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| From: Sony Computer Entertainment
Category: Video Games
List Price: $29.99
Buy Used: $9.99
You Save: $20.00 (67%)
New (38) Used (36) from $9.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  100 reviews
Sales Rank: 541
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
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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Motorstorm September 18, 2008
I first played Motorstorm as a demo in Wal-Mart and knew right away that I wanted this game, but i didn't have a Playstation3 at the time. So, once I got a PS3, Motorstorm was at the top of my list. For those of you who like arcadey off-road racers, than Motorstorm is right up your alley. Its a visually appealing. There is a good vareity of vehicles to choose from (seven total classes) but its very limited in the intial track selection, of just eight right on the disc. The driving characteristics of each vehicle are fairly accurate. The bikes accelerate quick and get out of hand quick if you hit too many bumps. The heavier vehicles like the racing trucks and buggys are pretty decent all around type choices, and the big trucks are good to smash into other competitors and the mud, but take a long time to get up to speed. The racing is broken up into tickets, with each ticket having a certain amount of races that need to be run to complete it. you must finish third or better to move on. as you progress through each ticket, each race get more difficult and the AI get more advance, and aggravatingly so at times. The competition will deliberatly slam into you and drive you off a cliff, or spin you out at the last moment before winning. This could be a bad and good thing, but it certainly means you need to remain aware. More tracks are availble to download, as well as a few extra racing tickets that will really test your skills. Unfortunatly, some of the tracks available for download are only raceable online, or in the time attack mode, another download. All in all, the game is fun, but not a game I could sit and play for hours straight, especailly later in the game when it got aggravating. For a PS3 launch title, it left something to be desired, but its certainly got the racing right. More modes and some splitscreen multiplayer would have helped to. Motorstorm:Pacific Rift is coming soon, which is looking very good and is adding all the stuff the first Motorstorm lacked, so you may just want to hold off and get the second one.
 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
1 out of 2 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.
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