Motorstorm: Pacific Rift Review (ps3)

[Ian_B]

Finally a racing game I actually like has appeared!

I didn't like Pure as I don't like stunt based games and Burnout Paradise became too confusing to navigate the streets during the races.

All those "realistic" racing games also do nothing for me as they seem too much like work - I just want to have fun with racing games!

Now Motorstorm: Pacific Rift has arrived and it is a breath of fresh air. The first Motorstorm was ok but this one completely surpasses it in every way. It now has upto 4 player splitscreen as well as online (though online is a bit sparse right now) and the 7 different vehicles all have different strengths and weaknesses (my son LOVES the monster truck!).

The tracks are so much better than the original motorstorm too and are much more varied. Matching all the shortcuts to the best vehicles is great fun and the crashes are worthy of Burnout

9/10 from me