Recently, I revisited the classic racing title Midnight Club II. While it’s a car-heavy game, you’re also given the option to choose a motorcycle. I found this vehicle immensely more fun as I navigated its twists and turns with ease and felt an increased sense of intensity and risk on a bike instead of a four-wheeled vehicle. Knowing that there’s a whole market for bike racing games, I had to check out TT Isle of Man: Ride on the Edge 3. With a late start to this series, how does it fare for a newcomer like me?

Going into TT Isle of Man: Ride on the Edge, I knew this would be more of a motorcycle simulator than an arcade pick-up-and-play type of game. As such, I had a serious adjustment period as one wrong turn meant the end of a race. Thankfully, the new developer to the series, RaceWard Studio, made this transition easier than I expected. It includes visual indicators on when to start braking before a turn, as well as rewarding you even if you happen to not come in first place during an event.

The sport of racing is completely reliant upon how well you are able to handle turns. In TT Isle of Man: Ride on the Edge 3, this is a literal make-or-break factor in deciding if you win a race. I learned this from the very first race where I hit a turn just a little too fast and couldn’t recover in time to catch my opponent. Weight shifting is more than just braking right, too. You’re at risk of falling off your bike if you go off the track and hit a bump the wrong way. If you can manage to make turns just right and keep your bike steady, you’ll come out on top.

The structure of TT Isle of Man: Ride on the Edge 3 makes for an interesting open-world presentation. Traditionally, the Isle of Man TT is a time-trial circuit over the course of about 2 weeks. Transitioned into a video game, this title has somewhat of an open-world where you can choose what events you’d like to participate in, from one-on-one races to time attacks, letting you take the game at your own pace. The challenge is there from the start, and the learning curve is steep – but there’s a rewarding experience to be had for those who persist or fall into the target demographic.

As a complete newbie, I appreciated what TT Isle of Man: Ride on the Edge 3 has to take on. Input from the motorcycle community has been mostly positive of this series, praising it as the closest thing to riding a bike at these speeds. For the untrained, it’s a wake-up call as you’ll probably lose your first few races before you get the hang of it. If you put in the time and love the feel of hitting those top speeds, you’ll find your fun within this motorcycle sim. However, if you want to feel like a master straight out of the gate, this might not be for you.

A PlayStation 5 review copy for TT Isle of Man: Ride on the Edge 3 was provided by Nacon for this review.

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TT Isle of Man: Ride on the Edge 3

49.99

7

Score

7.0/10

Pros

• Insanely Realistic Racing
• Rewarding Victories
• Awesome DualSense Usage

Cons

• Poor Pop-In/NPC Models
• More Realistic than Fun