Servicing a niche can be a thankless task. This is especially true when the niche in question is already dominated by another game, and you're the one battling to make your mark.
So it is for SBK '08, the official game of the Superbike World Championship, a racing series that has yet to claw the spotlight away from the more successful MotoGP games. With MotoGP now switching to Capcom for future instalments, this gear change could be the opening that Italian publisher Black Bean Games needs to nip into pole position and win the hearts of bike-loving gamers everywhere.