History VideoGame / ModNationRacers

* CynicalMentor: The Crew Chief acts as Tag's pit radio speaker. He comments on how well Tag is racing during races, commenting on his drifting skills, when he ruins a previously clean lap, and when he has a full boost meter.

* ButtMonkey: Gary [[strike:Raisins]] Reasons.

* CynicalMentor: The Crew Chief.
* DefeatMeansPlayable: Most of the elite racers in career mode after beating their "Grudge Matches".

* DrivesLikeCrazy: Pretty much everyone.

* ExplodingBarrels

* GottaCatchEmAll: The tokens, used to buy accessories for the various editor modes.

* LoadsAndLoadsOfLoading: A fairly common gripe. 45 second loads, anyone? They're worse in the PS Vita version than in the PS3 version, despite being on cartridge or memory card and not a Blu-ray disc and hard drive. The PSP version has short load times compared to the other versions, but the engine is not the same as the other two versions.
* MacrossMissileMassacre: The level 3 missile powerup in the PS3 and PS Vita game does this launching 11 missiles that home in to higher placing racers. The PSP game has an equivalent, but only fires five missiles which don't home in to anything.

* NintendoHard: While the CPU isn't terribly fiendish, although it does get quite challenging at times, some of the bonus missions fall under this.
* PreOrderBonus: In addition to the first shipment including a code for a [[VideoGame/LittleBigPlanet Sackboy]] Mod and Kart, depending on where the preorder was made. There were codes for [[VideoGame/GodOfWar Kratos]], [[VideoGame/{{Uncharted}} Nathan Drake]] or [[Franchise/RatchetAndClank Ratchet and Clank]]. Some recieved a code for "Air Raid" DLC.

** Though it doesn't completely remove FakeDifficulty generated by the power-ups, mostly the level 3 ones, where the Sonic Rift tends to be ambiguous about when it hits a racer, the Bolt Storm randomly delays without any warning, and an entire Hydra barrage might prove too much for a shield to block entirely. When these come rapidly one after another, particularly in online races, there will be times where you simply can't avoid taking a hit.

* StuffBlowingUp: In addition to the rocket powerups, there's also the elite racers Nato and Drillbit. While Nato seems to just really like explosives, Drillbit appears to have the ability to ''blow things up with his mind'', as shown by his pre-race intro.

* RedHerring: Look at the picture at the top of the screen. See that guy in white standing in the foreground by the company logo? You think he's the final boss? Nope. He's not even an elite character. Who's the final boss? You see that guy in the background, flying in the air behind Tag? That's him.

* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Uncle Richard. [[spoiler:He sets up a bomb which knocks out Chief in order to force a contract on Tag to extract more money from the races, which causes him to be arrested at the end of the story.]]

* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Uncle Richard.

* DefeatMeansPlayable: Several of the elite racers in career mode.

* HeroicMime: Tag.

* MacrossMissileMassacre: The level 3 missile powerup does this.

* NitroBoost: It is possible to run over two types of boost pads.

This game was announced at E3 2009 and released on May 21st, 2010 in Europe and May 25th in the United States. As with many classic Playstation 3 titles, the servers were eventually shut down, and as of October 10th, 2018, the games much vaunted online features have come to an end.

--> '''Tag:''' (Offers to hug cheif after he starts to cry about bad memories)

* IllNeverTellYouWhatImTellingYou: Chief's confession to Tag [[spoiler: that it was Espresso who cause his trauma inducing crash 25 years ago.]]

* KillItWithFire: The Vita version adds fire to the power ups you can aquire, and what happens when you reach Level 3? You fire a gigantic Phoenix of course.

* LoadsAndLoadsOfLoading: A fairly common gripe. 45 second loads, anyone?

* NitroBoost

* ComedicSociopathy: Most Mods out there, including the commentators, watch the MRC to marvel at just how violent the races can get.

* DisappearedDad: Tag's father gets mentioned during a DarkestHour scene when they're feeling depressed from being forced to drive for [=CM=], but the reason for his absence never does. Evidently, he could tell early on that Tag was destined to be a racer.

This game was announced at E3 2009 and released on May 21st, 2010 in Europe and May 25th in the United States.

The game itself follows this sort of Urban Vinyl style of figurines which the developers have seen and by which they were inspired. They explain it as the sort of thing that proved itself a blank canvas for artistic potential.

* LevelEditor: It takes the LittleBigPlanet approach by making it the big selling point of the game, but there is also a very, very indepth Mod and Kart Studio in comparison to similar features in other games.

* PreOrderBonus: In addition to the first shipment including a code for a [[LittleBigPlanet Sackboy]] Mod and Kart, depending on where the preorder was made. There were codes for [[VideoGame/GodOfWar Kratos]], [[VideoGame/{{Uncharted}} Nathan Drake]] or [[Franchise/RatchetAndClank Ratchet and Clank]]. Some recieved a code for "Air Raid" DLC.

In a brief pitch, the equation tends to be ''VideoGame/MarioKart'' + ''VideoGame/LittleBigPlanet'', a racing game that takes the realistic yet fun driving system and doubling it up with the ability to [[LevelEditor create tracks]], Mods (The Drivers) and Karts, each and every one of those goes more in depth than ''VideoGame/TrackMania'' even, and adds so much to the driving aspect to hold up on its own.

* ShoutOut: In one of the final cutscenes from the career mode, the BigBad gets arrested. A cop then explains that his fingerprints were found on a bomb. The cop is a redhead who wears black sunglasses, wears a tuxedo and ends his bit with an IncrediblyLamePun. Does this remind you of [[CSIMiami someone else]]?

* PreOrderBonus: In addition to the first shipment including a code for a [[LittleBigPlanet Sackboy]] Mod and Kart, depending on where the preorder was made. There were codes for [[VideoGame/GodOfWar Kratos]], [[UnchartedDrakesFortune Nathan Drake]] or [[RatchetAndClank Ratchet and Clank]]. Some recieved a code for "Air Raid" DLC.

* NintendoHard: Some of the bonus missions fall under this.

* [[HeyItsThatVoice Hey, it's that voice!]]: Believe it or not, Biff and Gary are, in the Japanese version of the game, voiced by [[spoiler:Solid Snake]] and [[spoiler:Raiden]] respectively.
** In the English version, Biff is voiced by RichardEpcar, and your Crew Chief is voiced by MichaelMcConnohie..

* StuffBlowingUp: In addition to the rocket powerups, there's also the elite racers Nato and Drillbit. While Nato seems to just really live explosives, Drillbit appears to have the ability to blow things up with his mind, as shown by his pre-race intro.

** In the English version, Biff is voiced by RichardEpcar.

* GottaCatchEmAll: The tokens, used to buy accessories for the various editor modes.

* ShoutOut: Not really, but when you see Elite Racers with names like [[VideoGame/TeamFortress2 Scout]], [[SonicTheHedgehog Shadow]] and VideoGame/{{Diablo}}, it sort of makes you think if it had a bit of intention.
** In one of the final cutscenes from the career mode, the BigBad gets arrested. A cop then explains that his fingerprints were found on a bomb. The cop is a redhead who wears black sunglasses, wears a tuxedo and ends his bit with an IncrediblyLamePun. Does this remind you of [[CSIMiami someone else]]?

* DifficultySpike: Flaming Jumps. Not only is the track itself much less forgiving than previous ones, with fewer drifting opportunities and plenty of ways to fall off the track completely, it's also the first track in career mode where you must finish in first place to advance instead of just the top three.
** Not to mention it's one of the only two tracks available to play in the PSP demo, which from this troper's experience, was much harder to handle.
*** The elite driver, Hale, only makes matters worse. If he ever gets any kind of lead over you, expect it to grow exponentially if you can't keep up or use shortcuts.

In a brief pitch, the equation tends to be ''VideoGame/MarioKart'' + ''VideoGame/LittleBigPlanet'', a racing game that takes the realistic yet fun driving system and doubling it up with the ability to [[LevelEditor create tracks]], Mods (The Drivers) and Karts, each and every one of those goes more in depth than ''TrackMania'' even, and adds so much to the driving aspect to hold up on its own.