


The thing about the game that’s probably my biggest concern is the slow loading times. Trust me, most of the time, the shield is usually your best bet – especially when you hear that rocket coming in from behind you. They can use these to their advantage in one of two ways – speed up ahead or protect their ass by putting up a shield. Players will pick up a lot of boost items along the way, as well. This way, they’ll deal more damage when they use them. When players pick up weapons, they can use those weapons against their opponents to get a quick gain in the race or hold on to them and upgrade them the next time they pick up another weapon. Players can take the race online with up to twelve players on one track at once, play offline against the computer, or play local multiplayer with up to four friends on a split-screen. It makes it feel more right, natural even, than it would it other games. For those wondering, drafting is the same thing as drifting – except this game pulls it off a lot better than any other racer. When you get a track that involves plenty of turns and curves, you’ll find yourself drafting even when it’s unnecessary. Drafting is probably the most entertaining part of racing. Players can pick up weapons, activate triggers, and draft (that’s draft, not drift) their way in front of their opponents. As it’s kart racing, everything’s smaller (chibi if I might say) and faster. Speaking of the track, racing in ModNation Racers is a lot different than racing in any other game. The campaign provides you with tutorials along the way so you’re fully able to become a master of the track. There are cut scenes, tons of witty/funny moments, and moderately memorable characters. It’s an admirable relationship that they have. Covering the cup are two anchormen named Biff and Gary, whom of which Biff constantly mocks Gary, degrades him, or brags about how much more handsome he is than him. It centers around a ModNation Racing Cup that the main character Tag is competing in. It’s pretty humorous, as well, which is great for those who aren’t feeling creative and would rather just play single-player mode on their own. First off – yes, it does have a story mode. It’s one big mod of a game – thus the title.īefore I get into the creation, I want to talk a bit about the game’s story mode and general racing features. You’ll race tracks, create tracks, racers, and karts, and share them all online for you and the PlayStation Network community to experience. Like the genre, there are three main things that can be done in ModNation Racers: race, create, and share. LittleBigPlanet brought the ‘Play, Create, Share’ genre into existence in 2007, and now in 2010 a new game titled ModNation Racers enters the genre, bringing a whole new level of creativity to PlayStation 3.
