Back in E3 2005 when Sony first showed the Playstation 3 there were some trailers shown to display the power of the what the system could do. Many trailers that were on display was the famous Killzone 2 trailer but there was one inparticular that showed a off-road game that had mud, dirt, canyons, and that game was Motorstorm. Then what happened was basically all the trailers were CG (not in-game) and for the first time Sony was on the hot-seat as far as living up to expectations and matching the quality they promised and one of the games that was under the gun was Motorstorm. So many were wondering was Motorstorm gonna match the quality that what was showed and for a short anwser yes and no.
Firstly, the single player aspect of the game which all in all feels like tune-up to get you ready for the online honestly. At first everything seems cool with the tracks you play and vehichles and from the start it seems over whelming but after a while it just starts to under whelm, and yes the tracks are fantastic, each with its own personality and is so many ways to get through tracks with out them feeling old, but even after so many times playing through the same track, its gonna wear off and Motorstorm does not fail at its quality of tracks but it does fail at the quanity. Also to mention that the story has really no story at all, honestly even with the writers strike going on I could even made some type of story or narritive or infact an annoucer would haved help this game alot. Not to forget theres absoloutly no split screen mode or online co-op mode at all which in my mind just really sucks, just think you got some freinds over and you want some multi-player fun and and cause some rampage on some B!tches and you cant do that which is the most disapointing aspect of motorstorm imo, So in the end the single player aspect of the game feels really like a training camp more the anything.
secondly, and best part of the game which really shines is the online and thats where Motorstorm becomes a purchase cause theres nothing more bad ass then basically being Rambo himself in a vehicle. Taking people down in a game never felt so good and satisfying all of course coming without any problems with the law itself. Whats so great about Motorstorm's online is this the part of the game where if just feels refreshing after playing so many FPS this game really feels unique without being a unique game. A big question with online is it fun? does have good controls? also does it have minamal to no lag at all? and im proud to anwser questions those with yes, yes, and yes. Honestly you dont find many racing games with all these anwsers, some have one or the other, some just have none at all, and some with more questions when game is finished then before it even comes to out. Basically this game thrives and passes with flying colors for the online aspect of the game.
Lastly, The hype? This game had big shoes to fill as far as graphics, to the animations, aswell as the crashes and you know you got it bad when people are asking questions about how is the mud gonna look when it hits the your blinders of the car, then questions like how are the controls. Im glad to say evolution studios did an amazing job with graphics but making it fun at the same time which evolution desrves big kudos for, and no it does not look excactly like the E3 05, but it came really damn close and still to this date easily one of the best looking racers on the market. There one thing that makes this game just so crazy, its those damn crashes man. The crashes in this game are just mind blowing, to every body fender, to the tires, I mean i could go on and on about the crashes and pyhsics with this game. Another big part of the game is sound, which is just as important imo as graphics are. The sound in this game is awesome, every single car has its own personality, an engine never sound so good, and when crashes are just get even better with sound, it kinda reminds me of a body hitting the concrete from a 40 story building that is, and what happens when body is falling from that high, you can hear every single bone shatter and thats what a motorstorm crash feels like, and hearing it makes it sound even worse.
So in the end Motorstorm is a game that suceeds in many areas and fall short in others. Its a game that be fun in so many ways but piss you off just as much. Well one thing that i can say about this its super fun but just feels imcomplete as far as features go, so this be what is just a glimpse of what we'll see of motorstorm 2.

lil bush