Should you fail to attempt any maneuver, be prepared to eat asphalt, since even on the easiest settings, the game can sometimes feel unforgiving, especially as you realize that there are no options to remove the penalties for going off the track, assists for staying on your bike, or general support for new gamers. The racing feels solid, and, as mentioned before, the cornering feels involved, with each attempt needing to be handled with respect. First and foremost, RiMS is a racing sim and one that is crafted well at that. With eight licensed motorbikes and a plethora of different parts to tinker, remove, improve, and fiddle with, RaceWard has definitely taken the time to make this aspect of the game feel as involved as possible, and bizarrely, this is not to the detriment of the other aspects of the game. With that said, the level of detail in the game is impressive. Uninstalling parts can become a little tedious over time. When replacing parts of your bike, you need to use button promotes to simulate unscrewing the old parts and installing the new parts, which feels more gimmicky than necessary with so many parts to the bike and with many of them needing attention over time. This is where the geekiness of the game comes in. Should you win, you are awarded credits to buy replacements parts to upgrade or replace the bits that degrade over races or that break if you crash one too many times. There are the typical races and events you can attend. It feels as though this game was made for those who are already knee-deep into the sport with the geek factor is turned up to 11. Career Mode is by far the best aspect of the game, especially if you are a big fan of the bike racing scene. Upon finishing the tutorial, you are greeted by the options menu, and the Career Mode is front and center, and rightly so. Teaching people how to accelerate, brake, and go into the pits does not feel like a comprehensive tutorial for true beginners. While it does what it sets out to do, a part of me feels that maybe a little more depth in the opening tutorial would have been appreciated, especially for newcomers not only to the sport but also to motorcycle racing games in general. The first thing you are introduced to when playing RiMS Racing is the tutorial that tries to walk you through the basics. Based on my first two hours playing the game for this review, it starts as an excellent simulator of how to fall off a bike and look like a ragdoll doing so. In summary, RiMs is an excellent game that tries to marry the joys of racing and the minutia of the mechanical side of things. I always found this fascinating and wondered how they were able to turn so tightly and not hit the ground.įast forward a few years and RIMs Racing from RaceWard Studio and Nacon wants to show me that it is a lot harder than it looks. One thing that always grabbed me about the show was when the motorcyclists would bank around corners so tightly that their knees would almost touch the ground. They would cover new bikes coming to the market and look at recent races that occurred. That said, if you are actually good at realistic racing games - good enough to play them as authentic simulations - you'll find that RiMS Racing will have you feeling like a real biker in no time.Growing up, there was a TV show I would watch called “4 Wheels Good, 2 Wheels Better.” As the name implies, it was a TV show centered on motorcycles. Not to the point where it becomes arcade-like (sadly), but enough that people who are terrible at these games won't crash as much as they normally do. The irony being that, when played on the lowest difficulty setting, this is more forgiving than other motorcycle racing simulations. While it does have the steering line that indicates the best path to take, and when to ease up on the gas or use your brakes, there are no assists when it comes to the steering, handling, or brakes. What this doesn't have, and feels lesser because of it, are the kind of optional assists that are standard in all racing games these days. Which, of course, you do by choosing to make a pit stop (during which you control your pit crew by following a series of button prompts). You can even check the status of your bike in mid-race to see if something is broken or worn down and has to be replaced. Not only does it have tons of race events - including some where you have to complete certain conditions, instead of simply winning - it also has a ton of real bikes, real-world tracks, and options when it comes to your bike, rider, and the races themselves. Like similar games, RiMS Racing has all the depth and realism a wannabe biker could want. Though it does a good job of making you feel like a professional motorcycle racer, it's missing some key motorcycle racing game parts.
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