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| From: Sony Computer Entertainment
Category: Video Games
List Price: $29.99
Buy Used: $10.00
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Rating:  101 reviews
Sales Rank: 374
Platform: Playstation 3
Genre: car_and_truck_racing_and_flying_games
ESRB: Teen
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 12 - 20 years
Operating System: Playstation 3
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 6.6 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: 98137
Model: 15782961
UPC: 711719813729
EAN: 0711719813729
ASIN: B000JLIYLC
Release Date: March 6, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Race in amazing scenic environments that capture some of America's most recognizable desert landmarks - Wide-open plains, harrowing cliff edges, and tight canyon sections | | • | Attacking and Offensive Driving - Players must try to win the race & survive by using vehicles as weapons | | • | Cutting-edge A.I. reacts to situations realistically, locating the best routes and changing the level of driving aggression based on player actions | | • | Never drive the same track twice -- Real-time Track Deformation makes each lap different than the last | | • | New real-time Audio manipulation -- echo and reverb are filtered in for a unique live Music experience during each race |
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Product Description
Descend into the MotorStorm Festival, a celebration of the alternative & extreme racing. Throwing caution to the wind, players will take on a variety of racing fanatics and battle through chaotic, action-packed tracks to try and become the Festival champ. Features smarter artificial intelligence (AI), Real-time track deformation, fully destructible vehicles and environments, and stunningly detailed scenery. Tapping into the power of the PlayStation 3, MotorStorm will showcase cinematic effects such as motion blur, depth-of-field, and Hollywood-style "crash cams" that replay spectacular crash sequences during a race. The PS3's Blu-Ray technology and Processing power give you more immersive visuals and Sound effects, heightening the chaos in each brutal race environment
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| Customer Reviews: Read 45 more reviews...
 Who Thought Physics Was Dull December 26, 2006
Carolyn George (new hampshire)
13 out of 16 found this review helpful
I've been playing the demo for about a month now. Truly amazing. The graphics are a step up from the PS2, but the physics of the crashes is where the game really shines. Every crash swithches into instant slo-mo and each piece of debris as well as the driver bounce and interact with everything. One time, the driver of the motorcycle got thrown and got run over by a car, and then got caught up in the engine compartment of that car and got dragged 100 yds, only to come off and then get creamed by another car!. A definite must own!. The music is great as well.
Awesome Game, don't listen to the Microsoft Fan boys March 6, 2007
motocross (Ohio, USA)
12 out of 15 found this review helpful
Everyone who says this game sucks without giving it any credit is definitely and without a doubt a microsoft xbox360 fan boy and basically just jelous because Motorstorm is truely amazing, and in my opinion takes graphics and physics to a completely different level. The truck handles awesome and the controls are wonderful. The graphics are beyond describable if you put this game on an HDTV. Microsoft fan boys will always continue to bash on PS3. Just ignore them. this game is awesome. I think this is the first game that shows the potential power of PS3. Buy it and enjoy!!!
Time to get down and dirty March 11, 2007
A. C. Ege/Acedoh (Stockton, CA USA)
14 out of 18 found this review helpful
These are the experiences I have been waiting to have on my PS3. When I originally saw this game nearly two years ago I was gasping for breath. Although the final version has come pretty close. This game is really for everyone because it's plain fun. Whether you have been playing race games your whole life or you are new to gaming. The point of the game is to get dirty.
Although this game has a limited amount of tracks it's what you can do on the tracks that makes it amazing. There is almost no limit to the options on each track. Finding the most suitable course for your vehicle is the challenge. I find myself almost pausing the game just to view the detail. The detail from the vehicles and the environment. For a first generation PS3 game this leaves me wondering graphically how it can be one upped. Everything in this game is amazing actually almost incredible.
Now I have talked about the mud and now I will talk some more. Obviously you vehicle will be dirty and the only way to play against the opponents is dirty. That is another reason to be careful of the vehicles you do choose. What keep this game so challenging is that on easy course you may be up against atv's and Big Rigs. You don't realize how intimidating that is until they are trying to ram you into a canyon wall. Although with a little boost you can muster your way out. What makes having a motorcycle or atv fun is the hand gestures and punching your character will do to their opponents. Although it's not always good to get the guy driving the Big Rig mad as he will come after you.
What I have found is that single player is one of the most challenging gaming experiences I have had. There is no easy level just as there is no hard. As you advance in the game the challenge only becomes harder and harder. The game gives you four levels and each level comprises of tickets. Now each one of those tickets has one to four races on it. The object is to finish each ticket. This is what keeps the game a steady challenge. Some of the races just seem odd as you are in a motorcycle taking on Big Rigs. It may seem intimidating but that's where you learn your skills.
Now if single player gets a little tough or if you fly through it there is always online. The online setup allows for 12 racers. What keeps this a lot of fun is the constant challenge. As now you are racing against people. Although what I have found is the computer A.I. is some of the most advanced in any game. So sometimes taking on people can be a bit easier. That will be for you to see.
In closing I would say this is an obvious fit for anyone who owns a PS3. This is the type of game that will leave you wanting more. Evolution studios has done a good enough job to keep everyone in the game...Get out there and Motorstorm.
after owning over 100 games since Atari 2600, this is the BEST GAME I'VE EVER Bought March 7, 2007
Mark (San Francisco, CA)
13 out of 17 found this review helpful
Well, with a high definition big screen, this game is superb. I've been playing games for years and even after only playing a few hours of this, I know this is going to be one of the best games for PS3 now or in a year. The graphics, the online play, the excitement, all make for amazing gameplay.
Best Racer of the year December 6, 2007
Jeff
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
in short, this is my game of the year for 2007. here is my review from my blog.
so the time has come to give this game is proper space in my blog. a bit of background, this game is the reason i have a ps3, and it is by far the best game to date on the system in my opinion. it is more pick up and play for the normal nub, and if you give it the ten seconds it deserves to learn the play then you really get swallowed into an insanely fun world.
despite the above statements, this game does have its flaws. first off there is one horrible control setting that was chosen for the default settings. go to options, turn down the music or what not and then go to controls and choose the one where x is the gas o is the e-brake, etc. also, if you want to use the sixaxis, then you need to start with it until you get used to it, and as i say to everyone, you lock your elbows and move just your wrists.
ok, so the game is jam packed full of 21 "tickets" meaning you have anywhere from 2-4 races that you need to beat. some will take you and hour or so to beat a single race, others will take one run through. one cool thing about this game is that there is not a difficulty setting. you start on easy and then go to normal then medium and then hard. one note, "hard" starts on ticket 14, meaning you have 7 tickets to master the game basically. with every 2 or so tickets you get a car unlocked and by the end of the game you have at least 5 for each car class.
now, for the actual game i have a few things that i dont like. first of all is the first person views. some are great and others are just a 1 inch view of a hood at the bottom of your screen or sometimes none at all. also, this game NEEDS a rear view mirror. on the same note, when you push r2 to view behind you from the front of your car it gives you an interesting view when in the first person mode. basically it locks it on the driver side tire, and you view it from the end of the bumper and along the entire driver side length of your car. a pretty cool view. there is one other issue with the main gameplay that bugs the piss out of me. ramps, and hit detection are terribly off. if your car is heavily damaged and you go off some ramps (you will know what ramps they are right of the way) and then your car magically goes into the hill instead of up the ramp. next hit detection problem is when you are in an atv or a small car like a buggy, your car will just get torn to shreds no matter what you hit or how fast you are going. be it a tap on a bumper or a boost into the rear of a car, i explode but that car doesnt even move at all.
now for the a.i., hmm. a little bit of paterns mixed in with a pissed off drunken trailer park hippie is a good way to put it. these morons will always run along certain patterns and you learn to use this to your benefit. one example is on the track "tenderizer" at the start going down the right side of the track you will go down the hill and the car in front of you will go off the big flat rock swerve to the right and then all the way back to the left usually hitting you on the last swerve. it gets annoying, just boost past it and remember where the bots go so that you dont get pushed into a rock.
the overall concept of the game is amazing, the idea of racing in the desert with atvs, cars, and big rigs came out of no where and i was instantly hooked. about half the cars wont interest you (especially mud pluggers) and you will see a car and instantly be attracted to it and perfect it (Ex: Ozutzu Ronin, the racing car). but the cars do have flaws. when a lot of cars get on the screen the fps chokes up from so many physics being calculated, but it is actually a good thing most of the time because it lasts just a half a second and you get to look and see where you are going. also, the bikes and sometimes the atvs can ride the walls instead of exploding like other cars. lastly, some of the explosions for the cars have just nothing popping off the cars (big rigs just go boom) and others get obliterated (atvs become screws in seconds). and when your car gets damaged the parts that fall of arent always right. engine cavities are completely empty and it just get wierd when the front of your car is missing, yet you are still moving. it seems that design was taken away for some cars while others are highly detailed (Ex: Jester Super BXR).
one last note, go check out the special features. they are amazing to see what earlier cars looked like and such, please give them a look.
Graphics: 7.5/10, a lot of good stuff here, but again the physics and graphics choke it at times.
Gameplay: 10/10, bottomline the most fun i have had in a video game in a long long time.
Feel/Control: 8.5/10, default sucks, change it and your fine. sixaxis feels a little loose.
sound: 7/10, music gets annoying, and sometimes the sound gets muted when cars explode.
Pricepoint: 10/10, totally worth every penny, go get it now.
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Overall: 43/50 or 86%
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