MotorStorm

Remember Destruction Derby on the original Playstation? When playing MotorStorm this morning, we were reminded of that earlier game but on a much grander and destructive scale. The illusion of speed and the anticipation of chaos looking to break loose at any moment is breathtaking. The high-definition visuals are also mesmerizing with beautifully modeled cars and backdrops that blow past at breakneck speed. The participants in a race can consist of trucks, dirt buggies, motorcycles, and jeeps all at the same time, all thrusting forward like a rambling crowd of roughnecks aching for carnage. If you're motoring along in back of everyone and looking to muscle ahead, there are times when two vehicles in front will converge and then careen into each other. As they twist sideways, every vehicle following closely behind them will join in the pile-up as vehicles spin, flip, and crash into a crunchy mess. Parts splinter everywhere. Watching a biker get wiped out is particularly interesting with the bike flying one way and the body plowing painfully into the ground the other way...