I own the original Motorstorm and never play it. I would say it's the least played game in my PS3 library. This is a shock to me, because I have an 8 year old son that loves racing games, so I figured at least he would play it. Well, he'd rather play Need for Speed Carbon or even ExciteTruck on the Wii. Look, when an 8 year old won't play a game because the gameplay is boring and unenjoyable, that's a pretty damning indictment of a game.
The collision detection in Motorstorm is spotty, and not just the vehicle/vehicle collisions but really the vehicle/environment problems. I have suffered losing races a number of times because I mysteriously "blew up" when I hit a ramp. The CPU AI is suspect in the single player campaign mode; it "cheats" like Mario Kart. I build a half-a-lap lead, run a perfect line, and still the ENTIRE pack catches me in 45 seconds. The online servers are either filled with griefers or are down (I have not been able to connect to Motorstorm online for awhile now).
The original is a mediocre racer, and I only give it a grade of mediocre because of the soundtrack and visuals. Because of that, I have no interest in Pacific Rift.
I made pretty much the same statement about Resistance/Resistance 2 in that COD:WaW/R2 sales thread.
IMHO, PS3 fans need to take a step back and realize that a lot of these exclusives aren't selling well because they're just not very good games.
