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Review: ModNation Racers (PS3) - Examiner

Nintendo's Mario Kart has been the king and epitome of kart racers since the SNES-era. Many kart racers have tried to capture the look and feel of Mario Kart, but all have failed in that regard. Finally, after nearly two decades, a new challenger has appeared to give Mario Kart a little competition. On the surface, ModNation Racers appears to be your typical kart racer with a career mode, stylish characters, and an online mode complete with experience points. Once you get by all the traditional stuff, though, you find a deep layer of content that really makes the game differ from previous kart racers with the addition of a full character, kart, and track creation tool.

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MightyMark4275468d ago

The horrible load times is one of the things I hate about this game =/

MattyF5468d ago

Yeah, they are long and frequent.

Leupac5468d ago

Man, that doesn't sound good at all I hate long load times in games, even when they are great ones.

Queasy5468d ago

Unfortunate but necessary with racing games. Can't stream the tracks so they have to be loaded all at once.

I'm sure this is made worse for a game like ModNations where tracks are unique.

D4RkNIKON5468d ago

I am picking up my copy at midnight launch tonight! Can't wait!!

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killyourfm5468d ago

Ok, it is DEFINITELY time to pick up that new Black Wii bundle...

MxShade5468d ago

This looks like so much fun, although I don't know if I could tolerate load times. I love the customization freedom though.

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dazzalfc5468d ago

I don't mind the load times, but i'm finding creating tracks a tad difficult. Dunno whether its just tempermental, but trying to mod terrain can sometimes be annoying, and seems to have a mind of its own sometimes.

Other than that, probably the most i've enjoyed a racing game like this since Mario Kart on the Snes

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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.

Teflon022587d ago

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

pody2587d 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.

Teflon022587d 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

pody2586d 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_Order2587d 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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ziggurcat2857d 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 :(

XisThatKid2856d ago (Edited 2856d 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

danny8182856d ago

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

S-Word2856d ago

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