MotorStorm
Off-road racing series set in the MotorStorm Festival.
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MotorStorm is a racing video game series created by Evolution Studios and published by Sony Computer Entertainment, with some installments co-developed by BigBig Studios and Virtuos. The series is notable for its off-road racing games featuring different types of vehicles with their own strengths and weaknesses, and tracks with varied terrains that affect vehicle handling. The central premise is a gathering of off-road racing enthusiasts for an event called the "MotorStorm Festival," where participants are not limited to a single vehicle class and cut-throat racing is encouraged.
Background
The MotorStorm series began with the first game released in December 2006 in Japan, March 2007 in North America and Europe. It featured various vehicle classes from Bikes to Big Rigs, each with unique abilities and weaknesses, and 8 tracks set in Monument Valley, with 4 additional tracks available via the PlayStation Store. Boost mechanics played a central role, where holding boost too long caused the engine to explode, potentially rocketing the player forward.
The second game, MotorStorm: Pacific Rift (2008), introduced Monster Trucks, new boost temperature effects from water and fire, manual ramming, and a Photo Mode. MotorStorm: Arctic Edge (2009), developed by BigBig Studios for PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable, added vehicle customization, avalanches, and ice bridges. MotorStorm: Apocalypse (2011) shifted to an urban setting with a decaying city, warring factions, and five new vehicle classes, along with a story mode featuring three racers.
The final installment, MotorStorm: RC (2012), featured remote-controlled vehicles on tracks from previous games. Sony closed Evolution Studios on 22 March 2016 and retained ownership of the MotorStorm intellectual property; in April 2016, Codemasters hired most of the Evolution staff.
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- Wikipedia: MotorStorm (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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