MotorStorm: Pacific Rift (2008)
Genres:Racing
Themes:Action
Game modes:Single player, Multiplayer
Story:The first MotorStorm wowed fans with its heady formula of brutal, unpredictable off-road racing, festival vibes and stunning Monument Valley desert scenery. Now Motorstorm Pacific Rift 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 center 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.
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 Pacific Rift is a way of life.Show more
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Pacific Rift was arguably the BEST in the series IMHO in terms of graphics, setting, soundtrack, content, and multiplayer. This game right here would look absolutely AMAZING at 4K60 FPS or at the very least 1080P60 FPS. I remember playing some multiplayer games here. This game was very fun but also challenging once you started getting up there in the end game races, I remember there was this one race where all of your Opps were in monster trucks, and you were forced to use a motorcycle (absolute crazy work there lmao). This game on GOG if the multiplayer servers were somehow revived would absolutely slap for the motor storm community and newcomers who have never played these games before.
I would play this game every chance I got when I was a kid. I would play this game all the time by myself or with my brother. This game is literally my childhood.
Easily one of the best and underrated offroad racing games Sony and Evolution studios ever produced. The tracks, the Hawaiian scenery, and iconic vehicles all make this game a masterpiece that was adored by fans but not by Sony. If Sony remastered this or any game in the series, i bet you a million dollars it would give Gran Turismo a run for its money. Let alone Concord 😭
As close to an objective improvement as a sequel can get. The core identity of Motorstorm is kept completely intact, even with an entirely new locale, more nuanced boost mechanics and the inclusion of an additional vehicle class.
Perhaps the most underappreciated addition this game brought, however, was being able to customize the entire field of racers for each race in single player. 1 bike versus 15 big rigs on a track that favours the latter was but the tip of the iceberg in experimentation. There were so many different scenarios you could create for fun, or to challenge yourself.
Handling was much improved over the original too, as well as split routes within the tracks, so every vehicle class has a reasonable chance of winning. A thumping licensed soundtrack and challenging AI cemented Pacific Rift as one of my fondest gaming memories, never mind racing games.
Lotus III: The Ultimate ChallengeThe third game in the series combined the gameplay aspects of its predecessors, allowing players to choose between racing opponents of Lotus Turbo Challenge or the arcade-like time trials of Lotus 2. The two-player option was retained and the music selection feature returns (Patrick Phelan's soundtrack to Lotus III spawned many modern remixes). Lotus III also added a third car - a concept Lotus M200 automobile - and allowed the player to choose which one to race with. The game recycled most of the graphics from Lotus 2, but added a number of new sceneries.
Top Gear"Top Gear sends players over eight countries around the world with one of four cars, facing sharp turns, pit stops, and debris in this arcade-style racing game."Non-fiction
Top Gear 2This third-person racing game resembles Gremlin's earlier Lotus series, in terms of its general look and feel, right down to the text font used in the game. Your task is to race through 16 countries, each of which features four races, with many real-world circuits recreated in incongruous locations (such as the Monza layout in Ayers Rock, and the old Hockenheim in Vancouver).
These four-race blocks each represent their own mini-championship, in which you race against 19 cars, needing to finish in the top 10 to continue, and with the top 6 scoring points 10-6-4-3-2-1, and the respective amount of money in thousands. This can be spent on various upgrades, ranging from engine to tires (wet and dry) and from shocks (front, side and rear) to gearboxes. The ideal approach is to buy the more expensive versions ASAP, as you get no saving when upgrading. If you win the four-race championship, you get the next password.
You get a set amount of nitro boost to use during each race, although bonus nitros, money and instant speed-up token appear on many tracks. Hazards such as puddles, barriers and ramps are also frequent.Action
World of Outlaws: Sprint CarsFull description
Fans of short track racing can take on the best dirt track drivers in the world in World of Outlaws: Sprint Cars. Solo players climb behind the wheel of a sprint car and speed through the mud against Donny Schatz, Steve Kinser, Jason Meyers, and other real-world competitors, while fans of multiplayer action can take on five different modes, in either two-player split-screen action or online racing for up to eight. Real-world venues include the Dirt Track at Charlotte, Lernerville, Eldora, Knoxville, and Williams Grove, and real-time track deformation means players must constantly adjust their racing line.
Editorial review
Source: Amazon
World Of Outlaws: Sprint Cars is a unique racing game for Xbox 360, developed in conjunction with the 33rd adrenaline-charged season opener for "World of Outlaws" national touring sprint car racing series. The first sprint car game released on Xbox 360, World of Outlaws: Sprint Cars features a combination of arcade and sim style racing utilizing distinctive sprint car "wing" designed cars, 12 real tracks from the World of Outlaws series, game physics allowing for real-time track deformation, 20 top sprint car drivers and deep multiplayer options, both online and offline.
Real sprint car racing comes to Xbox 360.
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Real Tracks and Top Notch Sprint Car Competition
Do you have what it takes to race through mud and oil as you claw your way to the front of the pack? Find out with World of Outlaws: Sprint Cars. In this first true sprint car racing game for Xbox 360 players can race against renowned World of Outlaws champion drivers like Donny Schatz, Steve Kinser, Jason Meyers and Joey Saldana, or compete with up to eight other players in five multiplayer events over Xbox LIVE. Incorporating the most famous dirt tracks in the US, like the dirt track at Charlotte, Lernerville Speedway, Eldora Speedway, Knoxville Speedway, Williams Grove Speedway and others, World of Outlaws: Sprint Cars delivers the most authentic mudslinging, gear-grinding dirt car race experience for Xbox 360 yet.
Key Game Features
The first sprint car racing game brought to the Xbox 360.
Features the top 20 drivers in Sprint Car racing, including: Donny Schatz, Steve Kinser, Jason Meyers and Joey Saldana.
Race up to eight of your friends in 5 multiplayer modes over Xbox LIVE or 2 player split screen in local multiplayer.
Experience real time track deformation as you find your race line for the night.
Race on 12 different World of Outlaws tracks including The Dirt Track at Charlotte, Lernerville, Eldora, Knoxville, Williams Grove and some of the other toughest tracks in the World of Outlaws sprint car racing series.
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Classic racing and car design.
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Online & offline multiplayer.
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12 tracks & 20 drivers.
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Real-time track deformation.
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Special features
Race against the toughest real-world sprint car drivers in the world
Speed the constantly deforming dirt of real courses like Knoxville and Williams Grove
Multiplayer action includes split-screen racing and five online modes for up to eight racers
World of Outlaws: Sprint Cars 2002A racing game with sprint cars
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You can choose whether to drive a single race at Brazil, Britain, Monaco, (Western) Germany [Hockenheim], Canada, Italy, Detroit and Japan [Suzuka] or to drive a full championship on every track. Every Race includes a qualifying round. The graphics in the game are sprite-based.Non-fiction
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