Post Motorstorm: Arctic Edge review

I got this game hoping it would be kinda like Burnout (race, smashing stuff along the way with spectacular explosions, and then press a button allowing you to smash even more stuff and actually get points for it ), in other words, a fun, addictive, casual, 15-minutes-a-day racing game. I ended up being amazed at what this game actually has to offer.

Modes

This game has three main modes:

-Festival, which is basically a campaign mode where you compete in over a hundred races on 12 tracks and gain ranks, points, and badges, all in turn allowing you to get better vehicles (24 in total, including trucks, bikes and snow plows (!) and harder races.

-Wreckreation (creative little bast*rds) which is split into three other modes, Free Play, Time Attack and Multiplayer, and it's pretty obvious what each one of them does, although i haven't played multiplayer so i can't tell you what it's like.

-Gallery, where you can view all your medals, statistics, and vehicles.

Gameplay 9/10

This was the biggest surprise for me, because i expected a really easy, fun game, and, well, this wasn't as easy as i expected. At the beginning you easily finish 1st, but then around rank 3 or 4 it gets a lot harder all of a sudden. It's no GT, but then again it's no Burnout either. The gameplay is awesome, don't get me wrong, every vehicle handles differently and every surface makes your ride smoother/rougher, but i felt that it is just a little bit too crash sensitive, when even a slight touch of the wall sends you flying. All in all it's really good, the controls are intuitive, and you get used to it really quick.

Graphics 8.8

I didn't post any screenshots, because they really don't do this game justice. When I saw some screenshots before the purchase, I was like "yeah this is good", but when I actually saw the game rolling at a solid 60 fps for the first time, i was more like "Holy motherf***ing donkey sh*t. This is so awesome!!!"(Huh...? What do you mean foul language? xD ) because it really does look ten times better in-game than it does on screenshots. The attention to detail, tracks, particle effects, reflections, explosions, all that looks simply fabulous in motion, although some of that OMEMB effect is lost when you aren't moving, or when you look at the drivers a bit closer. There is texture pop-in and some weird issues with the crash replay, but it's hardly noticeable and very rare.

Sound/Music 8.5

The sound is great, as each of the vehicles sounds different, and you can easily tell a bike apart from a buggy or a car, and that's quite an accomplishment on the psp. The music is a mix of rock and electro, and although the songs are mostly good, some of them are really annoying, but you can turn them off in the settings menu. Headphones highly recommended!

Conclusion

This might seem to you like a fanboy review (yeah, I did go a little easy on the game) and it is. But do you wanna know why? It's because this game MADE me into a fanboy. I've never played MotorStorm before, but this game MADE me want to play more MS games. And that's the goal of any game, isn't it?

Oh and OMEMB=Oh My Expired Microwave Burrito (cooler version of OMG)

Final score 9/10 (not an average you morons xD )

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Renault driver Rober Kubica targets F1 return this year



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BBC Formula 1 pundits on Kubica's rally accident

Injured Renault driver Robert Kubica says he is planning to return to racing before the end of the year.
The Pole suffered multiple fractures to his arm and leg and a partially severed right hand following a crash in Sunday's Ronde di Andora rally.
Kubica, 26, is expected to miss the whole of the 2011 Formula 1 season.
But he told Gazzetta dello Sport: "I want to return this year. I am really determined to reduce the recovery time with a very defined programme."
Kubica, who finished eighth in the 2010 drivers' table, underwent seven hours of surgery to save his hand after crashing his Skoda Fabia against a church wall.
On Friday, he underwent a further nine hours of surgery to rebuild his foot, shoulder and the inner part of his elbow.
Renault said a team of 15 doctors and nurses were involved in the operations.
Kubica is expected to be in intensive care at the Santa Corona Hospital, 35 miles south-west of Genoa, for two days and a further operation on his elbow is planned for next week.

The fingers work and so does the arm, I can feel them
Robert Kubica
Orthopaedic surgeon Dr Francesco Lanza said: "We finished the second surgical intervention on his upper arm, which was already compromised in a previous accident.
"We gave him a bone graft and inserted a plate. We operated on the inner part of the upper arm but we still have to operate on the outer part."
Dr Igor Rossello, who operated on Kubica's hand, said the had not been an adverse reaction to the second operation.
"Robert's hand reacted well to this phase, the blood circulation has been restored and it's not swollen," he said.
Kubica had told the media ahead of Friday's operation that he could feel his fingers and his arm.
He added: "On Saturday, I will be able to know what my condition is after I undergo the double surgery.
"Then there will be the countdown to begin preparation. I only have that in mind."

KUBICA STATS & FACTS


Team: Renault
Former team: BMW Sauber
Team-mate: Vitaly Petrov
Nationality: Polish
Born: 7/12/1984, Krakow
F1 GP debut: Hungary 2006
A highly-rated talent, not only has Kubica targeted a return before the end of 2011 but he said he also wants to come back a better driver.
"I want to return stronger than before," said Kubica, who has had serious accidents in the past, requiring surgery to his left arm after being a passenger in a road accident in 2003, and then missing the 2007 United States Grand Prix after a serious crash in Canada.
"After this accident, you are no longer the same, you are better.
"I had already gone through that in 2007 after the crash in Canada.
"I was out for one race and when I came back I was better. A driver is not just about accelerating and steering.
"There is a difference between those that drive at 85% and those that drive at 95%. The 15% remaining is the capacity and motivation that comes out of you.
"Since 2007, I'm a stronger driver and I'm stronger mentally. It will be the same this time when I recover physically."
Kubica said he was still trying to piece together the sequence of events that led to his accident, where a guard-rail penetrated the front of his car, causing his injuries.

When he arrived in hospital he had only one litre of blood. "Call the boy's parents," the doctors told me on Sunday afternoon. I felt a chill in my spine
Kubica's agent Daniele Morelli
"I really don't know what happened because I don't remember anything of the accident," Kubica explained.
"I just found myself in hospital and my agent Daniele Morelli has explained everything to me.
"I am saddened with what has happened. It should not have happened.
"I am sorry for my mother because I have made her worry and suffer.
"One does this job but never thinks of the consequences. I just know that I did the rally and now I am in this bed."
Morelli added: "When he arrived in hospital he had only one litre of blood. 'Call the boy's parents', the doctors told me on Sunday afternoon. I felt a chill in my spine."
Renault team principal Eric Boullier told BBC Sport that Kubica was understandably down about his accident and injuries but claimed it was still too soon to say for certain that he will miss the whole season.
"All I know for now is that for the next three months for sure he won't be back. After that, it could be four, five, six," said Boullier.
"He needs at least three months to recover physically, and then we see."
Kubica had shown excellent early-season form after topping the fastest times in the first testing session in Valencia last week in Renault's new R31.
After the accident, Red Bull's Mark Webber sent his best wishes to Kubica.
"It was a big shock for all of us, I couldn't believe it," said the Australian.
"I'm happy, as it looks like the people involved have done an incredible job for him after the accident to keep him in the best shape possible.
"It's a big loss for our sport that he's not here this year and a big loss for us as competitors, as we're motivated to race against the best guys in the world and Robert is one of them.
"I wish him all the best for his recovery; every day he'll make progress and I'm looking forward to having him back when he is ready."