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Sony has announced that a playable demo of ModNation Racers will be available on Wednesday.
The demo will feature two tracks (Lost Temple and Flaming Jumps), eight pre-made mods and their respective karts and a peek at the game’s track editor.
Both tracks will showcase the game’s capacity to perform some sweet jumps, get your drift on and shoot other mods off the road.
Much like the already-previewed PS3 version, this game feels very much like a blend of Mario Kart and LittleBigPlanet. While the customisation options aren't as deep as the larger console, and it's lacking the auto-populate function in the track studio, there's still plenty to play with. Soon after starting the game, I found myself lost in a sea of choices, most of which need unlocking.
Career mode appears to be the best way to unlock new options, and the characterisation added by the story is quite endearing. You play as "Tag", a former graffiti artist now getting into customising and racing karts. The cutscenes are all done in the same cutesy-3D style as the rest of the graphics, and the plotline is oddly compelling. The unlocks themselves are dependent on your performance, each race having three "career goals" to aim for, with increasing difficulty and bonuses for bronze, silver, and gold. The bronze target is almost always "third place or better" with no extra goals, but the tougher challenges offer silver and gold unlocks. There are also "Modjobs", which are a little like trophies, and also unlock items when achieved.
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ModNation Racers is the newest installment to PlayStation’s innovative Play, Create and Share genre. ModNation Racers is a thoroughly fresh take on classic kart racing that empowers the player to personalize their entire game. Players can express themselves by creating their own Mod character, styling their own racing kart and even building - in just minutes - an imaginative track that can be shared with the rest of the PlayStation community via the free PlayStation Network service. The easy-to-use editing studio tools make this creative process accessible to players of all levels. Not feeling creative? ModNation Racers presents a humorous story with a wealth of pre-made characters, karts, tracks and challenges for all players.
Features:
- Customized Karting Experience - Whether the player is a race car driver, a newcomer to videogames or an aspiring game developer, they can show their talents off in ModNation Racers. The power of creation is in the player’s hands.
- Accessible Creation Tools - ModNation Racers includes easy creation tools in the Track Studio, Character Studio and Kart Studio that allow the player to design something comprehensive and fun in a matter of minutes. Players can invest minimal time and enjoy basic creating, or they can invest more time and make sure every lake, mountain, banked turn and power-up is placed perfectly.
- Classic Kart Racing Action - ModNation Racers delivers exceptional kart handling and physics technology on PS3 that makes for fast and fun racing. Players can drift their karts around corners, boost for more speed, attack opponents with weapons and interact with the world around them.
- Story Campaign - The humorous story of ModNation Racers sees the player rise up to become an elite racer. The narrative, tutorials, challenges, and rewards reveal all the key features.
- Game Modes - In addition to the Story Campaign, other single and multiplayer player modes will let players show off their skills in varied challenges with their favorite characters and karts.
- Extensive PlayStation Network Options - Features include matchmaking, detailed stats and leaderboards, Friends List management, communication tools, etc.
- Vinyl Art Style - Inspired by urban vinyl art, ModNation Racers sports a stylish and attractive look and design for young and old players alike.
- User-Generated Content - User generated content in ModNation Racers will keep this karting world fresh and alive so that every race is a new and fun experience.
- Vote for the Best - Players can participate in the karting community in ModNation Racers by voting on any creation as they view it and race it Attacking and Offensive Driving - Winning the race is only half of the fun! Players can use combat-like racing strategies to attack other karts with an array of dramatic weapons. For those interested in focusing solely on racing, ModNation Racers has a Pure Race mode.
- Trophy Support - ModNation Karting supports a host of fun and challenging trophies to collect along the way.
