Review: TT Isle of Man – Ride on the Edge (PlayStation 4)

Take up the challenge of the legendary Snaefell Mountain course: all 37.73 miles faithfully reproduced with the champions and their bikes.

Pros:

• Slick HD graphics.
• 20.17GB Download size.
• Opening tutorial and advanced optional section.
• Rider creator- Name, Country and choose race gear color.
• Solo game mode- Quick race, Time Attack, Career, and tutorial.
• Multiplayer game mode- Online (search and create public/private games) and offline 1-8 hot seat multiplayer.
• Full online leaderboards.
• Four difficulties- Easy, Medium, Difficult and expert.
• Riding style- Amateur, Semi-pro, Pro, simulation, and custom. Each contains- ABS, TCS, Anti wheelie, Anti stoppie, Race line, Brake method, and transmission.
• Controller- Two types plus a custom where you can be rebound the controls layout.
• Five views including helmet view.
• Full HUD customization.
• Official manufacturers- BMW, EBR, Honda, Kawasaki, Norton, Suter, Triumph and Yamaha.
• Career- a Main hub with bike management, Emails and your race calendar and performance.
• Decent loading times.
• Three times of day- Morning, Noon and evening.
• 10 track locations- Isle of Man, Northern island, Scotland, Wales and England.
• Two bike categories- Supersport and Superbike.
• Can play tourist trophy online.
• More simulation than arcade.
• RGB desynchronization.
• Crash cam views.
• Fast track reset.
• Can use button or right stick to brake and accelerate on default controls.
• Realistic handling.
• A proper sense of speed.

Cons:

• A steep learning curve for handling as it is realistic (I’m guessing) with control being feather light and very twitchy.
• Bare bones online.
• Not a lot of support for new players.
• Tapping anything results in a crash.
• Outside of MP it’s a very limited experience.
• AI can be a bit cheap.