24.1.2009

When I originally bought the first Motorstorm, it was simply to supply me with one of my first PS3 games. Back then I thought it was amazing as it was my first taste of the PS3s possible processing power, however, I was wrong. Pretty as it looked, like most beautiful people in the world, they tend to lack any sort of substance or personality that makes you want more and after a few races, I was left wanting a change of scenery. Apart from the beautiful surroundings and realistic driving tracks and environment interraction, there simply wasn't much to this game to keep me playing or want to download its further content. One thing I will say about the first game to sum it up for you is, the light's on,the pretty lady's looking at herself in the mirror, but there's nothing going on upstairs.Going from that I can tell you about my experience with the sequel, and let me tell you it's a very, very good one. It's a rarity of today, but Pacific Rift is the pretty lady once again, yet she's gone back to school and gotten herself an education, and now she has much more to keep me amused than just a pretty face. There's so much more to Pacific Rift I don't know where to begin or how to approach my beginning. I can only really split this review into three informative parts that give you an all round view of the game and what it has to offer.The Gameplay: One thing that I really hated about the original Motorstorm is the overall controls and racing aspects. The controls were stiff and at times I felt myself really forcing the controller button down to turn a corner as my vehicle wouldn't seem to react. I understand that different vehicles handle differently in alternate terrains, but the way the original handled was simply ridiculous. This has been totally revamped for the new installment and now the vehicle controls seem a lot more responsive, even with the different terrain handlings.The Effects: Well what can I say about the effects? The only thing I can really say is they're just as good, if not better than the first. That pretty idiot you once knew hasn't only gone back to school, but she's also gotten herself a face lift. She's prettier, easier and more enjoyable to play with as a whole which makes me want more and more. I'll admit that when playing the game, I'll have about 2 races and turn it off, but I'll always go back as I can't get enough. The Island terrain presents beautiful beaches, detailed jungles and frighteningly aggressive volcanic areas but you need to watch that you don't fall in. The interraction of your vehicles with the terrain is also something brilliant and must be witnessed. Depending on the size of your vehicle will depend on how you interract with the plants and other such jungle items. Say if you're in a Monster Truck, you can plow through the larger bushes and even knock down some trees to make your way to the finish. However, if you're on an ATV and you drive into the same bush plowed by a monster truck, you're going to find yourself in the water.The Features: The different vehicles are aplenty in this installment as it contains all 7 original vehicle classes along with a new class of monster trucks. Now, one thing I need to tell you is that although this essentially contains 8 vehicle classes it basically contains just 8 vehicles. The only difference between your monster truck and the guys you're playing against is the look of them. You can choose what your vehicle looks like on the outside, but depending on its class, they're all the same underneath. I suppose to some this could present a more challenging experience when in a race featuring all of the same vehicle, yet I would have appreciated if you had ATVs with different handling specs. Say if they had different companies developing different ATVs which could have allowed for a performance tune up feature.This also contains the classic festival where you engage in a number of different races with different challenges, such as wreck limits or completion times. There doesn't seem to be that many tracks which is a little disappointing, however the detail in the tracks is immense and something that makes the game worth it in of itself. The trophies system recently implemented through the PSN allows for a higher replay value as you want to achieve all trophies to obtain the coveted platinum trophy.This is a wonderful game which everyone will enjoy. It's likely that if you liked the first, you will like the sequel and it's also likely that if you didn't like the original, you will still like this installment. Buy it or rent it, either way you must have this game.

9.11.2008

Great work Evolution Studios!!!!! They did an awesome job with this game. Normally with sequels, manufactorrs add tonnes of new stuff. In this, they've kept it the same as the original but added a few new things.FOR THOSE WHO ARE NEW TO MOTORSTORM: This is probably the best racing game developed. Its 110% off road racing. You have loads of different vechicles such as Motorbikes, Quad bikes, Mud pluggers, Rally cars, Racing trucks, Monster trucks and Big rigs. You must choose carefully as each vechicle has its own ups and downs. Big rigs destroy everything it their path, Rally cars are super fast, Motorbikes are super agile. Not only that, you must choose the route you wish to go in a race.There are routes suited to light weights, medium weights and heavy weights. This is a supoer aggresive but purely awesome racing gameI love:- The ability to choose your driver- the ability to select a car model and skin in 2D with literally hundreds of choice (ALL of the cars from the first game are in this with llooaaddss more)- The ability to race 4 player split screen- Take your own screenshots.- Different types of maps, Earth, Air, Fire, Water.- More skill to boasting with Fire that heats up your engine and water that cools down- Play your own music that's saved on your HDD- The ablity to ram into people with L1 and R1 makes for some super aggressive racing and awesome crashes.- 16 different maps...- More game modes: Elmintaion, Wreck Limits, Checkpoints etc.- No more time spent going the wrong way. Press 'Select' and it will automatically put you back onto the track- Crashing is never the set back it used to be. Even if you crash you still remain in the 'pack'- Supports trophies- YOU CAN NOW BACKUP SAVED DATA. Make sure you get the update but you can now backup saved data (minus data from time attack) and if you (like me) are lucky enough to have 2 PS3s you can transfer data between each one...- Lots to explore...7 months and I'm still finding new routes, learning about each vechiles...its great that theres plenty to keep me entertained.- Online...very responsive...quick to get into games and seems pretty much lagless. awesome fun with custom, casual and ranked games!- THE MONSTER TRUCK (enough said)The only downsides I can see:- Crashing is alot easier. So many small rocks which just make your car topple.- Some routes are unclear. Sometimes you can ram through a barrier and onto a shortcut, sometimes you ram through a barrier and you go into a No Zone way - very confusing espically with the large array of scenery.- All of the AI is attached to you by a little invisible elastic band. This means so matter how good you race the AI will always spring back for a neck and neck finish. This is frustrating at times as most wins can be down to luck...But I guess...no matter how good or bad you are the levels are the same difficulty for everyone...In alll...this is an awesome game in which EVERY PS3 owner must have-~-EDIT-~-Okay its been a few months and two expansion packs have been released!They include:- 14 NEW TRACKS (considering the game shipped with 16...they've almost doubled the amount of levels!- BETTER DESIGNNED TRACKS Not often where the DLC tracks are better than the shipped ones is it? Darkfire swamp...racing through a dark and gloomy swamp, Reef Runner...a race across mutliple islands, Hallowed earth...an almost-underground-entirely map, quicksands...across a beach front and brimstone...eh...dont know how to describe this map....just AWESOME?- 8 REMAKES...out of the new 14 maps 8 of them are remakes of existing maps and very nicely done. They've openned new sections of the map for racing and closed others making your favourite maps...even better!- NEW TROPHIES, VECHILES, DRIVER LIVERIES ETC- NEW SPEED EVENT - Race between checkpoints collecting time and see how much time you can finish with and see where you rank in the world...with an added twist: BARRELLS. kncok over green barrells to gain extra time red ones loose you time. mix your stratiegies to get the highest time!In all....BUY THIS...but as mentioned before...this game is both frustratingly awesome and beautifully annoying....

14.9.2008

Having been one of the lucky few in Europe to be sent the free demo via an emailed code, I can safely say that Motorstorm Pacific Rift is living up to the hype.The demo lets you play one track, RainGod Spires, Single player or Two player, and I have to say the new setting makes a nice change from the previous Motorstorm's Dust and Dirt theme. The boost bar returns which, for those who haven't played the first motorstorm, increases the temperature of your vehicle the more you use it. If you use it too much, your vechicle will explode like it was transporting TNT, lol. Motorstorm Pacific Rift, builds upon this feature, by adding two new elements. It now includes water streams (and "car washes")to cool your vehicle down. But also has lava, which heats the vehicle up. These play a fundemental part to the games "Risk and Reward" style. The lava filled path may be the quickest across, but will your vehicle make it without exploding. Whilst the water filled path, may be the longest but you now have a cooler engine therefore you can boost! This type of decision making helps make each race feel different from the next.Motorstorm had a record breaking amount of different vechilce classes, and Motorstorm Paific Rift adds one more, The Monster Truck!! This, like all the other vehicle classes has it's own strengths and weaknesses. Whilst it can practically drive straight over any competing racers, it isn't the fastest vehicle class out there but it's up to you to play to the strengths of the class you've choosen.Everything is controlled the same as Motorstorm, with R2 accelerate, L2 brake and X being boost. But you can also "Ram" racers to the left or right by pressing R1 or L1 (left or right). You could previously only "attack" other divers if on an atv or bike (which is still available), so now you can have a fight with another car or truck.This is a very welcome addition, and is balanced out nicely by the fact that Ramming uses a bit of boost, to stop people ramming you constantly. Another addition is tha you can now bunny hop and duck on bikes, (and maybe atv's although I haven't played as one, so don't quote me on this, lol), controlled by pressing 'down then up', and 'down down' respectively. You'll let a small laugh out when you first duck under a low tree branch, lol, or bunny hop over another racer, or ram a racer off the edge of a cliff, the list goes on, and it's these types of moments that set the Motorstorm series apart from the rest.Last few points because I'm aware this is quite long, lol :P-The handling is just as brilliant, so if you crash it is most likely your fault.-The new crash sequences aren't as long as Motorstorm.-Multiplayer is fun although I'm not a big fan of the Vertical screen split, which is compulsory on the demo. Hopefully you can change on the actual game.-New features such as taking pictures of pause screen and in-game music was not available on the demo, therefore I cannot comment on them.Overall, I feel this is going to be just as successful as the original Motorstorm, if not more! And for just 30 quid on Amazon, you can't go wrong.Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoyed my opinion of Motorstorm: Pacific Rift.

8.1.2009

Got it for christmas and WOW!!! I had seen good reviews so asked for it. Already owning the first one, I recived it and was really happy! Tried it and noticed that you have the same driver for every car, and you can choose your driver. This is great!Main Menu:Ok the main menu's like the last one except you can do much more. You can choose your driver, see your trophies and veicles (the stats) in GARAGE, in options you can change the controls and add motion sensitivity (I think you can do these in a race too). Also you can change the music: I heard you can have your own music too but havnt tried that yet. You can also take a photo at any point of a race and all your photos can be viewed here.

9.11.2008

I can honestly say that this game has impressed me on all levels. I thought it would be Motorstorm but with a few add-ons. How wrong I was. The Motorstorm engine has been improved to bring you better graphics, massive tracks with heaps going on, brand new garage feature and heaps of awesome vehicles for you to smash up, burn, sink and blow up into pieces.There's a huge array of new tracks divided into the four element categories - Earth, Fire, Air and Water. In Fire tracks for example you may be racing deep in the centre of the island around dry burn out lava pits, in Air tracks you'll be high up almost in the clouds jumping from huge cliffs to the next and in Earth you'll be smashing your way

10.11.2008

Quick Review - if you have the first and liked it, what you waiting for this is better? For those new to Motorstorm this game is visually stunning, addictive and totally nuts. It's a true 'racing' game.Longer Review - I thought Motorstorm was amazing when i first plugged in my PS3 many moons ago. The graphics on my 42" blew me away especially the opening sequence. Motorstorm Pacific Rift is pretty much more of the same, but don't let that put you off. Another amazing opening sequence, 16 tracks set over 4 distinct racing zones. Motorstorm lovers will be pleased to read the emphasis of speed still remains. Boy it's fast, too fast until course knowledge improves.

8.11.2008

Motorstorm : Pacific RiftWOW! What a game! I dont normally write reviews but I was compelled to write one for this game because its absolutely brilliant and I had to share it with you guys because at around £40, its well worth it.Firstly you get huge choice of tracks with multiple routes to get to the finish line. Secondly the choice of vehicles is great from a humble Motor Bike to a ginormous Monster Trucks. All these vehicle behave differently and have thier own Advantages and disadvantages. Its important to choose an appropriate vehicle with the right track and route to win the race.To add more spice to the racing,

29.10.2011

Normally I would have never considered playing Motorstorm: Pacific Rift, but over two years ago my cousin brought it round and loaded it into my PS3 for a 2-player game. I wasn't immediately taken by it as racing games are not really my thing. But this whole time the 0% tally on my trophy list taunted me. I just had to get it and play it properly to get the percentage up.It was a worthwhile investment as the game features quite a lot of escapism. Set on a gorgeous Pacific Island the races take place across four different types of environments with eight different types of vehicles. The races themselves are in the style of Road Rash with a no-rules-to-be-broken attitude. It can be very exciting,

16.1.2009

I have never played the original Motorstorm, and I'm not even that big on racing games. So I bought Pacific Rift at £20 to have something for me and my friends to play as a break from Rock Band.The main reason you should consider this game is 4-player split screen. On an SDTV, it can get a bit hard to see, but at 720p each of the four players gets a satisfactory view, with no frame-rate drops and very little pop-in.Speaking of the graphics, the game runs very smooth. While individual textures can look a little blurry if you stop and look at them, you will be screaming round corners and feeling the excellent motion blur so much that it is a non-issue.

19.12.2008

WOW, were to start,I don't really like rally games i prefer football games and strategy games, but i played this for 20mins and i haven't put Pro 09 or Fifa 09 back in my PS3, it is so addictive and is quality.The game play is so real, even when going through water the screen covers up from the backspalsh which even i was impressed with. the fact that there is 16 cars in a race is daunting at first, you might think, i will never get used to this. but you do sooo quickly, having 16cars is just more cars you can ram to make them crash and also the boost is unlimited after about 10seconds of the race starting so any time you need a little boost you can have it!People might say the car breaks easy in the races,

6.12.2008

I think this racing game is more than racing it allows you to adapt difrently and give everyone a chance no matter what vehicle they prefer i love how there ae so many ways to go and choose from.There is a boost feature which when you use your vehicle overheats so you can only use it for so long. Now with the edition of fire and water this allows you to cools your engine in the water for more boosting.The carear mode is called festival on this you can choose various diffrent events from 4 zones earth, air, fire and water. Yo have to achieve a certain rank to unlock the levels as you go through.I think the online gameplay is awsome as you can really battle it out pushing people of the track trying to blow them up theres more to this than just racing.

18.10.2008

I downloaded the demo from PSN yesterday, just the one fairly plain track to play on but by all accounts it's just as fast and fierce as the first Motorstorm was. I was hoping that they would demo some of the fantastic looking water and lava effects, that surely would have been a big seller, but as it is the demo is just a dry dirt track with no really interesting features to speak of.. aside from a really huge jump, and some sheer cliff faces to ram people off, and several different routes, and Monster Trucks, and Buggies, and Bikes, and Trucks.. in fact, this demo has quite a lot in it come to think of it! Just wish it had some water or at least a wooden tower I could smash through with the Monster Truck.

18.11.2011

I'm not going to write much but do not listen to anyone that rates this game anything less than 5 Star. I love cars and modern sports cars, so of course I like track racing games like Forza and GT.I can honestly say I was not expecting much as I'd never heard of it, but when I played this game I was absolutely blown away by the graphics and adrenaline this game has. It is undoubtedly the best racing game I have ever played (This is better than Apocalypse because the diversity of maps on this is much better). There are around 8 different forms of vehicles ranging from Bikes and rally cars to monster trucks. Within each of these categories there are different designs that do slightly alter the cars performance to your liking,

8.1.2009

great game but the AI in the festival is extremely frustrating. more so than the first motorstorm. really does my head in when you can go into a corner a good 2 - 3 seconds in front of everyone, take it perfect and come out the otherside to be 2 - 3 seconds behind, especially when the computer controlled vehicles have taken a longer slower route. still only 3 races in each zone left to do as soon as they are done i'm never going to play the single player game again. i don't expect realism from the game after all its motorstorm but they could at least have made the AI consistent (try doing a race a full tilt then replay the same race but wait at the start line for 30 seconds to see what i mean).online however is brilliant.

4.1.2009

I can only back up what others have said... This is a fantastic game that with so many achievements to collect, you'll still be playing in months to come. The graphics are the best I've seen on any console and the handling is incredibly slick. Along with the large quantity of locations and vehicles available, theirs also plenty of variety.Thumbs Up.................- The graphics and physics are stunning; every nut and bolt/body work ripple on a crash can be seen- Handling is challenging and very different for each vehicle- Long lifespan and plenty of Trophy's to winThumbs Down.....................- Video ouput still only 720p; like alot of PS3 games- No tutorial for new users- SixAxis functionality

MotorStorm: Pacific Rift (PS3) - Reviews

Info

Analysis

Detail