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As a novice you begin your motorcycling career riding your 750cc Honda RVF around lesser-known British circuits in the Clubman Championship. Before each race, you can practice riding around the track, trying to get the best qualifying time to claim pole position.

Viewing the high-speed action from just behind your bike, you must try to avoid oil patches and bumps on the track which can cause the bike to slide to a screeching halt. Collision with the obstacles bordering the track sends the rider flying into the air. Miraculously, no matter how bad the crash, the rider gets up and pushstarts the bike - waggle the joystick to make him run!

Only after winning the Clubman and then the National Championship are you allowed to compete on international circuits in a bid to become World Champion.

Two players can also compete against each other by linking two Amigas, or an Amiga and an ST together with a home-made connection lead!

Although technically very good, RVF Honda lacks any depth or variety. Fun at first, racing around the many tracks soon gets repetitive.

I'm not convinced the action is that realistic either - the rider can lean right over at extremely slow speeds without falling off!

Still, RVF Honda will keep bike fans happy for a while.

Despite coming with a hefty manual, and being on the MicroStyle 'Games For Adults' label, RVF Honda is surprisingly simplistic. All you do is race around track after track - there are no deep simulation aspects here. However, if fast action is what you want RVF Honda delivers it in style with the fast-scrolling track and realistic engine noises giving an exhilarating feeling of high speed.

Presentation 79%
Good manual packed with real-life racing info, not that many game options.

Graphics 85%
Very fast scrolling.

Sound 75%
Realistic engine noises.

Hookability 80%
Fast action initially impresses...

Lastability 65%
...but lack of depth leads to repetitiveness.

Overall 70%
A playable but uncomplicated racing game.