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® WARNING Before playing this game, read the Xbox 360 Instruction Manual and any peripheral manuals for important safety and health information. Keep all manuals for future reference. For replacement manuals, see www.xbox.com/support or call Xbox Customer Support. Important Health Warning About Playing Video Games Photosensitive seizures A very small percentage of people may experience a seizure when exposed to certain visual images, including fl ashing lights or patterns that may appear in
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.CONTENTS . CONNECT TO Xbox LIVE: 02 . GAME CONTROLS: 03 . WELCOME: 06 . THE RACING SCREEN: 08 . MAIN MENU: 07 . CHALLENGES: 08 . MULTIPLAYER: 09 . THE RIDERS: 10 . THE TRACKS: 15 . MUSIC CREDITS: 23 . WARRANTY & TECHNICAL SUPPORT: 25 Due to the real-time activity of the MotoGP™ season, this game may not accurately feature all 2008 statistics and may contain information from the 2007 season. .01
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.CONNECT TO Xbox LIVE ® Play anyone and everyone, anytime, anywhere on Xbox LIVE . Build your profi le (your gamer card). Chat with your friends. Download content at Xbox LIVE Marketplace. Send and receive voice and video messages. Get connected and join the revolution. . CONNECTING Before you can use Xbox LIVE, connect your Xbox 360 console to a high-speed Internet connection and sign up to become an Xbox LIVE member. For more information about connecting, and to determine whether Xbox LIVE
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.GAME CONTROLS w Left Trigger x Right Trigger y z Left Bumper Right Bumper Y button < button X button B button L Left Stick A button > button l D-pad C Right Stick à Xbox Guide . DEFAULT GAME CONTROLS D-pad / Left stick Menu selection A button Confi rm B button Back Y button Options [if applicable] . WHILE RACING D-pad / Left stick Steer / shift rider’s weight forwards or backwards x Accelerate w Front Brake A button Rear Brake B button Gear Up X button Gear Down z Reverse Y but
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.THIS IS WHAT IT FEELS LIKE... Like you’re up against the greatest riders in the world. Like you’re harnessing the fastest bikes on the planet. Like nothing, but nothing can stop you from making the 2008 season your own. wn.. Introduce new heroes of your own creation, give it all and risk it all. .04
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. TUTORIAL The fi rst time you play MotoGP 08 you may wish to try the tutorial mode. This will help you decide what motorcycle and racing style suits you best. To enter tutorial mode, toggle the option to START TUTORIAL and press A. The tutorial plunges you immediately into an arcade race but will offer hints and tips from the start. To access the tips, enter the pause menu by pressing START. From here you will be able to alter the racing model (from ‘Arcade’ to ‘Advanced’ or ‘Simulation’),
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.THE RACING SCREEN 1 3 2 4 5 10 6 9 7 8 1. Lap Indicator Shows the number of laps you have completed. 2. Position Shows your current position in the race. 3. Record Displays the current record lap time. 4. Lap Time Displays your last lap time. 5. Direction A direction arrow will appear to give you warning of upcoming bends. 6. Rev Counter The curved line indicates the current engine revs. 7. Speed Current speed (set to kilometres per hour as default). 8. Gear Indicates the gear bei
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.MAIN MENU . CAREER Career mode challenges you to create and develop a new rider over fi ve racing seasons with the aim of becoming the ultimate MotoGP champion. You will be able to choose a team and bike class at the beginning of each season for your customized rider. As you win races, stronger teams will be interested in recruiting you for the following season. New teams, helmets and bike upgrades will become available as your rider progresses. . QUICK RACE Choose your favorite track, ride
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.MAIN MENU . CHALLENGES 50 unique challenges await the ambitious rider. If you have the nerve to take them on and the skill to see them through, you’ll be rewarded with hidden content. Challenges are divided into the following categories: Speed Stay above the speed indicated and fi nish inside the allotted time. Brakes Use a limited amount of braking sparingly to complete a circuit of the track. Racing Line Don’t stray too far from optimal racing line. Checkpoint Reach each checkpoint be
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.MAIN MENU . MULTIPLAYER Take the racing online and compete against your friends. The following modes are available: Player Match For a single race against friends which is NOT recorded in online rankings. . OPTIONS Xbox 360 Confi gure your controller for maximum response. Controller Settings Audio Setup Set sound effect/music volume and choose the audio output to suit your hardware setup. Video Setup Customize every element of the in-game ‘Heads Up Display’ to suit your style of play. Co
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.THE RIDERS . MotoGP . CASEY STONER . AUSTRALIA/DUCATI Casey Stoner won the title of MotoGP World Champion in 2007, despite it being only his second season in the category and his fi rst as a works Ducati rider. Already Stoner is the 5th best performer ever in MotoGP and his debut win in Qatar in 2007 also made him the fi rst Australian rider to win in all three current GP classes. . DANI PEDROSA . SPAIN/REPSOL HONDA This generation’s most successful Spanish road racer, Dani Pedrosa served a su
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.THE RIDERS . MotoGP . RANDY DE PUNIET . FRANCE/LCR HONDA One of two French representatives in the MotoGP series, Randy de Puniet has a decade of Grand Prix experience at the age of 27. Although 2008 sees only his third season of MotoGP participation, he is an excellent qualifi er. He dropped out of the top ten only three times in 2007 and made a slot on the fi rst two rows of the grid seven times in the last ten races of the year. He will celebrate ten seasons of GP participation in 2008. .
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.THE RIDERS . MotoGP . JORGE LORENZO . SPAIN/FIAT YAMAHA It is apt that double 250cc world champion Jorge Lorenzo partly shares a pit-garage with Valentino Rossi for his maiden MotoGP attempt, considering the confi dent Spaniard’s potential for domination and his tendency towards post-race theatrics. Jorge is seen as the key future star of the competition by more than just his followers. With 17 Grand Prix wins Jorge is the most successful Spanish 250cc rider ever. He won nine races in 2007,
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.THE RIDERS . 250cc RIDER NAME NUMBER TEAM HIROSHI AOYAMA 4 Red Bull KTM 250 ALEX DEBON 6 Lotus Aprilia RUSSEL GOMEZ 7 Blusens Aprilia IMRE TOTH 10 Team Toth Aprilia THOMAS LUTHI 12 Emmi – Caffe Latte RATTHAPARK WILAIROT 14 Thai Honda PTT SAG ROBERTO LOCATELLI 15 Metis Gilera KAREL ABRAHAM 17 Cardion AB Motoracing ALVARO BAUTISTA 19 Mapfre Aspar Team HECTOR BARBERA 21 Team Toth Aprilia ALEX BALDOLINI 25 Matteoni Racing FABRIZIO LAI 32 Campetella Racing MIKA KALLIO 36 Red Bull KTM 250 ALEXI ESPAR
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.THE RIDERS . 125cc NAME NUMBER TEAM GABOR TALMACSI 1 Bancaja Aspar Team ALEXIS MASBOU 5 Loncin Racing JOAN OLIVE 6 Belson Derbi EFREN VAZQUEZ 7 Blusens Aprilia Junior LORENZO ZANETTI 8 ISPA KTM Aran SANDRO CORTESE 11 Emmi - Caffe Latte ESTEVE RABAT 12 Repsol KTM 125cc JULES CLUZEL 16 Loncin Racing STEFAN BRADL 17 Grizzly Gas Kiefer Racing NICOLAS TEROL 18 Jack & Jones WRB ROBERTO LACALENDOLA 19 Matteoni Racing ROBIN LASSER 21 Grizzly Gas Kiefer Racing PABLO NIETO 22 Onde 2000 KTM SIMON
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.THE TRACKS MotoGP™ 08 faithfully recreates the world’s most testing motorcycle circuits. LOSAIL INT. CIRCUIT [COMMERCIAL BANK GRAND PRIX OF QATAR] Length: 5.38km 5.4 km of gruelling curves in the heat of the Qatar desert make Losail one of the world’s most trying circuits. The circuit’s long 1km straight allows you to build up some speed but watch out for the quick left handers which can get the adrenaline pumping. JEREZ [GRAN PREMIO DE ESPA—A] Length: 4.423km The sunny south of Spain is the
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.THE TRACKS MUGELLO [GRAN PREMIO D’ITALIA ALICE] Length: 5.245km The romantic setting (in a beautiful Tuscan valley) belies its reputation as one of the most challenging in the world. The 5.245km track includes slow and fast curves, long straights and off-camber corners. Not only does this put man and machine to the test, it is also one of the toughest tracks to set up your bike for. CIRCUIT DE CATALUNYA [GRAN PREMI DE CATALUNYA] Length: 4.727km Barcelona is a unique city and it boasts one o
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.THE TRACKS LAGUNA SECA [RED BULL U.S. GRAND PRIX] Length: 3.61km This track has been subject to numerous improvements over the last few years and in 2006 hosted a return for MotoGP™ as a U.S. Grand Prix. Its 11 curves and long straights provide the scope for some breathtaking action. AUTOMOTODROM BRNO [CARDION AB GRAND PRIX CESKE REPUBLIKY] Length: 5.403km Czechoslovakia offers an amazing track at Brno with a majestic sweeping circuit which constantly changes in elevation. Riders fl y past
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.THE TRACKS PHILLIP ISLAND [AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX] Length: 4.448km The Phillip Island circuit plays host to some of the most elegant motorcycle action as riders stream through its curves at awe-inspiring speeds. Dating back to the 1920’s Phillips Island is the spiritual home to motor sport in Australia. SEPANG CIRCUIT [POLINI MALAYSIAN MOTORCYCLE GRAND PRIX] Length: 5.548km One of the most exciting, though gruelling, circuits on the calendar is Sepang which set new standards for circuits wor
