MotorStorm | 
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| From: Sony Computer Entertainment
Category: Video Games
List Price: $29.99
Buy Used: $10.00
You Save: $19.99 (67%)
New (26) Used (35) from $10.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  94 reviews
Sales Rank: 472
Platform: Playstation 3
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
UPC: 711719813729
EAN: 0711719813729
ASIN: B000JLIYLC
Release Date: March 6, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: ***Disc only, no case or booklet*** Disc is in very good condition. I ship first class same day with tracking.
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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 89 more reviews...
 What's here is good, but the game lacks split screen, more game modes, and more tracks August 12, 2008
This game is beautiful and easy to control. The graphics, effects, and crashes are all incredible. The variety of vehicles, and especially, the way the different vehicles force you to tackle the tracks in a new way each time is really clever. The small cars and bikes can't hold their own on the low track because the realistic mud and giant trucks, so you have to stick to the high road to master the race. The boosts are really fun, and the out of control collisions that happen when you get to greedy with the boost is sweet. There is a pretty steep learning curve to get the hang of steering, boosts, and how to use each vehicle.
The online works well, but there are only 8 total tracks, and everything is a race: no other modes. Most disappointingly, there's no local multiplayer so you cant play split screen with your buddies in the room.
You can get this game for under 20 bucks at gamestop used nowadays, so i think its worth buying for that.
The sequel, Pacific Rift, provides completely new jungle environments (something lacking in the first: variety of envir.) and it has split screen, 16 tracks, and you can play your own music in it!! It seems its goal is to fix everything disappointing about the first. I'm excited for it, but not excited for the 60 dollar price tag
Kinda blows July 26, 2008
Graphics are good, tracks are very large which makes for a fun game in general - but the vehicles are way too sensitive. Seems like every little mistake causes a flip or explosion requiring a do-over. Gets annoying fairly quickly.
The update and Dualshock 3 make the game a lot of fun July 21, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
With the addition of vibration and three levels of motion control sensitivity with an update, Motorstorm is a lot more accessible and fun to play. Before downloading the update, I would constantly oversteer and snake around the coarse. I have changed the sensitivity to Low and now it is much easier to control the car, although it does feel a little floaty. Vibration means that I have a much better feeling for the traction on the coarse and this coupled with the better handling of Low sensitivity means I have a much easier time handling the cars. So far I have stuck to the larger cars which are slower but easier to handle, and I would recommend a new player try the truck first. Using the analogue controller makes the game much easier, but the motion controls coupled with vibration definitely add a great sense of really steering the vehicles. I don't feel the game is worth full price, but at the discounted price I paid, it was well worth it.
 Looks great, get's old fast July 2, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
First off the game looks, feels, and appears amazing. Best graphics and handling of a racing game i've seen. However it gets boring real quick. There are very few tracks and you just keep doing them over and over and the only thing that changes is the type of vehicle you drive and the difficulty. And the few tracks that there are, aren't even that fun to begin with. I'm only on level two, and I'm already bored.
Get this game if you like cheap thrills, but if you're looking for substance and re-playability, this game sucks.
Take a lesson from Off road fury 4, they had a ton of great tracks. You could upgrade your vehicle, buy new vehicles, and there was even a story mode. This game gives you no incentive to keep playing.
 Needs offline multiplayer June 24, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have bought about a dozen titles now and this is my least favorite. My kids also played it for about 3 days, got bored with it, and havent played it since. Here are the issues:
1. Needs offline multiplayer. I want to race my kids. They want to race me and eachother. We arent buying a ps3 for each member of the family. The box said multiplayer. GIMME MUPLTIPLAYER ACTION with people i know.
2. The game is kind of repetitive.
3. The game is difficult, you will play a long time to win a single race and be able to advance to the next race. Takes longer than your interest will allow.
DONT BUY THIS GAME UNTIL OFFLINE MULTIPLAYER IS AVAILABLE. Then it may be worthwhile, otherwise too many better titles out there.
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