From the Vault — originally published March 15, 2010. Some links, videos or prices may be out of date.
Video no longer available (originally hosted on Viddler).
A look at the beta for the upcoming racing game called “Blur” from Bizarre creations and published by Activision.
The game is fun but seems more like a premium downloadable game rather than a full $60 purchase. Its totally arcade style racing that comes across as a mashup of Super Mario Kart and Wipeout.
All of the cars have full damage modeling, a shield bar which can be used at any time by the player to protect the car’s health bar from other weapons and separate traits, such as Acceleration, Speed, Drift, Grip and Stability. Some special car models have been designed by Bizarre Creations themselves. There are also some heavily altered versions of familiar urban environments, such as the Los Angeles river half pipe and several parts of London. These areas were altered to make the races more enjoyable instead of the developers having to strictly abide by each twist and turn.
