A good game with an overwhelming lack of content
User Rating: 7 | MotorStorm PS3
First off the core gameplay of Motorstorm is extremely well crafted and the concept of the game is totally creative, with the basics in the bag how could Evolution studios go wrong? Well, to start off the main problem of this game is that it seems that the developers did the absolute minimum amount of work they had to do to call it a game. The whole single player game is an arcade style racer with beautifully designed tracks and challenging AI opponents. The presentation is very well done to say the least. Even so, the game will only seem impressive for a moment because the game has very few levels and only eight tracks (although there are multiple pathways for each track). Another problem with single player is that the AI seems to spike when you are ahead and those cars will constantly work together to bring you down a few positions, and this could be pretty frustrating. A lack of modes also brings the game down. There is no split screen multiplayer and the only alternative mode is a time trial and an online multiplayer.
Most of the game's fun comes from the online portion of the game. Online racing is both fun and challenging, and will be where most of your time will go into the game. Each track is memorable and well built for specific weight classes. While the online is fun, the wait time for the matches to finish if you enter mid-race can really test you patience.
Overall if you like online racing, this game may be worth a look, but for anyone looking for a fleshed out game, avoid this game. With its fun core gameplay, it's a shame to see it wasted on such a linier game. Motorstorm had the potential to be a great racer, but many things stopped it from being a full experience.
