To be frank, the MotoGP franchise has been in a bit of a downward spiral lately. After the terrific MotoGP 2, the series then simply spun into a cycle of rehashing old ideas. Capcom has recognized the foul-up, and started to clean things up a bit by taking feedback from the community. Additionally, Capcom has placed Monumental Games (a studio founded by ex-Climax employees) in charge of getting things back on track.
Personally, I haven’t played much MotoGP lately because of the earlier-mentioned dip in form, so I came into a recent demonstration of MotoGP 09/10 with minimal enthusiasm — and was pleasantly surprised. There are a few new mechanics in the racing itself, front and rear breaking is a welcomed addition, and the new reputation system seems to be a nice way of gauging whether or not you’re performing terribly. Even though I only had a limited amount of hands-on time, the below strategy for revitalizing the series seems very promising.