When Vancouver-based developer United Front Games (True Crime) came up with the idea for a customizable kart racer, it visualized some user-generated elements. But, in talking to publishers, it found in Sony a chance to be part of a strategy where user-contributed content played even more of a central role.
The title UF would eventually develop, ModNation Racers for the PlayStation 3, is more predicated on encouraging user creation than almost any other console game. "It lined up exactly with what we imagined, and pushed us even more in that direction than we initially intended," producer Dan Sochan tells Gamasutra.
Mario Kart has always reigned supreme when it comes to the best kart racers out there to play, but there are still a few other racers that are must-plays.
Sony Interactive Entertainment will be shutting the servers down for two PS3 racing games in July.
Sad, hopefully they make a new Modnation racers game. wait, is it completely shutting down or can you still download tracks?
I had some good memories playing Modnation. :( Sad to see it go, but it was inevitable.
There were plenty of notably excellent PlayStation 3 exclusives that were one-and-done during its long history. Games like Mag, Starhawk, Heavy Rain and LittleBigPlanet Karting were solid titles that were not given a chance to expand on their potential with sequels. Ironically, the developer of LittleBigPlanet Karting, United Front Games, had another kart racing title prior to this. Its first game, ModNation Racers, successfully implemented an aspect that wasn’t done previously and hasn’t been done since.
I loved this game, and it's a crying shame that the studio closed eliminating the possibility of a PS4/PS4 Pro Modnation game :(
game was great. However it felt soules Mario Kart. The load times on the game for Psvita were beyond horrible