The motorcycle world championship returns with more force in an edition developed by Milestone

Milestone will not miss your appointment with MotoGP 20, a new edition of the well-known motorcycle driving simulator. As the popular proverb says, "in the absence of good bread they are cakes", since the official MotoGP world championship will not be able to start at the moment we can enjoy the authentic sensation of putting ourselves at the controls of the larger displacement motorcycles and competing against the top. All the official licenses, teams, circuits and drivers come together with all its renewed content and multiple improvements in terms of driving and realism.

Italian developer Milestone puts the meat back on the grill with a new edition of MotoGP. The studio continues not only to offer realistic and high-quality experiences, but also explores and goes further than its competitors when it comes to innovating and introducing improvements to the mechanics of its titles. Without exaggeration, they have already managed to extend to a multitude of motorcycling disciplines, bringing us cross experiences with their Monster Energy Supercross franchise -for the moment they have three chapters-, the official videogame of the MXGP world motocross championship and the one that centers us , the annual MotoGP license. Among others, it has also had different titles such as the Ride saga, giving greater freedom when getting into a vehicle.

But they are not only surrounded by motorcycling as they have also developed other great licenses such as those referring to the World Rally Championship, WRC, or the renowned Gravel. If Milestone is recognized for something, it is for listening to the community and satisfying its fans, and this is what it has done with MotoGP 20. Implement new mechanics, include others that worked in the previous edition and extrapolate Monster Energy Supercross functions in others. They manage to create a most complete cocktail. All this without forgetting the appearance of sports stars such as Marc Márquez or Valentino Rossi among many others.

The MotoGP World Championship returns

One of the first steps we will take in MotoGP 20 is creating and customizing our rider for Career mode. This has a complete system with which to define practically any aspect of it, from facial features that in this case come together with a series of predefined models to the clothing that will be part of it. Selecting your nationality and a good name put an end to some options that are broad and complete, but that are not enough and decisive enough. This modality, as its name suggests, is the system of seasons that simulates the career of a pilot, team of engineers and sponsors who will fight to consecrate us as a legend of this sport.

A complete simulation through 52 weeks in which we will visit all the most important tracks and locations. This implies running in the great prizes of the United States, Qatar, Spain or Italy among many others. The week incorporates some activities to do before classifications and the race, such as investigating aspects of the bike and developing more functions for it. According to the contract we have signed, being able to join successful teams such as Honda, Ducatti or Aprilia, there will be a budget to spend on improvements. It is worthy of praising the effort that Milestone has put into it since slight changes are noted when controlling the bike. The pilot will be represented at all times by an important figure of the motor and choosing him correctly will give many possibilities in the adventure such as higher bonuses, contracts with better teams and even negotiating higher wages.

Demanding and rewarding

Going into playable matter we will mention that its controls have not varied too much with respect to the 2019 edition, being continuous but at the same time implementing improvements requested by the community. We must insist that with MotoGP 20 we are dealing with a driving simulator, a game that prioritizes realism and rewards those who resemble the way they do real pilots. That is to say, taking the curves while closing to the maximum and overtaking at the right moments taking advantage of your strategies have more value than going over the pianos and removing fear, something that will be penalized with the lack of control of your motorcycle. Before diving into the first race, the game will ask what the player's experience level is, depending on which we will choose one of the three different difficulties. We will mainly focus on Easy and Normal, since it hardly enhances the characteristics of this second one.

If the experience stands out for something, the lower level is because it has been notably developed for those who have not put their hands on a Milestone title. From the beginning the classic line is incorporated to follow with a series of colors. Blue to accelerate, yellow to decelerate and red to stop the vehicle. Following her and meeting these criteria will not give the victory but it will lead her enough to be successful in the race. As a curiosity, playing easy will be practically unnecessary to press the brake button since passing in yellow and red fragments the bike will automatically reduce speed, a real success for those who want to progress little by little. If we go to the Normal and Difficult difficulties, the task is complicated, since we will have the possibility of not seeing this broken line and experiencing something more real. This, added to the fact that it will be necessary to anticipate by itself the accelerations, decelerations and changes of gear to have an adequate speed. We are not going to deceive you, the experience is difficult but it is very worth it, being very rewarding to take control and walk the track.

During these exciting races we will be accompanied by a barbecue with the best competitors in the world. The start is of great importance, measuring the timing precisely to advance or not lose positions. The position in the race is defined by the qualifying phases. These are important in the Career modality since depending on the times obtained we will leave in a more comfortable place on the track. For those who do not want to spend so much time defining their classification, there is the possibility of going directly to the race, yes, starting from the last line. Before we mentioned the aerodynamics and control of the bike, this aspect is interesting thanks to the advanced physics included by Milestone since depending on the chassis, wheels and parts it will have a different grip, acceleration or speed.

At the beginning we will find a most basic motorcycle but as the season progresses, credits and points will be earned to improve it. There are four groups with a series of improvement trees in which to unlock new features. The Engine, Chassis, Aerodynamics and Electronics are the fundamental pillars to be developed and opt for the head positions. The research has a technical team that will advance with the best technologies, so it will be a very interesting point to hire the referents and have the highest experience score. At the same time that we improve our equipment, so will the rivals, so being at the forefront will be somewhat demanding.

MotoGP 20 is now available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Google Stadia and PC with a demanding and realistic experience. Milestone has re-created a product that fits very well for those players who are looking for maximum realism in their games, simulation and adrenaline rush to the last corner. It is a more than advisable product for motorcycling fans, as well as for those who want to introduce themselves for the first time given the inclusion of a system that will help from the first moment. The simulation returns bringing the MotoGP World Championship to your console screen.