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Trophies Guide: MotorStorm Pacific Rift

Guide by: iron_granny69
There are 66 Trophies that can be earned in this title.


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Overview
-Estimated trophy difficulty: 9/10
-Offline: 37 + 1 platinum
-Online: 12
-Approximate amount of time to platinum: 40-60 hours (depending on skill, it could be more or less)
-Minimum Number of playthroughs needed: 1
-Number of missable trophies: None
-Glitched trophies: None
-Do cheat codes disable trophies: No cheats

Introduction
This game can be take an enormous amount of skill to platinum. It will frustrate you so much that you will want to throw your controller out of the window. However, it is probably the most fun off road racing game on the PS3 and if you were just to play it for fun every now and then you would really enjoy it. But these trophies require you to be extremely skilled at every track because of the time trials and the festival can be gruelling in the later stages. Not to mention that you have to battle out online, win 3 races in a row and reach the rank of legend. I have estimated about 12 online trophies but some apply for both offline and online including trophies such as win 5 races on each track and wreck your vehicle 250 times and many other trophies. In my opinion this is a very prestigious platinum trophy to have.

Step 1 - Festival Playthrough
Ok. Do not make the mistake that I did. In this step I would recommend that you do not go online at all. Head straight for the festival where you will be introduced gradually to the 16 tracks. At first in the early stages you will find the races very easy and should hopefully get many gold medals. You need to learn the tracks very well and know the shortcuts. Find out the quickest way for you and the way you prefer to go and it is very important that you know what vehicles you like for which track, although some races you don't have any choice in what vehicle to choose. There are 3 different types of races that you will have to do in the festival. There are speed events, driving through checkpoints, elimination events, where a racer is eliminated after a certain period of time and you have to be the last one. There is also of course the standard races. In the later stages of the speed events I would advise that you go through the track a few times, get to know where the checkpoints are then attempt the race. Don't worry if it takes you at least a few times to get the the gold medal because it is difficult! Then there are the elimination events. With these try to stay away from the other vehicles and take the shortest possible route. You need to be out in front leading the race, and eventually all the other vehicles will be eliminated providing another gold medal for you. And with the standard races if you are in a big vehicle, try ramming a few other vehicles so they are further behind you and again take the best route. By now you should have a fair few of the festival related trophies and you will need to try the "Can't Touch this" trophy. Pick your favourite rank 8 race and stay as far away from the other vehicles as you can but if you do get wrecked you can just restart the race. Don't worry about the 96 silver medals because that will automatically come as you go for the 96 gold medals. Just check which races you haven't got a gold medal on and work on that race until you do. Don't move onto another one, just be patient and focus and you will win the race even if it takes 10 tries. Then move onto the next one and you will have got an extra gold and silver trophy. Festival completed!!! Step 2 coming up next.

Step 2 - Clean up Trophy Run using Freeplay
This is the clean up trophy run and you can use free play to get these very quickly. Some trophies you might need to get still in this run include:

Lightweight
Mediumweight
Heavyweight

With these trophies they require you to win 50 races with a lightweight, a heavyweight and a mediumweight vehicle. You can check the trophy guide if you are unsure which vehicles are in what class. Check which trophies of these you still need, for example if you need lightweight choose the bike set up a free play race on your favourite track and set the computer settings to easy. Win the race and repeat till you get the trophy. Do the same with the other two trophies with the right vehicles.

Note: The "Tortoise" trophy has to be done in festival. It didn't work for me in free play but it did in
the festival.

Please refer to the trophy guide for necessary roughness and the tumbler trophies.

So we have made good progress now and are nearly onto the online trophies but first we have to get the two time trial trophies. Time to move onto step 3.

Step 3 - Time trials
You now need to beat the developer's times for every track with every vehicle. It sounds pretty bad doesn't it? However by now you know all the vehicles and all the tracks off by heart. You could do them with your eyes shut. Well, not quite. But this isn't as hard as you think it will be, however it can take a long time to do. Go to wreckreation, time trials and choose the race and vehicle and beat the developer's ghost. It may take you a few times to do but you will be able to do it. Unfortunately it won't actually tell you if you have beaten the time so you will have to choose the race and car and see if you have got a faster time than the developer's. And to cheer you up, they bunged in a "Ghost rider" trophy so you will get a trophy on the way to 128 races! You will feel relieved when you finish the time trials. So once you have done this, you can move onto the final stage. ONLINE!

You should now have all the trophies apart from the online ones. Somewhere along the way you will have picked up the gold trophy for winning 250 races, probably in step 2. Now it is time for step 4.

Step 4 - Online
This step is to gain the online trophies. Complete 50 casual races first, as then you really just have the ranked online races to play. You should get to veteran rank fairly quickly but the key in online is not to wreck. Every time I wreck I get seriously frustrated and then I think I haven't got much of a chance. But if you followed the steps, you shouldn't have much of a problem. You wil win along the way and without wrecking netting you a few more trophies. You will have the 3 hardest trophies to get. Win 3 ranked races in a row. You can either boost this, or try to get your favourite track every time. Colossus Canyon every time I am almost guaranteed to win and I probably win that race online about 9/10 times. So know your favourite tracks and if it doesn't come up, quit before the race starts and retry. You have got a better chance if you try this method at rank 1, because you will be with people who are new to the game. Once you get that out of the way, head for hero and legend. Again if you want to quit and restart the game so you get a race you like try that, otherwise your percentage will go down.

And there you have it!! Another prestigious platinum should be added to your collection.

[PS3T would like to thank platinum for this Road Map]



The Money ShotBronze Trophy
Boost Explode over the finish line to win 10 races

When the boost meter reaches red and beeps you’ll explode. Towards the end of the track keep your boost full, when you’re about ten feet away from the finish line hit the boost to explode. Do this 10 times. You can track your progress under garage then go to trophies and it has the list of trophies and how much progress you have towards completing it.

Track MasterBronze Trophy
Win 5 races on each track

You will get this if going for platinum. If not just go to wreckreation and select free play. Select a track and win 5 times, then repeat for every track.

Just Getting StartedBronze Trophy
Race for a total of one hour

You can track your progress under garage then go to trophies and it has the list of trophies and how much progress you have towards completing it.

Time SinkBronze Trophy
Race for a total of 10 hours

You can track your progress under garage then go to trophies and it has the list of trophies and how much progress you have towards completing it.

StuntmanBronze Trophy
Successfully land a jump of 185m or more

Best place for this is the Rain God Spire. Go towards the right of the map and use all your boost to hit the ramp. This should give you this first try.

Race FanBronze Trophy
Take part in 250 races

Compete in 250 races. You can track your progress under garage then go to trophies and it has the list of trophies and how much progress you have towards completing it.

TouristBronze Trophy
Travel a total of 500km

You can track your progress under garage then go to trophies and it has the list of trophies and how much progress you have towards completing it. . You can tack your progress under wreckreation then go to trophies and it has the list of trophies and how much progress you have towards completing it.

HazardousBronze Trophy
Wreck your vehicle 250 times

You can track your progress under garage then go to trophies and it has the list of trophies and how much progress you have towards completing it.

FriendshipBronze Trophy
Complete a Split-Screen race with 4 players

You can use buzz quiz controllers and a blue-ray remote if you don’t have enough controllers.

Ghost RiderBronze Trophy
Beat 48 developer's ghosts on Time Attack

If your going for 'Hire Me,' you dont need to worry about this. It will unlock once you get that. You can track your progress under garage then go to trophies and it has the list of trophies and how much progress you have towards completing it.

TumblerBronze Trophy
Perform an impressive Barrel Roll

You don’t need to do a barrel roll. When you wreck roll your car 5 times. Go to Rain God Spires go to the right of the lvl, and hit that ramp at an angle heading towards the left. You should hit the rock on the side this will send you rolling. After a couple of tries here you should get it.

BullyBronze Trophy
Successfully punch or ram 100 vehicles

R1 and L1 punch or ram vehicles. If you having trouble getting this go to the Water Zone. lvl 5 race called “devil’s punch bowl.” Every on is on a bike so you can just punch them off. You can track your progress under garage then go to trophies and it has the list of trophies and how much progress you have towards completing it.

LightweightBronze Trophy
Win 50 races using a lightweight vehicle

Win any race using a bike or ATV. You can track your progress under garage then go to trophies and it has the list of trophies and how much progress you have towards completing it.

MediumweightBronze Trophy
Win 50 races using a mediumweight vehicle

Win any race using a rally car, buggy, or racing truck.You can track your progress under garage hen go to trophies and it has the list of trophies and how much progress you have towards completing it.

HeavyweightBronze Trophy
Win 50 races using a heavyweight vehicle

Win any race using a big rig or monster truck. You can track your progress under garage then go to trophies and it has the list of trophies and how much progress you have towards completing it.

PugilistBronze Trophy
Punch 5 competitors in a single race and go on to win gold

Best way to do this is to go to garage and select split-screen. Then turn on a second controller, and turn off all the computer A.I, and select player 1 and 2 as a bike or atv,and select 1 lap. Start the race a and punch player 2 5 times and then finish the race.

Close CallBronze Trophy
Win a race by a margin of less than 0.1s

Go to free-play. Select any course, 1 lap, opponents on easy, and remove all the opponents except for one. Once the race starts, follow behind the computer and once you get close to the finish line, pull up beside them and try to stay barely ahead of them until you cross the finish line. I won by one millisecond so it's not too hard. Thanks to Pyramat

SurvivorBronze Trophy
In Eliminator escape from last place 10 times with only 3 seconds to go

Select an eliminator race stay in last place but stay close the person in front off you. When you have 3 seconds left hit the boost and pass the guy in front of you. Do this 10 times. You can track your progress under garage then go to trophies and it has the list of trophies and how much progress you have towards completing it.

FreestyleBronze Trophy
Create and win 10 free-play races

Go to wreckreation and select free-play. Select a track and number of racers and win. Do this 10 times. You can track your progress under garage then go to trophies and it has the list of trophies and how much progress you have towards completing it.

Spoilt For ChoiceBronze Trophy
Reach rank 3 in the Festival to unlock all 8 vehicle classes

Select Festival and race till you reach rank 3. Like about 2-3 hours.

BikeBronze Trophy
Win 5 Festival races using a Bike

Find the lowest lvl rank in Festival with this vehicle. Complete it 5 times. . You can track your progress under garage then go to trophies and it has the list of trophies and how much progress you have towards completing it.

ATVBronze Trophy
Win 5 Festival races using an ATV

Find the lowest lvl rank in Festival with this vehicle. Complete it 5 times. You can track your progress under garage then go to trophies and it has the list of trophies and how much progress you have towards completing it.

BuggyBronze Trophy
Win 5 Festival races using a Buggy

Find the lowest lvl rank in Festival with this vehicle. Complete it 5 times. You can track your progress under garage then go to trophies and it has the list of trophies and how much progress you have towards completing it.

Rally CarBronze Trophy
Win 5 Festival races using a Rally Car

Find the lowest lvl rank in Festival with this vehicle. Complete it 5 times. You can track your progress under garage then go to trophies and it has the list of trophies and how much progress you have towards completing it.

Racing TruckBronze Trophy
Win 5 Festival races using a Racing Truck

Find the lowest lvl rank in Festival with this vehicle. Complete it 5 times. You can track your progress under garage then go to trophies and it has the list of trophies and how much progress you have towards completing it.

Mud PluggerBronze Trophy
Win 5 Festival races using a Mud Plugger

Find the lowest lvl rank in Festival with this vehicle. Complete it 5 times. You can track your progress under garage then go to trophies and it has the list of trophies and how much progress you have towards completing it.

Big RigBronze Trophy
Win 5 Festival races using a Big Rig

Find the lowest lvl rank in Festival with this vehicle. Complete it 5 times. You can track your progress under garage then go to trophies and it has the list of trophies and how much progress you have towards completing it.

Monster TruckBronze Trophy
Win 5 Festival races using a Monster Truck

Find the lowest lvl rank in Festival with this vehicle. Complete it 5 times. You can track your progress under garage then go to trophies and it has the list of trophies and how much progress you have towards completing it.

Necessary RoughnessBronze Trophy
Knock down 10 dismounted drivers

You will see these guys walking around wrecked vehicles. Knock down 10 of them. The best place for this is the “water Zone” a lvl 5 race called “Devil’s punch bowl.” Just wait for the race to start and stay in last place. On the second lap stop for about 30 seconds then continue to drive through slowly. Punching any downed drivers you see. You can track your progress under garage then go to trophies and it has the list of trophies and how much progress you have towards completing it.

TortoiseBronze Trophy
Win a race without using boost

Doesn’t work in free-play. Just go to the festival and select any lvl 1 race and win without using boost.An easy way to get the "Tortoise" trophy was to do the first speed event on Raingod Spires without boosting or just go on freeplay and take the tree shortcut on Sugar Rush with cpu on easy it should be no problem. Thanks to TH3-M3PHISTO

SpeederBronze Trophy
Unlock all 16 Speed events

Play through the festival to unlock these. You can track your progress under garage then go to trophies and it has the list of trophies and how much progress you have towards completing it.

Wreck-LessBronze Trophy
Unlock all 16 Eliminator events

Play through the festival to unlock these. . You can track your progress under garage then go to trophies and it has the list of trophies and how much progress you have towards completing it.

Last Man StandingBronze Trophy
Win all 16 Eliminator events

Play through the festival to unlock these and win them. . You can track your progress under garage then go to trophies and it has the list of trophies and how much progress you have towards completing it.

BeginnerBronze Trophy
Complete a ranked Online race with 12 players

Go to garage select online , then ranked race, and hopefully there’s 12 players in that race.

CompetitorBronze Trophy
Complete 50 Online ranked races

You can track your progress under garage then go to trophies and it has the list of trophies and how much progress you have towards completing it.

CasualBronze Trophy
Complete 50 online casual races

You can track your progress under garage then go to trophies and it has the list of trophies and how much progress you have towards completing it.

ImmortalBronze Trophy
Win an Online ranked race without wrecking

Compete in a online ranked match and win 1st with out wrecking. To win first online you usually can’t wreck so you will get this with time. Also there’s a glitch that if you quit before the race starts this might unlock. Make sure you do this early on because you loose a lot of % points if you quit.

Beginner's LuckBronze Trophy
Come 1st in an Online ranked race

Win an Online ranked race.

RookieBronze Trophy
Reach Online rank 2 (Rookie)

Play online ranked matches only. This will take about 1-2 hours.

VeteranBronze Trophy
Reach Online rank 3 (Veteran)

Play online ranked matches only. This will take about 2-4 hours.

Bike WeekenderBronze Trophy
Qualify and Race All Bike Rival Races
ATV WeekenderBronze Trophy
Qualify and Race All ATV Rival Races
Buggy WeekenderBronze Trophy
Qualify and Race All Buggy Rival Races
Rally WeekenderBronze Trophy
Qualify and Race all Rally Car Rival Races
Racing Truck WeekenderBronze Trophy
Qualify and Race All Racing Truck Rival Races
Mudplugger WeekenderBronze Trophy
Qualify and Race All Mudplugger Rival Races
Big Rig WeekenderBronze Trophy
Qualify and Race All Big Rig Rival Races
Monster Truck WeekenderBronze Trophy
Qualify and Race All Monster Truck Rival Races
Six SplitterBronze Trophy
Play a Split-Screen race on all six SPEED tracks
Eight SplitterBronze Trophy
Play a Split-Screen Race on all eight ADRENALINE tracks
Hire MeSilver Trophy
Beat the developer's best ghost times on every track with every vehicle

Best way to do this is to download the fastest vehicle ghost’s for the track and vehicle you’re using from the leader boards. You can keep track by going to time trials and clicking the track. This will show a list of your times in this track. If your time is better than the dev’s you beat that ghost.

Speed DemonSilver Trophy
Win all 16 Speed events

Win all the speed events in festival. You can track your progress under garage then go to trophies and it has the list of trophies and how much progress you have towards completing it.

Can’t Touch ThisSilver Trophy
Win any Rank 8 race without being wrecked

To win a lvl 8 race you can’t wreck so its just a matter of time till you get this.

Runner UpSilver Trophy
Win 96 Silver Medals

If your going for champion don’t worry about this trophy, it will unlock once you get that trophy. You can track your progress under garage then go to trophies and it has the list of trophies and how much progress you have towards completing it.

Ranked StreakSilver Trophy
Win 3 Online ranked races in a row

Play online ranked races and win 3 in a row. The best time to do this is in the middle of the day or right after work or school. Seeing as only kids will be online.

HeroSilver Trophy
Reach Online rank 4 (Hero)

Only play Online ranked races. Takes about 5-8 hours.

Over QualifiedSilver Trophy
Beat Developer Ghosts on all six SPEED tracks
Sand and SulphurSilver Trophy
Win an Online race on each of the six SPEED tracks
Further QualificationsSilver Trophy
Beat Developer Ghosts on all eight ADRENALINE tracks
Surf and TurfSilver Trophy
Win an Online race on each of the eight ADRENALINE tracks
Hardcore HeavenSilver Trophy
Hardcore Freeplay – Win on all eight ADRENALINE tracks (full grid)
WinnerGold Trophy
Win 250 races

You can track your progress under garage then go to trophies and it has the list of trophies and how much progress you have towards completing it.

ChampionGold Trophy
Win 96 Gold medals

You get this doing festival races. You must win 1st in every single race in festival mode. You can track your progress under garage then go to trophies and it has the list of trophies and how much progress you have towards completing it.

This is how I won almost all of the rank 7/8 races:

- From start, boost your way to rank 1. Should be easy.
- Once you are first, DON'T TOUCH the boost button and DON'T TOUCH the handbrake!!
- Drive your way, choose the best route and drive "smoothly" with no errors.
- For the most of the races, this alone was enough for me to stay on no. 1 until the last third of the last round.
- If you lose rank 1, BOOST LIKE HELL to get back to No. 1, then, immediatelly, STOP boosting again.
- rinse and repeat
- Once you reach the last third of the last round, start boosting again, ideally time your boost that you can reach the end with constantly boosting and just explode over the finish line

What also helps:
- Don't try to cut space between you and drivers in front of you using the boost. Just wait and drive
- AI behind you will overtake you rarely.
- AI in front of you will WAIT for you
- Start boosting, when the gap between you and the ones in front of you has closed "magically" because they wait, overtake some of them, wait again for the next gap magically closing in front of you. Thanks Eirulan

Throughout my experience with Rank 8 races here is what i find the most useful for pulling through and winning.

-You will not stay in first. For me AI physically was always ahead of me throughout 90% of the race. The best you can do is stay as far as 4th or 5th. And hold it till the very end.
-At the end while staying at 4th or 5th is when you make your move. AI seems to dumb down right at the very last seconds of the race, which is why you want to stay behind the whole time, so you can boost through at the very end.
-Throughout the game crashing always led to the AI slowing down for you to catch up faster. This is sometimes the case with rank 8 races, i only advise crashing early on to get to 4th or 5th.
-Sometimes not crashing does help so long as you stray 4th or 5th, it kinda works vice versa which is why you can also get the silver for not wrecking on a rank 8 race.
-Stay away from the AI, it WILL hurt you. Regardless of them slowing down at the very end of the race.

LegendGold Trophy
Reach Online rank 5 (Legend)

Only Play Online ranked races. Takes about 9-12 hours.

Distinguished CharacterGold Trophy
Win online with each DLC character on any DLC track
Over AchieverPlatinum Trophy
Unlock all the other 49 Trophies

Self explanatory


Game Info
Developed By:
Evolution Studios

Published By:
Sony Computer Entertainment

Genre:
Racing

Release Date:

US: October 28, 2008
Europe: November 07, 2008
Japan: November 20, 2008

Resolution: 720p
Sound: Dolby 5.1
Players: 1-4
Online Players: 1-16
ESRB: Teen

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Wishlist:98 (Add to wishlist)

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