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MotorStorm: Pacific Rift Media Frenzy - PS3

8th September 2008, 1:41pm
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We've just got our hands on dozens of screenshots of the upcoming MotorStorm: Pacific Rift, and also a stunning HD movie to go with.

Right cick, save as to see a stunning HD gameplay video hosted at GameTrailers (49.4MB)

Players are once again descending on the wild and alternative MotorStorm Festival in MotorStorm: Pacific Rift. However, this time the location has changed dramatically, with players attempting to tackle the diversity and unpredictability of a remote Pacific island environment. Developed by Evolution Studios exclusively for Playstation 3, MotorStorm: Pacific Rift revisits the intense racing action introduced in last year’s MotorStorm, this time allowing players to navigate a radically different tropical environment chock full of lush jungle, towering peaks, and crystal-clear water.

Once again participants in the MotorStorm Festival will throw traditional offroad driving and caution to the wind where the goal is to not only win, but to survive. Players will take on a variety of racing fanatics and battle through chaotic, action-packed tracks in an effort to become the Festival champ.

Evolution Studios has created the ultimate visceral racing experience, incorporating even smarter and more aggressive artificial intelligence, real-time track deformation, fully destructible vehicles and environments, and stunningly detailed scenery. In addition to the classic MotorStorm gameplay, players will also experience more available tracks and vehicles to choose, as well as better multiplayer options including four player split screen and races with up to 20 players online.

KEY FEATURES


• Stunning Tropical Environments – racing locations set amongst the lush jungle, emerald lagoons and towering peaks of a remote Pacific island.
• Robust Multiplayer Racing Action – For the first time, MotorStorm Pacific Rift offers players the opportunity to challenge friends offline with four player split screen racing. Additionally, players will be able to challenge others online in races of up to 20 vehicles.
• Additional Tracks – MotorStorm Pacific Rift introduces 16 diverse, multi-route tracks to challenge even the most seasoned racers.
• New Vehicles – As the biggest vehicles available yet, a new monster truck class is available in addition to ATVs, rally cars, buggies, motorbikes, race trucks, mudpluggers, and Big Rigs.
• Extensive Playstation Network Options – Features include matchmaking, detailed stats and leaderboards, plus plans for comprehensive downloadable content including tracks, vehicles, tickets, game modes, and themes.
• Attacking and Offensive Driving – Players must not only try to win the race but survive against the other racers. Combat-like racing takes center stage as the vehicles are the weapons.
• Cutting-Edge Artificial Intelligence – A.I. analyzes the race and surroundings and reacts in the most realistic manner possible. Not only will the competition try to win the race at all costs, but the A.I. will react to situations realistically, such as locating the best routes and changing the level of driving aggression based on player actions.
• Real-time Track Deformation – Players will never experience the same lap twice as each vehicle will carve up the track in varying depths, making navigation of each lap different than the last.
• Physics-Based Car Damage – Players will break and destroy a vehicle’s parts and panels during collisions with other drivers as well as with objects in the environment.

 

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Latest Reader Comments:
Posted by moodycj 13/09/2008 10:20am
is the first one any good.. you can pick it up cheap at the moment

Having only played it at friends I enjoyed it but thought it was retarded that they didn't have local multilayer.
nshady
Posted by nshady 12/09/2008 5:31pm
I can't profess to be an expert on the game by any stretch of the imagination, but I played the demo and didn't really get into it.
thug
Posted by thug 12/09/2008 3:31pm
is the first one any good.. you can pick it up cheap at the moment