The Island - A brand new radically different location for the festival.
The Monster Truck - An all new vehicle class added to the core vehicle selection for a total of 8 different vehicle classes.
Immersive Online Experience ? A radical re-look at the whole MotorStorm online experience focusing on ease of use and breadth of gameplay all while tearing it up in races up to 16 players.
Improved Actions - A new level of control; punch duck and ram using a new control layout.
New Rating Systems - It?s not all about winning; it?s also about how you perform.

Product Description

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. Key Features: The Island - A brand new radically different location for the festival. Unpredictable Events - Never the same race twice. Events will take place to change the race on a lap to lap basis. Split Screen Play - Play with up to 3 buddies on the same screen. The Monster Truck - An all new vehicle class added to the core vehicle selection for a total of 8 different vehicle classes. Immersive Online Experience [ A radical re-look at the whole MotorStorm online experience?? focusing on ease of use and breadth of gameplay all while tearing it up in races up to 16 p". Improved Actions - A new level of control; punch?? duck and ram using a new control layout. Free-play - Race how you want by creating your own race tickets. Photo Mode - Snap your greatest victory or your most visceral crashes and share them with the world. New Rating Systems - Its not all about winning; its also about how you perform.

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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.

Unleash the storm again

Catching some air over sea cliffs in 'Motorstorm Pacific Rift'
Happy landings in the air zone.
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4-player split screen in 'Motorstorm Pacific Rift'
4-player split screen.
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Monster truck class vehicle in 'Motorstorm Pacific Rift'
The new Monster Truck class.
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Multiramp jump over lava in 'Motorstorm Pacific Rift'
Light up in the fire zone.
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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.

Even More Vehicle Classes and Tracks
Pacific Rift ships with eight car classes: the seven from the original game (Bikes ATVs Buggies Rally Cars Racing trucks Mud Pluggers and Big Rigs) all reproduced in new forms as well as the new Monster Truck class. Big but not as big or powerful as a Big Rig Monster Trucks are surprisingly fast for their size and are able to roll over most other classes of vehicle and virtually any vegetation they encounter.

The game's list of playable tracks has also been doubled to 16 and are categorized along the lines of the elements and the different environmental zones are found on the island. These zones are:

The Air Zone - Tracks high up in the mountain and featuring lots of big jumps.
The Fire Zone - Track oozing with new land and pools of lava that come from the island's resident volcano.
The Water Zone - Here players will find courses laid out along the the beaches and other water sources of the island.
The Earth Zone - The typical rough?? rocky mud-filled off-road courses similar to the tracks found in the original game.

Multiplayer Modes
In addition to the wild?? anything goes singleplayer festival mode players of the originalMotorstorm game will remember and relish?? Motorstorm Pacific Rift also provides addictive multiplayer modes for both online and local play. These include the same rampaging?? music injected?? 12-player online support as the first game?? as well as multiplayer options for local action up to four players. Play in local multiplayer modes are further enhanced by new four-player split screen functionality that when used in conjunction with the game's 720p HD video output ensures clarity no matter how fast racers are moving or how much mud they are throwing up.

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