History YMMV / Motorstorm

** Several otherwise easy tracks can become this when you're either forced to or [[SelfImposedChallenge choose]] to select vehicles that obviously weren't meant for them, including smaller classes on tracks with lots of water and mud and larger classes on claustrophobic tracks.
* TheProblemWithLicensedGames: In case you were unaware that Motorstorm R.C. was brought to you by Scion, the loading screens will gladly remind you that "MOTORSTORM R.C. WAS BROUGHT TO YOU BY SCION AND YOU WOULD BE EXTREMELY COOL IF YOU OWNED A SCION SO YOU SHOULD BUY ONE!" Motorstorm R.C. isn't just brought to you by Scion, its also a Motorstorm game InNameOnly. Also the Scion handles better than all the unlicensed {{Expy}} cars... [[ProductPlacement I wonder why]].
** By the game design that's averted: all vehicles from a class should have the same speed and handling, only changing hitboxes and little nuances.

** Several otherwise easy tracks can become this when you're either forced to or [[SelfImposedChallenge choose]] to select vehicles that obviously weren't meant for them, including smaller classes on tracks with lots of water and mud and larger classes on claustrophobic tracks.
* TheProblemWithLicensedGames: In case you were unaware that Motorstorm R.C. was brought to you by Scion, the loading screens will gladly remind you that "MOTORSTORM R.C. WAS BROUGHT TO YOU BY SCION AND YOU WOULD BE EXTREMELY COOL IF YOU OWNED A SCION SO YOU SHOULD BUY ONE!" Motorstorm R.C. isn't just brought to you by Scion, its also a Motorstorm game InNameOnly. Also the Scion handles better than all the unlicensed {{Expy}} cars... [[ProductPlacement I wonder why]].
** By the game design that's averted: all vehicles from a class should have the same speed and handling, only changing hitboxes and little nuances.

** ''[=MotorStorm=]'' has Breed by Nirvana, Before I Forget by Slipknot, Slam by Pendulum, Woman by Wolfmother, Hell Above the Water by Curve, among others.
** ''Pacific Rift'' has Davidian by Machine Head, Sick Sick Sick by Queens of the Stone Age, Tarantula by Pendulum, Stompbox by the Qemists, Black Gloves by the Bloody Beetroots and that extras menu music.
** ''Arctic Edge'' has Omen by The Prodigy, Tick Tick Boom by The Hives, Go with the Flow by Queens of the Stone Age and the Celldweller Remix of Propane Nightmares by Pendulum.

* HarsherInHindsight: ''Apocalypse'' was initially released in Europe and Australia around the time of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake. Sony temporarily halted the Australian distribution of the game and postponed its American release in response.

** By the game design that's averted: all vehicles from a class should have the same speed and handling, only changing hitboxes and little nuances.
* TierInducedScrappy: The Beelzebuggy Spaceframe II from ''Pacific Rift'', on the low-tier side. Notable for understeer, the little effort at which it rolls and being larger (read: easier for Monster Trucks and Big Rigs to hit) than most Buggies.
** To a lesser extent, the Italia Velocitagrave;. Its excessive bodywork and low hanging front bumper aren't really that helpful in an off-road racing game.

** Coyote Rage from Monument Valley certainly lives up to its name. A tight, claustrophobic track where choosing the right route is crucial. Wouldn't be so bad, if not for some of the earliest races taking place on it.

** ''Artic Edge'' has Omen by The Prodigy, Tick Tick Boom by The Hives, Go with the Flow by Queens of the Stone Age and the Celldweller Remix of Propane Nightmares by Pendulum.

* TierInducedScrappy: The Beelzebuggy Spaceframe II from ''Pacific Rift'', on the low-tier side. Notable for understeer, the little effort at which it rolls and being larger (read: harder to squeeze through shortcuts) than most Buggies.

* TheProblemWithLicensedGames: In case you were unaware that Motorstorm R.C. was brought to you by Scion, the loading screens will gladly remind you that "MOTORSTORM R.C. WAS BROUGHT TO YOU BY SCION AND YOU WOULD BE EXTREMELY COOL IF YOU OWNED A SCION SO YOU SHOULD BUY ONE!" Motorstorm R.C. isn't just brought to you by Scion, its also a Motorstorm game InNameOnly. Also the Scion handles beter than all the unlicensed {{Expy}} cars... [[ProductPlacement I wonder why]].

* TierInducedScrappy: The Beelzebuggy Spaceframe II from ''Pacific Rift'', on the low-tier side. Notable for understeer, the little effort at which it rolls and being larger (read: more vulnerable) than most Buggies.
** To a lesser extent, the Italia Velocità. It's excessive bodywork and low hanging front bumper aren't really that helpful in an off-road racing game.

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: What would you expect from a game set on a festival?

** Scorched, Wildfire, Darkfire Swamp and all the Volcanic tracks all have a common theme, lava, which not only makes your boost meter rise much faster, but will instantly wreck your vehicle if you touch it. Individually, Scorched has plenty of obstacles and that damn forest section, Wildfire, like The Edge, has several sloped pathways and Darkfire Swamp, while somewhat tame compared to the others, has that final stretch where it's all to easy to end up falling in lave.

** Several otherwise easy tracks can become this when you're either forced or [[SelfImposedChallenge choose]] to select vehicles on tracks they obviously weren't meant for, including smaller classes on tracks with lots of water and mud and larger classes on claustrophobic tracks.

** Dust Devil, one of, if not the, longest track in the game, and another one where proper choice of routes in necessary to win.

** Apocalypse has any track where the incidents get out of hand, but the two most notable ones would

** Sidewinder Gulch is a hell of a track that seems to represent a difficulty spike in the game. Long, with multiple routes and a ton of obstacles, this track will put you to the test. Oh, and Francis Solomon says hi from first place.

** Over to Pacific Rift, The Edge. The first half isn't bad, and is actually very streamlined. However, the second section, the titular edge, is a long drive across the side of a mountain. Make one wrong move and you'll be falling down. It can also be hard to build up acceleration after this happens.

* GoodBadBugs: In ''Pacific Rift'', if you are racing a Racing Truck or the Italia Velocità (the game's expy to Pikes Peak's Suzuki Escudo) there's a puddle that will speed up the car to insane speeds.

* GoodBadBugs: in ''Pacific Rift'', if you are racing a Racing Truck or the Italia Velocità (the game's expy to Pikes Peak's Suzuki Escudo) there's a puddle that will speed up the car to insane speeds.

** By the game design that's averted: all vehicles from a class should have the same speed and handling, only changing hitboxes and little nuances.

* EvenBetterSequel: The first game was mostly well-received but received criticism for its lack of content (only 8 tracks, and no alternate modes up until a downloadable Time Attack well after the release), a visually-repetitive setting, a lack of offline multiplayer, and LoadsAndLoadsOfLoading. ''Pacific Rift'' significantly improved on all of these issues.
* TheProblemWithLicensedGames: In case you were unaware that Motorstorm R.C. was brought to you by Scion, the loading screens will gladly remind you that "MOTORSTORM R.C. WAS BROUGHT TO YOU BY SCION AND YOU WOULD BE EXTREMELY COOL IF YOU OWNED A SCION SO YOU SHOULD BUY ONE!" Motorstorm R.C. isn't just brought to you by Scion, its also a Motorstorm game InNameOnly. Also the Scion handles beter than all the unlicensed {{Expy}} cars... [[ProductPlacement I wonder why]].

* EvenBetterSequel: The first game was mostly well-received but received criticism for its lack of content (only 8 tracks and no alternate modes up until a downloadable Time Attack well after the release), a visually-repetitive setting and LoadsAndLoadsOfLoading. ''Pacific Rift'' significantly improved on all of these issues.

* EvenBetterSequel: The first game was mostly well-received but received criticism for its lack of content (only 8 tracks and no alternate modes up until a downloadable Time Attack well after the release), a visually-repetitive setting and LoadsAndLoadsOfLoading. ''Pacific Rift'' significantly improved on all of these issues.