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    Split/Second

    Game » consists of 13 releases. Released May 18, 2010

    Split/Second is an arcade racing game by developer Black Rock Studio. The game takes place in a made-for-TV city designed for destruction.

    mikeinsc's Split/Second (Xbox 360) review

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    A little disappointing

     Out in close proximity to Blur, Split Second was the OTHER hot racing game released in the 2nd quarter of the year.

    The gimmick in Split Second is that you are on a TV show where you have to race through a few tracks and do battle with your opponents...except you cannot directly attack them. What you CAN do, however, is have the track itself attack your opponents. Construction equipment flies out of control. Parts of the course fall apart. Buildings blow up. And, occasionally, shortcuts pop up.

    It is one of the most visually beautiful games on the market. Framerate is rock solid, even with a metric ton of crap going on on-screen all of the time. The tracks blow the heck up regularly and thoroughly. The sense of speed is real and extremely visceral. The sheer scope of the destruction that is unleashed routinely is truly amazing.

    But, the game has problems. Significant ones. First, there aren't a lot of tracks, so you'll see the same things a lot. Some of the game types seem to be too random to be fun (races where you have to dodge missile attacks while driving is just annoying). It's also WAY too random. True, you can avoid most attacks if you're lucky, but there are few ways to see them coming and they happen A LOT as the race goes on. It helps that the game is heavily reliant upon rubber band AI, but it doesn't eliminate the problems.

    In the end, I cannot help but compare the games and, well, Blur is a better game than Split/Second. 

    Other reviews for Split/Second (Xbox 360)

      Incredible But Unbalanced: A Split Personality 0

      Split/Second advertises itself as racing amped up with insane explosions. That's quite accurate, as the game is full of incredible driver-activated destruction wrapped up in a brilliant reality TV-inspired package. Beyond the huge explosions and exciting action, however, lies an unbalanced and occasionally frustrating experience that's all too reminiscent of other arcade racers, with annoying AI and questionable driving and gameplay mechanics that temper the explosive excitement. When Split/Seco...

      38 out of 45 found this review helpful.

      Give me fuel, give me fire 0

       Expect to see plenty of this When you think of a Jerry Bruckheimer or Michael Bay production, you think of big-budget, high gloss, action sequences with fast cars, multiple explosions and plenty of hair-raising moments. Vehicles are engulfed in flames left, right and centre, flipping into the air and careening out of control; buildings collapse upon the streets, shop windows are blown out, helicopters swoop down across the road and city centres are completely and utterly demolished...

      8 out of 8 found this review helpful.

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