yeah when i posted my feedback(on here) it was all offline, but like you said, when you do online races it does seem to have a framerate and lag problem for most of the people here, I would also score it a 8.5/10, which is not bad, now just to post our feedback to them so they can fix it

I'm not sure I agree they don't leverage their IP.  LBP has plenty of Kratos, Helghast skins encouraging recognition and visiblity of their titles.  Mod Nation Racers is Race, Create, Share so is totally aligned with LBP in concept.

I think it made sense for mod nation to have its own art style though, as it needs to be distinctive and have its own identify.

On the other hand I'm sure that when it launches they'll release skins for Mod Nation that match other IP, and adding a Sackboy would be easy as pie so far as I can see.  Already in the Beta I've seen Helghast so there must even be enough 'raw ingredients' in the character editor to come close yourself even without official skins.

I guess they could take it further, but they seem to me to make sure you are well aware of other IP and franchises in these X, Create, Share titles.

Had the FUNNEST SERIES MATCH EVER

me & this other guy caulen221 I think were head on head. He won the first match by like 0.5 seconds

I won the second match by like 1 Second

THEN int he third match I was way ahead of everyone else, but near the end he go the POWER UP, the green one, so he could use a boost & he went right in front of me

on this track theres a big ramp & the karts jump RIGHT before the lap ends! Luckily I had collected 3 of the blue power ups, so as I had 3 of them, they combined to form the blue tornado thing

I unleashed it, it hit him JUST IN TIME, slowed him down & I got to the finish line 0.32 something seconds before him

EPIC GAME! LOVE IT!

9/10 for the beta score
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P.S I also made a track called "The 4-Levels of madness", it has tunnels, 2 levels of overpasses, a ground level, crazy power ups, crazy places to drift a lot & then boost a lot with an engrossing scenery!

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.

yeah the track editior is really good, they nailed the "create" in this game, the best thing is you get to "test" the track without even more loading screens (just while I mention loading, I'll tell you that the loading in the beta is HORRENDOUS in most places!!)

in LBP the play part was the best imo, here create really stands out.

I built a decent track, with hils, slopes, mini towns, lots of scenery, obstacles, power ups & so on in 14 minutes flat (it even tells you how ,long you took to build it ). Ofcourse its not masterpece, but for a first try I was impressed to see how easy it was to use, and they have many more months to add features & make it even more easier.

Some beta's nail down purchases for you (uncharted 2 beta), some beta's result in you not wanting to buy said games (MAG beta, Resistance 2 Beta)

This beta is definetely in the "nails down your purchase" category, your missing out :(

but there should be an open beta eventually!

I have played on mario kart loads, the controls for the carts are not a good as mario (but it is designed for kids so....), but they definately are still good. But Modnation is definately as fun as mario, if not more fun!! While a lot of people may say it is a Mario kart clone, The track editor, customisation and chat features make this game stand out from mario kart big time.

Edit: I think i may buy it if I have enough money left over, too many games lol

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.

So no beta for the US psn? Man that sucks..I was looking at the psn update the other day. Well, its possible we will be getting the Heavy Rain demo, so I'm happy about that.

Come on, US had the beta long enough, now it's our time to enjoy it :)

Game is awesome except for the part where it keeps booting me off, shocks of horrors, my internet connection was perfect today but the game still kept cutting me off (but I still remained on psn) so eventually I gave up for now, might try another time.