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)
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 a racing video game developed and published by Namco the PlayStation 2. It is the fourth and last MotoGP game to be released on the PlayStation 2.

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.

Daijiro Kato, who died a season prior, makes an appearance in the game as one of the game's unlockable legend riders. [1]

Reception

The game received "average" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. [2] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of one seven and three eights for a total of 31 out of 40. [5]

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