Fans of motorcycling have several games on Switch to satisfy their two-wheeled desires, although we're still waiting for a truly stellar interpretation of the sport. However, there'll soon be another title on the system and it's shaping up very nicely from the looks of the above trailer. TT Isle of Man is making the journey from other platforms to Switch, revving up for release both physically and digitally on 23rd May.
This official companion to the annual endurance race painstakingly recreates each of the 37.7 miles of the island's deadly circuit and gives players the chance to taste the perils without risking life and limb in what some might call a foolhardy endeavour. Seriously, if you're unfamiliar with the event, you might not believe that such a street race could possibly exist and be officially sanctioned.
The above gameplay trailer highlights the different views available and gives a good idea of how the game holds up on Nintendo's handheld. We reckon it looks pretty respectable! More importantly, 'content and functionalities will be identical to the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC versions' according to the developers.
The official blurb promises the following:
- A faithful reproduction of all of Snaefell Mountain's 60.7 km of track and 264 turns.
- 9 fictional circuits to train on before taking on the legendary track.
- 40 official motorcycles and 23 official racers.
- Online races with up to 8 players.
- A Career mode allowing you to unlock new motorcycles and to win the epic Isle of Man Tourist Trophy.
The game launched on other platforms in March last year and, despite being distinctly unimpressed with the its front-end presentation, our sister site Eurogamer still gave it a recommendation stamp thanks to the sheer spectacle developer Kylotonn manages to capture. We look forward to seeing how it holds up on Switch in May.
Are you a fan of two-wheeled racing? Did you play this on other platforms? Share your impressions below.
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Looks alright that.
What an unexpected surprise for the Switch - albeit one that might not get too much attention!
I can say that TT Isle of Man is one of my favourite racers of all time. I've always had a soft spot for racing games - although I tend to prefer the "simcade" titles that have some realism mixed in with accessibility.
The thing that TT made me do more than any game prior, was to focus me on taking off seconds off of my laps by small increments. I usually don't have the patience for that type of driving, but because you are racing the mountain course over and over again (you don't have to race on this course only - but it's the main feature), you can really hone in on your technique. When I just started playing, my lap times were about 24 minutes (yes, that's for one lap!), but after weeks of practice I cut it to about 20. The track itself is so brilliant that it remains a pleasure time after time.
The other thing that really has an impact is the realization that real humans actually do this race every year! It feels like you are on the edge of death the whole race, with one small mistake resulting in a crash. The sense of speed is wonderful.
This looks very close to the arcade game I used to play in my 20's. Will definitely be paying close attention to this as I absolutely loved that game
There is a labo bike, combine that with Labo VR ….
Looks good used to love Manx tt on the Sega Saturn keep my eye on this
Looks good but you can tell that pro controller triggers are getting in the way of a good ride. Either case it looks pretty good but I will see what happens.
If it has HD Rumble, it's a secure buy! Looks pretty impressive!
What a surprise I thought this game was to graphically intense to come to switch but it seems it's handling it. I love this game on Xbox and seeing it here on switch makes my heart sing.
Question is of course how good is it in handheld mode?
I hope this is good, love the TT race, a true test of bottle.
To road racing fans, I very much recommend the documentary “Road” about the Dunlop’s
Had this game on ps4 but got rid of it due to some very frustrating control issues. The bike just didn't handle as well as the MotoGP games. Very poor as all of a sudden you would just loose control. Very disappointing considering how crucial seconds are in a timed lap.
I love motorbike racing games, I used to be a biker, my last motorbike was a '99 Aprilia Rsv 1000. The TT race is beautiful and terrifying at the same time, those drivers are crazy. This will be my first game of April probably, as I want to support the developers who do the things right too.
I think I need glasses ....
'gives players the chance to taste the perils without risking life and limb in what some might call a foolhardy endeavour .... '
Will the actual game runs at 60fps? The gameplay video didn't help but I like what I seen so far.
Drove the TT loop last year at normal speeds in a car, would never have scrote to do it irl on a bike at race speeds but might be worth doing digitally.
@kenzo I said ‘some’!
Wonder if they'll bring Super Hang-On to Sega Ages on Switch
Twitchy handling ruins another game that could of been great.
Hopefully they fixing it up. The PC game was rough and physics were all over the place. Not sure if they patched it recently
Bikes looked nice.
If the port is well optimized and supports analogue triggers on Gamecube controllers, I'll check this out.
Where are the Side-cars..
Finally. TT on the Switch.
Living here and working non stop during the TT fortnight I hoped that the TT game released last year would be ported to the Switch so I could give it a go. The accuracy of the street scenery was truly accurate as the team behind it sent a vehicle around the track 360 degree filming.
Just hope the port is a decent one and the frame rate is good.
Thought this was Manx TT for a second!
I was massively excited to learn of this game - riding around the real TT course!
But then I read the Pushsquare review (apparently there is this new niche console called a PlayStation?) and... this is going to be another V-rally style let down, isn't it?
That engine noise absolutely ruins it for me.
Inexcusably lazy, doubly so given the game is set on a circuit where you spend such a disproportionate amount of time hard on the throttle.
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