Update: December 15, 2006
«©NCSX» Remember Destruction Derby on the original Playstation? When playing MotorStorm this morning, we were reminded of that earlier game but on a much grander and destructive scale. Sort of like Burnout but with more steroids. The illusion of speed and the anticipation of carnage looking to break loose at any moment is breathtaking. The high-definition visuals are also mesmerizing with beautifully modeled cars and backdrops that blow past at breakneck speed.
The participants in a race can consist of trucks, dirt buggies, motorcycles, and jeeps all at the same time, all thrusting forward like a rambling crowd of roughnecks aching for chaos. The visual of the disparate types of vehicles all angling for primacy looks uneven and unequal - a guy on a dirt bike chugging alongside a monster truck evokes phrases such as, "that guy doesn't have a chance" or "who brings a toy gun to a war?" If you're motoring along in back of everyone and looking to muscle ahead with your speed boosters, there are times when two vehicles in front will converge and then careen into each other. As they twist sideways, every vehicle following closely behind them will join in the pile-up as vehicles spin, flip, and crash into a crunchy mess. Parts splinter and shoot out everywhere in arcing trajectories. Watching a biker get wiped out is particularly interesting with the bike skidding one way and the biker plowing painfully into the ground the other way... NCS Region Test
MotorStorm boots and plays fine on USA Playstation 3 consoles. The menus in the game are in English but the in-game text and alerts are in Japanese. View the back cover and screenshots on the main NCSX website.
NCS Game Notes
» Before a race begins, the camera pans over the colorful assortment of vehicles that are ready and rarin' to go. » Hitting the boosters while heading thisclose towards the side of a craggy hill isn't recommended unless you enjoy watching your vehicle break apart like a tinker toy. » If following a slow-poke car that's smaller than your Monster Truck, hit the boosters to bust the car up. » When motorcyclists lose it, they occasionally fall beneath the tires of vehicles that are charging through the course. This item may also be known as Motor Storm. Jan Code: 4948872730020 This document is ©NCSX 2006. All rights reserved. No reproduction in whole or in part of this document may be made without express written consent of National Console Support, Inc.
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