- Real Racing - Stunning racing environments in real world locations and licensed cars that look and feel great.
- Power-ups - Collect addictive dynamic power-ups and use them independently or combo three of the same power-up strategically to gain an advantage over your competition.
- Cinematic Realism - Experience insane collisions with licensed photo-realistic cars flipping and rolling with panels crumpling and bumpers ripping off – all brought to life with panning, cinematic camera work.
- Multi-player - Features 4-player split-screen and online multiplayer supporting competitive and cooperative game play for up to 20 racers, including team racing, objective based events and custom groups.
- Unique multiplayer modes are immediately shared through Blur’s social network.
Product Description
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Blur is the ultimate racing experience, dropping you into
heart-pumping, electrified in-the-pack action with 20 cars
targeting the finish line and battling each other as they trade
paint. Intense power-ups, including the ability to blast other
cars out of the way with huge bursts of energy, as well as
defensive shields, nitro speed boosts, and landmines create
realistic damage and destruction. Featuring 4-player split-screen
action that offers you a new kind of racing experience, one that
allows you to race with your friends and as part of a network of
players in high intensity competition and fun. The new racing
game from the award-winning team at Bizarre Creations delivers
the most intense and fun racing experience ever. Beyond the
action-packed tracks filled with fast curves, sneaky alternate
routes, and hair-raising jumps, Blur’s story unfolds through a
unique and innovative community-based interface, reaching far
beyond the game itself. Build a community of allies, rivals and
fans where you can share personalized racing experiences with
friends both inside and outside the game. Blur is non-stop racing
competition, intense and neck-and-neck action ensuring you’re
always in the race and battling for position.
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Blur is the ultimate powered-up racing experience, dropping you
into electrified action with a mass of cars targeting the finish
line and battling each other as they trade paint in both single
player and multiplayer action. Travel the globe from LA and San
Francisco to Spain, the UK and more to take on the best the
streets have to offer. Utilize an arsenal of powerups like nitro
speed boosts, shock attacks, defensive shields, and landmines to
beat your rivals across the finish line. You choose how and when
to use your arsenal of powerups for ultimate impact in a race
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Arcade style racing.
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Addictively devastating powerups
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Realistic damage and beautiful in-game environments.
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Tons of locations and 50+ licensed cars.
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. Story
In Blur the storyline plays out in the single player campaign.
Here players assume the role of an up-and-coming racer who is
looking to make a name for himself in the underground racing
scene, but the competition is fierce. As you take on the series
of races, you'll meet a bunch of recurring characters. Some of
these characters will be rivals, others perhaps will act as
mentors, and some may be something else entirely. The only thing
that is certain in the world of Blur is that in a race there are
winners and losers, and racers will do anything to reach the
finish line first.
Gameplay
Although filled with the beautifully elaborate racing
environments, realistic damage effects and a long list of
available cars usually only found in simulation racers, Blur is
an arcade racer through and through. Its single player campaign
revolves around the game's Career Mode, while in multiplayer
there are additional options, including customizable cooperative
and competitive races. In both of these though the
second-to-second, fast-paced action is rooted in the wealth of
powerups strewn throughout the track. These are addictive in
their use and dramatic and devastating when used against sing
racers. With each successive race that players engage in they
will use their collection of powerups to engage in vehicular
combat of all sorts as they make their way to the finish. The
game employs a fictional in-game social networking system
allowing communication between drivers, and through this a way
for players to establish alliances, find mentors and get familiar
with the tactics of nents. Monetary rewards are accumulated
by drivers not only for success in competition, but by generous
fans earned during races and for predetermined side challenges
within races, proposed by those same fans. With the cash
accumulated through all these, players can buy new cars and
upgrade their ability to use powerups and keep their career
going.
Powerups
An impressive array of powerups are part and parcel to the
vehicular combat that takes place Blur. These are spread across
each of the game's tracks and for the most part can be used at
any time. Drivers start out with the ability to sock away up to
two of these, but with success players can upgrade to add
additional slots and even increase the potency of the powerups
that they have. Powerups in the game include:
* Shock - An electromagnetic pulse that homes in on the nearest
car or packs of cars, surrounding you.
* Barge - An energy wave weapon designed to be unleashed at close
range to hurl enemy drivers off course.
* Shunt - A forward firing projectile that can be used to bring
you closer to competitors or blast them out of the way.
* Nitro - A short, powerful speed boost designed to get the
driver back in contention when he/she falls behind.
* Mines - Explosive devices dropped out on to the track that blow
apart any car that runs them over.
* Repair - A way to regain without making a pit stop at a
repair shop. Unlike other powerups, these are used instantly
instead of being stored for later use.
Multiplayer Support and Game Modes
Blur is designed from the ground up to provide an enthralling
multiplayer experience both online and offline. Online players
with enjoy support for up to 20 player races, while local offline
play features 2-4 player, four-way split screen support through a
single console and up to 20 player support via system link
console configurations. Within races players will have the choice
to play either competitively and cooperative, in a variety of
play modes that offer a mix of customization and automation. Just
a few of the race parameters that can be customized are locale,
car class and number of racers. Players can also choose to let
the game handle the specifics of race particulars with World Tour
mode, which will string together race after race randomly,
allowing friends to simply concentrate on the fun.
Tracks and Cars
The gameworld of Blur contains an impressive array of tracks and
cars. Players can expect to pile up the powerups and put the
pedal to the metal across tracks set throughout 14 real cities
and other locations throughout the world, each of these featuring
recognizable streets and landmarks. Just a few of these include,
London, San Francisco, Barcelona and Los Angeles. The game is
also filled with over 50 fully licensed cars, unlockable and
purchasable throughout the game.
Key Game Features
* Powerups - Collect a variety of addictive dynamic powerups and
use them independently or combo them strategically to take out
your nents.
* Real Racing - Dramatic collisions, realistic damage, stunning
racing environments, real world locations and more than 50
licensed photo-realistic cars from the top manufacturers around
the world.
* Social Network - Unique story-driving social network interface
evolves as you compete in different races, make new friends,
rivals and fans, and connect with other racers both in game and
in real life.
* Multiplayer Support - Features online multiplayer supporting
competitive and cooperative game play for up to 20 racers and 4
player split-screen multiplayer in local offline play.
* Multiple Reward System - Players can receive cash rewards to be
used in-game in multiple ways including: winning races, gifts
from in-game fans, and by completing fan determined side
challenges.