Mod Nation is the second in the new genre Sony seem to have stumbled onto with the “Play Create & Share” games. Little Big Planet was a huge success last year when for the first time it introduced the user to character and level design blended the worlds of developer and user meaning an endless supply of user generated levels involving cute characters.
Mod nation could be quickly described as Little Big Planet in Go karts a description they would be quite happy with but there is a bit more to it as well. The level designing was quite difficult in LBP but in Mod Nation the track building is very simple. The characters and karts are easily decorated to suit your own style.
Building is my favourite part of the game, ever played a racer and thought i could make a better track than this ? Well here is your chance. Build your tracks adding hairpin turns, bumps, dips bridges. Large twists and turns over stunning scenery. The idea is quite easy you just drive your track builder where ever you want it to go controlling the direction and pitch of the track being placed. This can all be edited after by raising or lower the track putting a bank into the corners, giving the track and extra bit of width or if you want to be mean squeeze it tighter!!.
Scenery can be added then, mountains, Rivers, trees etc along with man made structures like fences and buildings. Once you are happy with the layout you can drop in and test drive your track at any stage to work out the little tweaks. Its pretty easy to just pick up and start building in the way Little big planet wasn't. You will have a race ready track built in a matter of minutes.
Designing your kart and character or MOD as they are called is even easier. You have a range of features bucket loads of eyes and noses and ears to choose from. Funky colouring accessories and clothing. Of course stickers play a big part again slap them all over your Mod or Kart.
Your Karts are all basically the same underneath you just pop on the body you like pick the colour and logos and what ever wacky accessories you think makes it look cool. You know he score by now every new Mod is different and just as wacky as the last.