MotorStorm: Pacific Rift is a real gamer's game in the old-fashioned sense. It's for those who believe you should have to learn every corner of a track in order to shave tenths off the lap-times, for those who enjoy the painful toil of hard-fought progression, completing each hurdle with a sense of accomplishment. It's for those who remember how games used to be before completions and achievements were spoon-fed. And just as with games of the old-skool, it's a no-nonsense premise. Pacific Rift sees you racing a variety of vehicles on a mix of terrains, with the kind of hazardous scenery that would make V-Rally look like a Sunday drive. It doesn't hide behind ...  Read the complete review

Pacific Rift is the sequel to the original PS3 launch title 'Motorstorm'. In many ways, PR is the game the first one should have been with more vehicle types, varied levels and excellent multiplayer. Motorstorm:PR is a pretty straight forward modern racing game. You control a vehicle of your choosing and aim for first place in a race with 15 other competitors. I call it a modern racer because it includes features such as multi-route tracks, boost and environmental impact. More on those later. In terms of game modes, there is of course a single player 'campaign' style called the festival where you complete different types of races. Some races require ...  Read the complete review

Well i've had a bit of experience with these types of games, i've completed Pure on the Xbox 360, i've played through the majority of MX VS ATV Unleashed on PC and PSP and i've played a few races on MX VS ATV Untamed on PS3. Although all these games are in the same genre, its hard to compare them, as the games are quite different. First of all, whereas Pure is limited to ATV's, Motorstorm has a large variety of vehicles, such as Big Rigs, ATV's, Bikes, Race Trucks, Monster Trucks and more. Feature wise, Motorstorm has a lot to offer, there are a couple of game modes you can enjoy possibly more that i havent noticed, although not as many ...  Read the complete review

I really enjoyed the first MotorStorm on the PS3 because it had amazing graphics, spectacular crashes in mud, What this latest game in the series called Pacific Rift what it does is that expands upon the original design in very interesting ways. I really like the mud deformation in the original game, I felt the physics were impressive but it did make the tracks look kind of similar because it was all focused on the dirt and mud. What pacific Rift sorts this out as it takes place on an island so many environmental hazard are thrown into the mix, like for example water is a big consideration now not like the previous game. One thing that ...  Read the complete review

The original Motorstorm is not only the best racing game on the PS3 but it was one of the best games on the PS3. However the game was lacking something big and that came in the form of no offline multiplayer mode. Pacific Rift fixed this problem and you are now able to play with upto four people offline. The offline multiplayer offers to gameplay style the standard race or an elimination race where after a certain amount of time the person in last place is eliminated until just one driver remains. Both modes offer a great deal of entertainment. Pacific Rift has also included Monster trucks and Dirtbikes into this game. The Monster trucks are ...  Read the complete review