High-speed Wrecks: Blur

Blur

Been a an avid fan of racing games ever since the advent of the Need for Speed series. While most of the racing games allow you to just race (for the lack of a better term ;p), Blur has tad more in its sleeves and it has nothing to do with flying ;p.

In Blur, you get to race and take down your opponents at the same time. Weapons or "power-ups" are found around the race track for you to pick up and fire at your opponents, much to my delight and I guess to some who are semi-war freaks :D

The cars showcased in the game has traits that vary from Speed, Acceleration, Drift, Grip, and Stability. Most of the cars in the game are tailored to suit the type of tracks, given that it is playable depending on the class (Class D, C, B, A).

What got me hooked:
The wrecking, blowing, ramming, and practically the destroying of the cars. I hope I don't have
BPD (Borderline Personality Disorder) but blowing up my opponents' cars was the most fun in the game. Plus the fact that you can counter the attacks thrown at you by the angry, vengeful racers which by the way,
will earn you points and achievements every time you

Shunt Hit!

successfully dodge or counter an attack :)

AFIs (Areas For Improvement):
The only thing that Blur missed out for me is the array of cars. Sure there were enough, but adding a few more wouldn't hurt, I guess.

The customization part too. I'm not trying to
turn Blur into an NFS-ish kind of game but re-spraying the car with another color is just too plain.
Adding vinyls or any other things to the car's exterior would do the trick.

Verdict:
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 

Power-ups: Weapons of Mass Destruction

Being the first game review on my blog , I'm solely basing the rating from my gameplay experience (same goes for the next entries). After all, it is the player's gameplay experience (whether great or meh-ish) that would matter.

Blur was a near-perfect game for me. But then again, as what the Purists say, there is no such thing as "perfect". Somewhat perfect, maybe. And Blur filled that gap.

Hands-down the most fun I've had from a racing game. Give Blur a try, you'll feel a whole lot better when you just want to wring somebody's gut out. This game is great for venting out anger (worked on me ;p).
Blow 'em cars up~!

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