Whilst the original Motorstorm was based in the dust of the desert, a tropical oasis is the scene for this new game. Jungle’s galore – in fact you almost expect to crash in to Nathan Drake (of Unchartered: Drake’s Fortune) at any point.

We have been told that Sony is hoping to get the game out by the middle of October, an extremely important time of the year for the games industry, and could well be one of the Christmas blockbusters of 2008.

One of the biggest changes in Motorstorm 2 (apart from the scenery) will be the introduction of an up to 4 player split screen mode, enabling heated competition outside of the PS Network.

Up to 16 player online play has been suggested and another rumour suggests that one of Burnout Paradise’s features is to be added. In that game, users with a USB Camera hooked up will have a ‘snap’ taken of themselves at the price moment they are crashed in to – and then this image is ‘flashed’ up on the screen of the person handing out the rough driving.

Let’s see the beautifulness of it all.

Screenshots from Trailer

Motorstorm 2: Pacifica Official Teaser Trailer

It’s available on the PS Store now in beautiful high definition glory or its here

Motorstorm 2 Official Teaser Trailer

The player must do whatever he/she can in order to rein victorious in each of the races, this involves smashing other players into cliff walls, or over a cliff edge. The satisfaction gained from doing so, especially in an online match will put a grin from one side of your face to the other.

There are several categories of cars to consider before getting into a race, each with their own unique way of handling. These consist of ATV’s, big rigs, rally cars, racing trucks, buggies, mudpluggers, and finally my favourite, motorbikes.

Each track is very different from the last one, consisting of sharp turns, large jumps, mud pits, cliffs, broken bridges and the like, each placed carefully to make the player think about how to best cross the obstacle while driving at high speed. The player must try to use the boost capability of the vehicles to climb further up the race ladder. The boost facility is great as long as it is not over used, if however you do use it too much, the engine will overheat causing you to explode into a ball of flames.

Final Words

Motorstorm should have a place in every PS3 owners collection, not only because it was a revelation when released, by introducing a lot of people to their first next gen experience, but also because it is a great game in it’s own right. We here at PS3pad.com cannot recommend this game enough, so if you are on the fence about whether to purchase or not, then our advice would be to go for it.

“It’s a real coup for Evolution,” says Martin Kenwright, CEO, Evolution Studios. “Developing MotorStorm has certainly not been easy — but the team here really delivered. Evolution has a reputation for delivering high quality racing titles, but we really needed to up the ante with Sony’s new hardware. We’re delighted that the public has agreed with the press, and made MotorStorm the current Japanese number one PlayStation 3 title. We can’t wait to see how it performs throughout the rest of the world.”

We can all look forward to playing this game here in Europe and in North America next spring. Untill then just enjoy the screenshot below and try to imagine playing this beautiful looking game.