Gamesradar reviews the PS3 exclusive arcade racer, Motorstorm.
What could possibly be enjoyable about a racing game which sees you gloriously thrash the field for 97 per cent of a race, only to be shoved straight into a tire barrier six agonizing yards from the finishing line? And not even by a malicious human competitor, but through the seemingly entirely random behavior of a computer-controlled one? Life is spectacularly unfair at times.
Well, if it was just about any other game, the answer would be "to hell with it." But this isn't just any other game. This is MotorStorm, Sony's hi-def, high-octane posterchild for PS3 gaming, and thankfully it's a game of extremes - the excitement is intense, the frustration at times, is unbearable. Yet that nervous tension is merely the by-product of a game which will push you right to the edge. Believe us when we say you'll slowly grow to love the rapid onset of pad-smashing fury. You'll take it as a sign of how deeply and completely MotorStorm manages to burrow under your skin.
The PlayStation 3 may not have been the strongest generation for Sony, but there were still some diamonds in the rough that deserve a revisit as PS5 remasters.
Even if they could just remaster and put on PSVR2, some would still look great as VR titles and could do a whole lot to bolster the headset w these exclusives! I'd imagine the investment of reworking these titles into VR would be way less than building new games from the ground up, and they could be amazing experiences, and VR often makes flat games feel fresh again. The Resistance and Killzone games are particularly what I want to see!!
The time is perfect for a resistance fall of man game campaign coop multiplayer
Resistance was ok but Warhawk and Starhawk was better and kept me coming back for almost a decade of fun and petty revenge on the loud mouth unskilled players 🤣
Edit I loved capture the flag dropping the pot on the flag carrier was extremely satisfying as well as transforming your plane in bot form and stumping them to death 😱
Digital Foundry : Evolution Studios' Motorstorm is one of the first, finest and most fondly remembered of launch titles for PlayStation 3. It's a release designed to answer the question posed by each new console generation: what makes a game 'next-gen'? With its robust physics engine and massive tracks, Motorstorm serves up a bold affirmative answer to this question, delivering an experience that could never have existed on prior console hardware. At the same time, the path to release was fraught with challenges that almost serve as a microcosm of the PlayStation 3 release situation itself. It was a success, however, with a trilogy of PS3 releases, plus PSP, Vita and even PS2 off-shoots.
After Driveclub and Onrush, the dev team will now contribute to and assist with the development of the upcoming NFS.
Never really got into it myself I remember getting it with ps3 and being a bit underwhelmed I preferred the RC version they did for vita 🙌🏻🤣
MotorStorm debuted on PlayStation 3 15 years ago today (in Europe), and remains one of the format's best alternative racing games.
Ahhh motorstorm....i still have the reveal trailer back in my mind from e3 2006 or 5 i think...ps3 never manage to par the gameplay trailer back then but the game especially the first one for me was AWESOME....I m sure that ps5 is capable to give us now this kind of fidelity....for me motorstorm and daytona usa 2 in arcades still is my favorites arcade racer ever....
Bought the 60gb PS3 with motorstorm and my first 720p/1080i TV on the release day, great memories. Oh the mud!
Real shame this franchise fell by the wayside. With todays tech it would/could be such a great open world arcade racer.
The first Motorstorm was good, but Pacific Rift blew it out of the water IMO. Still one of my favourite arcade racing games of all time. I also really liked Apocalypse, despite the Supercars and Superbikes being OP compared with the other vehicle classes.
Mororatoem 1 was excellent the visuals and everything had a really good vibe about it. If they remade that with a festival type open world... If only
good review
Although we've probably read enough reviews on this game its good to read one from someone who actually sounds like they like this type of game and relishes to challenge it gives. I've heard other reviews complaining you could be in front all race only to crash right near the end and lose. Well thats life isn't it. You dont come first for completing 9/10ths of a good race.
Good review. I'll know if I agree with the score in 5 days.
In most games the,"WOW" moments are scripted, and if you play the same stage over again you kinda know what to expect and it becomes less impactful. With Motorstorm you never know when those,"WOW" moments are going to happen. Seeing a car in the distance jump off a ramp and slam into a sign is pretty awesome. Not to mention this game has the most impressive physics to date. I think alot of people forget that.
Its interesting, because Motorstorm is either a game you love or a game you don't. Its very subjective, and for those who do enjoy it, its definitely an A+ title.
The problem here, is that it isn't a "universal" A+ title. Personally tho, I know quite a few people who are overjoyed with the game.
I just played the downloaded demo the other day and was highly impressed. If the game was console only then I might be concerned with the lack of tracks and modes (although thats being fixed with updates)however with the online racing ability of Motorstorm I can be sure of alot of fun racing against other players.
The lack of split screen does not really bother me. I always thought the ultimate set up would be to have a seperate full screen for each player and with the online cabability thats taken care of and add the fact you can race against 12 others and its far superior to just racing against one and sharing the screen.