MotoGP '08

This article is about the 2008 Capcom videogame by Milestone. For the 2008 MotoGP season, see 2008 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season.

MotoGP 08 is a motorcycle racing video game. It is available for Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, and Wii^[a]. For 2008, the rights to develop video games representing the MotoGP brand have been granted to a single publisher: Capcom. For the first time since MotoGP 4, the game includes the addition of playable 125cc and 250cc support classes. The Wii version of the game gives the player the option of using the Wii Remote as a handlebar, adding some lifelike control realism to the title.

MotoGP 08
Developer(s)	Milestone
Publisher(s)	Capcom
Series	MotoGP
Platform(s)	PlayStation 3 Microsoft Windows PlayStation 2 Wii Xbox 360
Release	EU: October 24, 2008 AU: October 24, 2008 (PS2, PS3, X360) NA: October 28, 2008 Wii AU: October 30, 2008 NA: March 24, 2009 EU: April 24, 2009
Genre(s)	Racing, sports
Mode(s)	Single-player, Multiplayer, Multiplayer online

Reception

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
	PC	PS2	PS3	Wii	Xbox 360
Metacritic	65/100[3]	67/100[4]	65/100[5]	44/100[6]	68/100[7]

Review scores

Publication	Score
	PC	PS2	PS3	Wii	Xbox 360
1Up.com	B−[8]	B−[8]	B−[8]	N/A	B−[8]
GamePro	N/A	N/A	[9]	N/A	N/A
GameRevolution	N/A	N/A	C+[10]	N/A	C+[10]
GameSpot	7/10[11]	N/A	7/10[12]	4.5/10[13]	7/10[12]
GamesRadar+	[14]	[14]	[14]	[14]	[14]
GameZone	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	8/10[15]
IGN	5/10[16]	5/10[17]	5/10[17]	5/10[1]	5/10[17]
Nintendo Power	N/A	N/A	N/A	4/10[18]	N/A
Official Xbox Magazine (US)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	7.5/10[19]
PC Gamer (UK)	79%[20]	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
PlayStation: The Official Magazine	N/A	N/A	[21]	N/A	N/A

Reception

The game received "mixed or average reviews" on all platforms except the Wii version, which received "generally unfavorable reviews", according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.^{[3][4][5][6][7]} PcMag gave a 2.5/5 score,^[22] while Common Sense Media gave 3 stars out of 5.^[23] Independent said about MotoGP 08 that "there’s no doubt that if you’re a keen follower of MotoGP you won’t find a more complete experience, but that probably makes this one for the true fans".^[24] Gameplanet gave the game a 6.5/10 score,^[25] while PC World (AU) rated it with 4 stars out of 5.^[26]