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Generally favorable reviews- based on 19 Ratings

  • Summary: Exclusive to the PlayStation 3 and PSP systems, ModNation Racers empowers the player to customize their entire kart racing experience. Enjoy karting fun, where you can shoot, boost & drift your way to the finish line. Create your unique racing experience with the same tools used by the development team. Express yourself by creating your own Mod character, quirky kart and imaginative track, and share your unique racing experience with the rest of the world. [SCEA] Expand
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  1. Positive: 9 out of 22
  2. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. It is everything you can expect: very fun, well-presented and with a simple, yet powerful editor, although not as much as the domestic version.
  2. Despite some weaknesses in the driving sections - which you would think would be a deal-breaker for a racing game - the overall package is still very much worth it.
  3. 74
    In the end, ModNation Racers is a game that's rough around the edges. It's got some great ideas, but the gameplay issues and flat presentation hold it back.
  4. As an alternative to the PS3 version, it lacks soul. [Aug 2010, p.92]

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 3
  2. Negative: 0 out of 3
  1. This was my first game for PSP its wonderful for the go! The biggest downside has to be the drifting i lose control to easily just not natural the boost doesnt feel like boost at all but with these downsides Modnation PSP IS A SWEET GAME. Expand
  2. This game is much better than my initial expectations. I played the ps3 version a while back and it was pretty nice. The creating was way too addicting and the cart racing was fun and easy to get a hold of. The psp version's creating part is almost just as fun, with customization up the ass. The racing is fun but the drifting is incredibly difficult to use. I usually don't drift at all unless a mission gives extra for it. Overall, the graphics are nice, the racing is fun, the customization is very deep, and it's on the go of course! Consider it a lesser version of the ps3 version. But it's portable so it makes up for it, at least for me. Expand
  3. No, this is not a great game next to LBP. MRC editor is just small and doesnt allow you to do what you want to do. Races themself are chaotic and the career has some uncertain story with a bit of joke. Expand