Sony and Evolution Studios unveil MotorStorm

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe and Evolution Studios today unveiled MotorStorm, a brutal off-road racing game designed exclusively for Sony's upcoming PlayStation 3 console.

MotorStorm delivers brutal off-road racing, plunging players into a stunningly realistic - but frenzied and chaotic - environment awash with grit, mud and petrol, in a game that leaves the standard rules of racing in the dust. Gone are the limits of power restrictions, limited classes and qualifying rounds. Players simply choose their vehicle from a massive range – including dirt bikes, ATVs, sand rails, rally cars, monster trucks and everything in between – then hit the track in a no-holds-barred sprint to the finish line. Carving a swathe of destruction through the ever-changing wilderness, players must compete in a high octane-fuelled, horsepower spectacle where the only rule is to try and stay ahead.

"We've enjoyed an excellent working relationship with Evolution Studios over the past five years and are delighted to be furthering our collaboration with them on PlayStation 3", said Phil Harrison, Executive Vice President Development, SCEE. "MotorStorm takes advantage of Evolution Studios' multi-million unit selling racing heritage and their amazing technical expertise, delivering an intense off-road racing game that will define a new genre for the next generation."

"The PlayStation 3 technology has allowed us to create an off-road racer unlike any other", said Martin Kenwright, CEO, Evolution Studios. "MotorStorm will be an intense celebration of racing as subculture, an ultra-gritty racing spectacular that will create a new space in the next generation of cinematic lifestyle entertainment."

Article posted 18th May 2005 by rparnell.