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GameDaily: ModNation Racers Review

GameDaily writes: "Bring up kart racers, and the first thing that comes to mind is Mario Kart. Sure, other games exist (Konami Krazy Racers will always be a favorite), but Nintendo cornered the market. Now there's ModNation Racers on PS3, Sony's attempt to capture a piece of the pie using a feature not often seen on consoles, a level editor. Thing is, the game's quite entertaining, so long as you can look past a couple nagging flaws".

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dizzleK5086d ago

yet mario karts flaws, namely endlessly recycled tracks and cheap-ass gameplay went unmentioned in reviews. odd how that works out.

thereapersson5086d ago

Crash Team Racing was awesome on the PSone, and I liked the track variation, design and race mechanics a bit more than Mario Kart's. It's a shame that they had to whore the license out to Universal, but the first one will forever be ingrained in my collection of historic gaming favorites.

Can't wait to get my hands on MNR and see what I can really do with a little creative freedom.

On a slightly unrelated note, I still think they should bring TrackMania to the PS3! They could give the PS3 version Mouse and Keyboard support, so you could utilize all the shortcut keys and other features that the PC version utilizes.

LethalChickens5086d ago

dude that game is also my favorite cart racing game!

Caffo015086d ago

Crash team racing is my favorite kart game too!!

Nicholas Cage5086d ago

i remember i had a blast playing mariokart 64, and this looks 10x better. im more into rpg's and racers though so ill wait. great game though, i give it 9.0 out of 10 imo.(based on what i have seen)

A change in the wind5086d ago

That`s always how it has worked this generation. Critics will find the tiniest, most insignificant flaw and try to bring it down, as long as it`s a PS3 game of course.

iceman065086d ago

That's one of the negative things about this gen for me. EVERYBODY is a critic. The littlest details will actually PREVENT people from buying a game that they were super-hyped for just before reading 1 review! Some reviewers seem to have NO MEMORY of a time when games were just...dare I say it...for FUN! Instead, they nit-pick the minutia and turn it into a game-breaking or score-breaking flaw. I really don't care so much about the scores...but the over-indulgent criticism is ridiculous!
Of course, this is magnified by reading comments and reviews on a site such as this, but STILL it is annoying!

jjohan355086d ago

I don't get it. I've played a lot of games on the Wii and I don't find them to be that great. And the majority of them get boring in less than a week, yet they all get perfect scores. Go figure.

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Myst5086d ago

Pretty good score and decided to shift some funds around so that I can get this game. Of course it will be the day after release sadly, looks fun and hopefully will keep me quite entertained.

tiamat55086d ago

You know how it works. It's a PS3 game so all flaws no matter how minor must be pointed out. Mario Kart and Mario games are perfect no matter what.They probably just open the envolope of cash Nintendo sends with their copy of a Mario game and then give the score. I mean seriously, the last Mario game on the DS was one of the suckiest Mario games ever (especially with the almost useless mushrooms that made you gigantic and mini Mario) but it still got a perfect score.

Aphe5086d ago (Edited 5086d ago )

No Mario on the ds was a great game actually. Just because you're upset over a score doesn't mean you should bring other games into it. I'm sick of all this crying over scores - it got an 8, that's actually a great verdict.

BulletToothtony5086d ago

give a ps3 exclusive anything above an 8.. fuck you gamedaily.. i'm fucking tired of you and your biased bullshit..

hope u and your guy who gave mgs4 a low score can get fuck with a dildo for all eternity.. FCK U!!

Bathyj5086d ago

Are we allowed to swear now in N4G's?

Just want to know so I can tell some people off. ;)

sak5005085d ago

bullet you better go back to original site and in open zone. Why i thought the level of comment would be improved in the new site here we have the same ps3fangirls crying in every article. Comeon admins ban this drama queen from the site.

Bathyj5086d ago

I'd like to get this, but I really need Battle mode. Cant they add that please, imagine all the battle arenas you could build yourself (including the MK64 ones).

Racing was always secondary for me in MK.

Aphe5086d ago

Yeah the battles were where it's at.

Bits-N-Kibbles5086d ago

I don't know how well some of the balanced weapons would work in a battle mode. But it would be awesome. I hope they add more weapons, I mean who doesn't love more weapons?

ALFAxD_CENTAURO5086d ago

I smell that like a DLC, the battle mode.

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5 Best Kart Racers That Aren't Mario Kart

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.

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Modnation Racers and LittleBigPlanet Karting Servers Shutting Down

Sony Interactive Entertainment will be shutting the servers down for two PS3 racing games in July.

Teflon022194d ago

Sad, hopefully they make a new Modnation racers game. wait, is it completely shutting down or can you still download tracks?

pody2194d ago

This is what I'm wondering also. There's so much quality maps available online and it would be unfortunate if people couldn't download those anymore.

Teflon022194d ago

Yeah, I didn't play much online anyways. But I always use to play local multi with my cousin and download so many amazing levels. Sadly 8 didn't get to platinum it. Had only the create trophy, level 30 and 100 races i think left. I had I believe 87 last time 8 checked lol. Might go on to see if I can get my last few lol. Remember my win ratio was decent since I did around 160 races maybe, 170 ranked

pody2193d ago

@Teflon02
Yeah same here, but I actually jumped in not too long ago to play again and it's still holds up great for a 8 year old game. It's was a really good game when it came out and it still is.

Chaos_Order2194d ago

I had some good memories playing Modnation. :( Sad to see it go, but it was inevitable.

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ModNation Racers: The Forgotten Gem

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.

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ziggurcat2464d ago

I loved this game, and it's a crying shame that the studio closed eliminating the possibility of a PS4/PS4 Pro Modnation game :(

XisThatKid2463d ago (Edited 2463d ago )

Imho this is my fav kart racer. I still play Everhart now and then to this day.
Other than load times the game was excellent

danny8182463d ago

game was great. However it felt soules Mario Kart. The load times on the game for Psvita were beyond horrible

S-Word2463d ago

Sony should've kept going with this instead of turning to LittleBigPlanet Karting.