Game details
- Game:
- MotorStorm Apocalypse
- AKA
- Motorstorm 3
- Genre:
- Driving
- Sub Genre:
- Racing
- Release Date (US):
- May 3rd, 2011
- Release Date (UK):
- May 1st, 2011
- Players:
- 1-4
- Online Players:
- 1-16
- Developers:
- Evolution Studios
- Publisher:
- Sony Computer Entertainment
- Rating:
- T [Teen]
- PSU Rank:
- 0 of 1169 Games
- PSU Rank on PS3:
- 0 of 0 Games
- Additional Information:
- Only on the PS3.
About MotorStorm Apocalypse
The MotorStorm outfit, having done dust-bowls and jungles, has packed bags and shipped out. Their destination: a coastal city that's in throes of a natural catastrophe - and what better place to kick-start another MotorStorm festival? Set over a three day period, MotorStorm Apocalypse's backdrop is rapidly disintegrating - You are there when it happens, and this is survival racing! Throughout the game the city will be ripped to pieces, in real-time, as you race. Routes will be affected, as will our emergent gameplay. Buggies using collapsing walls as half-pipes. Big Rigs on the rooftops of skyscrapers as they collapse. Superbikes gunning into the basements of enormous rifts. Supercars flicking on their headlights to barrel through the subways and sewers. You've never raced on the edge of insanity like this before. Set over a three day period, MotorStorm Apocalypse's backdrop is rapidly disintegrating -- You are there when it happens, and this is survival racing! Throughout the game the city will be ripped to pieces, in real-time, as you race. Routes will be affected, as will our emergent gameplay. Buggies using collapsing walls as half-pipes. Big Rigs on the rooftops of skyscrapers as they collapse. Superbikes gunning into the basements of enormous rifts. Supercars flicking on their headlights to barrel through the subways and sewers. You've never raced on the edge of insanity like this before.
Review
- PSU Review Score
- 9.0
- Avg. user review score:
- 9.9
Summary
Stimulating, frustrating and visually spectacular, MotorStorm: Apocalypse takes arcade racing to a whole new thrilling level.
We like
- Fast-paced, aggressive races really get the blood pumping
- The carnage around you is quite spectacular
- Rewarding multiplayer levelling system
We dislike
- Lighter vehicles spin-out too easily
- Inconsistent A.I. Sometimes they are too good, others times they barely try
- The frustration of crashing frequently and being placed in last position.
See PSU's review on Metacritic & GameRankings
If you’ve ever played a videogame that has given you the urge to throw your controller through your T.V. screen with rage, then beware: MotorStorm: Apocalypse has the power to turn that compulsion into reality. However, it’s testament to its exhilarating gameplay that no matter how frustrated you get with crashing your vehicle – and you will, a lot - you’ll still be compelled to keep coming back for mor...
- Posted Apr 1st 2011
- 4214 Comments
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MotorStorm Apocalypse News
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MotorStorm series may return, says Evolution Studios
Evolution Studios may be focused on DriveClub for now, but a company spokesperson has said it could still return to the MotorStorm franchise later down the line. The studio’s latest project was unveiled at the PlayStation Meeting last Wednesday, and will be coming to Sony’s next-gener...
- Posted Feb 25th 2013
- 4 Comments
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Is Evolution Studios teasing its own reveal for Feb. 20?
MotorStorm developer Evolution Studios may be gearing up for a reveal of some kind on February 20 – day and date with Sony’s planned PlayStation Meeting. That’s at least according to Twitter tease by game director Paul Rustchynsky, who wrote “10 days!” on Sunday. Tha...
- Posted Feb 11th 2013
- 6 Comments
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MotorStorm: Apocalypse gets meaty update
Evolution Studios has rolled out a boatload of updates for its PlayStation 3-exclusive racer, MotorStorm: Apocalypse. Players can now tinker with a mode editor, which allows you to create your own modes to play in the game’s multiplayer component. Elsewhere, gamers can now share customis...
- Posted Aug 12th 2011
- 1 Comments
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E3 2011: Ubisoft announces Motionsports Adrenaline
Ubisoft has confirmed that a sequel to its PlayStation Move compatible series, MotionSports, will be released later this year. Motionsports Adrenaline will feature a range of extreme sports, including Parkour (free-running,) Mountain Biking, Wingsuiting and Extreme trampolining. There will be eig...
- Posted Jun 7th 2011
- 2 Comments
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MotorStorm Apocalypse hits North America on May 3
Sony today announced MotorStorm Apocalypse will hit store shelves in North America on May 3, following delays caused by the natural disasters in Japan. All copies will include a voucher for the Premier Pack DLC bundle, which includes two exclusive in-game vehicles and more. You can still pre...
- Posted Apr 15th 2011
- 3 Comments
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Sony confirms new MotorStorm: Apocalypse UK date
Sony’s announced that MotorStorm: Apocalypse will be released in the UK on March 31. The news comes in light of the console maker’s decision to postpone the racer’s original March 18 launch following the horrific earthquake and tsunami disaster in Japan. The Evolution Studio...
- Posted Mar 22nd 2011
- 7 Comments
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Sony delays MotorStorm Apocalypse in North America
Sony Computer Entertainment America today slammed the delay-hammer down on disaster-ridden racer MotorStorm Apocalypse in North America. "Similar to news already issued from our Japanese and European territories, SCEA can confirm that we are officially delaying release of MotorStorm Apoca...
- Posted Mar 18th 2011
- 8 Comments
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MotorStorm: Apocalypse promos and leaked retail copies going for big bucks on eBay
In the aftermath of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe’s decision to indefinitely delay the release of MotorStorm: Apocalypse in the U.K. earlier this week, PlayStation 3 promos and leaked retail copies have sprung up on eBay. On eBay’s U.K. site, there are currently six PS3 promos fo...
- Posted Mar 16th 2011
- 4 Comments
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MotorStorm: Apocalypse delayed in UK
The UK release of MotorStorm: Apocalypse has been postponed following Japan’s earthquake and tsunami disaster last Friday, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) has confirmed. The off-road racer was originally pencilled in for release on March 18, and follows yesterday’s news that...
- Posted Mar 15th 2011
- 6 Comments
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Evolution Studios says to 'expect stuff that blows you away'
Developer Evolution Studios has revealed that it’s unsure what the studio will cobble together once MotorStorm: Apocalypse is done and dusted, though you can be sure of one thing – it’ll be something “that f****** blows you away.” That’s according to game direc...
- Posted Feb 28th 2011
- 1 Comments
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MotorStorm Apocalypse Features
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PSU: Best Racing Game of 2011
The competition for best racing game of 2011 roared to a halt today as one title narrowly crossed the finished line, topping the competition. This was a year without the PlayStation’s biggest exclusive racing game, but perhaps its second biggest. Then again, there were some great racing games ...
- Posted Dec 20th 2011
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MotorStorm Apocalypse Walkthrough: The Thrill Of The Eliminator
The main highlight of MotorStorm’s chaotic Festival mode are the Eliminators. These frantic races take place six times during the campaign and get progressively more challenging as you move from the Rookie ranks through to Veteran. As chaos rains down all around you, the added pressure of gett...
- Posted Apr 2nd 2011
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Gameplay footage of MotorStorm: Apocalypse 'Waves of Mutilation' spills into reality as tsunami strikes Japan
As the people of Japan struggle to deal with the devastation caused by the world's fifth-largest earthquake in recorded history — which in turn sparked a massive tsunami — Sony Japan closed six of its factories across the ravaged region and pledged 300 million Japanese yen to aid rec...
- Posted Mar 14th 2011
- 11 Comments
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