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Best game for PS3 so far

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 14 / 23
Date: December 22, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Based on the demo, this is the best game available for the PS3. The graphics are incredible and the wrecks are great to watch (pieces of vehicle flying everywhere). Can't wait for the full version to come out...

Who Thought Physics Was Dull

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 12 / 15
Date: December 27, 2006
Author: Amazon User

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.

Time to get down and dirty

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 15 / 19
Date: March 11, 2007
Author: Amazon User

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.

i have one word of response. OMG!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 15
Date: January 04, 2007
Author: Amazon User

MOTORSTORM IS THE BEST ps3 GAME EVER TO HIT THE SHELVES, I'VE PLAYED THE DEMO AT TARGET AND BEST BUY. I COULD NOT STOP PLAYING IT! THE GRAPHICS ARE SUPERB. AND THE CARS ARE AWESOME! YOU CAN DRIVE RALLY CARS,[MY FAVORITE] BUGGYS, RACING TRUCKS, MX BIKES AND AND THE MIGHTY BIG RIGS!!
MY FAVORITE FEATURE IS YOU CAN CHOOSE A VEHICLE ON THE GRID BEFORE THE RACE STARTS. IF YOU HAVE A PS3 AND ARE LOOKING FOR A RACING GAME. THIS IS THE GAME FOR YOU!

Another must have game for the ps3 .

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 9
Date: March 10, 2007
Author: Amazon User

The ps3 games market has been kinda slow on getting some good games out for the gamers . There are a few good games starting to popup now for the ps3 such as def jam icon . Well a new game has finaly poped up for the ps3 that falls in the line of must have games called Motorstorm .

The graphics for motorstorm are extremly well done and really does place the gamer more into the game. The sounds for the game seem to be verry well for this style of game . The controls for motorstorm seem to be verry simple like most racing style games . The average gamer wont have a problem learning the controls as well any body else.

The game overall really stands out on the playstation 3 as a must have game not just due to great graphics but the fun factor. The game has some of the most insanely cool crashes seen in a game to date.

Motorstorm is well worth buying wherever you can find it , and is a good game for anyage to play . If your out looking for a good game to buy for the playstation 3 , I would honestly say that Motorstorm is well worth the price and worthy title to add to that game collection.

Good luck and drive safely and please dont crash into anyone :)

I CANT BELIEVE IT

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 9
Date: March 10, 2007
Author: Amazon User

SERIOUSLY PEOPLE, I CANT BELIEVE HOW FUN THIS GAME IS! PLAYING THIS GAME ONLINE IS THE GREATEST RACING EXPERIENCE IN GAMING THAT IVE EVER HAD. THIS GAME MAKES U CURSE MAKES YOU LAUGH ITS JUST AWOSOME, FUN, INTENSE, IT MADE ME THINK ON HOW HARDWARE POWER DOES MATTER BECAUSE I HAVENT SEEN ANYTHING THIS GOOD NOT EVEN GEARS OF WAR AND I KNOW THAT THEY ARE DIFFERENT CATEGORY'S BUT GRAPHICS ARE GRAPHICS AND THESE ARE THE BOMB. SO IF U THINK ON PICKING THIS UP DONT HESITATE ESPECIALLY IF U GOT DSL SO THAT U COULD PLAY ONLINE AND IF YOU DONT HAVE A PS3 WELL THIS GAME WITH RESISTANCE, VIRTUA FIGHTER 5 ARE GREAT REASONGS TO PICK ONE UP. BEST GAME ON PS3 WELL ON PAR WITH RESISTANCE FALL OF MAN HEY WHAT ARE U DOING READING THIS GO AND ORDER. YAYAYAYAYAYAY.

Visceral.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 11
Date: March 11, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Ladies and gents, it's finally time to get down and dirty on your PlayStation 3. Evolution Studios' MotorStorm, a motocross-style racing game and one of the first PS3 games ever shown, finally explodes out of the gates in style. What makes this filthy, dirty, explosive racer so much fun? Most importantly, despite being a blast, is it actually worth the $60 admission?

MotorStorm is a very simple game at face value. In fact, the gameplay is akin to Burnout-braking is hardly ever needed, and alongside accelerating you'll be using a boost feature to stay ahead of the pack. However, Evolution Studios' racer is much more technical in practice-each of the eight tracks featured in beautiful Monument Valley are loaded with jumps, blind turns, hidden paths, and slippery pits of mud. In fact, there are several different lines throughout each track. Rockhopper comes to mind when I think of multiple paths, narrow jumps, and huge drop-offs. The circuit offered in the downloadable demo was the high-altitude Raingod Mesa, which has one of the most exciting banked turns and cliff side stretches in the game. The Coyote Rage track is condensed but still features a lot of different paths and makes a wonderfully varied track for any vehicle. At The Grizzly, anything goes-it's extremely diverse and alway exciting no matter what vehicle you're driving.

The racing is very physics-based, and because of the various obstacles and racing lines, Evolution Studios offered seven different types of vehicles. You can choose from several kinds of rally cars, bikes, racing trucks, ATVs, buggies, "Mud Pluggers," and big rigs. In that very order from left to right you lose speed but race the easy ground-bikes will always beat Mud Pluggers in the straight, but the `Pluggers will flat-out dominate them in the slippery low grounds of each track. Big rigs shove everyone around, but are clumsy to drive and incredibly slow to accelerate. Buggies were always enjoyable rides because they have a great balance of speed, control, and can handle most of the game's different lines without a problem. Each vehicle controls differently in different terrain; rally cars can't handle anything less than solid ground while ATVs earn their acronym by handling well in all terrain. Generally every vehicle handles well; I really liked the responsiveness of the ATVs and bikes, but the sluggishness of the big rigs and `Pluggers helped in the low grounds. Different vehicles also have different boosting advantages and disadvantages: big rigs can boost for a much longer time than other vehicles, but the boosting still doesn't make it a speedy candidate. Bikes and rally cars explode forward but take some time to cool down. Learning each vehicle is just as important as knowing each of MotorStorm's tracks.

Despite the fact that there are only eight tracks and seven vehicles, none of MotorStorm's races grow tiresome or repetitious thanks to how much fun the racing actually is. You see, MotorStorm usually throws you into races against several different types of vehicles-sometimes all seven-and each vehicle's strengths and weaknesses really show. If you're a rally car you'll be enjoying wonderful handling and speed, but you'll really have to pick a line as far away from the bigger vehicles as possible. MotorStorm's CPU-controller opponents generally form large packs during the race, so gaining positions and fighting to stay alive (especially on bikes or ATVs) is always exciting. The different lines intersect at several points throughout each race, so oftentimes you'll be riding along without anyone around when all of the sudden an entire pack of big rigs come flying out of the low grounds. Again, it's always very exciting.

I hadn't mentioned crashes before now, but it would be a sin to further neglect them. I mentioned Burnout earlier, and even EA's "crash porn" racing game doesn't have crashes like this. MotorStorm flexes the PS3's muscles with smoky, fiery explosions, destructible vehicles and environments, and all of the itsy-bitsy particle effects that should accompany all of the above. There is nothing more satisfying than fighting through a pack of vehicles, ramming an ATV, and watching the poor sap careen into a huge rock formation, just to explode and be ejected into the abyss.

MotorStorm offers 21 "tickets" in its main gameplay mode. Each "ticket" lets you race in one to four different races, and as you win races, you earn points, new tickets, and new vehicles. It's a design that is completely lacking in flashiness but it never ceases to be a fun challenge. There are five levels of difficulty, and by even the fourth level you'll be forced to know each vehicle's strengths and weaknesses very well before expecting to even place in the top three. MotorStorm's races can be frustrating, especially the long-winded ones, but I never found myself in a position where I didn't want to restart the race or keep the SIXAXIS in my hand. Speaking of the SIXAXIS, MotorStorm features a motion-controlled mode that lets you twist and turn the controller around to steer. It's not the preferred method of control, and it's actually disabled by default, but it works surprisingly well.

As stated before, visually MotorStorm is stunning. It is quite easily the best-looking PS3 game to date and jumps in line with some of the best-looking console games to date. The Monument Valley location is absolutely beautiful; you'll never tire of the vibrant red cliff sides contrasting to the baby blue skies. Shrubbery, signage, and other obstructions litter each track. Never did I feel like there wasn't enough to look at while tearing across dangerous rocky ridges. MotorStorm is also quite possibly the loudest game I've ever played. The top-notch, perfectly-fitting soundtrack blares in the background while engines rip and explosions blast out of your speakers like no other. I noticed that the 21 songs in the soundtrack didn't recycle well, though-the game's automatic shuffling of songs seemed to pick "Breed" and "Automatic Thrill" a whole lot for me, and though I enjoyed the songs every time I heard them, I do like some variety.

MotorStorm's praises sadly come to an end when you start to think about long-term value. The single-player mode offers a lot of races and challenges, but once you're done with that, an online mode is the only other method of play. There isn't even a split-screen multiplayer mode-all multiplayer races are done online. Fortunately the online mode allows you to earn ranks and the like, so it's got a decent amount of depth as well. Still, anything else would have been nice-a crash mode, perhaps a stunt mode for the bikes and ATVs. Also, loading times grow very tiring. It takes about 10 seconds to load a vehicle in the vehicle selection screen, and about 30 seconds to load a race. When you consider that Coyote Rage races are only about 2:30, a 30-second load time is pretty long.

Overall, MotorStorm is one of the better PlayStation 3 games on the market. It is one of the only racing games I feel deserves to be called "visceral," and only by bolding "exciting" do I stress how thrilling this game really is. It's got the top visuals, excellent soundtrack, explosive crashes, detailed courses-really, the only thing more you could want is a little substance, but in the end, MotorStorm is still worth the purchase. PS3 owners needed something to do anyway.

Addictive

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 6
Date: March 08, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Outrageous physics, simple controls, gorgeous graphics and straightforward online racing make this game terribly addictive. In my opinion, one of this game's strongest points is that it is extremely easy to get into. If you're a fan of realistic racing sims, you may find it a bit superficial: in this game there is no vehicle tuning, and apex clipping will be the last of your concern. However, if you enjoy arcade racers, or even if you're just an occasional gamer, you will have a blast from the get-go. Accelerate, brake, steer clear of the many obstacles on the tracks, and try not to end up upside down; it's as simple as that. Deformable terrain and over-the-top physics make the races very unpredictable. You will often find yourself wanting to play "just one more race" to make up for that fatal crash in the last lap of your previous race. Just to emphasize, the physics are truly exceptional: this is the first game I've played in which you can literally drive over your opponents' vehicles (or land on top of your opponents' vehicles, as the case may be); the crashes are simply amazing.

Motorstorm is a Must

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 9
Date: March 08, 2007
Author: Amazon User

If you have a PS3 and have been (patiently) waiting for the games to arrive, wait no longer. Motorstorm delivers: graphically it looks great, control scheme is simple yet effective, gameplay is addictive, online is FUN.

Fun!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: July 18, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I tried out the Demo the other day and after watching the scenes of my truck wrecking several times I just HAD to go out and get the game. I've always been a big fan of racing games, I have both Forza 2 and Dirt for the 360- both of which I feel are excellent games.

This game feels similar to Dirt arcade style racing, but I love the crash sequences a lot more in Motorstorm. When you get into a major crash the camera will actually start to pan around your vehicle in slow-motion as your engine explodes or your car starts to do barrel rolls into the side of a mountain.

The graphics, despite noted on the box as 720p are still very good. No complaints about the controls either.

Also the game has a wide selection of different types of vehicles. You can drive anything from a bike to an ATV, buggy, Big Rig, rally car, truck, etc.

And the vehicles come equipped with a nice boost, or turbo, feature to really get some fast speeds or to jump far off ramps. Be careful though because if you keep holding the turbo button down for another second or two after the turbo-bar has been filled up you will actually blow your engine!!! (resulting in another cool looking crash sequence).

The AI is good from what I have seen so far. If you drive up next to one of the other vehicles they will actually try to drive/knock you off the road which I thought was awesome the first time I saw it.

Also, 12-player online racing is available. Unfortunately it does not appear that you can play split-screen with friends though as I could not find that option when I had some friends over. That's my only real minor complaint about the game.

All in all I have found this game to be extremely fun, and definitely recommend it to racing fans, at least give the demo a try on the PS network.

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