ModNation Racers Beta

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kowenicki said:

darthdevidem01 said:

kowenicki said:
two questions

Is this basically mario kart with a track editor then?

Is it a full price game?

1. Haven't played mario kart extensively, but its really fun & has a very simpl track editior with which you can make complex things too. This is coming from someone who thought LBP's level creator was too time consuming/complex/boring

2. Yes it is & it deserves to be as the full game wll have an extensive career mode too. Split screen racing & much much more.

From what I can read it sounds very much like mario kart....  which is not a bad thing.

Glad the track editor is simple too, I agree with you that the LBP one was way too time consuming.

Yah, the editor is easy to use and create with and I think will see more use than LBP in terms of ratio of owners actually making something.   I like LBP editor but it is pretty deep and to get good results takes a while (which is kind of understandable).  Due to the focus on racing only plus some clever utilities, the editor in MNR is both easy and actually fun to use.  To put that in perspetive I've created levels with Unreal, Hammer and other editors, so wasn't put off by LBP but can see others would be, while I thought editor in MRN was so easy I couldn't imagine anyone not wanting to throw together a quick track.

The game style is very much Mario Kart.

Beta's convinced me as well.  Unless something goes horribly wrong this has gone from mild interest to definate buy.  Also, I've played online a bit more and it's fun (although sometimes a little lag crept in plus some annoying disconnects, but it is a Beta I guess) and pretty adictive.  Like Darth I've had some great races with plenty of last minute drama and exploding drivers (which is a good combination).

Unless Sony are very unlucky this should sell very well.  I recon the fun karting crowd will like it, it's sure to be bought by a fair number of LBP owners I would have thought as it shares the X, Create, Share mantra and ethos, plus it does seem good enough as a game to get good word of mouth and reviews.