Feb 2010 Preview

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This needs some investigation. Discuss ideas and findings on the talk page. Specifically: During gameplay, this build seems to call to the TTY log an error trying to enable the debug menu. See what, if any, debug functionality can be enabled in this build.

This prototype is documented on Hidden Palace.

A preview build of ModNation Racers released on the ObscureGamers TeraRelease on December 25th, 2020. It is dated February 28th, 2010, about a couple of months before the final build.

General Differences#

• The build displays a watermark which says "Preview" at the top of the screen at all times.

• The "ModNation Experience" prompt you get when loading the game offline has slightly different formatting in this build.

Feb 2010 Preview	Final Game

• The FMVs that play upon startup cannot be skipped with the X button like in the final release.
• On an existing profile, you do not have the option to continue the Career, go to ModSpot or the Creation Station from the title screen like you do in the final release.
• The loading percentage usually present in all of the loading screens in the final release is only shown whenever loading a track/race in this build.
• The PIC1.PNG (XMB background when the game is highlighted) has Tag positioned closer to the right side of the screen in comparison to the final PIC1.PNG.

Feb 2010 Preview	Final Game

• You do not have the option to view the Previews in this build.

Feb 2010 Preview	Final Game

This needs some investigation. Discuss ideas and findings on the talk page. Specifically: The greyed out option in the final Extras screenshot is the Terms of Use. Determine if this pops up once you've connected online or if this was actually left out of the Preview build.

• Speaking of Previews, in PS3_GAME\USRDIR\DATA\MOVIES, there exists files referencing trailers for the games EyePet and LittleBigPlanet 2. The files in question are EYEPET.BIK, EYEPET.XML, and LBP2.BIK & LBP2.XML respectively. However, the .BIK files are too small to actually contain footage and the XML seems to have been pasted over from LOGO_SANDIEGO.XML as placeholder. These files do not exist in the final game.
• The HUD for the menus in the Creation Station contains some differences. For example, in this screenshot, this includes the icon for adding a new Sticker, or the prompts at the bottom of the screen telling you the controls, and even the display for what group to target next to "Target Group".

Feb 2010 Preview	Final Game

United Front Games Logo#

An older variation of the United Front Games logo clip (LOGO_UFG.BIK) is utilized in this build.