Here's my thoughts:
When I first heard the Pure demo was out, I rushed to my PS3 to download this sucker. I loved Motorstorm, and I was hoping for Pure to be similar.. BUT, I found Pure to be too much like Motorstorm except with some minor features and gameplay elements stripped out of it and a few new things tacked on.
First thing I noticed were the music selections.... many of them were also on Motorstorm. Since I've already played the original Motorstorm for hours I found these songs to be a bit stale. Then, as the game started showing the 'opening trailer' at the select screen, I noticed some courses that were very similar to Motorstorm's, such as the track with all hot air balloons......
So, I decided to forget about it and I went and played it for 20 minutes.
Here's what I didn't like-
1) You can only select ATV's. This, in my opinion, is a major letdown. Racing on a track along with bikes, trucks, cars, and ATV's (I know there's more but I forget.) was what made the game feel so chaotic and fun. And what made this even better was the fact that you had to change your racing style and paths whenever you used a different veichle.
2) As I said before, the music seems like it was ripped from the original Motorstorm.
3) The announcer guy sounds too Disneyish, if you know what I mean. Wish I turn his ******* voice OFF. (The game was developed by Disney.....)
4) The characters on the ATV's look like skinny little preteens... which makes the game feel way too innocent for me.
5) The tricks aren't fun at all.... which is a shame, because the game puts a lot of emphasis on them. As you race, you have to 'unlock' tricks. And if you crash, you lose all of the tricks unlocked and you have to unlcok them again..... feels way too restricted.
6) Worst of all, the impact and slow-mo crash scenes are NOT THERE. This drops so much of that chaotic feeling I felt from Motorstorm in the toilet. The crash scenes are so brief in this game, there are no explosions, AND the funny ragdoll physics from Motorstorm are nowhere to be found. It's like they Disneyfied the game for prepubescent kiddies.
Overall, I'd give this game a 3/5 stars. The graphics are there, and the gameplay is solid, but there are so many little things that scream "MOTORSTORM!!!". Whenever I see a hot air balloon I......................."MOTORSTORM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" I listen to the music........."MOTORSTOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
And no, this game is not nearly as fun as Motorstorm. It's like comparing Cheez-its to Cheese Nips... everone knows Cheez-itz are better. My advice- get Motorstorm: Pacific Rift when it comes out.
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