Motorstorm 2 Watch: Making the game Motorstorm should have been

cool, I really like Motorstorm, the single player is deep and the commitment to downloadable add ons has been a nice addition considering the game is 10 months old, can't wait to see what's in store for the sequel which better have split screen

 

Bar split screen, Motorstorm was the game it was meant to be.

 

True that, I loved how all the different cars felt, but I could never get a good handle on the bikes. I'd just end up zigzagging every once in a while.

 

Ya, I went with Bikes for a bit when I started out and skipped right over single player, needless to say I messed up my death ratio early on lol. I've been lowering it since, and have been using Racing Trucks mainly.

What I hate are the night tracks, going at those speeds in near pitch black. Even worse is when someone else takes over setting up the tracks and puts it on a 5 lap night course.

 

The loading does surprise you at first. Once in game it's very smooth, but if they have 3d vehicle selection up it takes a bit to load in, then the actual loading of the map in online takes forever. Tack on trying to find a race that isn't currently going or waiting for them to finish, then waiting 2-3 mins after the race until the next one starts, and you end up doing a lot of waiting for a race that seems to go by very fast.

Motorstorm is a fun game tho, and I hope they fix some of the loading times in 2.

 

In an article entitled "PlayStation bounces back" BBC's editor of their online Technology news index, Darren Waters, reveals why he considers the PS3 to be back on track. Waters has been shown a few exciting projects behind closed doors, including a gameplay demo of Motorstorm 2. No longer set in a desert, the game will feature a "lush island environment, full of interactive vegetation." Not only that, but in response to numerous criticisms leveled at the original Motorstorm, the sequel will have four-player split screen. The game is due out in time for Christmas this year.

 

the AI really needs to change from trying to stop you winning, to each AI trying to win for itself. one track really pissed me off because you just couldn't reliably avoid the second place guy either smacking you off line messing up his own position aswell or getting in front of you and slowing down to force you to the back of the pack letting all the other AIs past him.

 

No desert!? WTF! Put the desert back in now!

 

Apparently, there will be a mindblowing trailer on IGN today (Wed 12 March), at 6pm GMT.

Also, the new jungle island tracks will feature destructible scenery and water hazards.

 

and monster trucks have been added as playable vehicles

 

The trailer's only going to be CG, no gameplay.

 

Of course...

 

well they came pretty close to the last CG video with the original game, so no bother to me

 

MotorStorm 2 Teaser Trailer
Sun, sea and sand beckon both monster trucks and four-player split-screen in Evolution's racing follow-up.

 

looks fun, I love the last one and added multiplayer offline will be great. I hope DLC for the first game continues until this winter

 

MotorStorm™ returns this autumn on PLAYSTATION®3: Prepare for the next instalment of the world’s most brutal off-road racing festival

o A brand new location: experience the grandeur, diversity and unpredictability of a remote Pacific island
o 16 new diverse multi-route tracks hosting MotorStorm’s unique mixture of vehicles
o The aggressive monster truck now joins your garage
o Split-Screen Multiplayer racing – compete with up to four buddies on the same screen

It’s the best selling PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3&#8482 title to date and now, it’s time to take to the starting grid again as the MotorStorm™ festival heads to the tropics.

The first MotorStorm wowed critics and gamers alike with its heady formula of brutal, unpredictable off-road racing, festival vibes and stunning Monument Valley desert scenery. This new outing takes you to a solitary tropical paradise in the Pacific Ocean, ready for a whole new take on no-holds-barred racing action through thick swamps, dense jungle, towering peaks and steaming volcanoes.

Not just pretty backdrops to the action, these environments take centre stage in challenging players with everything in Mother Nature’s arsenal. Thick mud, tangled undergrowth, swift flowing rivers, choking volcanic clouds and searing lava pools all test the drivers to their limits and beyond.

Using the power of PLAYSTATION®Network, 16 players can race head-to-head online and, for the first time in the series, racers can hit the gas in four-player split-screen mode.

All of the vehicle classes from the first MotorStorm are here again: ATVs, rally cars, buggies, motorbikes, race trucks, mudpluggers and Big Rigs – as well as the newly arrived monster trucks that climb, sprint and roll over any other vehicle in their way.
Delivered to you on Blu-ray Disc, expect a rich festival of off road racing, along with a host of game modes and rewards. It’s brutal, dangerous, relentless, and unpredictable and more than a game - MotorStorm is way of life so stay tuned, the festival is back this autumn and promises to be larger than ever before.

I can't wait!

 

HD trailer.

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/31751.html

 

I'm gonna be first in line.

 

i don't care if it's prerendered...that trailer got me pumped. maybe it was the music, hehe. seriously though, even though Motorstorm 1 had it's flaws, it's still a fun frikkin' game and i can't wait for this one. especially the volcanic, lava tracks! that's gonna be sick.

 

I actually whooped at that. It was incredible.

 

I hope the loading times are alot better than the original

 

You'd be a fool not to.

It looks sweet. Can't wait to see any water or beach effects. The destructible scenery could be something special.

 

i hope they add replays. there were so many runs i had that were action packed and i wasn't able to replay any of them.