders, movies and pictures. Multiplayer allows players to race against up to four other people. Legends mode is, like Time Trial, similar to Arcade mode, except rather than facing riders from 2002, they face riders from past seasons, including the likes of Kevin Schwantz, Wayne Gardner and Mick Doohan to name a few.
Team | Constructor | Machine | No. | Rider 1 | No. | Rider 2 |
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Antena 3 Yamaha d'Antin | Yamaha | Yamaha YZR500 | 6 | Norick Abe | 20 | Pere Riba |
Fortuna Honda Gresini | Honda | Honda NSR500/Honda RC211V | 74 | Daijiro Kato | None | None |
Gauloises Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | Yamaha YZR500 | 19 | Olivier Jacque | 56 | Shinya Nakano |
Kanemoto Racing | Honda | Honda NSR500 | 17 | Jurgen van den Goorbergh | None | None |
Marlboro Yamaha | Yamaha | Yamaha YZR-M1 | 3 | Max Biaggi | 7 | Carlos Checa |
MS Aprilia Racing | Aprilia | Aprilia RS Cube | 55 | Régis Laconi | None | None |
Pramac Honda | Honda | Honda NSR500 | 31 | Tetsuya Harada | None | None |
Proton Team KR | Proton KR | Proton KR3 | 9 | Nobuatsu Aoki | 99 | Jeremy McWilliams |
Red Bull Yamaha WCM | Yamaha | Yamaha YZR500 | 8 | Garry McCoy | 21 | John Hopkins |
Repsol Honda Team | Honda | Honda RC211V | 11 | Tohru Ukawa | 46 | Valentino Rossi |
Telefónica Movistar Suzuki | Suzuki | Suzuki GSV-R | 10 | Kenny Roberts | 15 | Sete Gibernau |
West Honda Pons | Honda | Honda NSR500/Honda RC211V (Barros Only) | 4 | Alex Barros | 65 | Loris Capirossi |
Team | Constructor | Machine | No. | Rider |
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Marlboro Yamaha | Yamaha | Yamaha YZR500 | 1 | Wayne Rainey |
Lucky Strike Suzuki | Suzuki | Suzuki RGV500 | 1 | Kevin Schwantz |
Repsol Honda Team | Honda | Honda NSR500 | 1 | Mick Doohan |
Rothmans Honda | Honda | Honda NSR500 | 5 | Wayne Gardner |
The game also includes fictional riders based on Namco game franchises. Susumu Hori is only available in the PAL and Japanese version of the game.
Team | Constructor | Machine | No. | Rider |
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Namco Team | Unknown | Unknown | J | Jack Slate |
Namco Team | Unknown | Namco-drillmach1 | 0 | Susumu Hori |
Namco Team | Unknown | Namco-nfr990h | 76 | Hitomi Yoshino |
The game features 15 circuits based on the 2002 season of MotoGP.
Aggregator | Score |
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Metacritic | 80/100 [1] |
Publication | Score |
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Edge | 6/10 [2] |
Electronic Gaming Monthly | 8/10 [3] |
Game Informer | 7/10 [4] |
GamePro | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
GameRevolution | B [6] |
GameSpot | 8.2/10 [7] |
GameSpy | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
GameZone | 8.6/10 [9] |
IGN | 8.5/10 [10] |
Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The game received "favorable" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. [1] MotoGP 3 was successful in Italy: Sony Computer Entertainment Italia reported just under 100,000 sales by March 2004. [12]
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