Motorstorm Remastered Collection

Motorstorm Remastered Collection is a video game compilation developed by XDev, Clever Beans and Creative Vault Studios and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 5 in 2020. The compilation includes remasters of four entries in the series: Motorstorm, Motorstorm: Pacific Rift, Motorstorm: Arctic Edge, and Motorstorm: Apocalypse. It was the first release without the involvement of Evolution Studios following the studio's closure in 2016.

Overview
Motorstorm Remastered Collection includes the first four titles in the Motorstorm series: Motorstorm, Motorstorm: Pacific Rift, Motorstorm: Arctic Edge, and Motorstorm: Apocalypse. Players compete in a series of off-road races using several different types of vehicles. Each vehicle class has its own strengths and weaknesses. For example, dirt bikes are capable of accelerating very fast and have high maneuverability, but they can easily be damaged and only reach mediocre top speeds. On the other hand, big rigs are practically indestructible and relatively fast, but have low acceleration and rather poor handling. Each vehicle is equipped with nitrous boost, which can be used to catch up or pull away from other racers. The player must keep an eye on the boost meter located on the bottom right corner of the screen, which indicates the engine’s temperature. If the boost is held for too long when the engine reaches its critical temperature, then it will explode. Driving in water and deep snow will cool down the engine’s temperature, but driving in lava will overheat it.

Development
On March 22, 2016, Sony had closed Evolution Studios and acquired ownership of the Motorstorm intellectual property. However, most of the Evolution staff was hired by Codemasters as an additional development team. The developers of Wipeout Omega Collection insisted on developing a collection of the first four Motorstorm games to spark interest from die-hard fans of the series and newcomers alike and Sony agreed to these terms.

Reception
Motorstorm Remastered Collection has been generally well recieved by critics, with an average review score of 95 out of 100 on Metacritic and 96.4% on GameRankings. IGN gave the game a 9.7, praising its great set of titles, and calling the game ”a nice gift for long-time fans of the series.”