ModNation Racers

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Is anybody here pumped for this game like I am. Sony has been doing an awesome job with its 1st party titles. Been waiting on this game for a while now. Looks to be a cross between Mario Kart and Little Big Planet with some graffiti culture thrown in. Can't lose with that mash-up. Deep character/car creation, build your own tracks and upload them online, simple gameplay, online multiplayer, and more.

I just preordered it.

Check out some of the vids here.

http://www.modnation.com/media/index.htm
 
Who'd you pre-order with? You get different unlockable character/cars depending on who you pick.

Amazon - Ratchet & Clank
Best Buy - Drake from Uncharted
GameStop - Kratos from God of War

http://www.modnation.com/preorder/index.htm

(the pre-order bonus is only for the PS3 version)
 
Who'd you pre-order with? You get different unlockable character/cars depending on who you pick.

Amazon - Ratchet & Clank
Best Buy - Drake from Uncharted
GameStop - Kratos from God of War

http://www.modnation.com/preorder/index.htm

(the pre-order bonus is only for the PS3 version)

Had to go with Amazon man. I've ordered my last few games from there. I have to say they are doing a good job at enticing gamers with all those $20 off your next game purchase promotions.

Also I thought this was PS3 exclusive. Am I wrong on that?
 
It's a Sony exclusive title, and will release first on the PS3, and then eventually come out on PSP (like LittleBigPlanet did).
 
It's a Sony exclusive title, and will release first on the PS3, and then eventually come out on PSP (like LittleBigPlanet did).

Nice. Been wanting a PSP Go. But never really played my original PSP much except on long trips.I do like that the Go! is much smaller and can fit in my pocket easier but not being able to transfer UMD's and the price made my decision easy. I'll wait till I can find a great deal on one.

I also think developers are really missing out on PSP and PS3 interconnectivity. You see some cool gimmicks and stuff for some games but never anything really awesome that benefits real gamers who want to take their games on the go. For example, I would LOVE if I could sync my NBA 2k10 My Player mode on PS3 with a copy of NBA 2k10 on the PSP so that when I'm gone I can still continue my progress. Then when I'm back home sync up the PSP and PS3 and continue where I left off on the PSP. This would be a killer feature for sports games. Man I gotta get a job with SONY. LOL.
 
I use my PSP a bunch on the bus, but have no desire to switch to the go. It's crazy that a go is only $50 cheaper than a PS3.
 
Well, I've been watching some videos and gotta say...I want this.

Does anyone know if the unlockables have and specific differences other than just who they are? I would preorder from Amazon, but really don't care about R&C.

Osver, I don't guess you have any insider info on if the preorder bonuses will eventually become DLC or something, do you? ;)
 
Ugh... typed out a long reply and it didn't post...

Here's the short summary: I have no clue about future DLC plans. There are also 4 mystery mods and when you use any of the pre-sale codes (amazon, best buy, game stop) you'll get 1 of the 4 mystery mods unlocked as well... which one you get is random. Also the first pressing of the game will have a card with a code to unlock sackboy as a racer included.
 
So...if I order from best buy to get Drake, you're gonna hook me up with R&C, right ;)



Just kidding.




I'd rather have Drake and Kratos :p
 
Drake just looks like a generic angry white guy. That's the weakest of the 3 in my opinion. At least R&C gives you two characters to use instead of just one...
 
Drake just looks like a generic angry white guy. That's the weakest of the 3 in my opinion. At least R&C gives you two characters to use instead of just one...

Well yeah, I considered that. But again, I've never even played R&C and thus don't really care to have them. Went ahead and preordered at BB, but I got the unlock code right away, so I might just preorder at GS as well to get Kratos. And if they give you code right away, then perhaps I will just go to Amazon and preorder to get them all. If that pans out, I'll end up getting all three for normal price, if you add in the credit Amazon offers! Plus, I know preorders can be refunded at GS, but I don't know about BB.

Edit: Yeah, looks like it can be refunded: "Note: The $5.00 deposit is toward the purchase price of the game. All deposit certificates MUST be redeemed at Customer Service. Deposit certificate is not redeemable past the expiration date. If not redeemed by 5/29/2010, the receipt may be refunded at Customer Service." Watch, I'll go to all that trouble, then they'll all be available as free DLC or some shit :p

Edit Edit: And I dunno, Drake's Mod fits his character, I think :)

 
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The PSP R&C games are decent platformers... and I've heard the PS3 ones are good. Nothing really groundbreaking but if you like that style of game they're well made.

Amazon won't charge you for a pre-order until it ships (so no $5 down) but the code also won't be sent out until after the game releases.
 
The PSP R&C games are decent platformers... and I've heard the PS3 ones are good. Nothing really groundbreaking but if you like that style of game they're well made.

Amazon won't charge you for a pre-order until it ships (so no $5 down) but the code also won't be sent out until after the game releases.
Yeah, I've heard that about the games, but I've just never been bothered to play one. I think (with the exception of Mario Galaxy), I pretty much got over that whole style of platformer back in the PS1 Spyro and Bubsy days. Okay, that Bubsy platformer was terrible, but Spyro was pretty good for a while.

Did the preorder at GS today as well. They didn't give me the card with the code yet like BB did :( Looks like I'll be getting it there and refunding the BB pone later (I know, it's so wrong :p). I was hoping I'd get the GS one right away so I'd just end up getting it from Amazon - I wouldn't mind waiting a few days for it to get the $10 credit and extra mods - oh well.
 
So Target had ModNation Racers on the shelf tonight. I got the clerk to grab me a copy and went to the register. She rang it up and that fucking computer ratted me out with a big red screen that said "CANNOT SALE THIS ITEM UNTIL 5/25."

Fuck you technology, fuck you.
 
So Target had ModNation Racers on the shelf tonight. I got the clerk to grab me a copy and went to the register. She rang it up and that fucking computer ratted me out with a big red screen that said "CANNOT SALE THIS ITEM UNTIL 5/25."

Fuck you technology, fuck you.

Man that sucks !!!! Almost got it early.

As far as preorder codes for unlockable characters goes...... it wouldn't play a role in who i preordered from. The game has USER create-able characters, cars, and tracks. You will be able to download a recreation of just about any character for this game once it's out. I've seen Mario, Iron Man, Bert form sesame street, Snake, mega man, etc, etc, etc.

Hope mine gets delivered today!!!!
 
So Target had ModNation Racers on the shelf tonight. I got the clerk to grab me a copy and went to the register. She rang it up and that fucking computer ratted me out with a big red screen that said "CANNOT SALE THIS ITEM UNTIL 5/25."

Fuck you technology, fuck you.

they aren't supposed to display it until the street date either...

you should have raised a big fit about it, and got a manager involved... could have been fun
 
they aren't supposed to display it until the street date either...

you should have raised a big fit about it, and got a manager involved... could have been fun

I thought about it, but felt it wasn't really worth the time or effort, especially since I already had it preordered at two places and would have ended up returning one of the sealed ones to Target anyway :p

But yeah, as I was walking off, the girl was radioing in to have them removed from the display.
 
The AI is really pissing me off, but I suppose it'll be worth it in the long run. Like Mario Kart, you have to memorize the tracks to excel anyway. I just wish that career mode had classes similar to MK so that you could work your way up. I suppose it does to some degree, but not in the same way.

At least I finally figured out the damn start boost since I have yet to see a loading screen tip for it :p
 
im sure the special characters will later be released on the psn for a small fee so i wouldnt get too worked up about it
 
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