<s>
MotorStorm	B-Application
:	I-Application
Apocalypse	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2011	B-Application
racing	O
video	O
game	O
by	O
Evolution	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
MotorStorm	B-Application
series	O
and	O
the	O
third	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
planned	O
UK	O
release	O
date	O
of	O
MotorStorm	B-Application
:	I-Application
Apocalypse	I-Application
was	O
16	O
March	O
2011	B-Application
,	O
but	O
was	O
delayed	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
UK	O
following	O
the	O
2011	B-Application
Tōhoku	O
earthquake	O
and	O
tsunami	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
events	O
of	O
Apocalypses	O
MotorStorm	B-Application
Festival	O
are	O
told	O
from	O
the	O
perspective	O
of	O
three	O
participants	O
,	O
labelled	O
Mash	O
"	O
The	O
Rookie	O
"	O
,	O
Tyler	O
"	O
The	O
Pro	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
Big	O
Dog	O
"	O
The	O
Veteran	O
"	O
by	O
Evolution	O
Studios	O
,	O
with	O
each	O
participant	O
also	O
representing	O
a	O
difficulty	O
level	O
of	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apocalypse	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
MotorStorm	B-Application
series	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
an	O
urban	O
setting	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
natural	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Five	O
new	O
vehicle	O
classes	O
:	O
the	O
supercar	O
,	O
superbike	O
,	O
muscle	O
car	O
,	O
chopper	O
and	O
the	O
hot	O
hatch	O
,	O
are	O
new	O
additions	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
MotorStorm	B-Application
vehicles	O
,	O
ranging	O
from	O
the	O
MX	O
Motocross	O
bike	O
to	O
the	O
Monster	O
Truck	O
,	O
being	O
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
DLC	B-Protocol
packs	O
included	O
new	O
vehicles	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
DLC	B-Protocol
is	O
"	O
Revelation	O
"	O
pack	O
,	O
containing	O
four	O
vehicles	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
either	O
bought	O
entirely	O
or	O
individually	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
DLC	B-Protocol
is	O
"	O
Remix	O
"	O
pack	O
,	O
consisting	O
three	O
vehicles	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
MotorStorm	B-Application
game	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Mojave	O
Slugger	O
,	O
the	O
Patriot	O
Surger	O
and	O
the	O
Voodoo	O
Iguana	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
DLC	B-Protocol
is	O
the	O
"	O
Prestige	O
"	O
Pack	O
,	O
consisting	O
a	O
rally	O
car	O
and	O
two	O
supercars	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
bought	O
entirely	O
or	O
individually	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
spring	O
2011	B-Application
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
Europe	O
also	O
delayed	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
stating	O
in	O
relation	O
the	O
disaster	O
in	O
Japan	O
:	O
"	O
We	O
are	O
very	O
conscious	O
of	O
the	O
parallels	O
between	O
these	O
events	O
and	O
the	O
underlying	O
theme	O
in	O
MotorStorm	B-Application
and	O
are	O
doing	O
everything	O
we	O
can	O
to	O
be	O
as	O
sensitive	O
as	O
possible	O
to	O
the	O
situation	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
North	O
America	O
three	O
DLC	B-Protocol
packs	O
were	O
available	O
as	O
pre-order	O
incentives	O
,	O
each	O
available	O
from	O
a	O
specific	O
retailler	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
pack	O
included	O
a	O
PlayStation	O
Network	O
avatar	O
,	O
an	O
XMB	B-Device
theme	O
and	O
unique	O
vehicle	O
designs	O
and	O
stickers	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
could	O
use	O
to	O
customise	O
other	O
vehicles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MotorStorm	B-Application
:	I-Application
Apocalypse	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
its	O
"	O
underwhelming	O
graphics	O
"	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
being	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Split/Second	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameZone	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
6.5/10	O
,	O
stating	O
:	O
"	O
For	O
anyone	O
looking	O
for	O
a	O
fresh	O
new	O
racing	O
game	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
,	O
things	O
could	O
get	O
a	O
lot	O
worse	O
than	O
Motorstorm	B-Application
:	I-Application
Apocalypse	I-Application
,	O
but	O
they	O
could	O
also	O
be	O
a	O
little	O
better	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
