Blur (video game)

• OS: Windows XP/Vista/7
• CPU: 2 GHz
• RAM: 1 GB
• Graphics card: 256 MB
• Memory requirements ( HDD): 14 GB

Blur is a published in May 2010 for Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 arcade racing game, developed by Bizarre Creations and Activision brought to market. It combines licensed cars with fictional elements such as power-ups, recordable during the race objects, which provide the driver benefits. The gameplay can therefore be compared to playing the Mario Kart series.

• 3.1 Evaluation by Games Magazine
• 3.2 sales

Gameplay

The game is a so-called arcade racer, so a combination of a classic racing game with unrealistic, action-packed elements. The central element of the game are the so-called " power-ups ". These are special items that can be collected from the vehicles in the race and the drivers offer several advantages. There are a total of eight different power-ups:

• Seeker Missile
• Nitro Boost
• Bolt Volley
• Abräumer (circular thrust of the vehicles in the immediate vicinity damaged)
• Shock
• Mine
• Repair
• Shield

The game offers several racing modes:

• In round course race of the driver against driver steps on 9-19, the goal is to finish first. There are the above power-ups available.
• Duels are a form of circular course races where you compete only against a driver. Both riders compete with the same car model, there is no free choice of vehicle. The goal is like the round course race to be first, but there is the peculiarity that leads a demolition of the opponent to win immediately.
• During the time trial, the player is alone on the track and must go through a certain number of checkpoints before time runs out. In this racing mode, there are only two power-ups: the nitro boost and stopwatches, which increase the rest time of the player something.
• In case of destruction race of the player assumes the role of a hunter, whose job it is, vehicles that drive in front of him to shoot. If an enemy vehicle destroyed, it includes reverse a power-up from either a flash, a mine or a rocket. Players can choose from as a weapon only flashes available.
• Team Racing will be in multiplayer mode to choose from and are circular course race, in which two teams compete against each other.

Single Player

In the career mode races are to be completed in ascending the difficulty classes. It can be called by his driving "fans" win with those other cars are unlocked. For the activation of race, there are the so-called " Flashing Lights ". In each race, the player can win a maximum of seven lights. Five of them are obtained for its placement, one obtains when one. A particular fan number one and we obtain for the completion of a "fan sprints " A fan - Sprint consists of a series of checkpoints that must be traversed within a specified time. There are nine " Champions ", each of them controls a group of events. If you start to participate in a series of a champion, presents these four challenges (eg reaching a certain number of fans or lights or the masters of spectacular maneuvers). If the player has completed all challenges of a champion, he can challenge him to a duel. The champions are much more difficult to defeat than the other AI opponents, because they have a relatively short reaction time and increased aggressiveness. If the player wins, he gets his car and modification. Strengthen modifications or combine the effect of power-ups.

Furthermore, in career mode various fictitious Social networks exist, by means of which one can get information about the race.

Multiplayer

Blur offers contests that can be played on a console with up to 4 players via split-screen or online with up to 20 people. The game modes ranging from pure race without powerups on pure destruction events to the Poweruprennen. Players can even create multiplayer and distribute them in the game their own social network.

Rolling stock

Blur includes 40 different vehicles, which are divided into four classes ( AD ). Some vehicles are available in several versions:

Reception

Review by Games Magazine

Metacritic calculated an average value for the PC version 86 % for the PS3 version 83 % and for the Xbox 360 version 82 % based on several reviews. Critify however, are each 84% of the PS3 and Xbox 360 version. The Blur standing in the foreground multiplayer was nominated in 2010 of Inside Gaming Daily for the choice of the best multiplayer.

Sales

Approximately 31,000 units of the game were sold in the first week in the United States. Sales figures for Europe are not known. Compared to the almost simultaneously released Split Second, sales, however, were significantly lower. However, the moderate sales figures were a reason for the closure of the responsible developer Bizarre Creations end of 2012. Looking back from the main developer insufficient marketing is cited as the cause for the low sales figures. Total sales for the 17 Aug. 2013 stood at 1.16 million copies.

Successor

On October 25, 2013 appeared with Blur: Overdrive, a successor for Android, on November 1, the same year he appeared for iOS. Blur: Overdrive is a top-down arcade racing game that is similar to the gameplay of Blur. Thus, for example, all eight power-ups included in the predecessor. For the game developers Marmalade secured the rights to the franchise Blur by Activision. To control the Touchscrerens a virtual joypad, a floating steering wheel and shift knob are also available.