Is it the best off road racer on PS3 to date? Well I have rated it the same as Pure since I can't decide between them!

User Rating: 8.5 | MotorStorm: Pacific Rift PS3
I should start by saying I didn't play the original game - although I may now pick up a bargin priced copy!
So overall - Wow and wow. Lots of fun and a must have title for any serious off road fan and indeed most racing fans!

Graphics - Breathtaking - from the opening sequence to the detail lavished on the tracks it never fails to delight!
Sound - Terrific. Not normally that bothered about sound but in this case the engines roar and the BGM has a good beat. Just what is needed!

Gameplay - Festival mode is a good "career" progression type mode where points earned for finishing in the top 3 unlock more events and more car models etc etc. Picking your way through a course for the first time is great fun and can take a couple of races to get the best route for the vehicle type - plenty of replay value here. Then online and split screen mulitplayer are both lots of fun. There are different type of races too - not all about first to finish, some require you not to crash out too many times and others (eliminator!!) the person in last explodes every few seconds until only 1 remains.

So great game and what are you waiting for...go buy it!!