Motorstorm: Pacific Rift is not a spin off, it is a sequel to the original. It took the premise of the first game and made it better, with better visuals, split screen, and additional vehicles. It is 100% times better than the tech demo that was the first game. How does using the same game engine have anything to do with the fact that it is a sequel or not. Gears 1 and 2 use the same engine, as do Resistance 1 and 2.
Bethesda's Todd Howard "if install base really mattered, we'd all make board games, because there are a lot of tables."
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