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Motorstorm : Pacific Rift PS3 Reviews

View Poll Results: How do you rate Motorstorm:Pacific Rift?
Outstanding 16 16.33%
Excellent 44 44.90%
Very Good 28 28.57%
Good 3 3.06%
Above Average 3 3.06%
Average 1 1.02%
Below Average 1 1.02%
Bad 0 0%
Very Poor 0 0%
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Old 08-11-2008, 11:11 AM   #1
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Motorstorm : Pacific Rift PS3 Reviews

Right then, may as well get some scores on the doors for this game. Personally I wasn't fussed about this but it's blown me away and is one of the best arcade racers i've ever played! Superb tracks, amazing visuals and a great online mode.

Anyway, let's hear your views on this one and post away in the poll.


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re: Motorstorm : Pacific Rift PS3 Reviews

the more i play it, the more addicted i become. absolutely love it.
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Old 09-11-2008, 1:30 AM   #3
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re: Motorstorm : Pacific Rift PS3 Reviews

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the more i play it, the more addicted i become. absolutely love it.
Agreed! It's the best offroad racer and one of the best arcade racers ever created IMO. It's also one of, if not the best online game i've ever played.

Simply Brilliant and if I had the time I could play this literally for days on end.

This game has been shockingly under rated by the critics as well. It's keeping me off Gears 2, Fable 2, Fallout 3 and to some extent even LBP! Why it's got an average critic score of just 81 on metacritic is beyond me. It should be averaging in the 90's like most of those games listed above.

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I would give it a 9.2 there is just so much charm to this game that waffling on about all the good bit's is pointless.
Go buy now!!!

And I agree very underrated, maybe they didn't play it for long with all the other blockbusters out?
At last a true sequel that improves in every aspect and reinvents itself.

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re: Motorstorm : Pacific Rift PS3 Reviews

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I would give it a 9.2 there is just so much charm to this game that waffling on about all the good bit's is pointless.
Go buy now!!!

And I agree very underrated, maybe they didn't play it for long with all the other blockbusters out?
At last a true sequel that improves in every aspect and reinvents itself.
Yep, i'd agree. An average Metacritic score of 92 would be fair IMO. I'd say it's possibly the best sequel i've ever played.
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Old 09-11-2008, 2:34 PM   #6
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re: Motorstorm : Pacific Rift PS3 Reviews

Is it 4-player splitscreen?
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Old 09-11-2008, 3:04 PM   #7
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^^^ Yes and it runs very well.
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Old 10-11-2008, 11:54 AM   #8
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this game is a stupid amount of fun, absolutely love it.
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Old 10-11-2008, 9:35 PM   #9
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re: Motorstorm : Pacific Rift PS3 Reviews

Gets a 9/Excellent from me. A vast improvement on the original, but definetley not Perfect.
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Old 26-11-2008, 10:48 AM   #10
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Re: Motorstorm : Pacific Rift PS3 Reviews

10 for me.

Brilliant game really is alot of fun to play, online is especially superb.

Looks great aswell just the the first game did but everything is much bigger and better now. Features some of the best tracks to be found in a driving game.

An essential game for all ps3 owners imo.
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Old 22-12-2008, 7:29 PM   #11
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Re: Motorstorm : Pacific Rift PS3 Reviews

9 for me -probably my second-favourite game on the PS3 after Drake's.

They have taken a great and original game and really done sensible improvements:
*split-screen
*better loading times
*more fun courses
*seems faster to me
*better/more varied graphics

Just a really fun game. When you are boosting at 200 mph and still just about feeling in control it is really thrilling.
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Old 06-01-2009, 9:44 AM   #12
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Re: Motorstorm : Pacific Rift PS3 Reviews

2 rated at worthless eh...trolls!!
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2 rated at worthless eh...trolls!!
I think most people can see this is a 9+ game and definitely not lower than a 8. Some silly people about.
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Old 06-01-2009, 4:34 PM   #14
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Re: Motorstorm : Pacific Rift PS3 Reviews

Aye, been playing this online with my missus, the only thing i hate are those guys resetting, the amount of times ghhost cars seem to fly past me

head_on_a_stick if anyone is racing tonight, from 9 ish, then its back to resistance 2
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Re: Motorstorm : Pacific Rift PS3 Reviews

10/10 for me ..... this game has reignited my passion for gaming. I was growing a little bored of my 360 and hardly bothering with games, the mrs bought me a ps3 for xmas as i wanted a bluray player. I got lbp and ms2 and my passion is once again alive .... this is so much fun whilst still giving a decent challange, i never get bored of trying again and again until i have those golden 100 points and have completed all the requirements. Love it i do
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Re: Motorstorm : Pacific Rift PS3 Reviews

Agreeing with you all, this game just puts a massive grin on my face everytime I play it!
Faultless as far as I'm concerned, it's just one big ball of fun! Absolutely love it.
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Re: Motorstorm : Pacific Rift PS3 Reviews

I voted very good, the main negatives for me is no replay function at all, sometimes I have had superb races and wanted to watch then again but not able to with Motorstorm.

The music for me also not the greatest selection. And in the playlist editor when you can select or de-select a song you can't play it to check that you are unticking the correct song that I don't like.

p.s does anyone know if the tracks are playable in reverse, is it unlocked when you complete the festival

My score would be 8/10



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Motorstorm Pacific Rift, is def one of my fav racers on consoles (9.0), my 2nd fav must be "PURE" PS3 version, the Graphics are spectacular, and gameplay outta this world... anyone else like "PURE" (racing game PS3)? (8.8)
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The music for me also not the greatest selection. And in the playlist editor when you can select or de-select a song you can't play it to check that you are unticking the correct song that I don't like.
Yeah I'll give you that, this really annoyed me . I just switch the music off alltogether, prefer it that way.
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Agreed! It's the best offroad racer and one of the best arcade racers ever created IMO. It's also one of, if not the best online game i've ever played.

Simply Brilliant and if I had the time I could play this literally for days on end.

This game has been shockingly under rated by the critics as well. It's keeping me off Gears 2, Fable 2, Fallout 3 and to some extent even LBP! Why it's got an average critic score of just 81 on metacritic is beyond me. It should be averaging in the 90's like most of those games listed above.
Quoted For Truth.
Couldn't have put it better myself. This game is simply awesome.
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Couldn't have put it better myself. This game is simply awesome.
Agreed mate! This is one of the best arcade racers i've ever played. Not played it for a bit so will have to stick it back on again soon!

Without a doubt one of the best PS3 games released and one of the best console games released this generation. A must buy IMO.
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I went for 9/10. Best racing I've enjoyed for a while. Had to give up Forza because of the slow loading and crashing. (Should have taken it back as it was 2nd hand but never mind).

Suddenly went from finishing 10th and 11th online to 2nd-5th. Might actually win a race one day. (If I pull a weak field by luck.)
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I got a PS3 within the last 6 months and this game is great. Hugely entertaining and very competitive and aggressive A.I. Very impressed .

I voted it excellent - 9/10 for me.
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I would have given this game a 9, but there are a couple of things that knock the score down.

1. The rubber banding. It's a really really strong rubber band on the back of your car that keeps all of the cars right up your jacksy even if you're driving like you've never driven before. Unfortunately, the same can't be said the other way round.

2. The cheating, scheming, plotting, vicious, devious, malicious, annoying, makes me want to put the DS3 into my TV (again! - not because of M:PR though) AI. It's not too bad on earlier levels on the festival, & it's obviously not an issue for online, but on later single player campaign mode, it's ruthless to the point of stupidity.

Firstly, if the AI cars go a different route, they go way faster than when you can see them, & it doesn't matter what route that is. You could be driving like a God on the shortest route, & they'll still pass you unseen.

Secondly, they will ignore each other, but try to knock you off the course, even at the expense of their own car/race. There are plenty of times when you'll be in 1st, & someone will boost until they explode just to knock you off a cliff. You can be on the last straight before the last corner of the last lap, & someone will just punish you to the point of sadism, & there's nothing you can do because they're not racing to win - they're racing to **** you off.

It is a testament to how good this game is, that even with the sociopathic AI, you'll just keep coming back for more punishment, & the feeling of accomplishment when you actually beat the sods is well worth the effort.

Oh, & even a year or 2 down the line, it's still a looker. It was the first hi def game I got with the PS3, & my jaw hit the floor when I first laid eyes on it.
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