Screenshot from Motorstorm: Pacific Rift showing a Mudplugger The ATV and Bike ram by their driver throwing punches at the other drivers. Any class that isn't the ATV or Bikes can ram their vehicles left or right. 'Speed' events are firstly introduced in the game, which consists numerous checkpoints in each tracks that users must pass through to achieve extra times before the timer runs out. Users can select drivers from the Garage menu, thus not having to rely on picking the vehicles, depending on the Driver's gender. Custom music tracks using a player's own music stored on their PS3 hard drive are available, as are trophies (to unlock more Drivers and Vehicles) and camera angles are improved for crashes vehicle damage is also improved. Bikes also have new capabilities so they can bunny hop and the driver can duck. Monster trucks are able to ride over cars (except big rigs), break most vegetation, and destroy structures. The game moves away from the desert environments of the original title and relocates itself in 'a lush island environment, full of interactive vegetation' and also includes monster trucks and four-player split-screen capability. The game was released on the PlayStation Network on 24 August 2010. It is only single-player and has no trophies.

MotorStorm: 3D Rift is a 3D mini re-release of Pacific Rift, containing 10 tracks as well as a selection of off-road vehicles from Pacific Rift. As of 1 October 2012, the online servers for the game have been permanently shut down.

The game has sold over one million copies as of 9 December 2008. The game was announced by Sony after their acquisition of Evolution Studios and it was released on 28 October 2008 in North America. It is the sequel to MotorStorm and is followed by MotorStorm: Arctic Edge for the PlayStation 2 and PSP, and MotorStorm: Apocalypse. MotorStorm: Pacific Rift is a racing video game by Evolution Studios and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 3.

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