GCO: Pure Review "MotorWHAT?"

GCO writes: "When Disney Interactive Studios purchased Climax Development many fans didn't know what to think. Even game developer Jackson Avent dreaded a Mikey or Donald racing game, so what we're expected as fans? Well, it was more then what we had hoped for as fans of the ATV racing games. Instead of some kind of extreme kid racing game we got a game of pure amazement simply entitled, Pure. I mean really even the game title sounds cool. Disney really made something amazing because this game really does rip books on ATV games as this game ditches the standard dirt adds stunt tracks for a world of vista free fall tracks that can make you scream from the heights."

[The gaming GOD]

They just say "MotorWHAT?" with no attempts at comparing. The kind of stuff fanboy fights are made of I say

[GCO Gamer]

It's just a trick that we us to attract our readers I'm sorry about not comparing the next review i will remember to do that once again sorry.

[The gaming GOD]

Don't do that. You'll start fan riots around here lol. It's all good though man. Ploy or not, it worked. I mean hell, I read it right? lol

[Rick Astley]

ROFL @ the title. Trying to get hits on your little website there? You couldn't compare the two even if you tried. They're not the same. Motorstorm is about racing in huge, multi-route environments with more than just ATV's. Pure is like ATV Offroad Fury but weaker and with more unnecessary bloom effects all over the screen. Even the character models are outlined with bloom. At least you admit that your website sucks though. That screen shot in the article looks even worse than the original Motorstorm.

[GCO Gamer]

Well you can really they are both the same game at the quore. I'm going to tell you something that i should really tell you this game is like the Motorstorm of ATV's it even looks as good as Motorstorm. And hold on i never said that so yeah... O yeah, and the reason we are not that good is because there's only 2 people working on the site right now, but right before gears of war 2 you better watch out. Plus they look the same to me and i played this game on the playstation 3 and 360

[PoSTedUP]

motor"STORM"- the baddest, most intence and brutal off road racing game ever to hit a console in all eternity. motorSTORM- a true heart pounding experience exclusive to the ps3 with no game that can match it in its genre and totally revolutionized the way we play, and look at off road racing games. : )

"PURE"- a fun little quad game where you are in the air more that 50% of the time and mostly do tricks and is no where near motorstorm "badass" wise. XD pure can be good but dont put the two in the same sentence cause that's just ridiculous.

[TheExecutive]

ok, well I guess you are going to eat your words when MS2 comes out. The 80% build that IGN got their hands on looks better than Pure's final release. MS2 will bring the goods graphically, you will see.

[Ju]

GCO, don't embarrass yourself. Are you getting payed by Disney or what ? I mean, that game does not even remotely come close to MotorWHAT. Pleeaasse. (Sorry, fanboy comment, had to say it, though).

[Bigrhyno]

GCWHAT!?

[DRUDOG]

Why involve Motorstorm when you are "reviewing" the game on a 360? It's like talking smack about somebody else who wasn't even there to defend themselves. It wasn't necessary and I regret clicking the link to give you one more hit...

BTW, I played the Pure demo and it was nice, no Motorstorm (can't speak for Pacific Rift, yet) nor Motorstorm demo, but it was decent. Definitely not worth $60 for basically one vehicle compared to MS or Dirt.

[El_Colombiano]

No no no no no no no. This game has NOTHING on Motorstorm. Its just another ATV off road racer. The demo was pathetic, so much, that I had to pop in the original Motorstorm to compensate for what a horride game this is.

[Masta_fro]

a way to get hits, don't pay attention to them...

For example:

Cod5 review: "GearsofWhaat??"

They're just really smart people you know... like bill gates and microsoft, and a lot of others. I bet this has nothing to do with the fact that motorstorm is exclusive and pure is multiplat...

[El_Colombiano]

Yeah I see what your saying...but still Motorstorm 2 is going to make this game laughable(more so than what it already is).

[Xwow2008]

so i will not judge the game,for me i perfer to play ms2.
and for the compare between the 2 games i will wait for ign reviews better than this review from this stupid site.
(gamercenteronline.net) first time i see this site.

EDIT:pure ign review 8.6 now to wait for MS2 review

[jwatt]

I played the demo for pure and I was actually impressed looks good and feels good but it's no Motorstorm.

[El_Colombiano]

I thought there was WAY too much bloom.

[TheExecutive]

I have a feeling some people are going to be eating their words when Motorstorm releases (I am not necessarily talking about this article either).

MS2 hasnt been shown a whole lot and just like the first one it will look subpar up till release but in the end it will trump this game. 16 tracks, 4 player offline splitscreen, custom soundtracks, new vehicle classes and I will bet anyone here ANY amount of money that MS2 will kick the sh*t outta Pure's graphics when it is released.

MS1 was a good title. The gameplay and graphics were fantastic but you could tell they just straight up ran out of time/money. They spent a ton of money on R&D. However, this time around they seem to have a feature packed game with all the gameplay anyone could ever want out of an arcade racer. The GRAPHICS WILL be amazing and we all know the gameplay will rule any competitors. Add in the features and you have yourself a 9 or above on most sites.

[rrodhaha]

IGN already scored pure worse then Motorstorm1

MS2 FTW!!

[tatotiburon]

in metacritic pure is winning with 86% Motostorm is 84%

[Max Power]

metacritic said that....everyone grab your Motorstorms and head to gamestop to trade them in. Fool

[SlippyMadFrog]

"IGN already scored pure worse then Motorstorm1"
IGN said that....everyone grab your Pures and head to gamestop to trade them in. Fool

[Covenant]

Takes some cajones to call out Motorstorm like that...can this game live up to it?

We'll see. It DOES look promising, though.

[cemelc]

A Disney studio did a great game? the world is going to hell right now

[GCO Gamer]

Yep, i just finished the game today so this review was a fast type.

[DARKTRINITYxxx]

Gees get a grip why dont you. Im a PS3 owner and ill be getting pure and motorstorm2. Both look good titles to play. Its called pure not motorstorm.

[PimpHandStrong]

and i liked it

but

i only have room for one off road racer and i already have the spot reserved

[GCO Gamer]

You can buy or rent anyone of them

[James Vanderbeek]

its not even about racing its about doing tricks.. How much fun can you have doing that by yourself??? This game felt like a PSN title when i played the demo..

Im james vanderbeek and i was in dawsons creek and this game is as bad as my old tv show..

[GCO Gamer]

It's about both

[cheapndirty]

The game will have staying power because of the online side. Doing tricks gets you boost, you need boost to have a fast enough atv to win. Doing more agressive tricks gets you more boost. And a greater chance of crashing and falling behind. The demo is alot of fun.

I dont know about you but I do not buy any kind of racing game to play single player or split screen.

SOunds like you are bitter that Katie Holmes married Tom Cruise.

[juuken]

Lol, they can't be serious.

[jack who]

play the demo...oh wait

let the disagrees roll

[pwnsause]

if you were trying to say that the demo for this game is not the PSN, then you failed, VERY HARD, like this f-14 tomcat.

[juuken]

Lol, play the demo?

I've seen footage of Motorstorm and it'll clearly blow this one out of the water. -___-

[radio0o]

wow this crappy game got a 9/10? all it has is tricks and ATVs. the graphics are poor the gameplay is bogus, the music is crappy and tries really hard to be like MotorStorm, etc.

watch MotorStorm with its millions of features, vehicles, and huge fun factor get low scores. reviewers these days are seriously a joke.

the demo for Pure sucked majorly.

[Baka-akaB]

SSX on wheels ? no thanks you , i prefer some fights in my racing ....

[Stryfeno2]

I actually think PURE is a very good game...However, the lack of vehicles is the only downfall to this game. If the customization is deep, then that might actually substitute for the vehicle problem.

[yanikins111]

the lack of vehicles and lack of serious detours (on the demo track anyway)

Its got a good core, the handling is good, the graphics are ok, but its just not over the top fun like motorstorm

[GCO Gamer]

I really don't get the backlash from you guys because IGN gave it a 8.6 and the review copy I got from disney was just great I had real fun.

[ErcsYou]

Did you say you already beat it?? That was fast... it took me about a month(or more) to "almost" beat MotorStorm.

[DRUDOG]

Damn ErcsYou, you must of been playing the hell out of it. I can't blame you since the game rocked and there wasn't much else out at the time. I don't think I ever did get all the tickets and I played MS a ton.

@ErcsYou: LOL. MS did kick my ass too. That's why I never did finish it. That last ticket was the one that did me in. I liked MS so much that I d/l'd everything that came out for it. Play hard, baby, hell yeah...

Bubbles back at ya...

[Bathyj]

My guess would be your thoughtless flame provoking title. Go to Yankee Stadium and yell "The Red Sox Rule" and see if you get treated any better.

Also, your review is fairly sparce. It doesn't tell us much at all other than YOU like it, but not really why.

Anyway, like many others, playing the demo just made me hang out for MS2 more. I cant believe how good the next couple of months are.

[ErcsYou]

@DRUDOG... I think i was on the last 2 tickets and the Ai had no intention of letting me win so i gave up..
Now that im thinking about it, MotorStorm is probably the hardest PS3 game i own and the only game i never beat...
And yes, i play hard.

EDIT: Bubbles+ for admitting that MotorStorm whooped your @ss too..LoL

[FURY__UNLEASHED]

I have NO PROBLEM with the review, in fact, I appreciate it. The thing that everyone is annoyed by is that you compared PURE to an 'exclusive' and everybody brings out their flamethrowers for the console war. Even though you only mentioned MS in the title and didn't actually compare the two, people still consider it part of the console war.

People are also mad that you didn't even compare the two.

Aside from those 2 things I appreciate and respect your review.

[briguy204]

i guess you're probably new to n4g. anything that is interpreted as a "threat" to a ps3 exclusive is immediately flamed. people here dont play games but rather game companies (or try to justify their $500 or $600 purchase).

On topic, I really enjoyed the demo, and I'm not even that much of a racing fan. It was fast, easy to pick up, and a lot of fun.

[DRUDOG]

"i guess you're probably new to n4g. anything that is interpreted as a "threat" to a ps3 exclusive is immediately flamed. people here dont play games but rather game companies (or try to justify their $500 or $600 purchase)."

@briguy:
I don't really think anyone is too worried about this perceived threat that you seemed to have picked up on. I don't have a problem with him doing a review or even mentioning MS in it (if he had). I have a problem with the fact that it wasn't necessary to compare the two games in the title and then not even mention Motorstorm in the review.

It wouldn't be any different than if he had said HaloWHAT when reviewing the next Gears. First off the game came out over a year ago and had a lot more going on than ATV racing. Also, he never even mentions any comparisons in the review. For what? Hits to his website. That's not cool and I hope you can at least see the logic in that.

[poopsack]

Lets say you played Gears 1, great game right? now this multiplatform game comes out called damnation which has a similar cover system, you played the demo and you think it was okay, but it wasnt even better than gears 1 in a lot of fields and Gears 2 is right around the corner right, which should be even better. (switching timeline just for example) then this guy comes out of nowhere and puts "Gears of What" in his title just to get some hits but he makes no comparison its just a review of damnation and he gives it a ridiculously high score that it really doesnt deserve. Lets say damnation had only one type of gun where gears has plenty, it looks a bit better than gears one but has a crap load of bloom, wouldnt that bother you?

[Kleptic]

you did walk into this one...you mentioned higher up that used that title for hits...this is exactly what you were expecting, so why are you surprised...

and Drudog...don't ever act like its just the PS3 owners...there are just as many 360 idiots as PS3 idiots around here...its just that the PS3 side has been growing, and the 360 side has been shrinking...you could correlate that fact with all kinds of recent events...

[NipGrip]

"No trophy.. No buyyy"

No trophies in Pure vs trophies in Motorstorm PLUS is a better complete game than Pure is. I like the Pure demo and might get it eventually when it's $30-40 but no way would I pay $60 for it against Motorstorm 2.

[ape007]

I played the demo

it's solid but ms is just better(judging from MS1)

I still didn't play ms2 demo yet

when the demo gonna come out

please guys

[hardcorehippiez]

it gives a greater impression of speed (if thats possible) but controls the same as the 1st. demo available on the 11th october.pure doesnt even come close sorry. psn hippiez2007

[LinuxGuru]

Fanboy flame-fuel.

That title is completely irrelevant. Reported.

[MAGNUM-RAM]

what is this ???

This game is 3 years too late.

LOL!

Its the DVD version of motorstorm!

With all the jaggies & color pencil graphics it shows
just what bluray can do for games!

MOTORSTORM 2 !

Ha heh ha hah!

[oOLightOo]

u got that backwards dude....pure has the vibrant colors, motorstorm has the plain color pencil (color marker) colors.

[cahill]

Motorstorm 2 is the KING OF OFFROAD RACING GAMES

PURE == SHEEET aka DOG CRAP aka LAME ATV CRAP

[Atomic]

"MotorWHAT?"
Only someone who hasn't played the game would say something like that!
and only a 9 year old kid would prefer the passivity of Pure over the complexity and brutality of Motorstorm.

[oOLightOo]

motorstorm - stright up racing
Pure - racing + stunts
complicated??

not all casual gamers are 9yr olds dude.

[Atomic]

Well , i tried the Pure demo and i found the racing to be very rudimentary with none of the physical interaction or the visceral on-the-edge-of your-seat racing present in Motorstorm.
but i can see people preferring the type of gameplay in Pure over Motorstorm , it's just that i prefer the latter.

[oOLightOo]

first of all, not every game can be represented by their demos alone.

rudimentary??? the stunts in Pure are over the top impossible to do if you tried it in real life you'd proably hurt ur self, they're most fantasies. if your talkin bout racing its got the same fundamentals as Motorstorm, since they're in the same genre.

in every racing game you can get that same intense " on-the-edge-of-you-seat " feeling when ever you play the game with a buddy or online....shouldn't be judged by that feelin u didnt get.

[FURY__UNLEASHED]

The 40% build of MS already looks WAY better than the final build of Pure. To say it looks 'as good' is stupid especially now that IGN showed the 80% build of MS and it looks amazing!

Pure was fun. Like an arcade game that you pick up for 15 minutes every couple weeks but MS is a hardcore gamer's racing game.

Monster Truck>ATV

[MAGNUM-RAM]

I dont think the racer gamer can have too many racing games.

For the offroad lover must have many in his collection.
I hope Disney tries better next time. I dont want them to be discouraged.
more Disney more fun but no more fake dupes okay... thanks Disney!

[Bathyj]

I got a bit sick of the whole racing, big air, do some tricks, repeat style of gameplay with SSX. I'd rather be playing Tony Hawk to be honest if I'm doing tricks.

Motorstorm is pure (the irony) stratching, biting, clawing, kicking racing at its most brutal with awesome physics and graphics to match. I cant only giggle like a pre pupescent school girl at the thought of 4 player split screen, tearing up my Bravia. Not since Mariokart 64 will multiplayer have been so fun.

[GAMER NOT FANBOY]

pure is a very good game..why cant u assholes put aside the fanboyyism and just deal with it

[ColossiSlayer]

Pure - 1 Player
MotorStorm 2 - 4 player split screen
Any Questions . . .

[oOLightOo]

i think pure supports multiplayer. highly doubt that it doesnt.

[pain777pas]

Why do editors hate the PS3 so much. Is it that an american company has the chance at market share in an industry that they love so much and would love to be at the top? Like I'm a gamer no matter what the cost if its game related and attracts me i'll try it. Got the ds, ds lite, 3psps, 360 and the PS3. Get over the price its got great features out the box that make the system a steal and if you can find a used one you hit the jackpot especially the 60gig version. MS is a fun racer that does not have the trick system in it just plain racing fun in different types of vehicles. There is nothing wrong with MS2 and don't let anyone force you to like a game that you have no interest in. Do these reviewers not know that there was a demo for this game like last week? Everyone tried it some liked it some didn't. I think its ok. With wipeout coming out soon and MS2 I don't need this game and I don't like doing tricks and pressing up down every time to get airtime it just seemed like they were craming ideas and layering them to make a good game somewhat innovative and I personnally don't need all that. I like MS, burnout and Ridge racer type arcade racers that seem quite simple and are deep not just these pointless mechanics that just started to annoy after awhile so I erased the demo. Look to each his own but WO and MS are my racing choices this holiday and just because this is the only good racer on the 360 in the forceeable future they are over hyping it the graphics are great but I like MS2's look more. I don't know what they are going on about like yes I can see far in the distance I could in Outrun 2006 in some parts too though this is on a higher level but still what do you expect its the next gen but please I played the demo it was sort of fun but lets not go over board its not Wipeout HD by any means and its not as just plain pick up and play fun as MS so knock off the fanboy crap and stop the MS bashing its ridiculous if you want to hype 360 games worth hyping fable2 and gears2 are just around the corner and look like winners to me. Be gamers not fanboys for crying out loud fanboyism is just plain ridiculous. Noone bashed PGR4 last year when it was the great exclusive 360 racer during the holidays except some morons who would continually bring up GT5P every time the game is mentioned give it up and game now this holiday is stacked with great racers and this is only being purchased from the bargain bin next year or rented for some kicks.

[Silogon]

Pure, haven't played the whole retail game, isn't what I would call A material or even B or C material. It is very basic by presentation and it just seems a little ho hum to me. I'd like to see Ssony's ATV offering this gen, myself... I'd venture to say it'd be a damn sight better than this offering.

[TiberusX87]

The demo was boring... I hated it. As soon as it asked me to do a trick I lost interest.. (Like hey, how about we do a trick now.. more like shut your mouth game and let me race..)

On the other hand I did love the motorstorm: pacific rift demo, and its an old build but that was 10x more fun, the graphics were great and that was irrelevant to the fun, the game is simply fun to play, and with split screen even more so now.

(Flameshield:ON)

Pure sucked, big time... 9/10 more like 6-7/10 .. Sorry guys... :(

[MAGNUM-RAM]

if you had I would be talking to a changed man.
trust me. You wouldnt be the same gamer ever again.

Be gone... Pest your parents until christmas.

[InMyOpinion]

I have played Motorstorm, both with and without Sixaxis motion controls. Played it for quite some time actually. I thought the controls were clunky and it got repetitive very fast. Also, your vehicle breaks for almost nothing which gets very annoying. It's a 6-7/10 at best.

You guys are stuck defending it since for a long time it was the only remotely interesting game the PS3 had. For people like me who have had the chance to experience more next gen racing games Motorstorm is nothing special. I'd take Flatout: Ultimate Carnage over it any day. Extremely underrated title.

[Marquis_de_Sade]

Dam, i've seen some ludicrous remarks on here before, but this really does top anything. Motorstorm is a decent enough offroad racing game with several issues, nothing more nothing less. Games like MGS4 are what make you view other games differently, not motorstorm.

[FantasyStar]

The gameplay was fluid, and the gameplay of performing stunts for boost is a nice addition. I like the Pure demo, but it's not one of my games to buy. I need more than just ATVs unfortunately.

[remanutd55]

to each his own, i respect your opinion but i dont understand how can people compare this game to motorstorm, i played the demo, all you do is tricks in the air!!!!!! no vehicles, no splitscreen, i'm sorry man but motorstorm doesnt have competition this gen, motorstorm is BRUTAL off road racing, heck the pure demo even had two motorstorm songs , wth!!!!!!!!!!,motorstorm1 is better than this game, but of course thats MY opinion

[Close_Second]

...give a damn as they get to enjoy both Pure and Motorstorm. However, I doubt either franchise is a system seller like Gears of War or Metal Gear Solid is.

[remanutd55]

nobody said they were big franchises like MGS or GEOW but neither of those is as big as GT lol,as a matter of fact theres no bigger exclusive franchise than GT lol
i do think sony wants motorstorm to become a franchise

[YogiBear]

Motorstorm is the best selling PS3 game of all time at the moment.

[remanutd55]

yes it is, i think sony wants motorstorm and resistance to become their new franchises (too bad Heavenly sword didnt sell that good) the game its great, kinda short but great,it has the potential to become a big game in the genre(not GOW status but big) i hope sony is working on a sequel already

[darkdoom3000]

Motorstorm wasnt even mentioned in the friggin article!

[remanutd55]

you are right, and the pure demo its fun.

[azmanmanz]

I prefer motorstorm.. :( they took my bubble

[OGharryjoysticks]

When the PS3 launched and Motorstorm was released the media didn't treat the game like it was the greatest arcade racer, and now from everywhere it seems the media wants to give that crown to Pure just so they can say Motorstorm isn't that great again?

Then why does everybody have to bring it up?

[oliverasadi]

My freind saw me playing the demo in my room and asked if im playing motorstorm. lol

[InMyOpinion]

Motorflop.

[nice_cuppa]

because its looking as good as your exclusive game motorstorm !

" cant give pure props as if pure is better than motorstorm and its also on 360 it makes the exclusive look weak and ps3 look weak !!!"

must hate this game !

or like me you could go motorstorm and pure !

im also waiting to hear about baja as that looks alot like motorstorm too !

[pwnsause]

damn, you must be really high to say that, thats a shame. get glasses next time, it helps you see better. In fact, why dont you compare on 2 HDTVs? thats what me and my friends did. and yes we came to the conclusion that Motorstorm Bests Pure in the graphics section.

[DeZimatoR]

MotorStorm is a mighty fine game, thank you :)

You might want to abstain (in the future) from making remarks such as this 'MotorWHAT?' unfortunate before both games you are 'comparing' are even out.

Anyways, I won't waste my time on someone as misinformed as the person who wrote the article, you'll see for yourself how wrong you were come October 28th :)

[felidae]

eeehm. Motorstorm 2 is for hardcore brutal offroad racing freaks.

Pure is just another racing game with tricks

it's like comparing Crysis to Blacksite ;-)

[FURY__UNLEASHED]

MotorStorm = Long term hardcore racing game

PURE = Fun for short intervals arcade-esque game

It's like comparing Halo to Time Crises - Deep long term hardcore gameplay vs once in while shallow arcade

[MAGNUM-RAM]

ridge racer & sega rally looks better.

Motorstorm is the best of the best.
Dont lie to yourself.

[jasoncps]

I really hope the final build of Motorstorm 2 is better than the ugly and floaty demo.

Demo for demo Pure obliterates Motorstorm.

Even with Motorstorm's improvements in its final form, it will be a very difficult thing to topple Pure's sublime gameplay.

I loved MS1 but MS2's graphics and handling were a big letdown. Pure on the other hand felt spot on witth fantastic graphics.

[OGharryjoysticks]

Motorstorm has a bunch or different vehicles.

If you don't like the way the bike handles use a truck or something else.

[Shane Kim]

MS2 is the best off-road racing game of all time. The game is just fabulous and this piece of trash isn't close to it.

[cheapndirty]

Too bad I have to get the 360 version since my launch 60gb ps3 did not come with rumble. Sigh. Thats too bad. My 360 is connected to a 42' plasma and the ps3 is connected to a 103 inch hdtv front projector.

[Dragunov]

I played the demos of motorstorm(1) and pure today. Motorstorm wins in my book, dirtier, faster and more intense

[dukadork]

Pure is for kiddies, Motorstorm is like Pure but with some BALLS!
LMFAO at the 12 years old reviewer

[tk]

The gaming "review" sites will give MS2 7 and Pure 9. Regardless if MS2 beats it in every aspect. It is PS3 exclusive - so it will get "downgraded" and "faded" scores.

[OGharryjoysticks]

The media doesn't want you to think you need a PS3 to play that game

[na2ru1]

but y compare.

isnt it atv only?

[Mc187]

Pure is like a motorstorm add on that had sex with SSX.

[WINZLOW]

girly bots make me laugh

[smurfie4]

Pure is no comparison. In fact Motorstorm is like Mr. Miyagi while Pure is daniel-san. The wolfmother track and controls are the tell-tale of what I said. Motorstorm has more physics-intensive activity going on, wider array of vehicles and looks better. Ive played both demo's so I can back up what I say. Both games look good but Motorstorm is the better game imo.