The next title in the PlayStation’s “Play, Create, Share” line is a title called ModNation Racers. This intriguing game is essentially a classic “kart racer” like the Mario Kart titles, Crash Team Racing, or Chocobo Racing. What MNR brings to the table is the ability to customize your racer, tweak your car, and (most significantly) create your own tracks! The demonstration provided at E3 this year showed the developer creating a simple track from scratch including mountains, a lake, foliage, and even determining the position of the sun to establish the time of day–all in less than 5 minutes! The interface was impressive, intuitive, and fun. And best of all, you can add sheep. (One can never under estimate the comic value of incorporating sheep into a game!)

I’ve included the trailer below for those of you who may be interested. Knowing what fun I’ve had with my son playing Mario Kart Double Dash (see article HERE) and Little Big Planet (see article HERE), this seems like the best of both worlds!