MotorStorm (series)
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| Genres | Racing |
| Developers |
Evolution Studios Bigbig Studios Virtuos |
| Publishers | Sony Computer Entertainment |
| Platforms | PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Vita |
| First release |
MotorStorm 14 December 2006 |
| Latest release |
MotorStorm: RC 22 February 2012 |
MotorStorm is a racing video game series developed by Evolution Studios, Bigbig Studios and Virtuos and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. The titles are "off-road racing" games featuring different types of vehicles with their own strengths and weaknesses and tracks with different terrains which may either hinder the vehicles' handling, or improve it.
The central premise of the series is a gathering of off-road racing enthusiasts for an event entitled the "MotorStorm Festival". Participants in the MotorStorm Festival are not limited to their vehicle choice for any event and cutthroat racing is encouraged. Races allow for any combination of vehicles to be used together in a single event.
Sony closed Evolution Studios on 22 March 2016 and retain ownership of the MotormStorm intellectual property. In April 2016. Codemasters hired all Evolution staff as an additional development team.
The first game was released in December 2006 in Japan, 6 March in North America and in Europe on 23 March. The first MotorStorm game includes various classes of vehicles, ranging from Bikes to Big Rigs, each with their own abilities and weaknesses. While Bikes and ATVs are some of the faster vehicles in the game, alongside Rally Cars, they are very weak and are prone to being punched out by other riders or wrecked by bigger vehicles. Buggies are four-wheelers that use their light weight as an advantage when it comes to speed, handling and ability to cross most terrain. Rally Cars are the fastest vehicles in a straight line, but suffer from rough terrain and loose surfaces, and thus are easily slowed or damaged by any other heavy vehicles. Racing Trucks, slightly larger than Rally Cars, are noted for the well-rounded performance and can deal with most situations. Mud Pluggers are medium-heavy vehicles, and can tackle any terrain they find, but do not excel when it comes to speed. Big Rigs are the heaviest vehicles in the game. While they favour most terrain, particularly mud, their acceleration is very slow, and this can be a problem when racing against faster vehicles. As a rule of thumb, the larger a vehicle is, the greater ability that it will have in traversing looser, muddier surfaces.
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