Title: MotorStorm: Arctic Edge

From: BigBig Studios

For: PSP

For the first time the MotorStorm series takes a hiatus from the PS3 and makes an appearance on Sony’s PSP and PS2 consoles. While there are still dirt, desert and mud tracks available, the theme this time around – as if you hadn’t guessed from the title – is snow and ice. This opens up the door for a whole new set of handling dynamics, environmental characteristics, vehicles and pitfalls.

The secret to succeeding in MotorStorm is finding alternate routes to take. Whether the route is quicker all depends on what vehicle you’ve chosen to drive. Big heavy cumbersome vehicles are best suited to the main drags where they can power through the mud or snow and the lighter rides can easily divert down narrow shortcuts. The snow and ice allows for new classes of vehicle to be introduced – Snowpluggers the giant Snowcat also Snow Machines make an appearance and each have their own characteristics.

MotorStorm hasn’t suffered a bit from the switch to the portable format, in fact it seems to suit it quite nicely. There’s plenty of race modes to keep solo players happy for hours on end, but the online multiplayer is a hit and miss affair.

Score 80%