MotorStorm: Pacific Rift Video Review

Gaming Pastime reviews MotorStorm: Pacific Rift for PlayStation 3.
Developed by Evolution Studios and published by Sony Computer Entertainment, MotorStorm: Pacific Rift was released for PlayStation 3 in October, 2008. MotorStorm: Pacific Rift is a great example of a sequel done right. It not only addresses issues but also gives players a lot more.
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[@shawklan27]

The game's a masterpiece enough said.

[@Nintendorocks0508]

Damn straight

[@shawklan27]

@@Nintendorocks0508 right on brother

[@fazzrider]

the soundtrack too

[@shawklan27]

@@fazzrider 💯

[@ezioauditoredafirenze8352]

As was the first MotorStorm

[@Nades_]

We seriously need a remaster collection of these games on PS5 with an updated Trophy list, 4K, 60+fps and some quality of life improvements. EDIT - Forgot to mention use of DualSense features!!

[@TonyMontana-ys5xz]

Asap

[@Err0rkatze]

..and for PC, please.

[@tropixx_xlr1549]

Better yet, all the tracks, environments, and all the vehicles together along with new ones, refined vehicle handling physics with a choice between Pacific Rift and Apocalypse gravity, a replay feature, huge offline and online content, huge customization, and you would have the most epic MotorStorm ever created, and what a state-of-the-art PS5 arcade racing game is like. That would absolutely sell millions of copies!

[@mrrakalanov]

Who cares?

[@Nades_]

@@mrrakalanov Me.

[@magic3383]

They just simply don't make them like this anymore. What an incredible game.

[@mantiwa]

Hands down the greatest racing game ever created. Atmosphere, concept, tracks, music, physics, smooth gameplay and incredible graphics. Crafted with love and passion...

[@eddielvis98]

motorstorm, playstation home, little big planet, black ops 1, siren blood curse (or something like that) those were the days.

[@Quakecon-s9r]

Not making a sequel for ps5 is a fucking sin. This game's boost mechanic felt so nice and powerful. Love the aggresive feel of the game

[@Suprasumo93]

The ultimate Motorstorm!

[@Synthenoid_]

Well said, top 5 racing game for me personally. It's badass and so thrilling between the gameplay & sound design/soundtrack that fits like a glove. Worst part is probably indeed the late game opponents, they really do throw entire races just to block your path, as if you're the only one actually trying to win. Not to mention the pain of having to basically play flawlessly for gold, while the AI look like they're driving on rails, blatantly taking off through a corner at twice the player's speed, as if switching the physics on and off

[@GozUnlimited]

No racing game has surpassed Motorstorm Pacific Rift since it came out. It is in desperate need of a remake. Or just re-release the game as is, it's still better than anything else out there.

[@tropixx_xlr1549]

MotorStorm with all environments, tracks, and vehicles in one package for ps5 and PC would be a dream come true that is long overdue.

[@Techhunter_Talon]

Wreckfest comes close in the terms of chaos.

[@cordia96]

Imprisoned on PS3, because of licenced music and Sony closed Evolution. And lacking interest in their back cataloge.

[@0uttaS1TE]

There's always RPCS3

[@kriskater]

@@0uttaS1TEwhats that ??

[@spoonmugen5599]

@@kriskater PS3 emulator.

[@GozUnlimited]

They have Motorstorm Apocalypse on PS Premium, but for some reason not Pacific Rift. If the music licensing is the issue, I'd gladly take an alternative soundtrack if it just meant we could play this game. Why Sony chose Apocalypse but ignored Pacific Rift is crazy to me.

[@tropixx_xlr1549]

Not bringing these to PC is a sin to me, just to carry on the amazing legacy this game left. I live to see the franchises content remastered or redone and brought together with a new engine.

[@cactoidpinata]

I finished this game this year too, actually. It's better than the first one in every way. I played Festival until the credits rolled. You're totally right about the late game AI. The last several events in each zone could take more than an hour (each race) to get gold. I didn't know about the ducking and bunny hops on the motorcycles though. Thanks for the review!

[@jspreutels2498]

Thank you so much for showing this game to the public today. I consider MotorStorm not just my favorite racing series but my favorite game series PERIOD! I hope and pray that this series returns in some form some day. #LunaticsReunite

[@vinniecorleone62]

A wonderful & quite detailed review of my absolute favorite racing game in the series! I have all the DLC & have mastered the dramatic tracks & vehicles! The incredible setting & gigantic air you obtain in this game radically puts it over the top for me, this game & a few special others alone warrants having a PS3, just to experience it!

[@lolopol100]

I got this game when i boight my ps3. Glad i got it! Such fun memories. And looking at this video made me realise that this is one of the best racing games ever created in my opinion. I hope they will make a remake of this one

[@michaelg2866]

I loved how when you ran a biker over you could hear their bones crack 😂😂😂

[@innateornate]

My favorite is that when you're _on_ a bike, if something big is behind you, your driver will look over his shoulder. It's like a bad omen.😂 Whenever they do that, I'm like ah nah im about to get mashed💀

[@anthonym5395]

One of the few 3DTV support games out there for the PS3. Easily one of my favorite games on the console.

[@dionmiller8547]

I love your racing game reviews. That's how I discovered you. Still waiting for that Pacer game review!

[@tropixx_xlr1549]

Best MotorStorm ever made, no question, this game truly made its predecessor look weaker.

[@andrewstencel]

This game looks awesome, but my most played Motorstorm title was Arctic Edge for the PSP.

[@iMajed]

Usually I fast-forward while watching a review, but this video is well-made and I watched every second.

[@larryhouse3776]

It's an absolute crime that Playstation works so well with their first party developers. And yet the only racing game that playstation has is Gran Turismo at the moment. What ever happened to Motorstorm, Wipeout, and Jak X Combat Racing.

[@bamban_garcia5562]

Evolution Studios (Motorstorm) was shut down then restructured themselves to Codemasters Evo / Cheshire only to be sold to Electronic Antichrist who turned them into a support Need For Speed studio Liverpool Studios (Wipeout) was shut down then restructured themselves into Firesprite which was acquired by Sony Interactive Entertainment Naughty Dog (Jak X Combat Racing) simply moved on to focus on creating Uncharted Drake's Fortune

[@eansimmons9812]

I Just don’t understand why they don’t remaster this cause I feel personally they would make sooooo much more money doin it

[@Techhunter_Talon]

The series, at this point, only has a small but dedicated fanbase. There's little to no potential profit in remastering or continuing the series.

[@Err0rkatze]

Looked forward to seeing your thoughts on this vs the first, really glad you enjoyed it as much as you did! Glad I'm not the only one who thinks those last stages are an insane difficulty spike too; AI seems to get almost artificially faster. Still a blast though. I think this is the best in the series and it gets a little wacky going forward ..dare I say too cluttered as well.

[@xWORLDxCHAMPIONx]

Yeah it gets ridiculously hard for the last third or quarter of the festival mode.

[@xWORLDxCHAMPIONx]

I used to play hours of this, probably my most played ps3 game.

[@letonyzur6284]

if you're planning on covering other entries for the series, you're probably going to like arctic edge (ps2 & psp). another big shift in environment, you're taken up to the white hell of the arctic circle. some new vehicle classes are introduced, the new environment change the class balance and lead you to face new hazards. this one has lots of offline content too.

[@2pacaveli257]

This game never gets old, classic gem 💎 👌

[@HuggableX0X0]

You gonna check the PSP one as well? That one really rocks and manages to squish all that awesome off road mayhem onto a handheld.

[@DeckerLS]

I wish I had played this game more as a kid.

[@isalt5]

Same. This was one of the first games I played when I got a PS3 for Christmas in '08. I don't know how, but I lost my original copy. I think I might've misplaced it and it never turned up again. Either way, I never got to play it again. Didn't get too far into the career, either, from what I recall.

[@carlossoares1540]

One of my childwood favourites! 🤘

[@warhawkfan1234]

I'm excited for you to get to that apocalyptic motor storm since I have no idea about anything related to it

[@Spectre1406]

the soundtrack is heavier compared to monument valley, it's kinda neat

[@letonyzur6284]

SICK SICK SICK

[@Techhunter_Talon]

I'd so love it if an indie dev made a spiritual successor to this series... because at this point that's the only way that another game like this one could be made. As is, MotorStorm has a small but very dedicated fanbase lingering around. Which does mean for big studios there's very little profit in even remastering these games.

[@griffwilson5932]

You can actually still play this game and the first one online. You just have to change the DNS settings on your PlayStation. There’s a couple groups out there that have been keeping this game alive with their own servers. Because of that, you can actually manage to get the DLC for the first game now, as you can update it when using their servers.

[@Techhunter_Talon]

I wonder... can online unlocks be gotten through that too? If so, that's great for Pacific Rift where there are some vehicles that are online unlocks only. Hope Apocalypse can get online too at some point because all of the game's unlocks are online only... sadly.

[@MEDO_O]

the game logo intro use to jump scare me as a kid back in the days.

[@sharonsvoboda6739]

Probably in top 3 best racing games ever!

[@rand0mGT]

GAME OF THE YEAR

[@dizzylv_]

Still playing it :D

[@luisrobles_CL]

One of the best racing games of all time.

[@seva809]

Are you going to cover Motorstorm: Arctic Edge as well? It was pretty kino.

[@iainengland8058]

God , I spent so many hours playing this with my lil bro

[@belos.2020]

check out the 3rd installment(apocalypse) as well. not as good overall but very interesting tracks. love the principle oft motorstorm. would love to see something similar or reworked hd version...

[@Techhunter_Talon]

Apocalypse overall is a fun game, not all that bad to be honest, but Pacific Rift is an honest blast to play.

[@puma1243]

ahhh the good times

[@MRworldEtIkA]

Motorstorm: Apocalypse letsgooo

[@Supertaco619.]

Are the livery packs still available?

[@ChaseMC215]

You can attack other racers on ATVs and Bikes in the first game, it just requires you to be at the right moment and pressing the square button to attack the other rider. That shit is too complicated, so Pacific Rift sinplified that tenfold.

[@Bangcat]

Its too bad the developers later put out a new game with a different company that people were hoping would be basically MotorStorm, and instead it wasn't and so it fell flat.

[@aggelosaggelos5696]

eliminator race in the track called razorback: those who know vs those who dont know

[@ScarLeRenard]

You should've mentionned that emulated servers do exist for that game

[@Darth_Starkiller]

Are you going to review Apocalypse?

[@marckilleur]

we need a remake or a remaster for the ps5 the best racing game on ps3

[@paranoyd70]

I still have the Motorstorm games (Motorstorm + MS: Pacific Rift + MS: Apocalypse)...but sadly, my PS3 took a dump on me and I don't have the money to get a replacement. :(

[@nou8830]

Not sure if you care still but grab the complete addition, it'll update your game and has dlc

[@segbed]

one of the best game in history of gamedev.

[@AliBazz]

Mane we aint never stoppin bruh! Dey gotta kill us!

[@farhankapdi1133]

We need a PS5 remaster of this game.

[@BIKE_BEERS_AND_DEATH_METAL]

I fuckin love this game🤘🍻🎮

[@P0SSPWRD]

The online is back up with third party servers

[@JN-hw3uf]

can get on ps4

[@RacerC45]

Come on, we all want to hear the game's soundtrack.

[@blackmanta2527]

So annoying sony remastered Wipeout for ps4 . But not this

[@tropixx_xlr1549]

Yes, it's very unfair.

[@seppdejong6980]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🚗

[@SzatanistaDzezowy]

I liked the game but rubberbanding and physics are annoying af.

[@AmikoNovich]

Don't know why, but it looks way worse than the first one for me. The change of setting is to blame, probably, but I still haven't played it, despite loving the first one so much

[@idakev]

The textures are sometimes more flat and static compared to the first game because it relied more on the muddy, deformable trails which are quite impressive (they are also in Pacific Rift though - 3:54). *Cars tearing up the track and getting covered in mud is just very satisfying.* There is much more visual variety and scale in the second game (lots of foliage, for example, is more taxing to render) so I suppose they had to make some compromises.