ModNation Racers: Road Trip's US Box Art.
ModNation Racers: Road Trip is a 2012 launch title for the PlayStation Vita. The game is a modified port of ModNation Racers. The game was developed by San Diego Studio and published by Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE).
The online features of the game were shutdown on July 1, 2017. Although, it can still be played using XLink Kai, the trophies are also obtainable this way.
Mod and Kart Studio[]
Mod Studio and Kart Studio are practically the same as the PS3 versions, except the controls are different and uses the Touch Screen of the PlayStation Vita.
Track Studio[]
Track Studio has almost all of the features of the PS3 version and a few features not existant in the PS3 version. These features and tools are designed for use with the Touch Screen and the Rear Touch Panel of the PlayStation Vita. However, some things from the PS3 version are renamed.
When creating a new track, players can chose to use a new tool to create the track path, where they can use the Touch Screen to draw the track. They can also take a photo using the PS Vita's camera or use aready saved ones and use them as a template, dragging and placing pictures onto the screen and changing the transparency.
The Sculpt Terrain tools have an additional mode where players construct mountains with the PS Vita's Rear touch pad and creating Rivers with the touch screen. There is also the old way to edit Terrain, called Edit Brush.
Features[]
Community[]
From day one of release players are able to use and download already published content from the PS3 version of ModNation Racers, and new creations published to the PS3 servers. Players are also able to publish creations to the Road Trip Servers, but published creations from ModNation Racers: Road Trip are not playable on the PS3 version.
Postcards[]
Postcards are pictures with Mods and Karts in them created in ModNation Racers: Road Trip.
ModExplorer[]
ModExplorer is a feature that requires you to create a Postcard in an area to unlock Props and other creation items.
Near[]
You can send Gifts with certain unlocked Props to other nearby Players using Near.
Gameplay[]
The gameplay is slightly modified from the PS3 version, as Sideswiping requires no Boost.
Weapons[]
see below
Weapon List[]
Weapons are now divided into eight categories:
| Type | Color | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Missile | Red | Level 1 (Straight Shot): Non-homing, straight shot missile. Bounces off of walls a max of two times before exploding.
Level 2 (Swarm): Three homing missiles that target the racer one place ahead. Level 3 (Hydra): A cluster of over 15 homing missiles that target every racer ahead. |
| Fire | Orange | Level 1 (Flaming Fury): A single non-tracking fireball that bounces off walls 2 or 3 times.
Level 2 (Triple Fury): 3 non-tracking fireballs that bounce off walls. Level 3 (Phoenix): A phoenix that sends down fireballs scattered overhead racers ahead. Fireballs leave scorched craters that wipe out other racers. |
| Mines | Yellow | Level 1 (Plutonium Mine): A couple of yellow mines on the track behind you.
Level 2 (Toxic Cloud): A large cloud of smoke behind. Level 3 (Toxic Cesspool): Many pools of toxic sludge behind. |
| Speed | Light Green | Level 1 (Jump Start): Produces a short lived, but powerful burst of speed.
Level 2 (Supercharger): A much longer lasting burst of speed. Level 3 (Warp): Creates a portal directly in front of the racer, which when driven into teleports the player ahead a little bit. Other racers can use this portal as well. |
| Earth | Dark Green | Level 1 (Pebble Blaster): Shoot 6 non-homing seeds out in front.
Level 2 (Dust Devils): Fire two tornadoes that target racers ahead. Level 3 (Rock Slide): Creates a rock slide on the track just ahead. |
| Ice | Light Blue | Level 1 (Freeze Spray): Shoot a couple of bouncing ice balls in front of the cart. Explodes into an ice patch after 3 bounces that freezes other racers.
Level 2 (Ice Vortex): Create a shield of ice around the cart which freezes any opponent. Lasts about 5 seconds. Level 3 (Snow Boulder): Turn the cart into a snowball that is faster than other carts, and crushes them. |
| Sonic | Dark Blue | Level 1 (Sonic Bomb): A blast of supersonic energy emits from under the cart, striking any cart nearby.
Level 2 (Sonic Cannon): 3 powerful, non homing spheres shoot from the front of the cart, with a limited distance. Level 3 (Sonic Rift): Creates multiple "Rift Gates" down the track that wipe out racers who touch them. |
| Bolt | Pink | Level 1 (Bolt): A straight shot, single electric bolt that does not bounce off of walls.
Level 2 (Chain Bolt): Overhead cloud that randomly attacks players in front. Level 3 (Bolt Storm): Emits a missile that shoots into the sky, then subsequently rains down a lightning strike on every racer ahead. |
Career Mode[]
There is also a Career Mode, but unlike the other versions, there are no cutscenes, and the grudge matches are missing as well, and players unlock the Elite Mods as they complete challenges.
Reception[]
| Reviewer | Review Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | 62 out of 100 points (Mixed or average reviews) |
| IGN | 7.0 out of 10 (Good) (70 Mixed) |
| GameSpot | 6 out of 10 (Fair) (60 Mixed) |
| CCC | 3.2 out of 5 (Fair) (64 Mixed) |
| Game Informer | 7.0 out of 10 (70 Mixed) |
| Eurogamer | 7 out of 10 (Good) (70 Mixed) |
| Gaming-Age | C- (42 Negative) |
| GamesRadar | 1.5 stars out of 5 (Disappointing) (30 Negative) |
ModNation Racers: Road Trip received mixed reviews from critics. The game was praised for the included impressive creation tools that are practically exactly like the PS3 version. The game was also praised for the PS3 creations the game could access. Critics and reviewers criticized the game for the game's inconsistent frame-rate, slowdown in some races, unreliability and crashes, long loading times, and missing online multiplayer.
Trivia[]
- The game is a modified port of ModNation Racers.
- An example of this is the Super Breadcrumb Trick. This originates in ModNation Racers, and can be used in Road Trip.
- However, some features in Track Studio is missing, like the Place Along Track Props feature, and Basic Edit and Advanced Edit being merged into a single Edit Track feature.
- Some tools are also renamed, like Breadcrumbs are called Offroad Paths and Branches are now Alternate Routes.
- This game has bugs introduced by San Diego Studio when porting the game to PlayStation Vita that doesn't exist on the final version of ModNation Racers.
Gallery[]
IGN Reviews - ModNation Racers Road Trip - Game Review
| More pictures and videos about the page's topic can be found on ModNation Racers: Road Trip/Gallery. |
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| ModNation Racers: Road Trip Tracks |
|---|
| Tour 1 |
| Tour 2 |
| Tour 3 |
| Tour 4 |
Tour 5
 Sakura Swerve  Bootacular Spectacular  Modinson Crusoe  Rush Hour Rampage  Probing Grounds |
| Bonus Tour
The Fortress of Moditude  Slip Slidin' Ridin' Please Recycle *02 not included |
