MotorStorm Review

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(More customer reviews)THIS REVIEW COMES FROM SOMEONE WHO HAS NOT ONLY COMPLETED, BUT WON 1ST PLACE IN 30 RACES ON MOTORSTORM.So I guess you can say I've played it a lot.

I've read quite a few of the other reviews so far, and most of them are written by people who just got the game and haven't really played it through yet, I would imagine.I've played it at least a hundred times, and I've got a different view point.I'll try to keep it concise, and I'll discuss the game's shortcomings first.

#1: THE SAME TRACKS OVER AND OVER AGAIN...After 30+ races, the tracks go from repetitive to out-right boring.I'm sorry, but there are only 7 or 8 tracks to race on.The change?except for a few of the races,you are forced to use a different vehicle each time.The level 1 and 2 races are fun, but by the time you get to the level 3 races, your opponents spend the entire race pushing you off cliffs and into rock formations, and everyone's vehicles are faster than yours.I really enjoy 2 or 3 of the tracks, but the others aren't to my liking, and I find myself cursing at the game as it forces me to run those tracks repeatedly.

#2:BLAZE YOUR OWN TRAIL?Hardly.Other reviewers have said that you don't have to follow the track; that you can go your own way.Not true. Each track has a "high route" atop cliffs, plateaus and mesas (for rally cars and motorcycles) a "middle route" across bridges, ramps, rocks and gravel (for any vehicle but a big rig) and "the low road" through the dirt and mud underneath all the bridges and ramps (for the mudpluggers and big rigs).At certain junctures of the track, you can choose one of two or three of these routes.During most of the race, though, you are bound to the route you have chosen.It's your job to learn the tracks and remember where those junctions are so that you can take the route appropriate for your vehicle.Big rigs and mudpluggers are a disaster on the high routes, and motorcycles and rally cars are useless in the mud.Other than that, you are following specified routes and there is no "free roam" during a race.If you go too far away from the track, you get the dreaded "WRONG WAY" text flashing, and your vehicle comes to a dead stop and immediately gets redirected onto the proper route, which most likely puts you into last place.

#3: SIXAXIS MOTION CONTROL...I still haven't figured out how to use this to my advantage.I am sure it has something to do with where my console is located in my livingroom with regard to where I am sitting with the controller, but the motion control puts my vehicle right into a ditch or the side of a mountain every time, like a jet ski with a broken steering cable.I have it turned off, as the game is just too difficult.I cannot navigate at all with it turned on.This is the PS3's first game to really utilize the sixaxis motion, so I am sure that all of us will need some time to adapt.Trust me though--the game is plenty challenging just using the traditional controls.

#4: NO MISSIONS, JUST TIMED RACES...In some games, you get a break from the timed race, like in the Midnight Club or Burnout games, and you get to race a course backward, or your mission is to run 20 cars off the road or cause a huge wreck.Not in MotorStorm.Your mission is the same across the board--win each race.It does tend to become monotonous at times.

Let me discuss the GOOD THINGS associated with MotorStorm now...

The graphics are the best I've seen on any game--bar none.The stunning detail is a major distraction in this game, as you leap over ramps and view monument valley while flying through the air. The wrecks are astounding as well.Sometimes, it's fun to choose and ATV or motorcycle and purposely cause huge wrecks.You get to view your body hurling through the air in slow motion with the ability to spin the scene around with the R stick.More often then not, your body bounces off of rocks and ends up being run over by another vehicle.Awesome!The jumps are amazing, too.Depending on your vehicle, you can control your tilt and wah in mid-air (which seems like an eternity, the jumps are so huge) to set up the perfect landing.

The vehicles are terrific.All of them react different to the different tracks, which makes the game truly challenging.As soon as you've mastered the motorcycle on the mesa race, you then have to compete in a race through the mud with a mudplugging jeep.Each vehicle has different acceleration, braking, turning radius and what I like to call "dent quotient."The bigger vehicles can take a real beating, whereas the ATV's and motorcycles might get hit by a rock and go flying into a rock formation in pieces.Very realistic.Also, your vehicle retains its damage until you wreck it; which means, you could smack into another vehicle, and then be racing with no doors and your hood flapping against your windshield the entire race.You can knock your wheels out of alignment, too.Your wheels will wobble until you wreck and get a new vehicle.Navigating the dirt buggies is likeriding on a constant trampoline: they just bounce everywhere, which is fun until you are trying to cross the finish line in 1st, you come out of a jump, and bounce right into a gravel pit and flip over.It's an insane ride that will have you laughing hysterically, albeit with sweaty palms.To make it even more stressful, you can change your camera view to "shoulder cam" (for ATV's and motorcycles) or "in cockpit" (for the others) where the terrain moves more than you do...it's dizzyingly fun!

Lastly, the controls are so simple, you'd think you were playing the Atari 2600.One button for gas, one for braking (which doubles as reverse also) one for boost, and one to knock an opponent off his bike (if you're on a bike) or peep your horn (if your in another type of vehicle).This makes it so that anyone can jump right in and start playing the game.

All of this leads me to believe that Sony Entertainment is leaving the door wide open for an entire series of MotorStorm games.Why make a game this good with different missions, tasks and tracks when you can string it out through 4 or 5 games?I guess I'm old fashioned--I paid $60 for this game right when it came out, and I'm staggered at the boring, old-school "win the race to open other locked races and vehicles" mentality.I bet that a MotorStorm 2 will be out just in time for Christmas, boasting more tracks, more vehicles and more missions.Get your wallet ready--we're all in for an amazingly fun, expensive ride.

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MotorStorm Pacific Rift Review

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(More customer reviews)If you tend to buy the first MotorStorm to get yourself familiar with the game than drop this idea.As good as the original MotorStorm is, it's no comparison to its sequel.MotorStorm: Pacific Rift is a great racing game, but more than just a racing game.The game was improved with even more alternative routes when racing.The graphic is excellent, and the interactions with objects such as smashing into a branch are more accurate.MotorStorm: Pacific Rift is also more realistic such as water cooling off your boost, and smaller vehicles not able to go to certain routes such as deep water.

MotorStorm: Pacific Rift has about 80 races, or more.All categorized into four distinct parts of the island: Earth Zone (basic land fields), Air Zone (expect lots of jump lifts), Fire Zone (lava lands), and Water Zone (beach etc).You will find about twenty-four races in each of the four zones.Some are basic races, some timed races, and some eliminator races where racers are being eliminated while racing (you don't want to be in the back).

You will also obtain points, and gain PS3 trophies for your performances in the game.Unlike its predecessor you are able to play in split screen with your peers if you have additional controllers.One of the many extras in MotorStorm: Pacific Rift is your ability to take pictures of your race (pause, and snap).The good thing about this feature is that you'll be able to snap a picture on any angle since you'll be able to move, zoom in and out, before snapping your pictures that will all be saved in your gallery.MotorStorm: Pacific Rift also has an improved online gaming where you can text/voice/video chat, and invite your PS3 friends who also own the game.

Cons: unfortunately absent in both the first, and Pacific Rift, there are no replays of your race.Hopefully this will be present if they make a third, but this shouldn't be a reason not to buy this game.

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The first Motorstorm wowed fans with its heady formula of brutal,unpredictable off-road racing, festival vibes and stunning Monument Valley desertscenery. Now, Motorstorm Pacific Rift takes you to a solitary tropicalparadise in the Pacific Ocean, ready for a whole new take on no-holds-barredracing action through thick swamps, dense jungle, towering peaks and steamingvolcanoes.

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Happy landings in the air zone.
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4-player split screen.
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The new Monster Truck class.
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Light up in the fire zone.
Viewlarger. Not just pretty backdrops to the action, these environments take center stagein challenging players with everything in Mother Nature's arsenal. Thick mud,tangled undergrowth, swift flowing rivers, choking volcanic clouds and searinglava pools all test the drivers to their limits and beyond. Expect a rich festivalof off road racing, along with a host of game modes and rewards. It's brutal,dangerous, relentless, and unpredictable and more than a game - MotorstormPacific Rift is a way of life.

Even More Vehicle Classes and Tracks
Pacific Rift ships with eight car classes: the seven from the original game (Bikes, ATVs, Buggies, Rally Cars, Racing trucks, Mud Pluggers and Big Rigs) all reproduced in new forms, as well as the new Monster Truck class. Big, but not as big or powerful as a Big Rig, Monster Trucks are surprisingly fast for their size and are able to roll over most other classes of vehicle and virtually any vegetation they encounter.

The game's list of playable tracks has also been doubled to 16 and are categorized along the lines of the elements and the different environmental zones are found on the island. These zones are:

The Air Zone - Tracks high up in the mountain and featuring lots of big jumps.
The Fire Zone - Track oozing with new land and pools of lava that come from the island's resident volcano.
The Water Zone - Here players will find courses laid out along the the beaches and other water sources of the island.
The Earth Zone - The typical rough, rocky mud-filled off-road courses similar to the tracks found in the original game.

Multiplayer Modes
In addition to the wild, anything goes singleplayer festival mode players of theoriginalMotorstorm game will remember and relish, Motorstorm PacificRift also provides addictive multiplayer modes for both online and local play.These include the same rampaging, music injected, 12-player online support asthe first game, as well as multiplayer options for local action up to four players.Play in local multiplayer modes are further enhanced by new four-player splitscreen functionality that when used in conjunction with the game's 720p HD videooutput ensures clarity no matter how fast racers are moving or how much mud theyare throwing up.

Key Game Features:

The Island - A brand new radically different location for the festival.
Unpredictable Events - Never the same race twice. Events will take place to change the race on a lap to lap basis.
Split Screen Play - Play with up to 3 buddies on the same screen.
The Monster Truck - An all new vehicle class added to the core vehicle selection for a total of 8 different vehicle classes.
Immersive Online Experience - A radical re-look at the whole Motorstormonline experience, focusing on ease of use and breadth of gameplay all whiletearing it up in races up to 12 players.
Improved Actions - A new level of control; punch, duck and ram using a new control layout.
Free-play - Race how you want by creating your own race tickets.
Photo Mode - Snap your greatest victory or your most visceral crashes and share them with the world.
New Rating System - It's not all about winning; it's also about how you perform.

Bells and Whistles: Tunes and XMB Functionality
As was the case with the original Motorstorm, the driving experience inPacific Rift can not be separated from the music that accompanies it. Thegame comes with a thumping 40 song soundtrack and players will also have the abilityto pipe in their own playlists saved to their PS3 the ability to access otherssaved on your PS3's Hard drive. In addition for players who want to relive theirmoments tearing across the island, the game also features PlayStation 3 XrossMediaBar(XMB) functionality and Photo Mode. XMB lets plays create movies of their racesand access them from the PS3's main menu, while Photo Mode allows you to takesnapshots while within a race.

As you roll into the Rift, expect a rich festival of off road racing,along with a host of game modes and rewards. It's brutal, dangerous, relentless,unpredictable and much more than a game - Motorstorm Pacific Rift isa way of life.

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