Each bike handles and stops with a distinct character too. Adding a new exhaust to your steed makes it sound different, letting the clutch wear out results in slower race starts and worn tyres lead to the front end washing out and your rider eating the asphalt. With over 500 licenced parts across the eight bikes, you get to learn which chain manufacturer delivers the best performance, or you can simply select your favourite purveyor of brake fluid, if you do indeed have a favourite.Īn Aprilia RSV4 not only looks different to a Suzuki GSXR-1000 but there is also a specific range of parts for each. In this respect, RiMS Racing is a triumph. Instead of including a seemingly never-ending list of vehicles that you mostly will not ride, the idea here is to make each the very best possible representation. The catch is that there are only eight motorcycles in the game. Upon diving into the career for the first time, you are presented with the task of selecting any one motorcycle from the game. Unlike most racing game reviews, we’ll start with the admin. After all, weird gave us Pablo Picasso, Elton John and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. If that sounds a little weird, that’s because it is.īut hey, in principle, I’m down for that.
In this respect, it’s like melding Car Mechanic Simulator with Assetto Corsa Competizione – only with just two wheels. It’s up to you to make sure your ride is in tip-top condition at all times, otherwise, performance will suffer. Each motorbike has over 50 parts that have been modelled and after each event, certain elements will have received wear.
However, what makes this release stand out is not just the serious focus of the on-track antics, but the incredible detail off track as well.
The bike handling and braking are authentic, the vehicles are expertly recreated and you predominantly spend your time playing a 70-event long career mode aiming to become the Pro Champion. In essence, RiMS Racing is a road motorcycle simulator. If variety is the spice of life, then RiMS Racing is the atomic hot wing of the motorcycle game space. I’m not exaggerating when I say there’s nothing else quite like it. So, RiMS Racing goes to great lengths to differentiate itself. But, simply being a motorcycle game from a different developer alone is not worthy of conversation.