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1999 video game
1999 video game
Superbike World Championship is a motorcycle
racing video game , developed by
Milestone s.r.l. and published by
EA Sports for
Microsoft Windows in 1999. It is part of EA's Superbike video game series, and featured the riders of the
1997 season .
Development
Milestone designed Superbike World Championship to be a simulation racer, incorporating technical data from each bike's manufacturer into the game and having professional motorcyclists try out the game-in-progress to access the handling.
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Reception
The game received favorable reviews according to the
review aggregation website
GameRankings .
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Sales were mediocre in the first month, with sales of 7,701 units in the U.S. by April 1999, according to
PC Data . David Lee, marketing representative for the game, said: "When we saw this title, we felt we had a winner on our hands. While the buzz about SBK hasn't reached the mass market yet, once word gets out, this franchise will definitely make an impact on the racing market."
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"Superbike World Championship - Review" .
AllGame .
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^ Mahood, Andy (April 15, 1999).
"SuperBike [sic] World Championship" . Gamecenter .
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^ Mouneimne, Neil (March 24, 1999).
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^ Goble, Gordon (June 1999).
"Hog Heaven (Superbike World Championship Review)" (PDF) .
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^ Edge staff (March 1999).
"Superbike World Championship" .
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^ Strauch, Joel (1999).
"Superbike World Championship Review for PC on GamePro.com" .
GamePro .
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^ Ryan, Michael E. (April 7, 1999).
"Superbike World Championship Review [date mislabeled as "May 2, 2000"]" .
GameSpot .
Red Ventures .
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"Superbike World Championship" .
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^ PCA staff (June 1999).
"Superbike World Championship" .
PC Accelerator . No. 10.
Imagine Media . p. 97. Retrieved February 20, 2021 .
^ Durham Jr., Joel (June 1999).
"Superbike World Championship" .
PC Gamer . Vol. 6, no. 6. Imagine Media. p. 150. Retrieved February 20, 2021 .
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