Blur

[Deejay]

Blur answers the long-contemplated question: What would happen if a speeding Renault dropped a land mine in front of a gaining Nissan at 130mph? The answer is, of course, a massive wreck, but it’s only now that Blur has merged the real-life cars from Project Gotham Racing with the over-the-top weapons more commonly found in the cartoony Mario Kart series that such questions can finally be laid to rest forever. This odd combination paves the way for an exhilarating racing experience with an absolutely relentless pace, but there is another element borrowed from a popular franchise that makes it even harder to put this racer down. An experience system similar to the one that worked so well in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare has been integrated into the missile-shooting, corner-taking action, giving you a healthy stream of prizes for successfully pulling off specific maneuvers. The thrilling racing does hit a couple of rough patches, though. The drifting is a little too stiff, and the level cap in single-player can be hit long before you finish up your career. But once you get a handle on the driving, nothing can slow down your fun in this exciting racer.

* Driving is smooth and responsive
* Weapons add a burst of energy to the standard racing action
* Rewards system makes game difficult to put down
* In-depth multiplayer mode is easy to lose hours to
* Wide variety of tracks and cars.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HiNzfMBujI

I'm thinking about picking this game up tomorrow. 4 player split screen + hawt cars + CoD style multiplayer = infinite fun with the brochachos.

If anyone is playing, or wants to play sometime, post up!

[Arrmani]

I'm wondering how this is. I think its cool it has real cars and is pretty realistic with the powerups. I checked out Split/Second instead of this 'cause I got the two confused, but that is pretty good. I want to try this out hopefully next week, and if its as fun as PGR4 I think it'd be worth getting.

[Dezzimal]

Hard mode is hard. Spent 2hrs on the second race just now, best finish - 13th. CPU cheats really bad, takes corners 20% faster than I ever can seem to.

[Plow]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPqRue51GZ8

I rofl'd.

[Shojin]

I'm wondering how this is. I think its cool it has real cars and is pretty realistic with the powerups. I checked out Split/Second instead of this 'cause I got the two confused, but that is pretty good. I want to try this out hopefully next week, and if its as fun as PGR4 I think it'd be worth getting.

I played the Xbox 360 beta of Blur and I've played the Demo of Split/Second, and I have to say personally I enjoyed Split/Second a lot more.