SBK-07: Superbike World Championship | |
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Developer(s) | Milestone |
Publisher(s) | Black Bean Games (EU) Valcon Games (NA) |
Platform(s) | PlayStation 2 PlayStation Portable |
Release | PlayStation 2 PlayStation Portable |
Genre(s) | Racing |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
SBK-07: Superbike World Championship also known as Superbike World Championship in North America is the official Superbike World Championship video game and offers the official races, sessions, teams and riders of the real 2007 Superbike World Championship season. The game allows the player to race in 5 game modes: Quick Race, Time Attack, Race weekend, Championship and Challenges in a variety of difficulties and weather conditions.
The developer and the publisher say that the game aims to capture the attention of core gamers but also appeal to the casual gamers. SBK-07 can be rendered more arcade or simulation by enabling or disabling a series of realism options. Milestone had also developed MotoGP '07 .
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