MotorStorm
by Sony Computer Entertainment
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Video Game Reviews of MotorStorm
Customer Review: Fun so far
Summary: 4 Stars
The graphics are great and game play is fun.
Tried to use the sixaxis with no real success. Was able to use it as long as I made sure I kept the controller level front to back. If it is not level you will start to nose dive or back flip when in the air. I usually play laying in bed, so it is hard to keep the controller flat. The mud splatter can get rather annoying at times, but I guess that is what it is meant to do.
I have not played it an extreme amount yet. So I cannot complain about redundancy.
Customer Review: Motorstorm Review
Summary: 3 Stars
I was not as impressed as I thought, but I am more of a FPS type gamer. I did like the graphics, but the action was a bit slow and the engines blew up too much. Graphics do show damages to vehicle as you play, but the tickets you have to buy to drive in certain events seem silly. Get this game if you are a true racing game fan, but I would recommend MX vs ATX more.Customer Review: Motorstorm
Summary: 4 Stars
I first played Motorstorm as a demo in Wal-Mart and knew right away that I wanted this game, but i didn't have a Playstation3 at the time. So, once I got a PS3, Motorstorm was at the top of my list. For those of you who like arcadey off-road racers, than Motorstorm is right up your alley. Its a visually appealing. There is a good vareity of vehicles to choose from (seven total classes) but its very limited in the intial track selection, of just eight right on the disc. The driving characteristics of each vehicle are fairly accurate. The bikes accelerate quick and get out of hand quick if you hit too many bumps. The heavier vehicles like the racing trucks and buggys are pretty decent all around type choices, and the big trucks are good to smash into other competitors and the mud, but take a long time to get up to speed. The racing is broken up into tickets, with each ticket having a certain amount of races that need to be run to complete it. you must finish third or better to move on. as you progress through each ticket, each race get more difficult and the AI get more advance, and aggravatingly so at times. The competition will deliberatly slam into you and drive you off a cliff, or spin you out at the last moment before winning. This could be a bad and good thing, but it certainly means you need to remain aware. More tracks are availble to download, as well as a few extra racing tickets that will really test your skills. Unfortunatly, some of the tracks available for download are only raceable online, or in the time attack mode, another download. All in all, the game is fun, but not a game I could sit and play for hours straight, especailly later in the game when it got aggravating. For a PS3 launch title, it left something to be desired, but its certainly got the racing right. More modes and some splitscreen multiplayer would have helped to. Motorstorm:Pacific Rift is coming soon, which is looking very good and is adding all the stuff the first Motorstorm lacked, so you may just want to hold off and get the second one.Customer Review: What's here is good, but the game lacks split screen, more game modes, and more tracks
Summary: 3 Stars
This game is beautiful and easy to control. The graphics, effects, and crashes are all incredible. The variety of vehicles, and especially, the way the different vehicles force you to tackle the tracks in a new way each time is really clever. The small cars and bikes can't hold their own on the low track because the realistic mud and giant trucks, so you have to stick to the high road to master the race. The boosts are really fun, and the out of control collisions that happen when you get to greedy with the boost is sweet. There is a pretty steep learning curve to get the hang of steering, boosts, and how to use each vehicle.
The online works well, but there are only 8 total tracks, and everything is a race: no other modes. Most disappointingly, there's no local multiplayer so you cant play split screen with your buddies in the room.
You can get this game for under 20 bucks at gamestop used nowadays, so i think its worth buying for that.
The sequel, Pacific Rift, provides completely new jungle environments (something lacking in the first: variety of envir.) and it has split screen, 16 tracks, and you can play your own music in it!! It seems its goal is to fix everything disappointing about the first. I'm excited for it, but not excited for the 60 dollar price tag
Customer Review: Kinda blows
Summary: 3 Stars
Graphics are good, tracks are very large which makes for a fun game in general - but the vehicles are way too sensitive. Seems like every little mistake causes a flip or explosion requiring a do-over. Gets annoying fairly quickly.