Talk:MotorStorm

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A new trailer for this game was released that shows some gameplay footage, definitely something to put into the article. I found it on Gametrailers.com, there might be other sources.

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[edit] Launch title

I removed the speculative launch date. The Viper 09:25, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Medial capital

I think that this ought to be at Motorstorm. Medial capitals are fussy, confusing marketing manipulation attempts that shouldn't be encouraged. There are 178,000 Googe hits for "motor storm" because this game title looks like two words. Sometimes both title forms even show up in the same article, e.g. this one at Gamespot (I'm sorry, should I have pressed Shift for that s in spot?). If Sony wanted the s capitalised, they should have made the title two words. ENeville 02:30, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

Shut up.
Honestly, since when do Wikipedia users get to dictate terms on the presentation of a product's name? There's specific tags in place because some items' first letter should be lowercase but because of Wikipedia's technical setup, the first letter is always capitalised. If the product is named "MotorStorm" it should be entered as such and not changed because someone "doesnt like marketing". This has nothing to do with marketing, just how it was chosen to be spelled. Why not get Driv3r's entry changed. Once for including a 3 in the name, and also because its all caps. We're not in charge of what the creative team christen their titles and hopefully, not arrogant enough to rechristen it into what we think the title should be.--193.195.87.117 12:13, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Publisher pitch?

Is it just me, or does the Description section of this page seem more like a useless publisher pitch than actual information about the game? It's hardly what I'd call neutral, verifiable, or encyclopedic information. It's just some marketing guy's statements about how awesome they are.

I'd suggest having this section removed, or rewritten by someone who's familiar with the game.--Poinexter1985 17:11, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

I assume it's copied right from the publisher, because the exact same description is on IGN's page for this game. I added advertisement and NPOV tags to the article, as I am not familiar enough with the game to make any content changes to it. --Lyght 02:49, 20 December 2006 (UTC)
I cleaned the article up, let me know how it looks now. --Cmsjustin 13:55, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] AU/PAL Dates

An unregistered user keeps adding the AU date back in without citation. I suggest we move it to March 2007 for all of PAL or we cite each release date. March 2007 would be good enough until we get closer to launch day I think. --Cmsjustin 17:29, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Massive damage?

Oh please, it looks like some fool with a thing for internet memes got into the article. There is no proof that this stupid massive damage thing folks are going on about all the time is related to the motorstorm demo.

[edit] 1up confirms Motorstorm does not support 1080p or 60fps

On January 10, 2007, 1up confirmed that Motorstorm does not run at a resolution of 1080p. I took the time to add a reference link and an update to the page. The article also confirms that the game runs at only 30 frames per second, not 60 frames per second. The name of the article on 1up is called, "Motorstorm Does Not Support 1080p." Mike mgoblue 06:03, 13 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Both Demo Versions

We all know that the kiosk demo has two tracks and you can switch cars on the track, right? Well, I downloaded the demo onto my PS3 and it only has one track. I edited the article to fix this but now I see that it has reverted back to the version before my edit. If anyone else has this demo on their PS3, please help me solve this problem. Pteren 15:02, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

I own a ps3 ad the sonystore copy of the demo, Yes I have played the kiosk edition and yes they have several differances. While I can't say that the kiosk version has framerate issues (never encountered those) you can switch between cars/trucks/bikes at the begining of the race. The sonystore copy doesn't let you switch cars before race start, has only one track and has this werid glitch that causes your bike to be sucked into the ground, crashing instantly when there is an upward change in elevation or you slam into the ground from a jump. I'm sorry I'm not logged in making my words useless but school has blocks that don't let me log in. 208.63.46.9 15:53, 30 January 2007 (UTC)Ryukuroi
Okay. So you have only one track too.Pteren 13:06, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Multiplayer?

http://www.psu.com/node/6964 says that Evolution Studios will not be having split-screen play for Motorstorm. Pteren 15:06, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Release date

MotorStorm shipped on March 6, 2007. it was actually released on March 7, 2007—today.thegreentrilby 21:02, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

Yes. I just purchased it today at Target.Pteren 01:03, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
Does Wikipedia go by ship date or release date?—thegreentrilby 21:40, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
The official release date is March 6th. Most retailers get the game late. Any high-profile game will be expedited to the retailers for actual release date. Think Madden or GTA: San Andreas. —cmsJustin (talk|contribs) 12:23, 16 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Rumors of split screen

There is talk of split screen being added, along with additional cars and tracks (the latter two possibly for a fee), in a possible downloadable update. Anyone care to look into the matter? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 207.233.120.2 (talk) 17:07, 12 March 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Glitches

I love this game. I played the demo all the time, and I've been playing it every day since I bought it on launch day. The gameplay is so much fun. But that being said, I experience freezes and other glitches almost every day.

  • During gameplay the game will freeze but will still play music.
  • Headsets will work the first time/server, but will not work again until you restart the game.
  • Game hosts will freeze while starting the game. They will hit Start but just see video playing and no options, and the host can still talk to the other players. It doesn't give up host token either so everyone else is stuck in the game lobby until the host exits the game.

I'd like to include these in the article in a Glitches or Criticism section, while abiding by WP:NOR. I haven't seen any published reports of this, so if someone get a link to one we can use it as a reference. Also, anyone know of any other serious issues? —cmsJustin (talk|contribs) 12:20, 16 March 2007 (UTC)


these have been recently almost all fixed with the 1.1 update you get when you go online, plus the image on the page isn't a cutscene but it's ingame.

[edit] Swap Vehicles on Demo Version?

I downloaded my own demo version of MotorStorm and it does not feature Swap Vehicles. I had to start with the same vehicle I have picked. Does anyone have a device that allows you to swap vehicles? Professional Gamer 23:56, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

You cannot perform that in the home demo, only the kiosk demo. GOLAASTL24 22:56, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
Kiosk demo? Whats that? Professional Gamer 18:48, 31 March 2007 (UTC)
Kiosk demos- demos at stores, the trial demo for retailers, not the demo from the PS Store GOLAASTL24 04:15, 2 April 2007 (UTC)
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