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POSTED
16/6/10
BLUR
Activision
PS3 (also on Xbox 360, PC)
Sorry to disappoint any ageing indie kids thinking “Ooh!”, but this
game has nothing to do with Damon, Graham, Alex and Dave. Instead,
it’s essentially Mario Kart in butch drag.
The latest from the motorheads behind the Project Gotham
series, at first glance Blur is an odd concoction. It’s a car
racing game featuring real life cars – no Frods, Spewzukis, Vulvas
or Fnarris here folks – all plonked in real world locations. So
how’s it like Mario Kart? Well, on top of all this really
real reality there’s a full-on weapon system, featuring power-ups
you drive over offering such opportunities as shunting opponents, or
blowing them higher than Cheech & Chong. As we said, it’s odd.
Get into it though and there’s some solid racing fun to have,
especially with two or four-player local split screen (just add
mates). If you’re alone you can tackle the career mode, which has a
myriad of extra challenges to achieve, plus ‘fan status’, which
unlocks more fun stuff the more you accrue.
The single player thang’s OK, but where Blur excels is
online. Up to 20 people from wherever can meet and blow each other
up, and it can be quite brilliantly manic. Of course, the downside
is you can hear those who mic themselves up spouting drivel,
munching chips, pulling cones – the usual schtick. There are also
the softcocks with maxed-out cars who hang around the n00b lobby to
get their jollies, as they’re obviously too shit to beat seasoned
players.
Want Mario Kart but think you're too grown up for cutesy
characters? Go for Blur – there’s no other way…
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