A couple of days ago I downloaded the MotorStorm: Apocalypse demo and, since I've never owned a single MotorStorm game before and the only time I ever played one was the original game set up at a store, I wasn't really excited for it. And you know what, I'm still not. The demo contains one level and a car and a bike to race with.
 
The controls are decent but it gets a little frustrating to race on the track since, because there's so much stuff happening on screen at one time it has a hard time keeping you on the correct path and I always seemed to find myself driving into a wall because I couldn't see the correct path in the rubble. The tunnels are the worst offender for this. There are some great scripted moments but they remind me of Split Second a little too much because once you see them they get a little old.
 
Granted the game looks really nice and there's some good promise of some great action set pieces but it honestly just feels like another driving game. If you liked Split Second, like I did, then you might find this game to be a bit lacking in originality. I won't be getting it but that doesn't mean that you shouldn't at least try this demo.
 
Also, running over screaming, terrified pedestians in the road made me feel really bad. I just don't want to play this.

I'm Australian and as you may have heard Mortal Kombat was refused classification here. Warner Bros recently tried to appeal this and fail, thus making it impossible for it to be classifed and is now effectively banned from store shelves here.
 
Since I usually import these games that get refused classification then this doesn't worry me. However, something has come up that does worry me.  Read this for a second.
 
Our customs are going to go out of their way to prevent people here from importing the game and if they do find a copy, they will fine the person who bought it a whopping $110,000! DAMMIT! Effectively, there's no possible chance for me to play this game now unless I move to a different country which isn't going to happen. Thanks a lot State Attorney Generals in Australia, thanks for not making up your DAMN mind about letting Australia have an R18+ classification for games! 
 
But seriously, a $110,000 fine for importing Mortal Kombat?!

This one picture is one I took a few minutes ago of Modern Warfare 2 on Games on Demand. The price of it baffles me but I suppose it IS Games on Demand so you expect ridiculous overcharged prices but this is one step too far.