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The MotorStorm series was born when the PS3 launched back in late 2006/early 2007. The first game in the series showed us what the (then) newly released PS3 console was capable of. Since then, the series has grown with two more games released on the PS3 and a spin-off for the PS2 and PSP. MotorStorm RC is the newest addition in the franchise but is unlike any other MotorStorm game you have ever played.

This is because you are playing as small remote-controlled cars now!Is this radical change in the series’ direction going to deter long-term fans from playing this game? What’s the differences between the PS3 and PS Vita version?Find out as we take a look at the HOTs and NOTs of MotorStorm RC. HOTOld-School Style Of GameplayIf there’s something missing about racing games these days, it is sheer fun and simplicity.

Sure games like Forza 4 and Gran Turismo 5 are fun, but they’re not the type of game you will see your entire family getting involved in. Those games are mostly for car enthusiasts who love to collect a large garage of expensive cars. MotorStorm RC is as simple as it gets as you are only racing as small remote-controlled cars. If you are old enough to remember the Micro-Machines and Circuit Breakers games on the PSOne, MotorStorm RC offers a similar style of simplistic gaming fun that just about anyone of any age will enjoy.Offline Multiplayer MadnessKeeping with the theme of making things “old-school”, MotorStorm RC offers 4 player split-screen racing action. 4 player split-screen games were abundant in the PSOne era as this was before the time video game consoles were able to be connected to the internet. Now that most people have their PS3’s and Xbox 360’s connected online, a number of games have sadly ditched split-screen gameplay altogether. Some recent examples of this have been Skate 3 and Battlefield 3 among many others.

It’s great to see that Evolution Studios has included the 4 player split-screen gameplay in MotorStorm RC as there’s nothing quite like playing a game next to your friends and/or family members. Bear in mind, this is obviously only available on the PS3 version of MotorStorm RC.Multiple Game ModesThere is more to MotorStorm RC than just racing against one another to be the top three on the podium. Although you can still do that in the standard “Race” mode. During the main single player mode called “Festival”, you will encounter three other game mode that keeps the gameplay fresh and exciting. One of the modes is a time attack called “Hot Lap”. This is where you need to get the fastest lap on any track.

The game is helpful enough to show you the preferred racing line to beat the A.I’s top times too. Another mode is called “Pursuit” where you have to overtake all your opponents within a set time. Lastly you have “Drift” where you earn points for doing fun things like powerslides etc. All in all, these modes are fun to play and separates this MotorStorm RC from being just another racing gameLoads of Tracks and Vehicles To UnlockThe best thing about MotorStorm RC is that is pays homage to the all of the four previous games in the series. There are four areas in the which include the first MotorStorm game, Pacific Rift, Arctic Edge and Apocalypse. Each area houses 12 tracks for a total of 48 unique and different tracks in MotorStorm RC. The design of each track looks awesome especially the tracks from Pacific Rift and Arctic Edge.

The miniature sized beach/jungle and ice tracks look pretty cool.The racing tracks isn’t the only thing you can unlock. There is a total of 96 vehicles in the entire game.

There are a number of cars, monster trucks and dune buggy’s you can collect. Although you cannot customise the appearance of the vehicles in the game, you can change the color of the paint job which is nice to see.PS Vita And PS3 Versions For The Same Low PriceFor the low price of $9.99, you can get MotorStorm on the PS3 and PS Vita. If you own a PS Vita, you don’t have to pay extra for the PS3 version or vice versa. Both versions are included once you purchase the game which is nice.There’s not many differences between the two version in terms of content. The only obvious advantages is that the PS3 version has split-screen multiplayer and you can play it in stereoscopic 3D. Although the PS Vita version is great to have if you’re travelling or wanting to kill some time.NotNo Online MultiplayerIt’s great to see that MotorStorm RC includes offline split-screen multiplayer but there’s no online multiplayer!

It will be cool if developers these days included both forms of multiplayer and not just sacrifice one for the other. The only online aspects this game includes are online leaderboards.Graphics Could Have BetterAs simplistic as the gameplay is, the graphics are simple as well. They don’t look bad, although they’re not the type of graphics that are likely to stand up against other games on both the PS3 and PS Vita. I was playing Everybody’s Golf and WipeOut 2048 on the PS Vita and those two games look noticeably better than MotorStorm RC in comparison. Even the PS3 version of the game looks outdated. VerdictDespite MotorStorm RC having simple graphics and no online multiplayer, the other features of the game are sure to please. There are a number of game modes and tracks on offer that will keep you occupied for several hours.

Not to mention that the game is only $9.99 and this includes both the PS3 and PS Vita versions. It’s hard to tell if long-term MotorStorm fans will like this spin-off title although it’s still a fun racing game nonetheless.top / Editor’s Note: MotorStorm RC was reviewed on the PlayStation 3 and PS Vita platforms. The game was provided to us by the publisher for review purposes. MotorStorm RC Review, 8.5 out of 10 based on 6 ratings. Tags.

This gem of an arcade racer is the pleasant surprise of PlayStation Vita's bulging and generally high-quality launch line-up. It's also an absolute steal at under a fiver from the PlayStation Store (or six euros, but sadly no dollars yet - it's due for release in North America on March 6th). But that's not even the half of it. Bubble genius levels. MotorStorm RC is a revival of a sadly neglected sub-genre of racing games - and a bite-sized vision of Sony's cross-platform future, because it's on PS3 too.It's also a valiant rally from Evolution, the Sony-owned studio whose loud and proud was all but sunk by a terrible real-life coincidence last year. Humbled but undaunted, a small team at Evolution shrunk the MotorStorm series' off-road vehicles down to radio-controlled models for this top-down racer, and remade its epic locations out of cardboard boxes, mud, tyres and chalk.The result looks and plays a lot like the classic Micro Machines, or Mashed if you have a shorter memory (or, if you have a slightly longer one, that magnificent arcade cab of the late 1980s, Ivan 'Ironman' Stewart's Super Off Road). You look down on a compact track from above and steer little cars around it, firing them off ramps, round banking and over bumps and around hazards.

To see this content please enable targeting cookies.RC cars are a perfectly natural fit for this play style. On Vita, the default (and best) control scheme even mimics a radio control handset, with throttle and brake/reverse on the right stick. You can set these to buttons or triggers if you prefer, but being digital, they don't offer the same feel or fine control.Evolution has always prided itself on its handling physics and those standards haven't lowered alongside the scope and budget of its latest release.

The wild, skittering momentum, high speed and low grip of the toy racers is wonderfully conveyed, along with the shrill whine of their electric motors and their harmless, clattering crashes. MotorStorm's trademark surfaces also feature, with dirt, mud, ice and concrete all having an identifiable feel.The eight car classes, based on MotorStorm favourites such as Buggy, Racing Truck and Big Rig, have distinct and tactile handling characteristics and a couple of them are even great fun to drift. The faster ones - which you won't access until a little way into the game - require real concentration and sensitive use of the throttle to master.Events unlock simply by earning medals in the races, hot lap time trials, overtake challenges and drifting competitions - up to three in each event. It's no picnic, and by a third of the way through the game you'll be having to work hard to pass events or improve earlier performances to get enough medals to progress.It might be tough, but it's the opposite of cumbersome. Instantaneous restarts, minimal loading, lap times of 15 to 30 seconds and events that last a couple of minutes at most make this an incredibly fast-paced game, and you're urged on by a soundtrack of insistent dubstep and techno that's mixed so it never drops out for a moment. Immediate, addictive, manageable and focused, MotorStorm RC is an ideal portable game.

What elevates it to a great arcade game is the excellent live leaderboard implementation. Hook up to a wi-fi or 3G connection and RC will flash updates at you when friends and strangers beat your times, as well as show rankings for each event. You might be tooling around with your RC cars in the game's lovely Playground area, trying to jump through basketball hoops or punt footballs through goalposts at the time; just hold a button down and you're whisked straight to that event, with a ghost of your rival's performance (represented neatly by an arrow on the track) to test yourself against. You can send challenges via Facebook or direct message, too.Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be a way to select a specific ghost from the leaderboards, and the choice of ghosts when you restart an event is unpredictable to say the least. An even bigger disappointment is the complete lack of local or online multiplayer, which would surely be a riot - although this is an excellent time trial game, which is arguably more than half the battle when it comes to social racing.If you play MotorStorm RC on PS3, however, you can enjoy split-screen racing for four players.

Which brings us to MotorStorm RC's most remarkable feature. This is a true cross-play game, with one price covering both Vita and PS3 versions, no segregation of players on the leaderboards, and your progress saved to the cloud and transferred seamlessly between the two clients. The game is completely identical on the two systems, save a few additional graphical effects on the PS3 version. Price and Availability. PS3/Vita: £4.79 from PlayStation Store. A single purchase unlocks both versions. Demo available.

Details correct at time of publicationIt's witchcraft, frankly. This first taste of genuine cross-platform play between home and handheld makes it seem an extremely compelling proposition, and it's very exciting (even though I'm always going to prefer playing RC on Vita - it just seems more at home there). It might not be a vision of the future - you can play Portal on your laptop, after all - but it's certainly a lot more like the present than anything else the console manufacturers are offering.MotorStorm RC isn't two games in one, it's one game in two - and it's an absurd bargain.

With online multiplayer, it would be a miniature classic. As it is, it's recommended for PS3 owners, all but essential if you have a Vita - and for lovers of RC cars or top-down racing, it's a rare treat.8/10.