A nitrous-fuelled maelstrom of mayhem. This masterpiece of mud slingin off-road action delivers a fast-paced gutsy ride
As reported in other reviews, the presentation had a LOT to be desired. Especially vehicle selection, which is sluggish and over the top. The vehicles are rendered on top of a mountain. The load times are long and it would seem that a lot of it could have been done without, I would have been happy with an image of the vehicle ... not sit around waiting to load a 3d model. The menu system for any game should keep the gamer playing, and Evolution have set up a roadblock of ill-conceived game and vehicle selection to keep a racer from sating his mud-lust.
The music gets a bit repetitive aand it would have been nice to have a larger selection of songs or at least the option to play tunes from the HDD.
All this aside, Motorstorm delivers the best racing experience to date. It has that feel of last minute boost-to-victory racing that made SSX Tricky so great. Mechanically, It reminds me of the coin-op arcade version of SEGA rally. I don't know if forcefeedback wheel is supported. If not, then I would suggest that this be included in an update.
The vehicles are good and well matched on each race. The action furious and the tracks are treacherous.
My online experience so far hasn't been one of utter amazement. I've been getting bored waiting for a race to start. When I eventually find a race and finish it .... it drops my connection again. I haven't had any other problem with playing other games online and wonder if this is down to the European Network.
Has anybody else had problems??? Motorstorm is the greatest racing game out there, it is undeniable. Its gameplay is everything that a great racing game should be.
One major set of problems exist. Motorstorm is crippled by poor presentation, a lack of split-screen 2 player mode and diabolical online interface. It is hampered by long loading times, and probably not the game we were all expecting Despite the gripes Motorstorm is an instant classic racer. The pace is fast and the graphics are great . It's fun, addictive and will go unchallenged for some time as the greatest next-gen racing game. So go on, dip your toe in the mud.
update:
Rumble to be included in 3.0 update. This is gonna be great. The only thing missing is 2 player but nothing's perfect. I have pushed the score for this game to 9.0 as is was just so much fun. I can't wait for Motorstorm 2 which is currently in early development. The artwork looks d-a-r-k!