Pure impresses, average Metacritic score of 86

[Zeus]

Pure on both the Xbox 360 and PS3 from Disney Interactive Studios is impressing many gaming publications. The Xbox 360 version of the game currently has 5 reviews and is averaging a score of 86. OXM has awarded the game a 90, while the lowest is from X360 Magazine UK which gave it an 80.

What the media are saying about PURE

* OXM - "Gameplay depth comes from mastering the basic skills..., but none of this is overcomplicated: Pure delivers that prized "pick up and play" experience with several shots of adrenaline. [Oct 2008, p.72]"

* IGN - "Pure delivers an outrageous, arcadey off-road racing experience with style and slickness. The controls are intuitive, the tracks are pure eye candy and the tricks are so crazy and over-the-top that you’ll find yourself gasping with glee when you land your first Lazy Girl."

* - X360 Magazine UK - "Pure takes racing all the way back to basics and emphasizes fun over complexity yet still incorporates enough depth to have some serious longevity. Excellent stuff"

[cory149]

The last racing game I really had actual fun in (not desperation and stress trying to beat some hopped up AI that only appears as fun to the outside observer) was with an old N64 game called "San Francisco Rush" - for some reason I've never been able to put my finger on and have not seen in a game since, there was something about it that was just plain fun. Maybe it has something to do with the fact they weren't really trying to make it a real life racing sim... here's hoping pure might fill that loooong fun-racing gap for me.

[starwave]

ok im going to have to check the demo out now.i keep hearing good reviews and news on it. to anyone who played this and motorstorm,how is it compared to motorstorm?i love that damn game.it was the best off road racer i played.and im sooo lookin forward to MS: pacific rift.:p

[XxBigP123xX]

Little too much bloom...but the game was pretty good(judging from the PS3 demo).

I'll just stick to Motorstorm 2.

[Blast'em08]

Graphically, Motorstorm 1 is superior from what I made out. Pure is more fun though because you get to interact a bit more with the whole pulling off of moves in mid air.

The lack of other types of vehicles sucks though but I guess a truck couldn't do what those ATVs do.

[yume@nemu]

The demo was good. I hope the final version will not be too ripetitive and boring because of the game's nature. If the online will be ok i think this game will be a nice surprise

[gooki]

The last racing game I really had actual fun in (not desperation and stress trying to beat some hopped up AI that only appears as fun to the outside observer) was with an old N64 game called "San Francisco Rush" - for some reason I've never been able to put my finger on and have not seen in a game since, there was something about it that was just plain fun. Maybe it has something to do with the fact they weren't really trying to make it a real life racing sim... here's hoping pure might fill that loooong fun-racing gap for me.

You should have played San Francisco Rush on the Dreamcast. Even better than the N64 version. Tokyo Extreme Racer was also highly addictive.

[cory149]

You should have played San Francisco Rush on the Dreamcast. Even better than the N64 version. Tokyo Extreme Racer was also highly addictive.
They made a dreamcast edition of the original rush? All I see is SFR 2049, which I did try but it just didn't have it - you gave me visions of dusting off my dreamcast when you said that though, it's been a long time since I've fired that machine up... :D (to be honest though, GTA III and SA both had the driving mechanics and exploring to find a good line I had so much fun with and loved with SFR N64 - but they still didn't touch the fun I had with SFR)

Maybe I should just get un-lazy and see if the demo is available to silver at the moment...