MotoGP 4

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MotoGP 4
MotoGP 4 PS2 Cover.jpeg
Cover art featuring Valentino Rossi (in front) and Nicky Hayden
Developer(s) Namco
Publisher(s) Namco
Composer(s) Tetsukazu Nakanishi
Platform(s) PlayStation 2
Release
  • EU: May 27, 2005
  • JP: September 15, 2005
  • NA: June 20, 2006
Genre(s) Racing
Mode(s) Single-player
Multiplayer

MotoGP 4 (often stylized as MotoGP4) is the fourth and last MotoGP game released on the PlayStation 2 published and developed by Namco.

Contents

Features

The game features are based on the 2004 MotoGP season. The game allows the player to race in 5 game modes: Quick Race, Time Attack, Championship, Challenges and Multiplayer in a variety of difficulties and weather conditions.

Notable teams and riders

MotoGP

250cc

125cc

Circuits

Round Grand Prix Circuit
1 Flag of South Africa.svg betandwin.com Africa's Grand Prix Phakisa Freeway
2 Flag of Spain.svg Gran Premio Marlboro de España Circuito de Jerez
3 Flag of France.svg Grand Prix Polini de France Bugatti Circuit
4 Flag of Italy.svg Gran Premio Cinzano d'Italia Mugello Circuit
5 Flag of Catalonia.svg Gran Premi Gauloises de Catalunya Circuit de Catalunya
6 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Gauloises TT Assen Assen
7 Bandeira do estado do Rio de Janeiro.svg Cinzano Rio Grand Prix Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet
8 Flag of Germany.svg Veltins Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland Sachsenring
9 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Cinzano British Grand Prix Donington Park
10 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Gauloises Grand Prix České republiky Brno Circuit
11 Flag of Portugal.svg Grande Prémio Marlboro de Portugal Autódromo do Estoril
12 Flag of Japan.svg Camel Grand Prix of Japan Twin Ring Motegi
13 Flag of Qatar.svg Marlboro Grand Prix of Qatar Losail International Circuit
14 Flag of Malaysia.svg Marlboro Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix Sepang International Circuit
15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cinzano Australian Grand Prix Phillip Island Circuit
16 Flag of the Valencian Community (2x3).svg Gran Premio Marlboro Comunitat Valenciana Circuit de Valencia

Additional circuits:

Reception

The game received "average" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. [1] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of one seven and three eights for a total of 31 out of 40. [4]

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