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MotorStorm

Welcome to MotorStorm, the world's most brutal off-road racing event where the goal is to win at all costs. Choose from seven vehicle types, from high-flying dirt bikes to powerful big rigs, and destroy…

85 14 December 2006

MotorStorm is a racing developed by Evolution Studios, released 14 December 2006 on PlayStation 3.

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What MotorStorm is

MotorStorm is a racing game developed by Evolution Studios and released in 2006. It was published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation 3 only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

MotorStorm is a 2006 racing video game developed by Evolution Studios and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 3. Gameplay is heavily focused on off-road racing at a fictional festival. It was announced at E3 2005, and released in Japan on 14 December 2006 and worldwide in March 2007. The game received a positive reception and sold well and led to a sequel as part of the MotorStorm series, MotorStorm: Pacific Rift (2008).
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

How it was received

MotorStorm holds a critic score of 85 out of 100. That places it above 87% of the 1,168 rated racing games in our database, which average 68. Games released in 2006 averaged 65, so it scored 20 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 81, across 59 votes.

What it launched against

MotorStorm launched on 14 December 2006, within three weeks of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II - The Rise of the Witch-king, IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 and WarioWare: Smooth Moves. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4.

Released around the same time: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II - The Rise of the Witch-king, IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946, WarioWare: Smooth Moves.

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Quick answers

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When did MotorStorm come out?
MotorStorm was released on 14 December 2006 for PlayStation 3.

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