its like the last motorstorm trailer but in a new environment.

AWESOME!

That was fast. Playing catch up, Mike?

I have never bought a game that involves driving cars in any way in my whole life, but this may very well be the first. I liked Motorstorm, but no split screen and all desert settings just wouldn't do it for me.

the developers must really like putting Pendulum songs into their games. i don't have a PS3, but i remember the first motorstorm demo had featured "Slam" from Pendulum's album Hold Your Colour. the song in the trailer is aptly named "Tarantula".

awesome...

"Monster trucks, destructible environments, chesty motorcycle riders wearing low-cut leather get ups getting crushed by giant tires..." OFFLINE MULTIPLAYER!!! "...pretty much everything on our checklist."

Yep, everything.

They're really going for the "race-or-die" theme here, aren't they?

These pre-rendered videos are always really cool. Makes me wish the game actually played that way.

My 'target' is to be ruler of the universe. Probably not gonna happen though. Ah damn... I'll give them the benefit of the doubt. If it looks this good and plays like the last one, wicked.

its a neat trailer, but I would rather see some gameplay.

I don't bought the first one,but I surely give this second part a try.

It's not like they don't have an engine and models to use in order to create a realistic teaser of what the game will look like.

GT has it in HD.

Too good to be gameplay. But one can hope/dream.

The music should be awesome.

splitscreen!

I hope they've got more music tracks this time around. Songs would repeat way too often. Of course, this SHOULD be a moot point since this game SHOULD allow custom soundtracks.

Don't worry. She survived that as her two front airbags deployed after the impact!

That. Looked. Great. Although the healthy use of loud angry DnB very likely helped. Still, nice and stunning.

The original Motorstorm lived up to its pre-rendered video, not in graphics but in player experince. So I expect no less from this one :)

@dabu: I know right? Motorstorm was amazing for what it did, but I HATED it for what it didn't.

what is it with these fuckin devs and their "target renders"?

Atleast the lame ass trailer for Alone in the dark is mostly gameplay.

Also, no more lame ass nirvana remixes that play constantly.

@Crosswayboy: Cheeky! More like someone was asleep at the wheel... :(

It really annoys me that it's ok for so many others to make a CG easter, but not for Sony devs, because some idiot exec once said they were real-time. Seriously, double standards or what?

@ManjiKengo: WHERE IS THE BLUEBLAZES DID EVOLUTION STUDIOS SAY AT ANY POINT THIS TRAILER WAS A TARGET RENDER!!!!!

Forza 2 trailer... people were silent and know it was a trailer.
Halo 3 "stary night"... trailer.

Motorstorm-- target render WT%^$%^#$^#$%^#$!!!!

Are you serious!? ITS A MOVIE CLIP! NOTHING MORE NOTHING LESS!

*end rant*

This being there second game, I have no doubt it would look great.

@dadeisvenm: THANK YOU!!

IGN called it a teaser, so I assumed it was too. But after what they did with Motorstorm, you'd think if anyone would have the benefit of the doubt on living up to CG trailers, it would be Evolution Studios. But no. Suddenly it's the worst thing ever. Now let's just wait for a dumb ass to come and say how lame 4-player split-screen is...

Looks nice. Glad to see the split-screen made it in this time, and monster trucks are a quite natural fit, though I'll be damned if I'll ever stop using the bike. Also, the part where the biker gets hit and screams in astonishment/pain? Makes the trailer. That needs to be in the final product.

@dadeisvenm:

Forza 2 trailers, no gameplay, all CG, LAME.

Halo 3 Starry Night, no gameplay, all CG ... kinda cool for a video but for a game trailer it was LAME.

Motorstorm 2 trailer, no gameplay, all CG, LAME.

Sorry, but ANY game that gives us nothing but CG in their trailer is LAME. We want to see how the game looks, period. PERIOD.

@slomo788:
Seriously...

@ManjiKengo:

the actual Killzone 2 gameplay that journos got ahold of at last years E5, looked MILES metter that the 2005 E3 target render.

HAHAHAHA SQUISH HIM...that looks amazing. let's hope the renders are as nice as the CG

@slomo788: Surprise! Surprise! Gametrailer calls it a TRAILER! Kotaku is to only ones even insinuating its a "target render"!

Its a 100 post thread for sure!

Nice job on the misinformation, McWhertor! Ya done gaming even more sensational! :P

@DARTH_TIGRIS:
Didn't realize whatever you said was LAME was.

It's just a teaser. You kids need to calm down...

The only thing missing was the time/lap display to give it that 'no really, this IS what the game looks like' faux legitimacy.

I'm sure it'll look just like the first one...

@DARTH_TIGRIS: So what game exactly is not lame? I own Motorstorm and I think it's pretty cool. Reading the reviews of Halo 3 and Forza 2 and the fan reactions I think they are also pretty cool. But I'm very curious by your judging of games by whether or not their teasers are CG. Very scientific.

@Dangeresque: I know Gundam is dirty but I love 00: Yeah I noticed that too. Wonder if you will hear it in the explosions though. But in bike fights it would be awesome!

People act like cg trailers are something new, heck majority of games use a cg trailer for the game reveals before they even show off real footage.

You'd think that a bunch of kotaku readers have a stick up their ass today, after reading the comments on this post...

The original Motorstorm's trailer belied a much more visceral and exciting experience than I felt the gameplay delivered. Hopefully this isn't a repeat.

Therefore, women should not drive.

As much as Motorstom's graphics didnt live up to the trailer, the gameplay feel was very close.
Everything the original did right it did near perfectly, the sequel wont disappoint.

Is there a better non-compressed version of this video?

Now, if you'll rewind that screenshot just a few frames... there, perfect. :D

On another note, I predict that in the year 2041, every time a new CG trailer comes out, grey-haired bitter old men will rise all over the internet to the cries of "I'm telling ya, it's Killzone 2 all over again ! You young'uns can't understand what it was like ! I was there !"

@SkyChicken: Yes, Candlejack gave the link a few posts up.

@SkyChicken: [www.gametrailers.com]

Looks great!
Sounds shit!

(I hate Jungle)

@ca$h: @slomo788: read Darth_tigis' post and what he made references to.

Darth is saying "trailers with out gameplay footage" are "lame" NOT that the games are lame.

Just to summarize...

Trailers=meh
Gameplay footage=Yay!

So the biker that got knocked out on the fallen watchtower was a women . . .

And the one that got nailed by the Monstertruck earlier in the trailer was a Women by the sound of the voice . . .

Subliminal messages.

@dadeisvenm: Then maybe he should have worded it better than this: "Sorry, but ANY game that gives us nothing but CG in their trailer is LAME."

@SynKade: Yes. Women love to get nailed and knocked out.

Hope they fix the way the motorcycles handle.

Is it only I that is a bit ennoyed by the fact the they've given up the hole burning man/paris dacar- concept?
and then also replacing everything that was nice with motorstorm with monstertrucks, a tropical island, and lousy rap-music, it almost feels like a hit in the face!
motorstorm 2 makes me upset!
motorstorm 2 made me create a kotaku-user just to write this comment!

the four player split-screen seems wonderful though..

Kickass. I just hope the gameplay isnt as "floaty" and the vehickes feel like they have some weight.