History VideoGame / ModNationRacers

This game was announced at E3 2009 and released on May 21st, 2010 in Europe and May 25th in the United States for both the UsefulNotes/PlaystationPortable and UsefulNotes/Playstation3. Later, a UsefulNotes/PlaystationVita sequel subtitled ''Road Trip'' was released in early 2012, which is missing the career mode cutscenes and online from the original game. As with many classic [=PlayStation=] 3 titles, the servers were eventually [[DefunctOnlineVideoGames shut down]] on October 10th, 2018, bringing the game's much vaunted online features to an end.

* LevelEditor: The game takes the ''[=LittleBigPlanet=]'' approach by making the advanced Track Studio the big selling point of the game, but there is also a very, very in-depth Mod and Kart Studio in comparison to similar features in other games. In fact, the default tracks on the UsefulNotes/PlayStation3 and [=PlayStation=] Vita versions of the game are created using Track Studio.

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** In one of the final cutscenes from the career mode, the BigBad gets arrested. A cop then explains that his fingerprints were found on a bomb. The cop is a redhead who wears black sunglasses, wears a tuxedo and ends his bit with an IncrediblyLamePun. Does this remind you of [[Series/CSIMiami someone else]]?

* OffModel: Tag's kart is blue on the box art, but yellow in-game.

** The game's career mode explains that the Boom Box Weapons System is what allows karts to fire weapons. In the PSP game, after [[spoiler:Richard plants a bomb on Tag's kart that explodes]] and destroys his Boom Box, he is still able to fire weapons, which is inconsistent with the story's explanation that the Boom Box is required to fire weapons.
** In the PSP game, Tag is able to show up as a random offline racer in normal race modes if you don't play as him despite the career mode stating that custom Mod racers are just outfits for Tag, which can be seen as a conflict between the story and the gameplay.

* AdvertisedExtra: The mod standing directly behind the company logo on the cover is set up as a major character, but is nothing more than a minor CPU opponent with no story relevance in-game. Espresso (who appears in the background flying behind Tag) is the ''real'' FinalBoss of the game.

This game was announced at E3 2009 and released on May 21st, 2010 in Europe and May 25th in the United States for both the UsefulNotes/PlaystationPortable and UsefulNotes/Playstation3. Later, a UsefulNotes/PlaystationVita sequel subtitled ''Road Trip'' was released in early 2012, which is missing the career mode cutscenes and online from the original game. As with many classic [=PlayStation=] 3 titles, the servers were eventually shut down, and as of October 10th, 2018, the game's much vaunted online features have come to an end.

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: Due to the mod creation system, it's entirely possible to have literally hundreds of playable characters in your roster. Even discounting that however, the base game features 44 basic opponents, 17 Elite Mods and 5 {{Mooks}} for a total of 66 fully-playable racers.

%%* DrivesLikeCrazy: Pretty much everyone in the game.

%%* UnlockableContent: Most of the parts for the create modes.

** Skidplate's introduction claims he is "Possibly a [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} robot in disguise.]]" Appropriate, considering he bears a remarkable resemblance to Bumblebee.

In a brief pitch, the equation tends to be ''VideoGame/MarioKart'' + ''VideoGame/LittleBigPlanet'', a MascotRacer game that takes the realistic yet fun driving system and doubling it up with the ability to [[LevelEditor create tracks]], Mods (The Drivers) and Karts, each and every one of those goes more in depth than ''VideoGame/TrackMania'' even, and adds so much to the driving aspect to hold up on its own.

This game was announced at E3 2009 and released on May 21st, 2010 in Europe and May 25th in the United States for both the UsefulNotes/PlaystationPortable and UsefulNotes/Playstation3. Later, a UsefulNotes/PlaystationVita sequel subtitled ''Road Trip'' was released in early 2012, which is missing the career mode cutscenes and online from the original game. As with many classic Playstation 3 titles, the servers were eventually shut down, and as of October 10th, 2018, the game's much vaunted online features have come to an end.

* SecondPlaceIsForLosers: One of Chief's line if the player gets into second place heavily implies he doesn't believe it's a good postion.