Split/Second

Split/Second is a video game that consists of 5 releases

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

Spit Second is an upcoming racing game that is based on a fictional reality show death race. The player must qualify to appear in the next 'episode', and finally to become the 'season' champion.

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Split/Second's unique HUD
Split/Second's unique HUD
The HUD is being designed in a unique way, as all related track information (Position, Laps, Power Play level) will appear around your car as you are racing so that you don't have to look up in the corners and risk crashing. The developers are hoping that this will help players focus more on the race.

Drifting, drafting and overtaking nets the player power, which is in turn added to the distinctive, semi-circular power bar. When one of the three segments is full, the player can activate a Power Play. Earning more segments increases the effect on the enviroment and opponents.

Cars

There are no licensed vehicles appearing in Split/Second, rather the team has designed their own vehicles which will be unlockable over the entirety of the game's mode selections, rewarding the player with new vehicles however they play.

Tracks

Explosive racing abounds in Split/Second
Explosive racing abounds in Split/Second
Tracks are heavily influenced by action movies set pieces and chases rather then specific locations, with the emphasis being on enviromental hazards and dynamic track deformation. The tracks are littered with different booby traps and aids that the players can trigger during the race through the use of a 'Power Play'. Along with these are other various traps and features that can either help or hurt the player. For example, helicopters flying overhead can drop bombs on opponents while a gas station might explode as you drive past it.

E3 2009

Split/Second was demoed during E3 2009. In the demo, the player was racing through an airport. Throughout the race, the player revealed shortcuts, destroyed an entire bridge, caused a communications tower to collapse, and even dodged a large jet that skidded across the track. The other level shown at E3 was the docks. The HUD showed the racing info displayed on and under the car's bumper.

Split Second is slated to be released in early 2010.

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