<s>
MotorStorm	B-Application
is	O
a	O
2006	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Evolution	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	O
Sony	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
computer	O
entertainment	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MotorStorm	B-Application
has	O
sold	O
over	O
3	O
million	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
sequels	O
were	O
made	O
,	O
MotorStorm	B-Device
:	I-Device
Pacific	I-Device
Rift	I-Device
in	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
MotorStorm	B-Application
:	I-Application
Apocalypse	I-Application
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
created	O
,	O
MotorStorm	B-Application
:	O
Arctic	O
Edge	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
take	O
place	O
at	O
the	O
fictional	O
MotorStorm	B-Application
Festival	O
in	O
Monument	B-Application
Valley	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
MotorStorm	B-Application
holds	O
the	O
Guinness	O
World	O
Record	O
for	O
the	O
biggest	O
variety	O
of	O
vehicles	O
in	O
a	O
racing	O
game	O
-	O
players	O
are	O
in	O
control	O
of	O
seven	O
different	O
types	O
of	O
vehicles	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
:	O
bikes	B-Application
,	O
ATVs	O
,	O
buggies	O
,	O
rally	O
cars	O
,	O
racing	O
trucks	O
,	O
mudpluggers	O
and	O
big	O
rigs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
dirt	O
bikes	B-Application
are	O
capable	O
of	O
accelerating	O
very	O
fast	O
and	O
capable	O
of	O
maneuvering	O
through	O
tight	O
spaces	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
are	O
also	O
easily	O
damaged	O
,	O
and	O
only	O
reach	O
mediocre	O
top	O
speeds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vehicles	O
like	O
big	O
rigs	O
and	O
mudpluggers	O
get	O
excellent	O
traction	O
in	O
mud	O
,	O
whereas	O
lighter	O
vehicles	O
like	O
dirt	O
bikes	B-Application
and	O
ATVs	O
will	O
slip	O
and	O
slide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nitrous	O
boost	O
plays	O
a	O
large	O
part	O
in	O
MotorStorm	B-Application
and	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
either	O
catch	O
up	O
to	O
opponents	O
or	O
pull	O
away	O
from	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2006	O
,	O
shortly	O
following	O
the	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
,	O
leaked	O
footage	O
of	O
a	O
tech	O
demo	O
was	O
spread	O
across	O
the	O
Internet	O
on	O
sites	O
such	O
as	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
.	I-General_Concept
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
was	O
only	O
available	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
retail	O
kiosks	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
second	O
was	O
only	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
an	O
add-on	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
in	O
June	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
in	O
September	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
a	O
second	O
add-on	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
,	O
called	O
the	O
Coyote	O
Revenge	O
Weekend	O
VIP	O
Pass	O
(	O
named	O
Revenge	O
Weekend	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
vehicle	O
pack	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
,	O
that	O
included	O
a	O
rally	O
car	O
which	O
looks	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
a	O
DeLorean	O
and	O
a	O
Big	O
Rig	O
which	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
prison	O
bus	O
,	O
and	O
new	O
livery	O
skins	O
known	O
as	O
Numskull	O
Helmets	O
and	O
Big	O
Blue	O
Bunny	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
Halloween	B-Application
livery	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
Castro	O
Robusto	O
racing	O
truck	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
most	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
games	O
search	O
for	O
updates	O
from	O
the	O
XMB	O
or	O
after	O
starting	O
them	O
,	O
this	O
game	O
required	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
enter	O
the	O
now-defunct	O
online	O
modes	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
trigger	O
the	O
updating	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
PlayStation	B-Protocol
Home	I-Protocol
in	O
October	O
2009	O
,	O
a	O
MotorStorm	B-Application
themed	O
personal	O
apartment	O
was	O
released	O
to	O
all	O
four	O
versions	O
of	O
Home	O
,	O
being	O
Asia	O
,	O
Europe	O
,	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
apartment	O
was	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
MotorStorm	B-Application
Monument	B-Application
Valley	I-Application
Campsite	O
"	O
and	O
could	O
be	O
purchased	O
from	O
the	O
Home	O
Estates	O
store	O
in	O
Home	O
's	O
shopping	O
complex	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
also	O
sixteen	O
MotorStorm	B-Application
themed	O
furniture	O
items	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
purchased	O
to	O
go	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
apartment	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
sofa	O
constructed	O
from	O
a	O
mangled	O
skateboard	O
,	O
the	O
clapped	O
out	O
car	O
seat	O
from	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
MotorStorm	B-Application
vehicles	O
and	O
a	O
smouldering	O
barbecue	O
cunningly	O
fashioned	O
from	O
an	O
old	O
oil-drum	O
and	O
other	O
nondescript	O
pieces	O
of	O
junk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MotorStorm	B-Application
was	O
featured	O
at	O
E3	O
2007	O
as	O
fully	O
supporting	O
game	O
launching	O
in	O
PlayStation	B-Protocol
Home	I-Protocol
,	O
but	O
was	O
released	O
without	O
this	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
successor	O
,	O
MotorStorm	B-Device
:	I-Device
Pacific	I-Device
Rift	I-Device
,	O
however	O
,	O
did	O
fully	O
support	O
game	O
launching	O
in	O
Home	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MotorStorm	B-Application
was	O
officially	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
14	O
December	O
2006	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
became	O
the	O
best-selling	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
game	O
;	O
and	O
in	O
March	O
2007	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
European	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
launch	O
on	O
23	O
March	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
9	O
July	O
2007	O
,	O
MotorStorm	B-Application
had	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
one	O
million	O
copies	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
October	O
2011	O
MotorStorm	B-Application
has	O
sold	O
3.5	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MotorStorm	B-Application
has	O
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
it	O
holds	O
an	O
average	O
rating	O
of	O
82/100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
as	O
of	O
September	O
2007	O
and	O
82%	O
on	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
11th	O
annual	O
interactive	O
achievement	O
award	O
MotorStorm	B-Application
won	O
racing	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
praised	O
the	O
games	O
online	O
aspect	O
saying	O
"	O
Motorstorm	B-Application
's	O
rampageous	O
brand	O
of	O
racing	O
is	O
a	O
great	O
deal	O
of	O
fun	O
"	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
soundtrack	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
while	O
noting	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
offline	O
multiplayer	O
and	O
its	O
single-player	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
GameTrailers	O
criticized	O
the	O
AI	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
saying	O
it	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
"	O
rubber-band	O
"	O
principle	O
which	O
allowed	O
computer	O
drivers	O
to	O
easily	O
catch	O
up	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
regardless	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
performance	O
,	O
but	O
praised	O
the	O
online	O
gameplay	O
of	O
MotorStorm	B-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
its	O
gameplay	O
physics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MotorStorm	B-Application
received	O
a	O
"	O
Platinum	O
"	O
sales	O
award	O
from	O
the	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Leisure	O
Software	O
Publishers	O
Association	O
(	O
ELSPA	O
)	O
,	O
indicating	O
sales	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
300,000	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
